I don’t know what caused me to write the title of “Sweet Mind”, but it was the most appropriate name that came to my mind during the entire viewing process.
First of all, I have to declare that I am a terminally ill patient with severe intensive phobia and insect phobia, but after watching "Insects", I still want to say that this is definitely one of my favorite cartoons! In fact, it cannot be called a cartoon in the full sense, because all the scenes are truly taken from the ecologically balanced, beautiful and pleasant environment of the French Provence National Park. , silly spiders, etc. are all added in later CG special effects. Although produced by a French company, the lines of the entire film are neither French nor English, but are completed in the world's universal "insect language" (laughs). Hilarious. Different from Hollywood animations that achieve the ultimate in anthropomorphism, the production team has restored the original appearance of the insects to the greatest extent possible, and has not done too much anthropomorphic modification, no expressions of joy, anger and sorrow, but they do not want the characters to be too much. Reality, so the producers have made an "exquisite balance" in this regard - the big eyes of the worms are the best interpretation, "both based on the real features of the documentary, and the relative simplification in design" .
A cute yet epic intro kicks off the film, followed by the stunning natural beauty of southeastern France. A couple on a picnic ended their trip in a hurry due to the unexpected fetal movement of their wife, leaving behind a golden picnic cloth on the grass and full of food... The little cute ladybird larvae, who were accidentally separated from their family members, were having a picnic By chance, I got to know the hard-working, brave and kind-hearted black ants by putting on a tin box full of sugar cubes. , Out of this feeling and also in order to repay the grace of the black ants, the ladybug resolutely joined the "war of the world" between the black ants and the big villain red ants, and overcame all kinds of difficulties and obstacles and finally got the solution that turned the tide of the war. The decisive weapon, and finally helped the black ants defeat the "Troy siege" of the red ants. At the end of the film, the ladybug not only avenged the revenge of the red-headed fly racing party, but also unexpectedly gained love. For him, a complete family of six seems to be a compensation for his separation from his parents. Although the war made the black ants pay the painful price of destroying their ant nests, don't forget that they are hard-working ants. In the end, the ladybug and the black ants, two friends in need, stood on the rock, hot and golden in the sunset. The afterglow looked at the magnificent ant nest under construction, and looked at each other with big silly eyes. My boyfriend pointed to this passage and told me "This is the romance of a man" (laughs)...
From the plot point of view, the movie tells a simple "single-line three-stage" story, in which the red ants continue to wrestle with each other. Against the background of fighting and bravery, it is the story of the growth of the body and mind of the ladybug gradually becoming brave and moving towards maturity. Such a simple plot is the most basic setting and the most common running account in any cartoon now, but the director has cleverly positioned it in a world of insects that we never easily notice, which is eye-catching. Bright, with the cute and highly restored insect image, the natural scenery shot in real scenes, the superbly produced BGM and the hilarious sound effects, it has transformed into a warm heart that even adults can't help but be moved by. story. It once again interprets the truth that "whether a story is good or not depends on how you tell it".
It is worth mentioning that the little insects shown in the film have many excellent qualities that are worth learning by human beings. For example, when the black ants moved sugar cubes, many viewers did not understand why each ant only moved one piece but the last one moved six pieces. My understanding is that because the ants will not be evenly distributed, after all, there is no complex logical thinking of human beings, so in the case of one person, the last one can only move the rest. You can see that the little ants work hard for the collective interests and are willing to pay without expecting anything in return. They unite to build their homes and fight against foreign enemies. This is why the ancient creatures such as ants can grow so strong on the earth.
Personally, I think this is a movie that can make every audience with innocence in their hearts watch it carefully. You will find yourself staring at the screen with love and curiosity like a child unconsciously. Although there are villains in the film, the nasty, brutal and greedy red ants, and the red-headed flies who do nothing all day to bully the weak and nearly kill the ladybug, you will find yourself disliking them but not liking them. I don't have any bad thoughts about them, but I still think they are cute. I think this is the charm of this animation style. In the embrace of nature, it has subtly transformed us into kind children. I think the director must be a person full of childlike innocence, extraordinary imagination and good at discovering life. Under the hustle and bustle of the human world, he discovers another hidden miniature world that belongs only to nature, and imagines this with an open mind. A wonderful picture scroll.
Regarding the director's brain hole, I especially want to mention the part of the Red Ant's "siege of the city", in which the director's magical brain hole is simply magnified infinitely! ! (Let me laugh for a moment.) The army of red ants is approaching the black ant's nest in a mighty manner. They actually bring their own simple slingshots, using cocklebur or heavy fruit as projectiles, ejecting a whole box of toothpicks as sword rain, and using loose slingshots. If they hit the city gate, they also know how to use radar pesticides to deal with the enemy... The black ants will also use cotton swab rain to attack, and they also know how to melt aspirin effervescent tablets into a boiling moat. The final factor that determines the victory of the war is The weapons of mass destruction in stock in the black ant warehouse - fireworks and firecrackers... This paragraph is going to kill me!
However, from the above paragraph, we can also see how huge the impact of human activities on the animal world is. Our domestic waste is slowly polluting the natural ecological environment that animals depend on. Although this is not a film that promotes environmental protection, the beautiful natural scenery such as large green mountains and green trees, clear water gurgling, pure and clear air, flowers and grasses all over the mountains and fields can be seen everywhere in the film. I am inexplicably moved, mixed with a hint of heartache, yes, our nature is so magical and beautiful, with vast green vitality, fresh air and clear sunshine, but considering the current bad environmental conditions, we are even still If we can't feel this magic, it seems that it will leave us forever. Human beings are like a group of greedy, willful and evil-minded bear children, constantly destroying the originally beautiful ecology. Maybe soon, the cute group in the movie will be The cute little creatures will disappear forever because of our destruction. The children born of the same nature, who should share the earth equally with all living beings, why do we destroy other life so selfishly! The more a person knows, the more he understands his own insignificance, reverence for nature, and reverence for things older than us. I think this is the consciousness that every intelligent human being should have.
Finally, back to the movies. The title of the film "Insects" is actually a bad translation. At first glance, it sounds like a commercial film with a strong flavor of money. In fact, this is the movie version or theatrical version of the series of short animation series "Microscopic Small World". The characters in the movie are all from this animation series, and the shooting style is exactly the same. "Microscopic World" was originally seen at the end of each episode of "Animal World" on CCTV. It is a very short animation of about 4 or 5 minutes, but it is full of philosophy, and uses cute and humorous expressions to map many life principles. My mother and I are both loyal viewers of "Microscopic World", and I recommend it to everyone here. I hope everyone will become as kind, hard-working, persistent, brave, and cute after watching it!
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