After experiencing the Waterloo of "The Invincible Primitives", Aardman Studio finally regained a city with its own super big IP - Shaun the Sheep. In 2015, the film's predecessor "The Shaun the Sheep Movie" was released, and the box office and reviews were very good, so Rafa is quite confident in the film four years later.
In fact, as a British national idol, Shaun the Sheep's production, whether it is an animated series or a feature-length film, has maintained a consistently high level. This is mainly due to the clear tone and positioning of the series:
"Humorous spoof" and "Warm family fun"
Spoofs and jokes:
As a leader in the animation industry, Aardman has also paid tribute to many sci-fi classics in this work since aliens are the theme:
Fly over the background wall of the hotel in a trash can, paying tribute to "Alien ET" zhi
The film's "villain Agent Red" is a little tribute to the men in black?
The film also has many tributes to "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "The X-Files", including background music and classic graphics.
Of course, Aardman also has to play with his national character when he plays terrier:
Not only British kids hate broccoli, but also earth sheep and aliens hahaha
Warm family carnival:
When it comes to family-friendly attributes, this film is slightly inferior: the previous work emphasized getting along and remembering, while this work emphasizes "encounter and family". Lu-La accidentally came to Earth and met Sean; Agent Red met Lu-La's parents; however, this film deals with the reason why Lu-La came to Earth and the relationship between Lu-La and his parents A little casual, the conflict between the families is not strong enough, and it will appear a little mediocre when it is finally resolved, which is also the point deduction for this film.
However, this does not affect the overall look and feel. This film is a film that truly achieves "there is no villain in the whole film, only funny", which is the main reason why this film is suitable for all ages to watch. Yes, there is no justice and evil, only the difference of position!
I don’t know if everyone has such an idea: this film can be said to have no innovation in the story, or it continues the traditional “earth people (sheep) help aliens return to their planet, but Aardman always It has its own way to make this story more humorous, warmer, and more British with Aardman. Aardman can achieve commercial success and cultural output at the same time, and Aardman is worthy of being a European animation giant.
postscript:
It was the last day of October when Rafa watched the movie. At this time, it was already a bit severe in the UK, and the sun was ready to set at 4 o'clock. It was rare to see such a warm family carnival before Christmas. When watching the movie, because the students just finished school, many parents accompanied their children to watch the movie. During the whole process, both adults and children can smirk at will.
Making stop-motion animation is not easy, from the title to the easter eggs, you can see the enthusiasm and love of the production team. Entering the cold winter with this kind of warmth is also a big harvest in the UK.
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