The biggest highlight of this animated film is the portrayal of the characters and the irony behind them. Wen Li's father is the image of a traditional European aristocratic gentleman. He is the most powerful person in the town. He wears a white hat and likes to eat cheese. The white hat is a symbol of power, wealth and status in this film, and cheese represents the preferences of the upper class. All he did was taste cheese with the white hats, even ignoring his own daughter, and put some donations to buy cheese. This image satirizes those high-ranking politicians who are ignorant and ignorant, just want to keep their power and position, and don't care about the death of the common people. The image of the villain boss is a person who does everything to pursue a white hat, and even wants to achieve his goal by killing all the box monsters and the male protagonist Dandan. Even though he knew he was allergic to cheese, he risked his life and tasted cheese that symbolized the taste of high society. The three subordinates also have distinct personalities: Mr. Cartilage is a follower of orders and has no ideas of his own; Mr. Kimchi thought his actions were just at first, but gradually changed his mind later; Behaviour is wrong.
However, the plot of this film is too old-fashioned and boring, lacking imagination and laughter, and belongs to the type of law-abiding. And the United States likes to have popular stars do the dubbing. At that time, Elle Fanning was very popular, so she got the opportunity to dub the heroine, but neither her age nor her temperament matched the image of the heroine, which made people often appear in dramas.
At the end of the film, the box monsters finally overcome their inner fears and resist bravely, telling us that it is useless to escape, and we must dare to fight against evil forces. The villain finally turns into a monster after eating a chunk of cheese, and finally blows himself up, telling us that a desperate lust for power turns people into monsters.
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