The boxtrolls--beyond the craftsmanship

Ivah 2022-03-28 09:01:06

After watching boxtrolls, my mind is full of naked boxtrolls shaking little buttocks...... It's really cute that I have a nosebleed. How to describe this feeling of being cute? In addition to the intuitive visual impact brought to you by the appearance (if it is reasonable to only look at the appearance, the box monster is really not cute except using the box to make clothes~), and further, it is a harmless little naughty with a childish temperament. , like the little sister next door who always likes to sneak out to pat you and hide with a smile. Going a step further, it is the kindness and bravery that shines from the heart, dazzling and gentle, so powerful that even the wrinkles on the forehead look so cute.
So when those timid people who are so timid that they hide in the box even when the other party speaks out loud, to protect the people they love, they leave the box they have worn all their lives and jump out bare buttocks one by one, I am so cute in my heart The point of defense has completely collapsed. Looking at such box monsters, I always think of human beings. Internal and external factors, large and small, have created various rules and regulations around us, and finally we have our own "box". The box is so safe and comfortable, no matter if you are sad or scared, you just need to shrink in.
So when will we have the kind of courage to take off the box in broad daylight and jump naked in front of people to pursue our hearts?
And the "villain" in the movie is also lovable and lovely. The two box catchers, one thin and one fat, are golden partners. Adhere to his "morality", and from time to time he will discuss whether his "credibility" is really correct, and discuss philosophical issues from time to time, such as, "Hey. Do you think the Box Monster knows what justice and evil are?" "Hey .Do you think we are the real monsters?" Such "fanatics", even if they go astray for a while, but because they insist on their own creeds and reflect on themselves from time to time, they are harmless and lovable in the end.
Even the conspiracy master boss "Red Hat" is just a poor man driven by his own inner obsession. Unwilling to live in a dilapidated factory, and firmly believing that "no one will pay attention to your pain and needs, you can only work hard to become stronger and find a way out", is it not like everyone who is struggling in his life's future. people.
The only shortcoming of this movie, in my opinion, is that the character setting of each character is vivid, while the protagonist seems a bit bleak. The craftsmanship of stop-motion animation can be praised, but if I say that this movie does not have a good story, I will naturally be unconvinced. At least the characters do not have an absolute "good and evil" distinction, the story can be deep or shallow, suitable for different age groups to watch, in my opinion, it has been called a good story.

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The Boxtrolls quotes

  • Winnie: [she has fallen down a deep hole, that leads to the Boxtrolls underground hide-out] Where are the rivers of blood, and the mountains of bones? I was promised mountains of bones!

  • Archibald Snatcher: You really think Portly-Rind and his mob will help a nobody like you? In this town, you want help, you gotta help yourself. That's what a man does.

    Eggs: You're a liar, when I tell Winnie's father the truth, he'll...

    [Snatcher knocks Eggs to the wall with a baseball bat]

    Archibald Snatcher: HE'LL THANK ME. Because... all your little Boxtroll friends... are going to die. TONIGHT!

    Eggs: WHAT?

    Archibald Snatcher: THEY'LL MAKE ME THE MOST RESPECTED MAN IN THIS TOWN! They'll have no choice but to give me a white hat, they'll parade me. They'll take me up on their shoulders. And I'm NOT gonna let that be ruined by some little Boxtroll sewer rat!