From the "Toy Story" series to the "Monster Electric Company" series, to the latest annual tear-jerking animation masterpiece "Dream Traveling", I have to admire that Pixar is more adept at telling the original whimsical story better and better. complex. From the exploration of the meaning of self-existence by two toys of the second disease, to the curve in the monster world, saving the country and renewing life, the pattern of the story is getting bigger and bigger, and it brings more entry points to audiences of different ages. change. In this work, the running away of the music boy MiG brings out the clichéd drama contradiction of "between the emotional barrier of the family and the pursuit of dreams", and "the power of memory and the inheritance of thoughts" are called souls. The life and death topic of crit. Coupled with the sweet and sour father-daughter love between Eckert and Childhood Coco, it makes the movie cry better.
At the end of the film, weeping one after another in the small theater. Empathy is probably a blow to the tenderness of Tiehan fans. If you want to condense the theme of "Looking for a Dream", I think it will be the word "go home": MiG who has strayed into the world of the undead wants to go home, and Granny Coco, who is almost dying, is looking forward to leaving home as a child. Dad can go home, and Eckert, the lone ghost in the world of undead, hopes that MiG can return to the altar at home with his photo, so that he can get the moment of being memorialized and get the qualification to go home. And Mexico’s Day of the Dead is exactly a holiday about going home. On this day, the dead deceased in the movie sang and danced on the road paved with marigold petals to return to the world, carrying chicken, duck, fish and meat gifted by their families back to the world of the undead. Complete this hustle and bustle trip to visit relatives in the well-organized and efficient customs hall.
In the Q&A session, I asked the director that this film is actually very immersive to Chinese audiences. Mexico has the Day of the Dead, and we have Ching Ming Festival and Winter Solstice. The plot in the movie also reminds me of my father’s personal worship on Ching Ming Festival. Director LEE said that although every country has its own way of commemorating the ancestors, Mexico’s Day of the Dead is indeed very unique. They believe that commemorating ancestors is not necessarily synonymous with tomb sweeping, crying, and grief, but can be colorful. Carnival full of laughter. I muttered silently in my heart: Probably this movie can also be called "Look at Other People's Houses in the Winter Solstice". Not only is it noisy, but also a talent competition with singing and dancing. Without the grief and grief of the candle in the wind, the brightly lit cemetery is filled with the heartfelt words of the undead who are healed and soothed by the stable status quo of future descendants: "Oh, our little girls are all grown up like this."
It turns out that the Marigold Bridge leading from the world of the undead to the world is based on the same principle as the Qixi Magpie Bridge. Whether it is the unforgettable relationship between humans and ghosts, or the reunion of humans and ghosts, they all respond to the phrase "not forgetting, there must be a response." Meeting is because of missing, existence is because of the power of memory. The director's cruel stroke is to add a condition to such happiness: once the power of memory is lost, even the undead will have to usher in the ultimate death. Similar plots appear in the scene where the popsicle finally disappears into Riley's mind in "Brain Agents", and in "Toy Story 3", the toys that are no longer remembered quietly confess their lives and die together in the incinerator. Memory represents the protagonist's value and sense of existence in the hearts of others. The memory ceases, and the border of the undead world full of songs, a star goes out again. Pixar is always used to creating the sadness in this comedy.
There is a question in the post-screening questionnaire: What is the most impressive scene in the movie? As far as I am concerned, the Remember Me played by Eckert when his daughter Coco was young is indeed tearful, but the scene that impressed me the most was that the grandfather who was on the edge of the undead world handed the guitar to the protagonist before he was wiped out. Mig. It can be said that this is also an important turning point for MiG's concept of family. The family is a bondage, but the layers of bonds are also the transmission of life stories. In front of MiG, who is eager to win the singing contest, the guitar represents the "tool" that helps him to display his talents, that is, the opportunity; on the other hand, it also represents "to live in the memory of others" with a touch of sadness. Meaningful inheritance will. And when MiG finally met the idol Dracus in the Castle of the Gods through his own power, this simple guitar that opened up the opportunity sank into the swimming pool and faded out of the plot. The follow-up was not explained. It is not me. A shortcoming in my heart.
Pixar’s ability to construct a "different world" is top-notch. In "The Mind Agents", Riley’s character island in the world, Cloud Town, stuffed toy carnival, mass-produced fantasy boyfriend, dream crew, memory The incinerator, the subconscious prison, the abyss of oblivion, the railway of thought, and the reality shining into the brain, its colorfulness can be said to have reached the point of eye-catching. Under the seemingly noisy appearance, the undead world in "Dream of Dreams" pursues not the "different" with the world, but the "sameness" with the world. In addition to the undead visiting relatives system that is highly compatible with the airport customs system, the Undead World is actually a mirror image of the world, with blind idolatry, Position Power, drunken gold fans, and commercial interests. After the death of the undead, no one is more wise and noble than anyone else. This is like a prolonged front of life. During his lifetime, the cunning continued to deceive the world and steal names. The famous officials and nobles continue to eat here. They are waiting in order. They are arranged in order. Somewhat ironic. For Miguel, the dream of returning home has become even more difficult. The bad side of this world is so bad, but in the rhythm of Qinggemanwu, there are still more lovely people who continue to practice their own value, whether it is the undead band at the concert or the kindness of throwing tomatoes after learning the truth. The masses.
Pixar's reunion has always been like a full moon, a little imperfection in perfection. Just as Hu Di didn’t have to return to Andy to complete the value of the toy, Big Eyes don’t have to be the scariest monster to be a top student, and MiG did not successfully complete the task assigned by Ackert. The photo of yourself is enshrined on the altar, and you get your VISA to the world. If a happy ending can be achieved through Raiders of Raiders of the Lost Ark, it would not be Pixar. Miguel brought back to the world the lullaby "Remember Me" that Dad sang in Grandma Coco's childhood. He whispered and sang to evoke the memory of his great-great-grandmother: Please remember me. Whenever you hear the sad sound of the guitar, know that I am with you, and that is the only way for me before you return to my arms.
When I finished the scene in the cinema for the second time, I experienced the sound of weeping all over again. Please take my song back to my home, the song is home, that is, Dad is home. A year later, Coco in the world of undead was finally lifted above his head and flew around when he saw his father again. Her body was old, but her heart was still the little girl who looked up at her father that year. The tears that had just passed were turned into laughs by the audience: No matter how old her daughter is, she is in the softest part of her heart. Those of you who have daughters, are you sure you don't want to cry?
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