"Inheritance" is in place but "innovation" is insufficient

Lottie 2022-03-23 09:02:05

Taking advantage of the busy Mid-Autumn Festival, I watched a movie "Speed ​​Snail". This is a typical Hollywood cartoon. The protagonist Seamo is an ordinary snail. He has many virtues such as cuteness, kindness, integrity, etc., but he has a seemingly The goal of the Arabian Nights - longing to become a racing driver, to be a speed snail, with a chance, the god of luck favored Seamus, he has super power, through unremitting efforts, Seamus finally Beat your former idol in a race car, win the championship, and realize your dream.

"Speed ​​Snail" is produced by Oriental DreamWorks and created by the original crew of "Crazy Primitives". This film continues the style of "Kung Fu Panda", "Crazy Primitives" and other movies, suitable for all ages, humorous and inspirational Spirit and philosophy of life, very suitable for the whole family to watch, children will not help but fall in love with the cute and humorous protagonist Seamo (movie merchandise can make a lot of money again), subtly know how to stick to their dreams, adults after watching You will be relaxed, return to your high-spirited era before you know it, experience the power of belief (although you will return to reality immediately after watching the movie), the family will be happy, and there will be endless aftertastes and constant discussions on the way home.

On the whole, "Speed ​​Snail" has successfully created a cute character and a happy inspirational story, coupled with DreamWorks advanced film technology, Oolong jokes in the plot, and 3D special effects on racing speed. The unique experience, the perfect interpretation of the dynamic music in the movie by the stereo sound effects of the cinema, everything seems to be very harmonious and perfect, but compared to "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Wild Man", the details of this movie are slightly rough, some The development of the local plot seems very far-fetched. Except for the needs of the plot development, I can't think of any other reason why the screenwriter would arrange it this way. In addition, for the first two cartoons of Oriental DreamWorks, "Speed ​​Snail" is "inherited" and "innovated". Insufficient, there is no unique thing of its own, and the Hollywood style of changing soup without changing medicine can't help but make people feel aesthetic fatigue. After all, no matter how good a song is, it can be destroyed by "setting it as a ringtone", and the world's classic songs are also afraid of being mobile and set as default. Ringtones.

In the movie "Speed ​​Snail", Seamus is very afraid of children and any other "large" creatures, but he can watch TV racing freely every day, adjust the station to drink drinks; he can drink the beverages in the human family, but he has to eat it in the field every day Tomato; has the strength to push a color TV off the table, but not the strength to hold up a tomato; Seamus' brother, has the strength to pick up a water faucet but not a cup; to make this "garden snail" It's possible for a slow-moving animal to zip down the road like those supercars, and the film sets up a serendipitous and unusual event where Seamus is accidentally sucked into a turbocharged engine and drenched in liquid. In the nitrous oxide, he becomes a super perfect racing snail: the eyes are the high beams that can be turned on and off freely, the shell accidentally touches the wall and the burglar alarm will sound, and the mind can control the body to play a dynamic car Music, the worm gear of the shell and the brilliant LED lights, I can't see which part of the body has turned into a wheel, but there are tire marks left in the place where he walked, and more importantly, he achieved an amazing high speed - 220 Miles of racing speed. The screenwriter's imagination is really rich, and even if he has been soaked in chemicals, all parts of his body will not turn into fully automatic machine parts. It is much more reasonable to say that he was taken back to the laboratory by Frankenstein, but since it is a cartoon, it is not entangled with these. There is a problem with logic. The possession of superpowers has always been unreasonable. It may be that my paranoia and obsessive-compulsive disorder have committed again, but there are indeed loopholes in the handling of these details in the film.

In addition to the accommodating plot, the biggest problem of "Speed ​​Snail" is the lack of its own personality. He has several typical key words of American blockbusters: small characters, big ideals, and accidental factors to discover his infinite potential (just like Spider-Man is Spiders have superpowers when they bite, Batman was frightened by bats, etc.), has a group of unconditional support and companionship, defeated the biggest villain, and finally completed a seemingly impossible dream (fat man knows kung fu, snail moves fast Reach 220 miles, etc.), the ending is happy. Compared with the strong Chinese style of "Kung Fu Panda" (although it simply involves Chinese elements, and does not really reflect the essence of China), there are not many characters in "Crazy Primitives", but all of them have distinct personalities and have their own unique positions and Values, the rhythm of the story is tight and gripping. "Speed ​​Snail" lacks some of its own labels. He expounds the values ​​expressed: instead of sticking to the rules and fearing all risks, it is better to let go and meet the challenges, which is very similar to "Crazy Primitives". Among the characters, except Seamo, Brother Seamo and the black snail, among the other snails, the vegetable garden snails are completely supporting roles, and the racing snails are set up to provide help when necessary, without any character characteristics, One of them is playing music, the other is a girl... I personally don't think these settings have much to do with the movie, just like what the seven dwarfs are called, it doesn't help the storyline of Snow White, similar, the burrito shop brother's Other friends seem to help the snails make "war shells" and racing tracks, and the others don't have any distinct personalities. Too many redundant characters distract the limited story time of the film and the limited attention of the audience. The length of the film on the main characters and the audience's attention to the main characters become less, and some key plots (such as the acquisition of superpowers) ) processing can only be made as simple and fast as possible, and of course there are endless loopholes, not to mention the innovations, distinct characters and tight plot development that are unique to the movie. How can there be enough time to say Woolen cloth?
Finally give this movie a score: 6.8 points.

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  • Turbo: Are you crazy?

    Whiplash: Yeah, I'm crazy! What made you think I was sane?

  • Turbo: Snails don't have money. Or else they'll have to pay the bills. Remember?

    Whiplash: Your trash talk is needlessly complicated!

    Turbo: Is it? Or is it that your unpaid bills... are overdue?

    Whiplash: Enough talk! It's time... for action.