Ben Jonson once said that "man's nature is no different from the beasts of the oak forest". The various characters in "Animal World" perfectly interpret this sentence. The film tells the story of Zheng Kaisi's life-and-death game because his mother was sick and hospitalized, and he was deceived by a small shrimp to pay off his debts and his mother couldn't help but board the fate cruise ship. The good and evil of human nature has always been an issue that Chinese and foreign thinkers have been debating, but there is no doubt that human nature possesses wildness, which is beyond doubt. In this film, the director's theme is very off-topic, and the animal nature in human nature is vividly displayed.
In the early stage of the film, the title of the film was not reflected, but it has been revolving around in the middle and second half. The success of "Animal World" is that he not only made the adaptation and remake relatively smooth, but also kept his existing themes and wanted to show the ugliness of human nature through Zheng Kaisi's experience. When the game announced the rules, it emphasized that there is no country and no morality. To become an animal and get rid of human nature is called "animal world". This is an explanation for the title of the film, and it also echoes the title of the film. Showing the rich just wants to see people fighting each other, but it also makes the audience reflect on human nature and moral issues. Han Yan set up Zheng Kaisi's game path with many mechanisms, but he is also hidden in each of our lives, reflecting that the lives of the public are also appealing to human nature.
In addition to the thematic echoes, there are many hints about animals in the film. There are many hallucinations of Zheng Kaisi in this film, and in these hallucinations, the people around him have turned into animals many times. This is also a metaphor. They have all become animals and lost their nature. Ugly and distorted are exactly what people look like after losing their humanity. The so-called well-dressed, driven by interests, is just a pair of skins. However, many viewers do not understand what the special effects of these monsters are, or they should think more about the theme of the film and the intention of the director.
As a comic adaptation film, it can be said that this film is a very successful domestic commercial film. Whether it is the control of the rhythm or the reflection of the theme, it is more about the director's profound skills. Han Yan also changed his style in this film after the fire of "Fuck Off, Tumor King" a few years ago, which made people see a brand-new film. It has to be said that he is really a contemporary talent.
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