There are spoilers. However, since it was the movie released last Christmas. . . I shouldn't mind thoroughly. . .
When it was released, I didn't go to the theater to watch it. I watched the trailer. It seemed to be a musical combining "Jack and Magic Beans", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Lettuce Girl", and "Cinderella". I felt a little boring. I downloaded it the day before yesterday and found that this is a very connotative and very rich film, so you can interpret it. Let me talk about the conclusion first. This is a fable to teach people to be parents. Almost all of the film is high-energy. Minors should pay attention to dodge.
Main story: At the beginning of the story, in a small village, there is a bakery, and the Bakers make a wish for a child. The witch told him that because his mother wanted to eat vegetables while pregnant with his sister, his father went to the witch’s vegetable garden to steal vegetables and stole the magic beans. The witch’s mother was angry and cursed the witch, causing her to lose. Because of her youth and beauty, she was also very angry and cursed the Baker family to cut off offspring and took away Baker’s newborn sister. She named her Rapunzel (Rapunzel, Lettuce) and raised it on the tower. plot). The witch promised the Bakers that if they could find four things for her before the third midnight, she would be able to regain her youth, lift their curse, and give them a child. So, Mr. Baker exchanged magic beans for "white milk cow" from Jack, and got a "blood red cloak" from Little Red Riding Hood, and Mrs. Baker got "corn ear yellow hair" from the lettuce girl. From Cinderella to "golden pure shoes". During the period, two funny princes who didn't even have a name made some soy sauce. For the convenience of narration, we called the prince of Cinderella as the gray prince, and the prince of lettuce girl as the prince lettuce ╮(￣▽￣)╭.
The first thing: milk-white cows
In the original version of the fairy tale, Jack and his mother had to sell their beloved cow "Mike White" because of poverty. That's right, it's the "Milky-White" in the film. He met an old man and exchanged five magic beans for a cow. The beanstalks grown from magic beans lead to the castle with giants on the clouds. In another version, the castle on the cloud was originally owned by Jack's father and was occupied by giants. In short, Jack defeated the giant with his courage and wit in this adventure, lived a prosperous life with his mother, or avenged his father at the same time.
There is no description of the plot of Jack's battle with the giant in the cloud castle in the film. Everything is unfolded by Jack's excited narration. His lyric expresses that he is curious about the cloud castle, a world he has not seen before, and then explores. Facing the unknown world, he just wants to go adventure: "There are tall and terrifying giants in the sky! When you go to the top Climbing and looking back, looking at the world behind you at a glance, familiar things; just one glance is enough to understand how small you are. When you climb up high, rely on your own strength, in a world you never know. The sky is like gray lead, and the earth is like a huge boulder. You can indulge in doing what you are happy to do, exploring what you are afraid of because you don’t have to worry about what will happen." He first stole five gold coins to exchange for the cow from Mr. Baker, and later stole a golden egg from a golden rooster for his mother and his own life, and finally stole the golden harp under the aggression of Little Red Riding Hood, which was discovered by the giant. In order to escape the giant's pursuit, he cut off the beanstalk, and the giant fell from mid-air and fell to his death. Directly lead to the subsequent revenge of the giantess.
The second thing: the blood-red cloak
"Little Red Riding Hood" is very famous. There are stories of similar characters and plots in various countries and periods. It is recognized that the earliest written publication was included in "The Story of Mother Goose" by French writer Charles Perrault in 1697. This edition focuses on the French salon culture in the late 17th century. Charles Perrault explained the meaning at the end of this story:
"Through this story, we should understand that children, especially beautiful, polite, and educated little girls, must not listen to strangers. On the contrary, they will become a good meal for wolves. Such things are not uncommon. I said "Wolves" are because all wolves are different: some wolves give people a sense of honesty-no barking, no hate, no temper, but docile, willing to serve, they follow the street The young girl even followed their home. Why! Who doesn't know that these docile wolves are actually one of the most dangerous beasts! "
In this version, the big pervert, oh no, the big wild wolf hides in the sheets, pinching his voice and telling Little Red Riding Hood to "go to bed" to accompany him, Little Red Riding Hood "take off his clothes" and climb onto the bed, "seeing that grandma is undressed." "Look", surprised: "Grandma, why are your arms so thick?" "That's how I can hug you!" "Grandma, your thighs are so big too!" "This is how I can run with you!" "
In other versions, Little Red Riding Hood was tricked into eating grandma's blood and flesh by the big wild wolf, and in other versions, the big wild wolf asked Little Red Riding Hood to take off his clothes and throw them into the fire, "because you don't need it anymore." In Brother Grimm’s version, these bloody and sexually suggestive plots were gradually removed, and plots of the hunter rescuing Little Red Riding Hood and grandmother were added. "Little Red Riding Hood" has changed from a fable for adults to one suitable for the whole family to listen to. Fairy tale. In the
film, the person who rescued Little Red Riding Hood became Mr. Baker, but through Little Red Riding Hood’s lyrics, she recalled the scene where she pulled a curtain and covered herself with the big wolf, which restored the story in an extremely subtle way. She was by Mr. Baker. After being rescued, the lyric was:
"I should know, my mother said, go forward, don't hesitate, or you will get lost by the road. I should have known her warnings long ago... But he looks so kind, open my eyes, many beautiful things, those I haven't thought about, experienced, explored, they deviate from the norm, they discourage me, always So cautious, but missed more. He makes me feel excited, the stimulation is mixed with fear, and when he says "please come in" with a sick grin, how do I know what medicine is sold in the gourd? When his teeth were exposed, although I was really scared, the fear was mixed with irritation. He called me closer, swallowed me in one bite, and passed a dark path, where there were secrets I never knew. "
In order to thank Mr. Baker for giving him the cloak, she finally sang to herself: "Now I understand, don't be afraid. Grandma is right. You have to prepare for everything. It's good to know so much." He took a melancholy sentence: "Maybe it's not so good..." She hasn't been involved in the world, no, it should be said that she is a girl who is completely ignorant of the world. She is agitated and deceived by a man who writes a gentleman as a perverted man. She was both scared and faintly excited and irritated. After losing her virginity, she understood a lot, but she also felt sorry for losing her innocent mentality that day. It must be said that the little actor who plays Little Red Riding Hood is very good. Sometimes the ignorant and fearless eyes make people feel awkward, and sometimes they reveal the pure and provocative ambiguity of Lolita style, shaping the charm of that particular age between a girl and a woman. It must be completely natural.
The third thing: corn ear yellow hair.
In Grimm’s fairy tales, lettuce girl’s parents only have her child. It is precisely because her mother wanted to eat lettuce from the witch’s garden when she was pregnant and wanted to get sick, her father had no choice but to To steal, the witch snatched her away for revenge, named her Lettuce, and locked her in the tower. Only the witch passed in and out of the tower through the girl's hair. One day Prince Lettuce passed by and was attracted by her beautiful singing, and asked her to put down her hair and climb up. The two met with the witch every day, until one day Lettuce girl accidentally said to the witch, "Mother, you are heavier than the prince." , Was discovered by the witch.
In fact, the Brothers Grimm has been in harmony here again. In the early version, the girl lettuce was discovered by the witch because she innocently complained to the witch that "the waist of her clothes has been tightened a lot recently". Yes, she is pregnant! Although the Brothers Grimm harmonized this, they retained that Prince Houwen was blinded by a witch and Girl Lettuce was banished. A few years later, the wandering prince met Girl Lettuce living with twin girls. Her tears made him see the light again.
Most of the plot is basically retained in the film. The parents of Girl Lettuce, that is, Mr. Baker's parents, died of grief because of the loss of Lettuce's mother, and his father ran away from home.
Interestingly, the relationship between the witch and lettuce in the film. When the witch found out that the prince was having a tryst with Lettuce, she was furious. At first, she acted like a rebellious and child-motivated mother: "Didn't I make it clear? The child has to be obedient. Why don't you do it? Child Look more and learn a little bit. Why don't you listen? The child has to be obedient." In the second half, her style changed: "How do I treat you? How do you want me to be as beautiful as a prince? Ah , But I am old, ugly and embarrassing you. I make you feel ashamed. You feel ashamed." In her eyes, Prince Rapunzel seems to be her love rival, and her accusation against Rapunzel is exactly in her own heart. Thoughts. She projected her heart on lettuce, hoping that she would not be hurt by the outside world, that she could get the maternal love she did not get, and that she could get the exclusive and pure love of lettuce, because her love was so passionate and exclusive. want. She continued to sing: "Don't you understand, what kind of world is outside? You need someone to protect you from the outside world. Be with me. That's right, the prince is waiting in the outside world. Not only the prince, but also the wild Wolves and humans. Stay at home. I’m back. No one in the outside world loves you more than I. There is nothing I can’t give you. Stay with me. Stay with me. This is a dark, crazy world. You are still a child. Try to keep a pure and innocent heart. Be with me. I protect you, but you betrayed me."
As a mother, she will eventually be alienated by her growing up children; as a lover, her beauty cannot stop her. Betrayal without cause. Whether it is a witch or a peasant woman, anyone who puts their heart on others will probably have to face this fate.
The fourth thing: golden and pure shoes
. The most popular version of "Cinderella" is from the French writer Charles Perrault. Pumpkins, fairies and crystal shoes have been added to this version. The crystal shoe is probably the subtitle group that moved with the times. The original text in French is verre, glass. In that era, glass was considered rare and precious.
In Brother Grimm's version, it is not the fairy who helps Cinderella to participate in the ball but the hazel tree on the head of the mother's grave. "Hazel tree! Please help me, please shake it to shake off a whole set of gold and silver dresses for me." On the first night, her friend Bird flew out of the tree and brought her a set of gold Silver dress and a pair of shiny silk dancing shoes. The next night, the little bird brought a more beautiful dress than the one she wore the day before. On the third night, her kind friend brought a more beautiful dress and a pair of pure gold dancing shoes than the second day. At the same time, the two sisters tried to trick the prince into putting on shoes by cutting off a small part of their feet. The two little birds reminded the prince and pecked off the eyes of the two sisters at the end of the story.
In Perot’s version, Cinderella escapes every night because the fairy casts a prohibition that magic will expire at midnight. According to the urinary sex of the 17th century and the French court, Master Perot also wanted to advocate a kind of Good girls should go home before twelve o'clock, and don’t have a good social atmosphere to make appointments with men. I don’t know if they succeed.
The film basically reproduces the Brothers Grimm version, but replaces the hazel tree with the willow tree. Moreover, all three nights are pure gold shoes. In some versions, Cinderella's shoes were accidentally left behind because they hurriedly walked, or because the prince spilled asphalt on the stairs, and in some versions, Cinderella deliberately left them behind. This detail is very interesting and can be interpreted in many ways for Cinderella. This is also the form of expression adopted in the film.
Why did Cinderella run away? Why should you leave a shoe?
She made a wish to the willow tree on the head of her mother's grave: "I hope..." Willow tree replied, "Do you know what your wish is? Are you sure your wish is what you really want? If you know what you want, then Just make a wish..." She wanted to go to the king's banquet at first. The film also didn't waste a second or a cent on the banquet scene. Cinderella always hurried down the palace stairs and described it to Mrs. Baker when she met Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker said to her: "If a prince finds me, I will definitely not hide." Cinderella just twitched her lips and said "hehe". When Mrs. Baker asked her, she could only tell that the prince was good-looking, tall, and the party was very successful. They did nothing but dance. "But why are you running away?" Cinderella was puzzled: "This is not what I expected at all. Prince, castle, dress...I didn't expect those things." The
Grey Prince met his brother Prince Lettuce while looking for her. Prince Lett was surprised and said: "A girl who runs away from the prince? No one will run away from us." The two teasers began to compare whose lovesickness is more profound and fully explained what. It is called the best that can't be obtained, and compared to self-praising, "Is it possible that I am not emotional, smart, well-behaved, considerate, enthusiastic, charming, and handsome, like the virtues of kindness to inherit the throne?" Tear your clothes to expose your chest muscles, and the other will do it right away, with more dew points.
When Cinderella escaped again on the third night, she was stuck on the stairs with asphalt. Her lyric is: "Okay, what do you want? Make a decision. Why don't you want to stay trapped? You think, this is just thinking. What will he think? But then he will understand you clearly. Identity, what should I do when I know that I am not what he dreamed of? But what if you are the one the prince yearns for?" She fell into a feeling of inferiority towards herself and the prince's sufferings. Suddenly she turned her attention to herself. This is a major change-I think all women, no matter what their identity, mother or lover, or just you, should develop into their own heart-"But what about you? Can you really see yourself? Unless you already know what you want? So how to make a decision, is to stay alone in a safe, unknown place where everything goes wrong? Or everything goes well, but you know clearly Where do you not belong?" She felt annoyed and wanted to avoid conflict: "It's best to run home quickly to avoid direct conflict. Even if they don't care, you still disappear quickly. You don't have to make a choice when you get to a place, of course there is no What kind of loss." But she quickly learned to retreat and take the initiative: "Wait, although, think about it, things don’t have to be so conflicting... I know what decision to make, I just don’t make a decision. I just want Leave him a clue, for example, a shoe. Then see what he would do. Now it is him, not you and a shoe is stuck! "
What the hell is Cinderella singing? In fact, I can write 10086 words on this point, but forget it, this is not the topic. This is an important psychological process in a relationship between the sexes: when you fall into a relationship, the focus will always be on the other person at the beginning, but there is no way out. As an independent personality, you cannot always revolve around another person. This will make you feel uneasy and painful. So you begin to introspect, understand your own needs deeply, and know the stage of the relationship. You may find it difficult to choose and be at a loss when the other party conflicts with your own needs. But one day you are mature enough to discover that, just as you don't have to force yourself to adapt to the other party, you don't have to ask the other party to satisfy you at all. You start to accept each other as you accept yourself. You learn how to get along with the other party and give up the initiative. It's actually the same thing as taking the initiative. "Perplexed, anxious, but I also learned some lessons. Some lessons I never knew are on the steps of the palace!"
The ending is that Cinderella wants to break up with the prince Huaxin. She said: "My father's house was a nightmare to me, and your house was a dream. Now I just want to strike a balance between the two." The prince said "I will always love the girl who runs away from me." And Cinderella replied: "And I will always love the prince of my dreams."
As for Cinderella’s two sisters whose eyes were pecked blind, And as the saying goes, marriage is like wearing shoes. Only you know if it fits. We can say that people who cut their feet and fit their shoes are blind.
Okay, let me catch my breath. . . 8 is a bit uncontrollable, the following can finally enter the topic!
I talked about the high-energy of the whole film. Almost every line has a meaning, and all the details have their truth. Why the Bakers need these four things for the purpose of giving birth is not only to elicit the four well-known fairy tales, and why the order of the four things is obtained in this way, and even why they were obtained by Mr. and Mrs. Baker separately Yes, these arrangements are meaningful.
Let’s review, Mr. Baker has traded magic beans for "white cows like milk" from Jack, got a "blood red cloak" from Little Red Riding Hood, and Mrs. Baker got "corn ear yellow" from Lettuce Girl "Hair", from Cinderella to "golden pure shoes".
As mentioned in the first five thousand words, "Jack and the Magic Bean" is a story about a little boy and adventure, "Little Red Riding Hood" is a story about virginity, "Lettuce Girl" is a story about pregnancy and parent-child relationship, and "Cinderella" is a story about pregnancy and parent-child relationship. About love in fantasy and marriage in reality. After I understand this, I almost laughed. It turns out that the Bakers have no children. The most important reason is that they don't have a perfect room at all!
When Mr. Baker was about to enter the forest to cure the curse, his wife said to help him and go with him. He said this: "You can't follow, I can come by myself. It is my family who suffers the curse, and only I can solve the curse." His wife said, "No, no, it is our family who is cursed, and we must work together to solve the curse. Curse." He is not mature enough, has no concept of "family" at all, and always says "I" without realizing "we". In the bottom of his heart, he is still a young boy who is eager to take risks, be a hero to kill giants, and is curious about the big world, so there is the story of Jack and Magic Bean.
When Jack told him about the giant, he sang: "The tall and terrible giantess is sweeping the floor. She gives you food to rest you, and holds you close to the huge chest. At this moment, in this sky, you understand that from Things you don’t understand. Only when you are friends do you know how big she is, and you are not small." "Climb down and look down. Your world begins to grow, and the world you are familiar with begins to grow." First, the house, and the mother standing in front of the door. The roof, the house, and the world you never wanted to explore. Recall everything you have seen. I hope I can live in the middle of the world, and now I’m back to the world. After this journey through the sky, everything is different from before.” These are all images of psychoanalysis of Mr. Baker. His parents left him early. He was eager to feel maternal love and hoped that his father could teach him how to do it by his side. Father. When he was still infant, his mother was like a giantess, giving him food to rest, and holding him close to the huge chest. The boy in his heart was not satisfied and could never grow up. He hopes to grow up, "I hope I can live in the middle of heaven and earth", which is exactly what he wants to be an indomitable man. When he wanted to be a father, everything was different from before.
When he met Little Red Riding Hood in the forest, he eagerly wanted her cloak:
"I wish I had a cloak like that."
"You look stupid."
"Can I take a look?"
"No!" Little Red Riding Hood Refused.
"I need it very much." As he said, he reached out and took off her cloak.
Little Red Riding Hood let out a long and sharp scream.
It should be accompanied by the sound effect of "FIRST BLOOD~~!" in DOTA. Sorry, let me go out and laugh for a while. . .
Mr. Baker had to return the cloak to Little Red Riding Hood and told her to be careful so as not to encounter the wolf. As a result, Little Red Riding Hood said disgustedly: "I would rather meet a wolf than you." Honey, the pockets of your clothes are full of chocolate, Mr. Baker, you are really hopelessly reckless and clumsy hahahaha.
No, no, the blood that Mr. Baker got was definitely not from Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red Riding Hood, like Jack, does not exist. Lettuce and Cinderella do not exist either. The witch does not exist either. Except for soy sauce, all the male characters in the film are Mr. Baker, and all the female characters are Mrs. Baker. There have always been only men and women in this world.
Then, after Mr. Baker got his wife's blood, the wife met the lettuce girl. Yes, my wife is pregnant! Of course, you must get pregnant first to have a baby! Do you think your wife's belly grows bigger like a balloon in two seconds after the curse is solved? That is a fairy tale movie! The wife has to solve the psychological problem of changing from a woman to a mother. She has to worry about the child's disobedience and the husband's betrayal. She has learned from Cinderella that maybe love is love, but marriage is another matter.
Men and women are growing.
After getting the cow, cloak and hair, Mr. Baker said, "We have a full day, and we will find shoes by then."
"We? Are you saying you promised me to stay with you?" Mrs. Baker asked happily. .
Mr. Baker was a little embarrassed: "Well... Maybe, it takes two talents to have a baby."
Mrs. Baker’s lyrics: "You are no longer the same you were before, but you have become brave. In the forest, you have been reborn. You are more determined and know how to share with others. You will let us pass through the forest safely. If you can, too. Seeing...you are no longer who you were before, and your heart has become broader than you I know. This requires a concerted effort. I think one is enough, but this idea is wrong. As long as we work together, no matter how sinister the journey is, it will all But you can get through it safely. I need you on this road, you and me. Change requires hard work and patience, experiencing fear and despair, even though I vowed to change my face and make up my mind to do it, no one can predict the outcome? You and me are needed on the road. You You are no longer the one you used to be. You continue to grow and thrive. There must be some secrets hidden in this forest. You not only survived, in this forest, but also blossom and bear fruit. I am worried that we will always remain the same at home. Here, You become enthusiastic, charming, considerate, and smart..." Mr. Baker sang: "Once you embark on a journey alone, you need two people to complete it. This is not a house wine, but something to be done. Only by working together. It’s easy to do things. If I become brave, because I realize that we are a couple, accepting, sharing, and our destined responsibilities, we will all change into one person, and we will no longer be who we were before." Both of us are in the forest. Re-recognizing themselves and each other, they feel fresh, full of energy, willing to share, pay for each other, accept each other's contributions, and their marriage turns to benign development. They are mentally and physically prepared to welcome a new member of the family.
Although I am not satisfied that Mrs. Baker had a relationship with the Gray Prince in the forest later in the film, and finally let her die. Do you want to say that if a woman betrays her husband, she will be punished, or does it imply that to be content with the family, the wife must abandon her side as an emotional woman? The Grey Prince praised Mrs. Baker twice for being brave and daring to make a decision on his own, staying alone in this dangerous forest. Mrs. Baker finally decided that she should regain her senses and return to her husband. This moment is just a fleeting illusory moment. Don’t miss it but don’t forget it. "Just remember that you once had two, when you return to it. One, I will cherish this one more than before." It may also be that you want to say, vigorous and plain, you must have the courage to make a choice and stick to it.
After Mrs. Baker died, Mr. Baker felt guilty and regretful in the face of this grief and could not accept it. He entered the stage of avoidance and began to accuse others. Jack, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella all attributed the responsibility to others. On his head, the witch mocked and said: "Just blame me. You are good to people, not out of good intentions, but you are not bad, you are just kind, I am neither kind, nor good-hearted, but I am right. "The original English text is very interesting. It revolves around the debate between nice and good. Cinderella also discussed these two words at the beginning of the film. Nice can describe a lot, the weather is good, the people are beautiful, the mood is good, it is pleasant, and the people are kind and kind. Good seems to focus more on describing abstract qualities, quality, and character. The witch is very troubled by these boring, hypocritical mortals who can only blame each other, and would rather self-destruct than stay away from them.
In the end, Baker had a dialogue with his father in his heart, realizing that he was avoiding selfishly, and decided not to be like his father, but to do better than him and be a better father. He returned to his child, and together with Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella, he defeated the giant.
As the end of a fairy tale musical, there will naturally be a voice like a primary school Chinese teacher telling you the central idea of the story:
"Children are listening, be
careful of everything you do, the
children will learn how.
Guide them along the way, the children will listen,
look at you, ask where you should turn,
what kind of person you want to be.
Before saying'listen to me', you must be careful, the
children will listen
carefully to what you promise Wish, wish is the child, be
careful of the path they choose,
if the wish comes true, there will be a price.
Be careful of the curse you cast ,
not just for the child,
sometimes the curse will last as far as you can see it,
and it will be against you yourself
be careful what you tell the story,
this is the mantra,
Children will listen. . . "
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