The first test flight of Peisheng started with dizziness and stumble, which seemed to herald a bumpy and arduous growth road to follow~~~
Our protagonist, the ladybug gentleman with big eyes - let's call her Xiaolao, the first time she left the nest, she fell a dog and gnawed at the mud; she finally learned how to use wings under the guidance of her parents, and she started Luoluo couldn't even fly in a straight line, and was ridiculed by the noisy little rogue flies~ Hey... life is gradually revealing its cruel true face, even a little ladybug will not let go~
This little ordeal is just the beginning. The little scoop, who is still very unfavorable to fly, looks at this new world with curiosity. The mountains and rivers are magnificent, the vegetation is lush, the birds and butterflies are dancing... A dazzling god, oh my god, my parents, brothers and sisters have long been Do not know where to go! Since then, Xiaopao has embarked on a path of cultivation... Being bullied by the bad flies, breaking one of his wings, and exploring the wind and rain alone. Make new friends, Black Ant, through the cookie jar, and walk together, climbing mountains and rivers. Xiaopai also used her wit to frighten the enemy lizards, rescued the black ants, and won the trust of her friends... The journey was full of adventures and bumps and finally returned to the black ants' house. Xiaopao found that new growth had grown at the broken wing. Wings, wounds healed, new friends, everything seems to be getting better. However, a bigger storm is coming.
The red ants failed to rob the cookies, so they led the army to attack the black ant castle. At the critical moment, the only flying scoop shouldered the heavy responsibility and set foot on the road to bring back the enemy weapon matches. This time without a friend to accompany, Xiaopao once again faced all kinds of difficulties and dangers she once feared, carried a heavy matchbox and set out on the road, Zhidou held together the rogue gang that pinch her flies, overcome the fear of the unknown black hole, and abandoned the comfortable life ...delivering matches in time, and in the end, in the splendid fireworks, we will repel our enemies, rescue our friends, and keep our homes...
Under a full moon, the world returns to peace. Xiaobian stumbled all the way and finally grew up, and a new life was born.
Does it look familiar? This is the same as most growth stories. The introduction said that this film is a "European-style animation blockbuster with a very different taste from Hollywood animation". On the contrary, this film is a typical Hollywood style, similar to American animation films such as "Finding Nemo", "Owl Kingdom", "Ant Story", etc. , It's all about in the anthropomorphic animal kingdom, the human child in all kinds of animal skins leaves their parents, faces difficulties and dangers alone, overcomes fear, wins friendship, and finally wins the growth inspirational type film~
However, "Insects" can be unique in a number of genre films with serious homogeneity, bringing out many fresh elements.
No human language appeared in the whole process
In such a cartoon with rich content, twists and turns, and many insect images, it is possible to completely abandon the dubbing of human language and interpret the story vividly. Everyone can understand it, and the creator's ingenuity is evident. Each animal: ladybugs, black ants, flies, etc. has its own unique sound effects, with exaggerated and funny mouth shapes, using languages that humans cannot understand, and communicate various topics of happiness, anger, and life and death (I I like that part of the radio transmission, so funny!). The sound effects, body movements and the plot are seamlessly integrated, and audiences, men and women, young and old, can get a glimpse of the little secrets of animals in this unknown world of language. While anthropomorphic, this film has a little scientific spirit, allowing animals to speak their "own words" and arousing you to think about whether animals have language? How do they communicate?
In addition, although the animals in "The Mole's Tale" do not speak human words, the plot is simple and the production difficulty is much lower than this film.
Is Er Xiaopao male or female?
In view of the anthropomorphic style of this film, the personal pronoun "it" is naturally discarded when watching the movie, but there is a problem when choosing "he" or "she"~ Because of the appearance of the ladybug + unvoiced dubbing, you I don't even know if the little scoop is a boy or a girl~ Maybe many people will find this question quite boring. But it's very interesting to change the angle. The similar movies in Europe and the United States that I watched in the past were all from the perspective of boys. In those worlds of Jack Sue, male little boys have experienced setbacks and will eventually become men and little heroes~ Such exciting and interesting ups and downs Life seems to be only about boys, what are girls doing? Either playing with dolls or waiting for heroes to save ~ Similar stereotypes appear repeatedly in movies, solidifying the identities of men and women.
But the appearance of the little ladybug, whether unintentionally or intentionally, blurs the gender, so this little ladybug can be either a boy or a girl, although it is nothing new for boys; but it is very meaningful for girls, and the movie shows them to them. Show a different way of life, throw away the dolls, you can also be independent, take risks, overcome obstacles, overcome fears, fight side by side with your friends, win the final victory, become a heroine, and get your own happy life like a boy!
Since the protagonist does not have a clear gender, it is very convenient for girls to substitute themselves and break through the traditional cognition of gender.
A survey can be done to find out how many people think that the little scoop is a boy in the first place? The higher the ratio, the more it shows some deep-rooted prejudice in society.
In contrast, most of the films of Hayao Miyazaki are completely different from the Hollywood growth cartoons. From the perspective of a girl, they overcome various difficulties with seriousness, strength and persistence.
Three real natural scenes + 3D effect
The animation experience is unprecedented, from 2D to 3D, especially in the 3D era, since "Toy Story", in just over ten years, the changes have been turned upside down. Relying on scientific and technological progress, human beings have never ceased to challenge themselves with their imaginations, and have dedicated visual wonders one after another. Whenever you think you have developed to the extreme, who knows that artists can still subvert your cognition. "Insect Story" also broke my habitual thinking. I never thought that animation could be shot like this before~
The 3D cartoons I have seen in the past, animated characters and backgrounds are all drawn by computer. This film is different. The jungles, mountains, waterfalls, etc. as the background are all real natural landscapes. Under the 3D glasses, you feel like you are on the scene. Flames... And all kinds of insects drawn with CG are integrated with the background and become natural~ It's as if they live in this world like you and me, so fake~
Foursome vs Natural
In Hayao Miyazaki's world, such as "Spirited Away", humans create a lot of garbage, destroy the ecological balance, and harm other species.
But in "Insects", the black ant emperor ate artificial cookies, and his reproductive ability increased sharply; the black ants used fireworks + matches to successfully repel the red ants; the fire appeared, and the artificial rain from the plane saved the forest and the ant nest...
Will the latter mislead children, people can live in harmony with nature, and they will get the rational use of small animals if they discard garbage casually? I wish I thought more~
It is not difficult to understand that this film just wants animals to use things that are absolutely impossible to use, and make jokes through contrast. Some people will say that it is interesting, after all, the fruit of laughter is obvious, and laughter can be heard from time to time. Another way of thinking is that in this anthropomorphic cartoon, would it still be funny if an animal using an artificial product turned into a human?
After all, the so-called rich imagination, after all, cannot escape the limitations of people themselves~
In a word, the plot of this film is compact, colorful, humorous, novel and fascinating. Although it has some minor flaws, it does not hide its flaws. The old aunt sitting next to me was very happy to see it. When the curtain ended, a boy cried a lot, and the aunt joked with her granddaughter that the little brother liked this movie so much that he couldn't bear to leave until he cried~
2014-08-18 09:44:07
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