Therefore, it was only today that I thought of an animated film.
In the early 20th century, cartoons existed in short form as a tie-in to other feature films—until 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. After this, the animated film began its vigorous development, and a series of excellent animated feature films spewed out: "Pinocchio", "Fantasia", "Dumbo", "Alice in Wonderland" and so on.
The impact of these classics is undeniable, but their problems are equally obvious: they seem to make animation more and more accessible to smaller audiences.
Just like the domestic animations that we have criticized, other foreign animations have actually gone through the stage of younger age. The good news is that from "Kuiba" a few years ago, to "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Little Door God" some time ago, and then to "Big Fish and Begonia" that will be released soon, it seems that domestic animation has finally made it clear The idea of making the work available to all audiences.
However, an excellent animated film needs more than a correct attitude - it's just the most basic things - there are still many areas for improvement in domestic animation. So, let's take a look at how other great animated films have captivated audiences.
"Dinosaurs".
1. Imagination
Pixar's work—both feature films and short films—is never short of imagination: they either give life to everything (lamps, toys, cars, umbrellas, etc.) or give life to other non-human beings Possesses emotions and thoughts (insects, storks, sea creatures, etc.) and, more recently, directly personifies human emotions (Inside Out (2015)). We can fully say that the bigger the brain hole, the farther Pixar can go.
For many years, we have been guessing, assuming that 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs did not go extinct, what would the earth look like?
So, in Pixar's latest work, the meteorite impact that is now most definitely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs did not happen - the naughty meteorite went off, and the meteorite streaked through the earth's atmosphere, igniting gorgeous During the fireworks, the dinosaurs, the overlords of the earth, just raised their heads in a cute way and gave a collective attention salute for three seconds, and then continued to bury their heads in eating.
Naturally, in the next few million years, the dinosaurs will continue to evolve, they have learned to use tools, they have learned to farm, they have learned to livestock, they have learned to build... They, oh no, it is them, and they have their own language, they become an advanced animal.
2. Rationality
In addition to the rich imagination, Pixar's works have another feature, that is, rationality: as long as it exists in the film, it must conform to the laws of the development of things - whether it is the laws of the real world or the creation of the film. the laws of the world.
So, we saw the herbivorous brontosaurus become the farmer, we saw the carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex became the man on the grassland, we saw the dinosaurs - these overlords of the earth still did not learn to walk upright - because they were strong Powerful tails, and they use their mouths to use tools.
In addition, we can find that the originally violent Tyrannosaurus Rex became not as bloodthirsty as imagined. In the face of other dinosaurs, they did not take the initiative to attack, even if they took a bite in the process of helping Alo The pterosaurs, they also let go. This is almost the same as humans: when the problem of survival is solved, and after entering a real civilization, predation within the species is no longer allowed to exist.
At the same time, humans, who were supposed to be at the top of the food chain, became a lower animal in the dinosaur world, an animal similar to wolves, and likely to be further domesticated as pets - every little bit shows that up to this point.
3. Children's needs
In any case, just as children need animated films, animated films still need children's audiences.
As we all know, what really supports the animation industry is not the box office and ratings, but the peripheral products, and most of these peripheral audiences are children.
Creation can continue only when survival is no longer an issue.
That's why the characters in the animated films are so interesting: the dumb primitive dinosaurs, Buck who was born fighting with a stick in his mouth, Alo yelling at the flock of fowl, bickering and fighting Nash and Ramsey, of course, a little bit -- that savage but cute little human boy.
Therefore, the story of the animated film is so warm: Arlo's family life is funny and sweet, and the scene of getting along with the Bucky family of Tyrannosaurus Rex also makes people feel warm, and the emotional development between Dian and Dian is even more exciting for the audience. The moving.
That's why an animation production company like Disney declares: "Making movies for kids."
4. Adult features
If the children's element in animated films is a necessity for the survival of their industry, then the adult features in animated films represent the Thought.
Animated movies are also movies. An excellent movie needs to have thoughts as its soul.
Nick Parker, the British animation director who created the Oscar-winning animated series Gauntlet, has said that he personally refuses to use some of the hallmark elements of Disney musical animations: The characters.” And those characters he created himself, as well as the hilarious and unsentimental sense of humor that is characteristic of his works, are the expression of his thoughts as a filmmaker.
From their first animated feature film "Toy Story", Pixar's works have continuously expressed their adult characteristics: "Toy Story" in A Xue's disassembly toys, showing the dark side of human nature; "Under the Sea" The plot of "The Incredibles" begins with the attack of a shark, which is a manifestation of violence and blood; "The Incredibles" is a satire of contemporary life, which is also aimed at an adult audience.
In "Dinosaurs", the most worthwhile consideration, in my opinion, is the relationship between humans and dinosaurs.
When the dinosaurs were not extinct, they were still the overlords at the top of the food chain, and humans became "animals" in their eyes: they caught "animals" that stole food and could kill them directly; they saw wild "animals" , can be eaten at will; they think the "animal" is cute and can be forcibly fed with them.
All of this is no different from what humans do.
Fortunately, this is not the case with Arlo. He didn't kill a little bit. Seeing pterosaurs swallowing animals would feel uncomfortable and stop them from hunting and killing a little bit. Most importantly, when he sees DianDian with his own kind, he knows that DianDian needs "it" family.
Through the exchange of roles, the film seems to want to tell us that human beings are not the absolute masters of the earth, and the current human civilization is just an accident, and we may also become "animals" in the eyes of other creatures. We would never want to be treated as "animals" to be slaughtered by other creatures, and so are other species.
True harmony does not require much, but it is enough to not interfere too much.
In the last scene where Arlo and DianDian parted, we can see that DianDian and "it" kin have begun to learn to walk upright - "they" will also become "them".
So, what will it be like for a civilization of two species to appear on earth at the same time?
It seems that this is the ultimate harmony.
Finish.
Two last words.
In fact, I watched several animated movies yesterday, and "Dinosaurs" is not my favorite one. The reason why I put it out is that I think some of them are worth learning from domestic animations. After all Judging from last year, it seems that there is no major problem with the box office of animated films, not to mention the technical aspects, so I really hope that the domestic animation film makers can create with their hearts and come up with good works, instead of letting those The "guoman conscience" who have been struggling all the time feel aggrieved.
Alright, plus the current sentence, it's just two sentences. If you don't believe me, just count the periods.
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