The Destruction of Childhood Series

Clarissa 2022-03-27 09:01:06

Last night, I found it in the DISNEY movie collection recommended by the LeTV TV movie channel. First of all, from the style of the poster, I knew that this is definitely a dark fairy tale movie. Indeed, as the name says, the entire movie is full of elements and atmosphere of the dark series, both in style and plot. Mixed with the plot of many fairy tales, the movie also buried a lot of stalks, and there are traps everywhere. Change the happy happy prince and princess together ending, which subverts the previous traditional fairy tale ending, and vividly shows the essential inferiority through fairy tales. The prince who comes and goes freely, the baker who is hesitant and doubts himself, the little red riding hood who steals bread with confidence, the Cinderella who is eager to change the reality of the predicament and has a sweet snack and so on. Various human weaknesses are intuitively presented through the movies. For example, when Cinderella is pondering between leaving and staying, isn't she also nostalgic between prosperity and wealth? Especially after thinking about it, when I decided to leave a high heel to seduce the prince to come, the husband who was sitting on the side watching floated the three words "scheming bitch", which is indeed a bit scheming. Of course, the play is also partly irrational, but after all, it is a fairy tale, and its existence is already irrational. For example, the grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood who had eaten in their stomachs came out of their stomachs so clean that they didn't even have a drop of digestive mucus, which is really against common sense. In other dramas, some of the stalks I had expected were not fully shown, such as what happened to Rapunzel and the prince? Could it be that Snow White and the prince couldn't get along, and that other prince who opened his chest and sang with the prince could live a happy and beautiful life with Rapunzel? Maybe Rapunzel was trapped in the tower for a long time, and when she met this prince, she trusted and loved him with all her heart without any scruples? A dashing prince has fulfilled all the romantic fantasies of a little princess who hasn't seen the market for a long time, but it's unknown whether he was slapped in the face or not? And I thought that the harp that was stolen by the little boy would play such a sporadic role in fighting back against the giant, or it would be a very powerful weapon, because the harp of the harp princess in the call is magical. It's unscientific, it's just a handful of soy sauce. The singing and dancing scenes all over the plot are really a bit brain-burning, half annoyed and half anxious. It's the first time to see this kind of appreciation. There are a few places that are quite irritating, such as the last few people accusing each other because of the giant's attack. The noise here is unbearable, and some logic is confusing and hysterical. The most innocent witch is still dead, what the hell is this? The four people teamed up to attack the witch, which made people feel a little indignant and didn't know whether to laugh or cry; it was like some scenes in real life, showing the real bloody reality through the mask of a fairy tale. There is also the witch's correct interpretation, which is indeed reasonable. The witch did not do anything wrong, but she was also punished. This can't help but remind me of another movie I watched that had such an interpretation of justice. "What is justice? The justice in your mouth often turns into a weapon and a tool to hurt me." From another perspective, the justice that originally appeared is also full of filth and desire. A person has a thousand faces, and one thing has multiple angles. Maybe this thing I see is justice, but another angle is indeed violence and desire. It is inevitable to see Mount Tai if one leaf obstructs the eyes, but it is not a wise move to see the whole body when one sees one. The whole picture seen is not necessarily the real picture, let alone the self-association?

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Into the Woods quotes

  • Baker: As the Prince anxiously waited, the stepmother took matters, and Florinda's foot, into her own hands.

    Florinda: Careful, my toe!

    Stepmother: Darling, I know!

    Florinda: What will we do?

    Stepmother: It'll have to go/but when you're his bride/you can sit or ride/you'll never need to walk!

    [cuts off Florinda's toe and Florinda screams in pain]

    Baker: Minus one toe, Florinda mounted the Prince's horse, unaware of the blood dripping from the slipper. Lucinda was next...

    Lucinda: Why won't it fit?

    Stepmother: Darling, be still/cut off a bit of the heel and it will/and when you're his wife/you'll have such a life/you'll never need to walk!

    [cuts of Lucinda's heel and Lucinda screams in pain]

    Baker: Minus a heel, Lucinda did her best to swallow the pain.

    Stepmother: It's a perfect fit your highness!

    [Lucinda faints]

  • Jack: Magic what type of magic?

    Baker's Wife: Tell him.

    Baker: Magic that, uh, defies description.