In 2011, a cute cartoon "Gnomeo and Juliet" came into everyone's eyes. Based on the classic Shakespeare drama "Romeo and Juliet", this animation tells a love story that takes place in the world of garden-decorated porcelain dolls. The plot is warm and interesting, and is well received by the public.
After a lapse of seven years, the animation has launched its second film "Naughty Detective".
In this sequel, Gnomeo and Juliet, who are married, move to London and start a new life. However, just when they began to look forward to a bright future, strange things happened in the garden, and the porcelain dolls mysteriously disappeared one after another! As a result, the great detective Nuo Sherlock and his assistant Watson quickly intervened in the investigation of the case...
The film continues the features of the previous tribute to the classics. After Romeo and Juliet, the famous CP of Sherlock Holmes and Watson was added.
In the microscopic world of ceramics, Nuo Sherlock, although small in size, is still elegantly dressed in his favorite deerstalker hat and cape coat, looking very cute, and Watson is holding his famous cane, also There is a pattern. The difference is that this mini-version of Sherlock Holmes is a pretentious criminal with a tendency to be a middle schooler, while Watson has a serious face and a little cuteness.
Sherlock Holmes' old rival Moriarty and his favorite woman, Erin, also made appearances. The former has become a bad naive ghost who sells cute patients with terminal cancer, while the latter is addicted to cross-dressing, has a hot body, can sing and dance, and is jealous. The subversive character adaptation is full of creativity and joy.
Although it pays tribute to the classic detective classics, "Naughty Detective" is not a brain-burning suspense film, but a light-hearted and joyful urban adventure story.
Nuo Sherlock and Watson took Gnomeo and Juliet, shuttled through the bustling city of London, looking for the missing porcelain dolls. Following their footsteps, we experienced a metropolis with a variety of styles. The British Museum of Natural History, Tower Bridge, Big Ben and other famous scenic landmarks have a panoramic view.
The adventures of the protagonists are even more interesting, with imaginative and humorous designs everywhere. Among them, the Chinatown adventure tour is particularly impressive.
Director John Stephenson has shown a superb control over Chinese culture as early as in his masterpiece "Kung Fu Panda". This time, he once again skillfully used Chinese elements to create a wonderful world of Chinatown porcelain dolls. The big fat Lucky Cat Queen being carried by the servants, the messenger dressed in ancient style, the funny Lucky Cat thugs and the decorations full of Chinese style... all kinds of whimsy and Chinese traditions The mix and match style of culture is immediately eye-catching.
The playful chasing battle between the beckoning cat thugs and the little ceramic dolls, the protagonists using Chinese red lanterns as parachutes to escape successfully, and other interesting scenes, made people laugh.
This "Naughty Detective" is produced with full CGI technology, with excellent special effects. Several scenes are so real that people think they are shot in real scenes, but they are more beautiful than real scenes. At night, the Thames is sparkling, Tower Bridge is lively and lively illuminated by small decorative lights, and when the fireworks are lit, it suddenly becomes quiet and elegant. This scene is the best moment in the film.
The ceramic dolls who took on the plot required 80-100 senior animators to participate in it, so that they could be perfectly presented. Each doll looks like a real pottery work in terms of color and texture, and the vivid and varied facial expressions make them vividly like humans.
At the end of the film, all the porcelain dolls were successfully rescued, and the bad guys were eliminated. The love between Gnomeo and Juliet withstood the test, and Nuo Sherlock and Watson realized the preciousness of friendship. This unexpected reunion The ending is heartwarming.
The whole film is light-hearted, humorous, full of jokes, and the theme of the ending part is sublimated, which is also quite realistic. It is very suitable for taking the whole family to watch in this hot summer season.
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