When I was in junior high school, I watched a lot of Disney cartoons, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin... It was a very rich era. Especially the witch in the little mermaid resembles a certain mathematics teacher in our junior high school, so we have to sigh that art really comes from life.
Speaking of "The Princess and the Frog", I can't say that it is too bad, flat, and flat. Compared with the previous ones, it is too lack of sincerity: a declining prince thinking about the rich wife who continues to eat, drink and have fun, and a little black proletarian girl with big dreams. They came together because they became frogs, defeated evil, and abandoned As a rich woman, I have lived a happy life of princes and princesses from now on...
More and more I realize that movies are returning to the original standard of the invention of movies more and more: to attract attention with strange skills and ingenuity. At that time, let you watch the train running towards you, making you tremble with fear. Now, it is 3D, 4D. To be a monster, the number of people must be clean, and the picture can fly around and burst. Explosion, surround sound, shock your eardrums... Even if you shoot Confucius, you have to watch the war scene all the time to attract attention.
But what about the story? 60 years, 70 years later, when others watch the current movies, will they be as moved as we watch "Comet Beauty" and "Roman Holiday"? Many movies of the year also used the special effects of the year. The special effects of the year are not worth mentioning to us today, but we are still moved by their plots. How many such movies are there today, and how many decades can Hollywood have a reputation for?
Of course, this "Princess and the Frog" has nothing to do with special effects, but it still lacks sincerity in the plot. Has the strike of Hollywood screenwriters the year before last affected it to this day? The working class is powerful!
Starting from Snow White in 1936, Disney's animation is the signature. In December, when I was on duty, I also reviewed Snow White. It was beautiful, so beautiful. Especially the small animals in it are simply too good to behave. And since then, there has been a tradition of funny little supporting characters in cartoons. There is also a crocodile in this film, but it always feels dispensable.
The music of Disney cartoons is also good, from the early "love is a song" to the later "under the sea", "a whole new world" is very beautiful. The film’s musical adaptation to the plot features black jazz, but, unfortunately, it didn’t leave any impression on me.
It is said that many American girls took the initiative to kiss frogs after watching them, and they accidentally contracted germs and were hospitalized. The kid is really cheating, so delicate first kiss...Why do girls like to marry a prince so much? Excluding the fairy tale formula, it makes them think that if they marry the prince, they are the illusion that they are princesses. I think there is another reason: married a prince, you are a celebrity! Delicious and well-dressed for you, the designer lined up to beg you to wear his design. You are an active billboard. If you love to make lace news anymore, oh my dear, the fashion industry loves you so much. If you wear those famous brands, you are still afraid of lack of temperament. The reporter doesn't say you are elegant, but you have to say your personality. Even if you barely graduate from the nine-year compulsory education, it doesn't matter. As a princess, there will naturally be fashion charity activities for you to participate. You are holding the hand of a little patient with gloves, that is also remarkable. Maybe it's a Nobel Peace Prize or something.
Let's talk about the classic fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog". From two perspectives: First, it tells all girls: Don't bully the young and poor. Although there is a toad on your hand right now, chances are you will become the next Wang Baochuan. And you don’t have to stay in the cold kiln for 18 years. (In other words, if there is a cold kiln in the upper third ring of Beijing-Guangzhou, it is not bad.) Second, it tells everyone that with a kiss from the princess, the toad can also be a prince. People in the sedan chair carry people, let alone a kiss, even if you slap in the face, you may also be in the newspaper. After that, make two or three stir-fries, and the entertainment circle is more tolerant.
Let's go back to the setting of this movie. The story takes place in New Orleans during the Industrial Revolution (?). At that time, there were many upstarts in the United States, which seemed to be called "new money"? They were not recognized by the upper class at the time, and they were crazy; and many of the fallen aristocrats had nothing left except titles. Blind date everywhere holding a shelf. (It seems that Rose’s initial engagement on the Titanic was like this.) So the nouveau riche and the fallen aristocrats each took what they needed and formed the best of the Qin and Jin Dynasties.
What good is the title of nobility? In the old days, many Belarusian dancers in Shanghai always said that they were grandparents and princesses. It's like that. Does it make sense to raise one's own identity? Of course it makes sense. Now when everyone comes out to sell (sorry, I mean looking for a job), don't you have to brag about what famous university you are from. Don't you just point to selling two more money when the world is good, can you sell it when the world is bad? Any consumption has a brand-name effect.
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