learned about the death of Mr. Huang Qiyao and Tyrus Wong on Weibo, and used this as an opportunity to review the "Bambi" that I had read as a child.
Affected by the report, I paid attention to the movie when it first played the cast list. Sure enough, in the BACKGROUNDS column, Tyrus Wong's name appeared in a very conspicuous position in the front, but other parts were not seen again. Considering the social environment that discriminated against Asians in the United States at that time, this may have been quite remarkable. But I can't help but wonder whether Weibo is as exaggerated as many other personal reports.
But as the movie continues, Father Huang found really
really honestly made a significant contribution to the film itself.
As mentioned in the report, there are a lot of natural scenes in Bambi. If it is drawn in the Baroque style as in the previous "Snow White", the amount of work is enormous. Huang Qiyao draws on the depiction techniques of Chinese ink painting and Song Dynasty landscape painting, which not only greatly reduces the workload, but also shows the charm of the forest.
really. At the beginning of the film, many animals came from all over the forest to witness the birth of Prince Bambi. The view of the forest is shown through the perspective of animals. The pervading fog makes the forest look more hazy, and the different shades of green color blocks create a layered sense of grass and trees, which simply and vividly express the feeling of the forest.
This technique was also used throughout the film. The distance is hazy, and a few strokes in the vicinity outline the concise and detailed scenery.
The most memorable scene was when it was thundering and raining, the camera shifted to the trunk. The trunk is smeared with very powerful black brush strokes, showing the luster of the trunk wetted by rain.
When I saw it, I felt familiar, and then I realized that this kind of drawing method is often seen in Chinese paintings? This kind of freehand style, which is unique to Chinese painting, is rare in the West.
Let's talk about the film itself.
When I was a child, I didn’t think the movie was so interesting. I only had an impression of part of the plot. For example, the surrounding environment changed to clouds after falling in love, during Bambi’s journey; later duel with another male deer and to avoid mountain fires. Jump off the waterfall and wait.
Some movies can only be understood more deeply by watching them when they grow up. "Bambi" is like this.
First of all, the film tells the growth of Bambi in just one hour and ten minutes. The plot is tight and logical, without wasting a minute and a second on superfluous things. At the same time, a lot of symphony and vocal chorus are used to express the atmosphere. The sound of the instrument is synchronized with the picture, which has a sense of rhythm. Different actions correspond to different instruments, which is also very interesting. The saxophone that sounded when adult Bambi and his friends fell in love one after another with some American-style ridicule, couldn't help but laugh when they saw this place.
Secondly, people never show up in the movie, but they show great destructive power to nature, forests, and creatures inside. The sound of gunfire that broke the calm, along with the potholes that appeared on the ground and the animals that fell on the ground (Bambi’s mother, and the poor pheasant that could not help but fly out without restraining fear), faintly burning to people Ominous premonitions of cooking smoke, a group of vicious dogs released, and a huge fire spreading from the camp to the forest. The flames dyed the sky red and reflected blood in the lake. The surviving animals crossed the river to the small island in the lake and gathered together to watch the cruel flames burn their homes clean.
In the end, despite experiencing sad things, the movie showed a theme: life is endless; although sadness will be experienced, goodness and happiness will eventually come.
At the end of the movie, when the animals rushed to congratulate the children of Bambi, there were many shots showing the buds and flowers growing on the burnt trees. Although the fire burned everything, everything will return to its original state under the renewal of natural reincarnation. The scene of the birth of a newborn that is similar to the beginning is probably also to cater for this theme.
"Bambi" is really a great work. Thanks to the Disney company that produced it and the animators who contributed to the film.
May Mr. Huang Qiyao rest in peace.
RIP
(Tucao part: When I was young, I really didn’t know that the Great Prince of the Forest was actually Bambi’s father...? Because this sense of alienation is really not like a father and son, I thought it was a mentor. Also, I’ve seen "The Lion King" before, I want to say How Disney likes to play with childhood sweethearts CP stalkers. Simba and Bambi both fell in love with their childhood childhood sweethearts at first sight...it can only be said to be routines. Humph.)
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