The broken thoughts written in the front: It seems that it is not suitable for posting here, but I don’t know where to post it. 3D has not been opened yet, so I should post it here~
Fifteen years have passed, and many people should still remember the sun that slowly rose with that earth-shattering roar.
For the first time, I found that the original animation can also convey the magnificent mountains and rivers of Africa so powerfully~
A group of bald storks seem to fly under their feet~
The jumping antelope seems to be passing overhead~
Until the camera followed a giant hornbill to the male lion standing high, "it's the circle of life" sounded at the right time, and people realized that this movie is different~
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This isn't your typical Disney movie, it doesn't tell a love story, it doesn't have a princess, and it doesn't have a fairy tale endorsement.
In the same period of the year, there was also "Romania of the Wind". Even Disney's internal animators all turned to this Indian princess, and no one was optimistic about "The Lion King".
It's not even the same as Disney's movies with animals as the protagonists. It's not the 101 Dalmatians or the young lady and the tramp, but wild animals far away from human society on the other side of the ocean.
Forget it, the theme is getting heavier and heavier.
At the beginning, the little cute Simba had a lot of childhood playmates, and then it was simplified to only Nana. Simba spent most of his childhood years discussing profound philosophical issues with his majestic father...
Even "Can you fee the love tonight" was originally planned to be sung by Timon and Peng Peng in a playful way throughout the whole process. Disney, you know, not happy and uncomfortable.
Then the director wrote the lyrics of the song 18 times, 18 times! The original author Elton John couldn't bear to jump out: You have to experience the feelings of this song!
He said: I promised to cooperate at the beginning, in order to produce a serious work, quickly change it for me, Ma Liudi!
Finally, there is a romantic version of this spring rippling ↓
These various changes are superimposed, and the final result brought to the audience is-
shock.
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When Mufasa went retrograde among the wildebeest in order to rescue the besieged Simba, people found that the lion actually affected the most vulnerable part of his heart.
When the grown-up Nana and Simba meet again and play childhood games, even those who have never been in love blushed!
When Rafizi said to the disheartened Simba: He lives in your heart~, then Mufasa's "simba" floated from the starry sky, as if a heavy footstep hit your heart.
When the torrential rain washed the last corpse clean, Simba regained the Glory Stone, and there was an urge to release together in the roar of the lion.
The shock of The Lion King lies not only in the music and pictures, but also in the depth of its inner thoughts.
Now there is a very interesting phenomenon: the technology is getting more and more powerful, the visuals are getting more and more gorgeous, and the co-firing of emotions is getting lower and lower.
There used to be "the countryside surrounds the city", but now there is "the visual surrounds the story". A perfect vision can burn a story from 60°C to 80°C, but to boil, you must look back at the inner strength of the story.
Before The Lion King, almost no one realized that animation can also be made epic.
Nowadays, many movies call themselves "epic blockbusters" when they shoot a bunch of grand scenes, and you can also say that you are a documentary when you shoot a vlog~
The story of The Lion King, taken apart, is very simple. It is the same old trilogy of a prince who has gone through hardships to regain the throne.
Its main line is so simple that many people now think that it is advocating the absolute succession of the relative power of princes.
If so, then "The Lion King" is for nothing.
There is a line in the movie: "You must return to the position of the food chain", the food chain does not apply to the human social class to understand, in nature, lions and hyenas, each in its own place, perform its own duties, can Guarantee the complete cycle of ecology.
With the help of the laws of nature, The Lion King is a metaphor for the destiny of everyone in human society.
In layman's terms, in this complex world, you have to find what you love and what you are good at.
That's what The Lion King is all about: find your territory, and then fulfill your responsibilities.
In the real society, "responsibility" usually means the shackles of involuntary shackles, but the old lady feels that if the responsibility makes you miserable, it is just a pseudo-responsibility that is self-inflicted, and you haven't been able to take your place.
Mufasa, the copyright holder of the phrases such as "take your place" and "remember who you are", promoted all the key plots of the film, and two of his most touching rivalry scenes with Simba took place under the stars.
In the first scene, Mufasa went to the elephant cemetery to rescue the two bear children, leaving Simba alone to educate.
After the father and son were reunited, there was an intriguing dialogue:
Simba: "Dad, are we good friends?"
Mufasa: "Yes."
Simba: "Then we'll be together forever, right?"
This time Mufasa didn't answer directly, but suddenly looked solemn and shifted the topic to the stars in the sky.
"My old dad told me, look at the stars in the sky, that's where the great kings of the past looked at us."
"So whenever you are lonely, remember that those kings are always there to guide you...and me..."
This scene looks so far away in the night on the prairie, all text analysis is pale, just like "Howl's Moving Castle", under the same starry sky, Sophie faces Howl and Calucifer in the black hole split by time and space Shouting: "I'm Sophie! You must wait for me!"
There is no deep meaning, but it makes people unable to stop crying.
In the second rival scene, Simba was taken by La Feiqi to the pond to find Mufasa's real body, Mufasa walked slowly from under the starry sky, and the first sentence was: "Simba, you have forgotten me. "
The more people go on dating, they find that "remerber who you are" and "take your place" are one. Many people live most of their lives without ever figuring out who they are.
This is a very grand philosophical proposition, far from being able to be clearly explained by a movie.
After all, thousands of years ago, "O man, know yourself" was engraved in the Greek temple of Apollo, and Socrates' classic three questions "Who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going?" have alerted generations. Fool, there are still few people who can answer fluently.
People don't consciously think about these "useless" truths every day, and "The Lion King" has created such a space that adults and children can think about it for a little during these 90 minutes, which is already amazing.
Maybe some people will suddenly recall this conversation under the stars one day many years later, their life may be more difficult, but not painful.
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In addition to the big scenes of the double male protagonists of Mufasa and Simba, many character designs in "The Lion King" are quite meaningful.
The first is Nana, who should be regarded as a pioneer of Disney's feminist spirit.
In the past few days, Hua Mulan, the fairy sister, has exploded the passionate online chats of all parties. With the previous "Frozen" & "Ocean Romance", Disney's feminist image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In fact, as early as 15 years ago, this idea has been initially interpreted in "The Lion King", but it seems that no one has noticed it.
This interpretation is a conversation between Nana and Simba before he rushes back to the Glory Stone overnight to fight Scar.
Simba: "After all, this is my country, if I don't fight for it, who else will?"
Nana: "I will."
Simba: "It's dangerous."
Nana: "Dangerous? Hmph, I will laugh at Danger in person, hahahahaha!"
I believe that if Simba doesn't come back, this is a story of Mulan leading an uprising in the Lion World.
There is Timon, the speculative + hedonistic little meerkat, who likes to get in trouble the most. Besides Hakuna Matata, the most famous saying is this:
It's hard to imagine such a bad friend, but willing to fight alongside him for Simba's country where birds don't lay eggs.
Timon: "Oh, we're just going to challenge your uncle for these...?"
Simba: "Yes, Timon, this is my home!"
Timon: "It's time to clean up here... Simba, if this is important to you, we will always support you. "
The old lady dares to say that in real life, if someone is lucky enough to hear this sentence from relatives and friends, they can go directly to buy lottery tickets.
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Finally, I want to mention Simba's mental journey. Although he is blessed by the protagonist's halo, he is still the worst protagonist of Disney.
Watching his father fall to his death in front of him, he went from pushing his father's cheek in disbelief, "Get up, it's time for us to go home" to silently slipping into his father's palm and refusing to leave~
I just experienced the pain of losing my father, and I was chased by my enemies. I ran to the wild land with nowhere to go. Under the blood-red sunset, there was still the laughter of the devil: "If you dare to come back, we will kill you!!!"
Chatting with the bad friends about the stars in the sky, listening to them laughing at their father, and having to laugh along~
Finally, I am willing to face the painful past, admit that I killed my father in front of my relatives, and face the eyes of my elderly mother: "This is not true, tell me it is not true."
No matter which one is the knife in the heart!
All of these accumulated, and finally the outbreak of enthronement in the rain was particularly released.
Until the end of the film, the plot, music, pictures and moving emotions of "The Lion King" were completely poured out, without any fragmentation or urine.
In that magical year of 1994, it even surpassed "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption" at the box office to become the highest-grossing non-CG animated film in the world, which no one has ever broken.
Its influence has continued to this day, that is, as soon as everyone heard the 3D release, the number of clicks of the trailer and the North American box office pre-sale exploded.
The 3D version restores many classic scenes, and the animals are also lifelike, but for an animated film that has entered the [great] stage , these are actually not important.
If it is only technically repackaged without the addition and addition of some new ideas (it is indeed difficult, after all, the original work has reached the realm of "one more and one less is not suitable"), it is just sentimental consumption.
Moreover, judging from the trailer, the 3D version seems to have given up a lot of vivid expressions that are only available in 2D for the pursuit of realism. This loss of fun is great...
I believe that the box office of "The Lion King 3D" will hit a new high, but nothing can compare to it. If life is only the same as the psychological impact when you first saw it.
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