The second part generally continues the style of the first part, telling the story of pets fighting wits and bravery against the circus leader to save the circus tiger. It seems to me that the film is a clear adjustment to the cluttered, lack of drama of the first film. The most obvious place is to set up a real "villain Boss" - the head of the circus, which enlarges and concentrates the contradictions, and also provides the main task "Rescue Hu", which makes the storyline clear all of a sudden. Through the comparison of the two films, we can find that the multi-line development of the story is the director's consistent style. What the second part does better than the first is that the integration of multiple clues becomes more natural and the rhythm is more compact. For example, both the 1st and 2nd episodes set up the plot of "Tweet Tweet organizes partners to help Max", but it is obvious that the appearance of the first Tweet is far-fetched or even unnecessary - the main problem is that there is no "true villain" as the opposite party, and the contradiction is not so intense. It is impossible to solve the problem. In the second part, the circus leader who is about to shoot with the old lady who lives alone is irreplaceable in the plot, and it also gives people an unexpected and reasonable impression. Let's talk about the protagonist's shaping. Compared with Max, who is quite satisfactory or even unremarkable in the first part, the second part magnifies his defects and also gives him room for growth and change, which increases the visibility of this role. In order to highlight Max's transformation from a timid personality of grass and trees to a brave and responsible personality, the film set up a plot of going to the countryside for training, and added a role model: the dog "Uncle Lu"; and a role model meeting Max. Role to emulate: Lean, the hostess's child. Interestingly, the film uses the words of Max and Uncle Lu to implicitly discuss the issue of children's education: is it meticulous care, or is it bold to let go? Such a growth-oriented storyline undoubtedly adds twists and turns to the film, breaking through the "flat" of the first film. From the connotation of the film, it is very correct to add the role of the child "Lian". Compared with the friendship and love that were not described in place in the first part, the question of "letting go or caring for love" runs through the second part, and it resonated with me more here. The world”, I was also touched. But there are still some regrets. I still feel that the small supporting characters in the film are not "making the best use of everything". For example, Uncle Lu, who is quite a "life mentor", stopped appearing after helping Max overcome his psychological obstacles; Heilang, who was imprisoned by the head of the circus, did not explain the following; the playful cat Bingbing was only helping the dog. Chiu Chiu played a role before disguising as a cat... It is inevitable that there is still a sense of gazing at the flowers. Here I would like to mention "Spirited Away" again. Although there are many supporting roles of Gong Lao, they are all three-dimensional and vivid. This is inseparable from "scrubbing the face many times": for example, Grandpa Boiler not only asked Xiaoling to help Qianxun at the beginning When he appeared on the stage, he also provided Qianxun with a precious ticket later. In fact, the plot of the first act was enough to show the kindness of Grandpa Boiler. Instead of constantly assigning new characters There is still a lot of blank space in the film, leaving enough room for the audience to imagine. I wonder if there will be a third part? Still looking forward to it.
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