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"Politics is disgusting" "Animation is for children, don't talk about politics" If you think so, maybe you should take a good look at "Frozen 1", this Disney's miracle princess movie, which is less than The cost of 200 million earned 1.2 billion. What do you think is so great about making a fortune? Okay, then it knocked down "The Wind Rises" and won the Oscar for best feature film that year, not to mention a bunch of other awards, but it's too political, and so is this sequel.
If there is anything political about "Frozen 1", you can start from the main axis of the movie. The king and queen of a kingdom are missing at sea, the two daughters lack social experience, the eldest daughter is forced to take up the responsibility of the queen, the second daughter Innocent can't understand her sister's double troubles, whether it's her responsibility as a queen or her responsibility as a user of ice and snow magic, her sister is a typical Disney princess, the kind of singing bird that would fly over her shoulders, The part that is not Disney is coming. The surrounding countries covet the territory controlled by the sisters, and the younger sister who lacks social experience is also deceived by the handsome guy. Disney borrows a brand new anti-prince character who can pick booger and talk to reindeer. The talking wild boy Ake said the criticism that was only made by audiences or feminists outside the screen. He said to the innocent and kind sister Anna who went out to find her sister Elsa:
"Are you crazy? Are you going to marry the person you met for the first time?"
This is Disney's dialogue and ideological dialectics, and it is a rant about the old routine of "love at first sight", which is of course very interesting, because this concept has been taught to little girls and boys all over the world, princesses and princes (of course, fairy tales). not the princesses and princes in history, the royal family in history has many very evil things, including some details and plots that are not suitable for children.) It is Disney.
So what does this internal dialogue represent? It represents that the new Disney is in a political struggle with the old Disney, about what kind of gender concept should be taught to young boys and girls all over the world, the new Disney spit out the old Disney fiercely, this is a movie that pointed out. "Princess should not be like a princess, and if someone behaves like a prince, you should pay special attention to the girl", let alone rescue the final (be careful to explode)
The true love kiss of the frozen sister is actually the kiss of the sister to the sister, not the kiss of the bad prince or the reindeer prince Ake. (This is why I felt a little boring when I saw the way of the Black Witch, because of the schedule, it made people think "Wow, this screenwriter is really unlucky, but the crazy way you thought of it was already used by Frozen. ”)
Political issues are ultimately handled by kinship (the reconciliation of the sisters frees up the coveted kingdom), while princess-prince love becomes an extremely fringe accompaniment.
That's pretty bold for conservative Disney. (Don’t forget that there is also a suspected homosexual sauna boss in this film, and Elsa is very likely to be the first gay princess. Of course, Disney will not explain it explicitly. After all, Disney’s diversity is always a diversity based on the market. rather than an obvious rebel against conventional wisdom.)
Of course, an important thing is that this work has a good melody and a good song that can go around for three days and let the listeners not know the taste of meat in March. The only pity is that the original Taiwan trailer was very boring, which made me miss the movie to watch. Chance.
So I rushed into the movie theater on the first day of the show, and shouted out the six words that lead to the magic kingdom in front of the lady at the counter who indifferently thought I was going to see "Devil's Terminator".
"One Frozen Thank you!"
The more successful the first episode, the greater the pressure on the sequel. Fortunately, "Frozen 2" did not disappoint. Whether it is the theme of the story or the worldview brought out, it can be seen that the production team is unwilling to relax, especially The two heroines in the first episode will make people worry about whether there is no room for growth at the beginning, so that the development of the story cannot lead to changes in the characters. After all, Anna is no longer innocent and craving, and Elsa is no longer alone. everything.
The actual execution, however, is a relief, because the theme of this episode is no longer just "how two very different sisters understand and support each other", but "how two very different sisters explore their roots." , and the darkness of the root." This is a story about a secret to be revealed, whether it's about Elsa's magic, or the history of Arendelle's founding, all dark secrets will be revealed in this episode, and Elsa and Elsa will be revealed in this episode. Anna, Akko and the reindeer, and the mascot Snow Treasure will all embark on this secret journey together. When the kingdom of Arendelle is on the verge of destruction by the ancient magic threat, they will enter the blocked magic forest. Find out the truth and the way to salvation.
In this forest, invisible wind spirits and violent fire spirits are raging everywhere, and the huge earth spirits and water spirits turned into horses are hostile to them, because they are the descendants of Arendelle, not to mention the mist. The aboriginal people and the Allendale army locked inside, it can be said that the situation to be dealt with in this adventure is more complicated than before, because it involves the history of the entire kingdom, and the roles of the two heroines in this historical event, Events are not created by them, but the consequences must be handled by them.
The season of this film is set in autumn. Autumn is the season of maturity and harvest. Compared with the last dark forest, the luminous stone spirit tribe, and Elsa's ice and snow world, this time the picture is wider and brighter. At the same time, it is more colorful, and it is also filled with mysterious white fog from time to time, just like the darkness of the story, about why the four elemental magic spirits want to attack Arendelle, why there is a mysterious voice calling Elsa, and why The aborigines who can use magic will fight with the Allendale army at the banquet celebrating the dam, causing the grandfather of the heroines to die on the spot, and the father is forced to become king. When one fact after another is slowly discovered, the truth is not. More confusing.
"I heard that this enchanted forest will transform people, and I'm really looking forward to what we will become." The wise and ignorant Xue Bao said, although he lacks life experience, in this film he often inadvertently reveals important things Information, and asking important questions, compared to the pure hilarity of the last episode, in this episode he is endowed with wisdom that he himself did not realize. Of course, the irony is that, as Elsa's eternal creation, he is full of yearning for "transformation" .
"Aren't you terrified that things might not be eternal?" When he asked Ana the question, Ana did not realize the importance of the question, but just dismissed him, unaware that "transformation" would It would happen again, and this time, she might have to be separated from her sister forever.
The theme song "All Is Found", as a lullaby sung by Elsa and Anna's mother when they were children, is also the first song at the beginning of the film. It sings the end point of this adventure both tenderly and sadly, not just to find memories , but also to grow strong enough to face memory.
What is this memory?
This memory is that the prosperity of Allendale was built on the disappearance of a nation. The dam was not a friendly gift, but the king did it intentionally, knowing that it would cause a forest crisis, in order to kill it first The leader of the aborigines, and wiped out all the aborigines who could use magic.
And the reason for this is very clear to us. It is precisely the "fear and hostility caused by not understanding and unwilling to understand" that appeared in the first episode.
However, in this tit-for-tat, love has connected the two clans that should have killed each other to the death. Through the love between an aboriginal girl and the young prince, history was left behind, and Arendelle continued, but magic also Therefore, it continued to the descendants of the two tribes, and they were boarded on one of the baby girls, which indirectly caused them to embark on a long journey to solve the magic that plagued their daughter, causing them to be buried at sea together.
That's right, that pair of lovers are Elsa and Anna's parents, the king and queen who were shipwrecked in the past.
So in the end, in order to correct the mistakes of the year, in order to liberate the sealed magic forest, Anna gave an apology to the nation they failed to live up to. She broke the dam, and the price was the destruction of the downstream kingdom of Arendelle. Here we can feel The heaviness of this option, and what it means to be a leader of a country, means that you have to make responsible decisions for the sins of the country, rather than say "Let him pass what is in the past, let him pass. I wasn't in power back then."
And this is also a decision that Anna, who always follows Elsa, follows her and takes care of her, must make an independent decision. At this moment, she is no longer just "the queen's sister" but "another queen"
Of course, the kingdom of Arendelle was not destroyed in the end. Elsa, who was thawed by Anna's choice, immediately rescued her on horseback, dispelling the swept waves, and saying "The magic spirit has forgiven us." Disney-style words are a bit of a pity.
However, in this episode, Elsa first took off her clothes and made a beautiful new swimsuit to ride the wind and waves. At the end, she changed into a gorgeous dress like a fairy, and changed into a mature long hair style, riding a white horse. Beautiful and handsome heroic figure, Forget it.
At the end of the movie, the whole play does almost nothing, and Ake, who has been trying to propose and screwed up one after another, finally proposes to Anna (this may be Disney's attempt to reverse traditional male and female roles, extroverted action and introverted theater)
The sisters each manage a kingdom, Elsa manages the enchanted forest, and Anna manages Arendelle. The two are separated, but they are not alienated because of this. This is what sisters in a family will inevitably face when they mature with each other. contact.
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