Disney’s 50th anniversary celebration and the largest investment in history, a 3D animation "Tangled" was released in Toronto on November 30th. The themes are still dreams, love and magic, but the characters are more refined, kinder, and more three-dimensional. The Chinese name of this movie has been translated as "Magic Love", I personally think it is better to literally translate it as "Entangled". In the story, in addition to the tangled long hair of the heroine Rapunzel, the novelty of adventure, the temptation of rebellion, the attraction of love, the difficulty of trust, the call to go home, and the little entanglements of empathy in every growing up are enough for the protagonist and as an audience. Tangle&Untangle.
Friendly suggestion: This piece is very, very worth seeing iMAX.
1. A girl is a flower.
I want to call Rapunzel the most perfect heroine in the history of Disney in my mind.
Rapunzel is a hapless kid. The queen had difficulty giving birth, and only gave birth to Rapunzel after eating flowers transformed by the sun's rays. So Sunflower's magic of curing all diseases and keeping youth forever transferred to the little princess Rapunzel's blonde hair. In order to be immortal, the greedy witch looted Rapunzel from a young age, lied to her that she was her mother, and placed her under house arrest in the tower for 18 years. What is commendable is that Rapunzel is not a pitiful vase waiting for Prince Charming to redeem.
In the whole film, there are at least seven shots that make me amazed by this pure and hot cute princess.
In the first scene, which girl never imagined that she would grow up overnight, and when she woke up, she would become a light mature woman with delicate brows, protruding, eccentric, lively and flamboyant? Around the fifth minute of the movie, the hapless little princess Lori to the 18-year-old Sunshine Little Witch quickly switched to achieve this effect perfectly.
In the second shot, Rapunzel, who tied Flynn firmly with long golden hair, walked out of the shadow little by little. Purple veil, long golden hair, green and innocent eyes, fresh and scared expression, plus The last bit of feminist SM overbearing color made the male protagonist open his eyes unbelievably in the extremely depressed.
In the third shot, Rapunzel walked down from the tower for the first time, the first time his toes touched the touch of the grass, the clear stream, the gentle breeze, and the blooming wild flowers. On the one hand, she was intoxicated by the joy of infinite freedom, while she fell into guilt and self-blame for the witch mother. Suddenly, the shock of an innocent hare made her arrogant and arrogant instantly hang on Flynn's body like an octopus. ——Tsk tsk, such a pure and unintentional fatal temptation, I really admire the hero's concentration, concentration, and I am still in the mood to start to talk about the principles over there!
In the fourth shot, using the hidden power in the blond hair to heal the male protagonist, Rapunzel said shyly, "Please don't freak out." The transparent and shiny gold. The clean and innocent green eyes stared at Flynn cautiously, supporting her head with her hands.
In the fifth scene, Rapunzel returns to his kingdom without knowing it. The child helps her braid her long blonde hair with beautiful wild flowers. She happily led the people to dance, and the whole city was boiling-honest vendors, funny little rascals, elderly women, shy children...No one could refuse her invitation. This is the legendary gorgeous princess aura!
In the sixth shot, in a small boat, waiting tension and eagerness are all written on her face. "I'm very scared. What can I do if the picture in reality is different from the one in my dream? What if it is the same? What should I do next?" Flynn looked at her softly and said, " Next, you will find a new dream." Then, under the sky full of stars, Rapunzel's dream came true moved and tears. Even though she didn't know that it was a call from home, such a simple and pure satisfaction was touching enough.
In the seventh shot, Rapunzel, who has changed from charming long hair to handsome short hair, excitedly embraced the resurgent Flynn, and offered kisses aggressively and aggressively. There are so many real styles, and infinitely shy. This is a rare plot in a fairy tale! However, in my eyes, it is Disney's breakthrough finishing touch, bringing the extraordinary liveliness and frankness of Rapunzel to life.
Throughout the story, the cartoon didn't spend too much time on the psychological process of how Flynn was fascinated by Rapunzel and turned from an unbelievable wanted thief to a swearing good man. But no one will find it abrupt. ——When each of our audiences has involuntarily fallen in love with such a beautiful Rapunzel, how can the immersive male protagonist be indifferent?
Rapunzel should be said to be the strongest character in all the Disney mistresses that I have ever seen. Innocent but not stupid, innocent but not pretentious, savage but not overbearing, beautiful but not squeamish. Full of curiosity, full of care, full of kindness, full of courage. The thief broke into her house, but she subdued the thief and made him fall in love with her; she was thrown into the robber bar, and she led a group of sturdy men chanting "I had a dream."; the most sturdy white horse in history He was obediently like a puppy in front of her; the residents of the city voluntarily sang and danced around her without knowing it...
What is the princess aura?
The so-called princess is not just the daughter of the king and queen, the wife of Prince Charming.
Even though she was raised by a witch from a young age, even if her heart was a thief who was in conflict with the white horse, even if she lost her freedom in the tower under house arrest for 18 years, Rapunzel has always maintained a complete princess heart: she painted the cage with infinite enthusiasm The colorful palace cares for the witch mother who raised her with gratitude, and transforms the wanted criminal into a prince charming with sincere trust.
I think of a sentence shared in a school, "Please don’t just say that you love life. I hope that after you have really seen the wind knife and frost sword of life, you can still laugh and say that you love it and give your best to improve it." To girls In short, this is probably where the princess-like halo lies. With a woman's more infectious smile, with a woman's more tolerant softness, with a woman's more endurable tenacity, laugh, love, heal, and illuminate.
I think of a photo that Xu Wen got when she was sophomore in her sophomore year. It was a ruined wall in a rural Chinese village. It had five distinctive words written in big-character fonts: "Girls are flowers". . Princess Rapunzel in the cartoon itself is the incarnation of Sunflower. But in fact, not every girl is a princess, is it a flower? Even if our parents are not queens, even if the men we meet are so mediocre, even if we live in a secular world, doing things that are boring and invisible every day, but we can still be like Rapunzel with curiosity and care , Kind and brave princess heart, amazed our respective audiences.
2. The deconstructed Prince Charming.
I remember being at the Disneyland in Los Angeles, I was pointed at by various cartoon characters and asked people next to me several times: "Is this your Prince Charming?" I looked at the typical Southeast Asian looks around me at that time. The black and thin boy with characteristics, puffed out a laugh. Replied with a little playfulness and said "kind of." I am still a little doubtful whether the unhappy ending would be caused by the ominous "kind of" at the time.
Although the meaning of the word Prince Charming is nothing more than a symbol of true love, as long as you mention Prince Charming, you will inevitably think of the prince in "Snow White" who is riding a tall white horse, wearing a dazzling royal coat and singing very well. Image. Although a variety of new heroes from all over the world have appeared in subsequent new Disney films, the princes probably only changed their nationality, skin color or species, even the beasts and beasts in "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Princess and the Frog" The frog can't avoid changing back to a very stereotype prince in the ultimatum in the plot. Therefore, it should be the first time that "Tangled" has completely deconstructed the "Prince Charming" in such a naked and unceremonious manner this time. It is very cool to watch.
Flynn is a royal who stole the princess's crown...uh...wanted criminal, a little clever, a small figure, a little beauty, a little narcissism, even for his accomplices, he has no credibility at all. He just loves to clamor everywhere: "A man's reputation is more important than anything." From beginning to end, he has no moment of wealth, power and status-that is, Prince Charming’s "traditional virtues" have almost zero. Except for the end of a fool like Rapunzel cut off her blonde hair before he could heal him, and almost killed her, there was no other earth-shattering feat. But he is still a hapless child, even the heroine can't beat her. She is repeatedly stunned by the tricky and hot princess Rapunzel with the bottom of the pot, threatened with beauty, tied her hair to SM, eaten tofu, given a kiss, and even got caught "Chasing behind the ass and reluctantly reluctantly agreed"...
Of course, the most direct use of the concept of "Prince Charming" in the whole film is also the royal god Maximus, who is incompatible with the thief prince. Maximus, the royal horse, who is wanted by the male protagonist Huangling, is actually the most powerful catcher to hunt down Flynn all the way into prison! From the inconsistent funny conflict between the two at first, to the temporary compromise and secret rivalry after one person and one horse surrendered to Rapunzel's beauty, to the big reversal where Flynn was really framed by a vicious accomplice and imprisoned by Maximus and rescued by reinforcements. By the time Flynn tried to fully explain the foregone conclusion of the relationship between the prince and the White Horse, which was completely despised by Maximus, the prince and White Horse’s harmonious model for half a century has been completely overturned.
As a result, the black-bellied vase man who had nothing but peach blossom luck was sadly elected as Disney's "the most useless, softest and most statusless actor in history." But we know very well in our hearts that we love the thief Flynn far more than the "Prince Charming" who has never done anything but has dominated women's dreams for many years.
The 21st century is no longer the era of Snow White and Prince Charming. To some extent, this is a necessity and a blessing. ——Even in fairy tales, there is no longer a need for characters that are perfect enough to be staid and unlovable. We need to be deconstructed. We need to be reshaped. We need shortcomings. We need to be truthful. We need to be able to break the disharmony of absolute harmony. We need the harmless little evil in human nature. ——As long as human nature itself is truly in the position to be paid attention to, even if it has never been perfect, that is the most perfect depiction.
3. Magic is one in ten million chances to be stupid and reasonable.
I didn't intend to write it in the film review. But now that I think about it, I will mention it first, and I want to write a special article on this topic in the future.
Recently, in order to apply for SJD, I read a lot of books and articles on Law and Economics theory. The so-called Law and Economics is to use the principles of economics to explain laws and explain social phenomena. This methodology was initially applied to legal disciplines closely related to the market (such as anti-unfair competition law, anti-monopoly law), and later it was more widely introduced into the traditional private law field, criminal law field, and used to demonstrate the United Kingdom and the United States. The importance of "cases" as the source of law in the legal system. In recent years, it has even been used in emerging legal disciplines such as environmental protection law and women’s rights protection law that have nothing to do with the traditional concept of "economy" to prove the rationality of a certain law to regulate certain social behaviors. , Or criticize the inefficiency of the current legal system for improvement.
There is no doubt that the core of explaining the law with economic principles is "how the law promotes the realization of the optimal allocation of resources". Like all other economic studies, "rational man choice" is the major premise of this theory. The hypothesis of "rational man" means that as the main body of economic decision-making, they are full of reason, proficient in judgment and calculation, and their behavior is rational. In economic activities, the only goal pursued by each subject is the optimization of its own economic interests. (Source: Baidu Encyclopedia) And Nash's game theory interprets the widespread altruism as a more far-reaching or multi-step self-interested behavior.
I personally recognize the scientific nature of this theory. The "rational man hypothesis", according to probability, should be true. But there is no doubt that "rational people" in life are not very popular. For example, in the cartoon "Tangled", I think the character most in line with economic rationality should be a witch. In order to achieve the goal of optimizing her own economic interests of eternal youth, she paid a huge labor cost-traveled thousands of miles up the mountain to steal the sunflowers, unsuccessful and risked entering the palace to steal Repunzel's hair, and found that this trick was unworkable and risking the world. She was robbed of her by her unfavorable circumstances, and she even showed a roundabout altruistic and win-win parenting and education behavior. There is nothing wrong with the witch. What she has is nothing more than a little greedy desire and reasonable calculations for it. But such a character, we don't love her.
So what about irrational results? The result of irrationality, 99.999% of ten million is the loss of interests, it is the enthusiasm of stupidity. It's a joke of nothing in exchange for everything. It's the regret that Qingshan isn't leaving a story in vain. It is the paranoia, sorrow, and lessons that abound in life. It's a story that we don't want to remember, and it's hard to tell. However, what is still guiding mankind to brave stupidly for thousands of years? In my opinion, the motivation is the one in ten million probability that remains "irrational"-the most beautiful and moving word in the world: Magic.
Why will Disney never let people down? Because Disney will always represent one in ten million who is stupid and reasonable. The elder brother who watched the movie together said, "The whole film is perfect, but one part is a little depressed. Why can't the actor wait for Repunzel to treat him before cutting her hair and find her freedom?" I said: "If that's the case, he will become a calculation." If that's the case, it's not impossible to become a kind of happy ending in the real world, but it is no longer a magical fairy tale. ——Only by emphasizing that regardless of the cost, giving up life and forgetting death, and thinking of each other like a fool, that is love, and can trigger magic. That's Disney! As for how magic came to life afterwards, you can trust the director and Disney's financial resources. The long hair is gone, there are still beautiful tears; the tears are not good, and there are snots; the nose is not good, and there are telepathy... And the golden 3D effect piled up by the white silver is really more beautiful than dreams, and it makes life dead. Xu, tears filled his eyes.
I remembered a similar statement. I remember a few years ago when I was eating at Haoleng in Fuchengmen, WTL told me a mathematical theory called "fuzzy". Naturally, I don't understand the specific details. But the central idea is that the main feature of human intelligence that distinguishes it from sophisticated computers, or something that computers can never replace the human brain, lies in the randomness and ambiguity in their thinking. In other words, it is not rational and foolish. (This is totally based on impressions. If you understand it wrong, just treat it as if I didn't say it. XP)
I don't think I encourage myself to encourage others to be unreasonable. Rather, reasonable and unreasonable have their own magical effects. Human reason is used to understand each other. Human irrationality is used to move each other. Why do we always have Disney's place in our hearts? It is because there is more or less hope for magic in each of us. Last year, the conclusion of the Christmas Parade in LA Disneyland was "Believe in magic one more time". The fireworks night is so beautiful that people can't help but believe it. But then reality told me that I was silly. But I am not frustrated, because I just ran into a high probability event. This does not prevent me from continuing to look forward to it. As a matter of fact, I will always believe in magic one more time.
4. The road home will always be brightly lit and
there are many reasons to love a movie. But one of the most important reasons lies in its application.
What is a scene? To some extent, it feels like this movie is made for you alone. ——It confuses your confusion, entangles your entanglement, echoes your life, and urges your motivation. Just as classmate Xu Wen watched "The Little Thing of First Love", she felt that God was calling her to find a handsome guy to fall in love. It's like Repunzel has lived alone in the tower for 18 years, but feels that the sky lanterns overwhelming in the distance are for her alone. The result may be. It may not be. But it gave you dreams.
I must say that the cartoon "Tangled" has triggered too much resonance with me both in terms of themes and details. The theme of resonance is called going home. As for the details, the whole movie made me cry twice.
The first time was naturally when Repunzel was rowing a boat, and finally saw the scene of the sky full of transparent Kongming lanterns. As a person who has not been home for a year and a half, I must not be able to bear such a gorgeous and dreamy call. The 3D special effects overwhelming Kongming lanterns symbolize the longing of loved ones, so close to me, so far away, within reach, and ethereal. Just like this year and a half, every time I think of home, I think of my parents’ faces, words of comfort, and peace of mind, I can’t sleep in the middle of the night my mother rubbed the feet, made mistakes and confused what my father told me, and closed my eyes. I feel that everything is so close in front of my eyes, and I still can't imagine how far apart the Pacific Ocean is when I open my eyes.
The second time was that Repunzel's long hair that had been left from birth to eighteen was finally cut off, and she stood in front of her fathers and mothers whom she had never met before and met them. I care about the detail of long hair, probably because my own hair has never been cut since I left Beijing and came to Toronto. I still remember that before leaving, Ah Yong, who was in "Aqiang Style", specially said to me: "I heard that cutting hair in foreign countries is expensive. I will cut you a hairstyle that can be kept forever. When you come back, I will cut it here. Drop." I said: "Okay." Then I really never cut it again. Part of the reason is that the hairstyle that Ayong has trimmed for me can really stay and not ugly, and the other half is because cutting hair in Canada is really expensive. As a result, after a year and a half of work, the longest ones are really about to grow to the waist! Sometimes I feel guilty about stroking a long hair and I want to say: This yellowish hair, probably even FQ has seen; in the middle section, I have witnessed GARY and my trip to the United States; Cut, accompany me silently through a lonely and unforgettable year. (Sorry I know this kind of thinking is a bit abnormal.) They always grow silently, no comments, no judgement, no betrayal, only records and companionship. ——Well, I can’t even talk about records and company. Suddenly, I especially understand the ancient poets who had no ambitions. Although I liked their writing and rhetoric when I was young, I still don't quite understand how they are so silly that all the still lifes in the world are interacting with them. See the moon homesickness. See a peach blossom thinking of spring. When I saw a frog, I began to worry about the country and the people. ...But it wasn't until I was "leaving my hometown" that I hit a wall all these days that I really understood the ingenuity under loneliness, the depression in my longing, and I also learned to learn how to get rid of the sorrow for a while. At that time, he had a drink and comforted himself, "If Mei Lanfang lacks this loneliness, it will no longer be Mei Lanfang."
It can be said that my biggest dream now is to go home. But unlike Repunzel, she didn't know that her long-time dream was actually to go home. And I know it, but I don't dare to go home. I still don’t dare to look back. I still don't want to give up trying things. I still have people who are too sorry if I don't improve. I am still not sure how long it will be for me to go home, but I look forward to the moment when I return home with a brand new look all the time. I look forward to that moment, the surprise and distress in my parents' eyes, the self-confidence and detachment in my own eyes. I look forward to waking up and not feeling shocked thousands of miles away. I look forward to returning to the land I most want to serve with great results. ——By the day I go home, I must cut off the long hair that I have kept since I left home. From then on, the new self. New accumulation. New story.
There is another very interesting detail in the film that resonates with me especially, that is, the witch pretending to be her mother after taking Repunzel away. When I was reprimanded by my dad when I was a child, I often thought very sincerely and temptingly in my heart: You are a witch! You are not my dad! I know that my real dad was captured by you and hid. You just disguised as my dad and treated me fiercely and forced me to do things I didn't want to do. I have seen through your tricks. But I can't beat you, so I won't expose you first. I want to endure, until my father comes back to save me. ...And so on. Then when my dad remembered to take jelly, shrimp crackers, etc. to ease the father-daughter relationship, in my mind, it was my father who came back to rescue me. ...And now the film "Tangled" tells me very solemnly: My guess when I was a kid was probably correct! The parents I have never met are actually kings and queens who waited for me to go home with tears all day long, instead of the two people who are living in the world all day long, I feel that it would save a lot of trouble without me. Witch parents.
Oh, but how much I miss my witch parents at this moment! Only this pair of witch parents supported me to persevere and indulge my free indulgence. Although it didn't give me the title of a born princess. No people in the whole city set the lights for me. There is no secretly hurting me every year. But they let me understand one of the simplest and most important truths from beginning to end: No Matter now how "dare" I am to go home, as long as I overcome my heart knot, my road home will be brightly illuminated at any time.
2010.12.16
Birch
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