After reading "Dream Hunting Travel Notes", read the recommended "Book of Life". The two films are set on Mexico's Day of the Dead, which is also a colorful land of the dead, with different warm stories happening. There are many similarities between the two films, such as the eye makeup of the goddess and the male protagonist and grandmother, the patterns on the skulls, the same color feast, and different viewing experiences. It has to be said that the color matching of various scenes in Xunmeng will indeed be more gorgeous and magnificent, and the characters will be more plump and interesting. But that doesn't mean it's not a good movie.
What I admire most about the film is the soundtrack. The male lead Manolo's voice when he plays the guitar and sings is perfect. The singer's voice is just my favorite.
As far as the plot is concerned, from the beginning of the bet of the two gods, the ending of the story is laid. One is to have a pure and kind heart forever, and the other is to gain immortality with the help of medals, thereby becoming the most powerful person; according to the eternal positive energy theme of the cartoon, the former must win. This is a cartoon without suspense. The follow-up plots, such as using music to influence the bull demon king who is incarnated by thousands of cows, let him rest in peace with just an apology; the god of the forgotten land leaked and said cheating with the eternal medal... These are more or less far-fetched. , but this is a cartoon after all, and the plot may have some flaws, but the exquisiteness of the picture and the fit of the soundtrack add a lot to the film.
Several scenes in the film are beautiful.
One is Manolo playing guitar and singing downstairs in Maria, that bright moon, that street lamp, that building, full of Mexican style;
One is the scene where the heroine Maria is confessed by Manolo: the candlelight of the whole wooden bridge leads Maria to the person who plays the guitar and sings for her under the tree, and the perfect voice interprets the full of love. , everything is so beautiful and dreamy.
Except for the slightly bland plot, it can still be used as a cartoon for entertainment~
ps: I really like Mexico's definition of Day of the Dead, a day when the living and the dead can meet, and as long as you remember them, they will come back to you. For them, the Day of the Dead is a carnival day, and their relatives will come back. They decorate their home with paper-cut bunting of various colors, light candles, sprinkle yellow chrysanthemums on the road, and lead their relatives home to enjoy the gluttonous food together. feast. They sing their toasts, and as long as they remember their loved ones, their loved ones will never go away. And the undead in the place of memory is not a dead and solemn scene. They have the freedom that they did not have in their lives. They can sing and play freely in the place of memory. There is no illness or interruption, and everything is happy and beautiful. This should be the best wishes of the Mexicans for the dead. They make death no longer sad. The dead relatives just went to another place to live a better life, and one day, we will meet them.
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