The long way to the north (tout en haut du monde)
The director of this film is the work of French animation master Remy. This film, which was selected for the best animated feature film at the 89th Academy Awards, has a strong picture style of European independent films, but it is not widely known, but it cannot stop this animated film. Excellent glow point.
【Introduction to the film】
The film mainly describes the story of Sasha, the young lady of the upper class, who opposed the political marriage of the aristocracy during the period of Tsarist Russia and went to find her grandfather Alekin and the missing Davai.
【content】
Judging from the overall film, on the surface, it is a story of a noble lady who resists marriage and has the courage to resist and pursue her dream. However, considering the development of the character story and the story process, the story is more about telling, growing up between characters, and facing the connotation of the future. On the other hand, it also shows the main line of pursuing dreams and confronting reality. The story arranges two pairs of characters to illustrate the theme of growth. Larson and Sasha, when Larson started, faced Sasha, concealed his identity as second officer, and coaxed Sasha to hand over the relics that Alekin left to him. In the face of the Norwegian captain Lund, who is also his own brother, he hates Lund for robbing a ship that also has his share. But in the back, Larson disobeyed Lund's orders and still waited for their return. When the Norwegian was about to be silent and his brother was about to lose his life, he still stayed by Lund's side. This is a story about Larson slowly grew into a qualified captain and family line. Another line of Sasha, at the beginning of her life as a noble lady in St. Petersburg, still had the breath of aristocratic life. After arriving at the small fishing port later, she was added to the animation by the director, and in St. Petersburg, Sasha's existence There is also the innocence of a 15-year-old girl. This kind of innocence is based on the glory of her own family. Before attending the dance, outsiders rented Alekin's study room and got Alekin should drive past. , and at the ball, the parents arranged the first dance with Prince Tomsky, Sasha begged Tomsky to help her, connect the Tsar through Tomsky, and restart the search for the Davai and herself The father's order was rented out, but Sasha didn't know that Tomsky's hatred for his family made Tomsky use Sasha to entangle his own affairs and become a fuse, making Sasha's family in the world of celebrities. down, become a laughing stock. After knowing that the search plan with the help of the tsar had failed, he also became a shame for his family. In desperation, he had to go to a distant fishing port and find a boat to help him. In the fishing port, I was once again deceived by Larson, but with the help of the tavern owner Olga, I worked and lived in the tavern for a month, and also made a St. Petersburg eldest lady who can adapt to The girl who lives, this also laid the foundation for the life on the ship behind, and in the end Sasha met Alekin, who was already an ice sculpture. After reading the diary that Alekin left to herself, under the sunset, it was really completed. growing up.
But at the very beginning of the film, another more metaphorical line is shown, which should be viewed in conjunction with the progress of the whole film, and the film also combines the characters of Karcher and Sasha. At the beginning, Sasha Sasha's performance in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg nobles, Tomsky, citizens, the expressions of the characters all show bondage, discrimination, all kinds of bad habits under the society, and when Sasha met Karcher, boarded Norway, everything began Slowly changing, Karcher's freedom and happiness are all conveying the meaning of freedom to Sasha to the audience, pursuing freedom, and slowly manifesting at the end of the film. It can also be said that at the end, after reading Alekin's Diary, feeling the dream that has been slowly nurtured since childhood, planting a flag in the North Pole, Alekin finally completed his dream, and let Sasha feel the joy of truly pursuing freedom.
Out of the above three categories, another line was inserted in the film. When the crew was in distress in the North Pole, the food was lacking, and the crew were suspicious of each other, Sasha shared her own food, and the crew Brisk blamed everything on Sasha, Karcher and the crew came forward to protect Sasha at this time. In fact, this also describes the exposure of human nature under life from the other side, but what is more valuable than human nature is the trust in partners. Sasha's series of performances have made other crew members, including Captain Lund, trust. .
【Character】
Sasha
As the protagonist of the movie, Sasha is indeed very charming. The value of Sasha is not only in that, on the bumpy boat, looking to the north firmly, crossing the cold wind belt of the ice field, giving up her noble status, and working in a tavern. This is what drives Sasha to pursue her dreams. Sasha is naive and weak, but this is only the beginning, and her subsequent growth is indeed beyond imagination. At the very beginning, Sasha pursued Alekin's boat, just to retrieve the glory of the family yesterday, to prove her own family, and to reproduce the image of Alekin, still a young lady who stayed in the noble class. Even in the later period, the Norwegian crew doodled on the Dawai's reward order, and Karcher asked Sasha's purpose. Sasha said that for the honor of the Dawai's family, these are just the images of the eldest lady left by Sasha. . Just a Sasha who went forward for family glory, but experienced pub life, life on board, Karcher's sentence: "I do what I want to do", and finally read the diary that Alekin left to himself , let Sasha complete the transformation, and freedom has become Sasha's ultimate goal. The glory of the family has become her own glory at that moment. Sasha's world has changed from the Chernev family in St. Petersburg to Sasha who is pursuing her dreams and freedom. Sasha's confusion and helplessness are shown everywhere in the first half of the film. She asks Tomsky for help, gets scolded by her father, loses the chance to see Alekin, is coaxed by Larson, and is disliked by Briscoe. The heavy responsibility of these can be easily crushed by ordinary people, and Sasha has not been defeated. Instead, it became the strength of Sasha's growth. Maybe, Sasha has nothing to lose, why not try. Those aristocratic eyes, those broken realities, should let their great dreams shatter them.
Karcher
He is about the same age as Sasha, but he doesn't show the composure that he should have at this age. His freedom, happiness, and performance are perfect for this little boy. His influence has even changed Sasha's goals, his self-confidence. , let him become a beautiful sunshine under the gloomy tone of the film, Karcher likes Sasha, Larson clearly told him that he and Sasha, the eldest lady, are two worlds, Karcher did not give up, but Sasha uses her own energy to slowly change Sasha. Although a very inconspicuous character, in the film, he is a great character no less than Sasha.
larson and lund
These are two characters that are suitable to be put together. This is a pair of brothers. Their contradictions can also represent the family confrontation in the film. Sasha is a family marriage, and Larson and Lund are for his father's boat. , Lund as the captain, he was calm and composed, he constantly urged Larson, hoped for Larson's growth, but Larson had a grudge against his father's ship and Lund as the captain, the tension between the brothers, Larson's gambling, lies, and Lund's teachings have deepened the conflict between the brothers. In the film, Larson disobeyed the order and waited for Lund when the ship was in danger. Larson sacrificed his life to resolve Lund. The brothers have always had conflicts, but Lund asked Larson to lead everyone to retreat and leave himself behind, while Larson and the crew skillfully resolved the iceberg between the brothers to melt the iceberg. The story of these two people also makes the film under the ice field, but it makes people feel different warmth.
Alekin
From the beginning to the end, he is an old man who lives in his memories. It seems that the center of the whole film revolves around Alekin. His story deeply affects Sasha. It is better to understand than to say that his spirit affects Sasha. It was his love that encouraged Sasha and became Sasha's goal.
【Screen】
Looking for a long way to the north, with a very strong combination of oil painting and crayon painting style, outstanding characters, like a landscape-like background, bring everyone back to that 1882 Tsarist Russia, the overall picture of the film uses very cold tones , although it is in autumn, the picture is indeed very cold tones, whether it is a sunny afternoon or a brightly lit ballroom, these should be lively and warm, but they show a different scene, which is also in line with the social Cold, the chain of interests between nobles, fills the entire St. Petersburg, the feeling of coldness is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and on the other hand, the use of cold tones also fits in with the entire cold atmosphere of the Arctic in the film. Cool colors, to the dark and cool colors near the North Pole, to the bright and cool colors at the end of the film, and finally, under the setting sun, the film tone begins to return to warm colors. The tonal changes of the film are combined very well. It can also be said that it is in line with the same color of the film, and also shows the tonal changes of Sasha's personal inner and psychological changes. When Sasha left St. Petersburg, arrived at the small fishing port, and worked in the White Bear Tavern, the picture briefly turned warm. On the one hand, it showed that Sasha left St. Petersburg and decided to find the Dawai and Alio by her own strength. Jin's determination, on the other hand, is the joy of civilian life, the joy between friends, liveliness and happiness, filling the center of the picture, making the picture more vivid and rich.
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