Brief Analysis of the Animated Short Film "Baby Bao"
The 2019 Oscar's Best Animated Short "Bao Bao" is the first female-directed animated short film by Pixar Animation Studio. The short eight-minute short film describes a contemporary Chinese parent-child for us through the clever use of "Bao Zi". relationship, and the problems in the typical Chinese parent-child relationship reflected in the short film are even more thought-provoking.
In the short film, the characters have no dialogue, and the music plays an important role in reflecting the emotions of the characters and showing the "Chinese flavor". In the opening part of the film, when Disney and Pixar animation studios appeared, the traditional Chinese national instrument pipa and the sound effects of the protagonist's face and face have already appeared. Then the erhu occupied the main voice, and the picture was a few scenes of the mother making buns in the middle and small scenes. The five shots were neatly cut, and the harmony of warm colors combined the mother's proficiency in making buns and the warmth of the family. The seductive manifestation with the buns is just right. When "Baby Bao" appeared, the flute solo and the cheerful folk music ensemble were used here to reflect the mother's surprise and the happiness and joy of their parent-child life after Bao Bao Bao appeared. Later, Bao Baobao gradually grew up, and the relationship between mother and child became different. Bao Baobao closed the door to his mother fiercely. Here, a big drum was used to express the "bang" of the closing. When Bao Baobao packed up his luggage and was about to leave the house with his girlfriend, the piano was used here to express the mother's reluctance and sadness. Then the two people's push-pull and tearing folk music ensemble sounded again, and the music rhythm gradually accelerated, pushing the short film to a climax. Until the mother put the baby in her mouth and swallowed it, the music stopped abruptly, and only the mother's cry remained.
The short film is also very sophisticated in terms of props and costumes. The clothes of the protagonist, the lanterns on the street, and the characters of blessing at home are all filled with Chinese local elements. The three appearances of Char Siu Bao also represent three different stages of the mother-child relationship. The second time it appeared, the mother and Bao Bao were in the dark and the other in the light on the bus seat, which also implied the rupture of the mother-child relationship.
The English name of the short film "Bao Bao Bao" is "Bao". The first refers to the important role in the film, that is, the traditional Chinese food "Baozi"; the second is "bao", which refers to the fact that children in China are the most important things to their parents. Their "baby"; the third is "bao", which refers to the fact that in Chinese-style families, parents are always eager to "cover" their children, and they overprotect and love their children. The beauty of this short film lies in this. The Chinese animation shown in the short film is not necessarily based on the grand and heavy Chinese history, but focuses on ordinary Chinese cuisine. Through the element of small steamed buns, contemporary Chinese families, Problems arising from education and value judgment are shown one by one.
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