Rating: 7.1/10 points, 3.5/5 points.
I had this feeling in the first part earlier. The Secret of Pets is simply the cute version of Toy Story, telling us the secret lives of pets when the owner is not at home. It really fits the title of the movie. This year's Pet 2 coincided with the fourth part of the toy series. After watching the two movies, I found that the similarity between the two suddenly increased.
Pet 2 is divided into three plot lines. One is unfolded from the perspective of the owner dog Max, who is accompanied by the little owner like Hu Di possessed by his parents, and he has become the third parent of the owner's child. However, Max’s parental mentality in Pet 2 is not as serious as Hudi in Toy 4, after all, the emotion in Toy 4 is infinitely close to the depth of adult movies, while Pet 2 is just a taste. However, the results of the two are the same. After going through a solo adventure, they both learned to let go and accept it calmly.
The other line is that Xiaobai got acquainted with Xiaohu who was imprisoned and abused by the circus. The black color style of the Sergey Circus is completely consistent with the aesthetics of the bad boy in Toy 1 who lives next to Ande. This story is almost the same as Toy 1, all about saving companions from the abuser. But the head of the circus named Sergey resembled Count Dracula in the Wizard Hostel. The third line really has its own characteristics of the pet series. It fully explores the various characteristics of pets and creates a funny scene where the dog pretends to be a cat and the dog becomes the leader of the cat, especially for cat slaves (such as the author) , I just laughed.
The contraction of the three lines is based on the story of the circus, but it is too simple and does not have too strong connections. You can think of this film as a piece of three stories, like the mission of a dog. But in the last scene, the specialties of different animals were well brought into play, and it formed a reference to some of the foreshadowings buried in the front.
Looking back at the two series of toys and pets, there is no doubt about the level, creativity and strength of toys. Pets can't get rid of the shadow of toys in the plot. But from a human perspective, toys are dead objects after all, and the roles and stories of toys are just like the Lego movie given by people who play with toys. Pets are different. They still have their own behaviors and activities. They just look at it through human eyes, which is nothing more than a daily routine. But this provides a more convenient and simple way for the film than toys, and there is no need to worry about being discovered by humans. Therefore, from the perspective of interacting with humans, the pet series are actually better than toys, and it is easier to play the subjective initiative of animals without scruples. In addition, pets are more universal than toys, and their emotions are more likely to cross national boundaries and cultural differences.
Just like the term mentioned earlier, as a work under Lighting Entertainment, I believe that selling cute and funny is the first priority of the film. The exploration and discussion of other aspects can really only be tasted. Maybe it's because they have no ambitions, or maybe they just want to present a super dessert that doesn't require thinking and just laughs. But in any case, in terms of the level of cuteness, no one at the moment companies and studios dare to be the first in front of lighting entertainment.
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Text: Historical Songs
July 7, 2019
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