Eggs and Fish

An ultimate clay stop motion animation. The style is kind of dark. Colors are heavy and varied. To be honest, I didn't really like this dark feeling at first. It will feel a little tired and a little depressing at first. Originally, I was watching a cartoon, and I was looking for a kind of relaxation and happiness. But when you look at it quietly, the melancholy deep color will attract your attention more and more. Gradually let you forget that this is a cartoon, you will unknowingly enter the world of the story. Maybe that's the real charm of clay animation. When you put your heart in, he can really give you a world in which your heart can live.

If you want to experience a spiritual journey, find a quiet time and pour a cup of tea or coffee. Put aside your impetuous heart and experience this movie slowly. I wrote this review after watching this film twice, and the second time you watch it, you will feel more deeply. The first time you see the box monster's shape, you may think that he is very strange, not the lively and vivid cartoon image of the past. No bright colors, no cute faces. Even if it feels dirty, there must be no urge to go up and hug it. Don't know why they have those weird names. The male protagonist is called Dandan. The first time I saw it, he pulled a teddy bear apart, and I was scared to pee. I thought that the box monsters are really weird, so cruel, no wonder someone wants to arrest them. You can only find out when you see it at the end, it's just a kind of original cuteness. He is a human but has not received human education. Raised by a group of so-called monsters, so the living habits look very barbaric. But when you look at the lives of other people, the so-called well-educated people. You will suddenly realize who is good and who is evil.
Eggs and Fish, a group of box monsters who seem to be vulgar and dirty, but have the deepest kindness in their hearts. Those high-class people with elegant manners and well-dressed, in fact, have long forgotten what the original kindness was. I have been fooled by my status and rights, thinking that this is the upper class that people are looking for, and this is a noble person. In fact, their lust for profit, chasing fame and fortune, indifference and numbness have already made them lose their authenticity.
In the end, the boy took the box monsters and bravely faced discrimination from the outside world, broke people's rumors, and proved that he was not a monster. Let that people also realize their original ignorance and ignorance, and let people find their original goodness.
When all this is over, you will find that those seemingly silly Box Monsters are actually so cute. A movie worth watching again. You'll find that their personalities are as unpretentious and loving as their names.

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