Disney's animation "Mulan" is actually an animation adaptation. It is worth mentioning that Hua Mulan is a character in traditional Chinese folk tales and belongs to traditional culture. In the traditional cultural history of China, costume films can be said to be completely flooded, and adaptations and sequels have everything. But animation is developing slowly, and it can’t even keep up with the development of the times. In fact, the most annoying thing for our contemporary youth is that domestic animation is only aimed at children of low age. There is no shortage of educational significance, but the depth and breadth are different from those of foreign countries. far. On the other hand, Disney chose such a specific Chinese culture as the carrier of the film, not only did not misread or deviate from its own meaning, but made a breakthrough in form, which is different from the domestic Mulan animation and is popular around the world.
Even if we don't discuss the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, we know that any culture has something in common, and cultural exchange is to seek common ground while reserving differences (Premier Zhou is always right). And this "Mulan" captures the loyalty, filial piety and righteousness that both China and the West want to promote, and in the details, it promotes the humorous culture that the West has always loved. The adaptation accounts for a large proportion of the film. Originally, only Mulan's parents, younger brother, Mulan himself, the emperor and other characters appeared in Mulan's poems, but the cartoon added Yao, Ning, Jinbao, who joined the army with Mulan. , There are also a loving grandmother, a general who knows and loves Mulan, the ancestors of the Hua family and the patron saint who calls himself a dragon plus a cricket and other distinctive images, which can be said to greatly enrich the plot of the story. It also incorporates a lot of exaggeration and fantasy. For example, Mulan originally ran away from the army and joined the army by herself, but the addition of animal characters such as dragons and crickets in the animation helped her overcome difficulties one after another, and there were also misunderstandings one after another. (Humor).
Whether an animation is good or bad depends to a large extent on whether the theme is novel and whether the idea has depth. Due to its virtual and exaggerated characteristics, animation art often expresses animals and non-living things, but the core of its attention is still. It is human, and the dominant thought is still concerned with the state of human existence, human thoughts and emotions, and the historical evolution of human nature. "Mulan" tells the story of a woman who disguised herself as a man to join the army for her father. Now it seems that this idea is too ordinary, isn't it just a woman disguised as a man? Not to mention that TV dramas have been broadcast a lot, nowadays people are unconventional, and it is not uncommon for men to become women and women to become men. But we can only appreciate good works in the context of the times at that time. In the feudal era, war seemed so far away from women, and women disguised as men were even more deviant. But at this moment, the war is so close to Mulan's relatives and Mulan's hometown, as if you can hear the neighing of the intruder's iron cavalry, and if you are close, you can see the wolf-headed flag blown by the north wind. Does Mulan have other options? no. But if the story develops like this, it will become a tragedy, but this is an animation. Since most of the audiences of animation are children, the setting of its dominant idea is mostly reflected in the pursuit of a healthy and positive outlook on life and world. So the animation has become a beautiful story of Mulan being forced to embark on the military road, encountering a series of difficulties and difficulties, and finally finding herself and finding true love.
When I first heard that Disney adapted Hua Mulan into an animation, I was thinking, wouldn't Hua Mulan turn into a foreign girl? It's all like China, Disney will have such Chinese-style works, if it wasn't for the English dialogue that brought me back to reality, I would have thought that I had traveled through it. Indeed, Disney put a lot of effort into filming Mulan, referring to a lot of Chinese elements, such as music style, background of landscape paintings, oral habits, etc. It is also Disney's respect for Chinese culture, but at the same time, there are also a lot of infiltration of Western elements. It can be said that it is a combination of Chinese and Western products. Does this also indicate that economic and cultural exchanges and integration are the mainstream of today's world development? That's another story.
I have to say that the plot of the animation "Mulan" is very cleverly designed. In Mulan's words, all the writing and ink are placed on what happened before and after Mulan joined the army, and her military career is only "Going to the military machine thousands of miles away, Guan Shan is like flying. The ancient air spreads the golden analysis, and the cold shines on the iron clothes. The generals die in a hundred battles, and the strong men return for ten years.” There are only a few sentences, but those who have studied poetry know that Chinese characters are broad and profound, and it is not difficult to imagine the situation of Mulan. The animation just devoted most of the space to what happened to Mulan in the military camp, such twists and turns, so thrilling. The beginnings and turns of the plot and the rhythm are very reasonable, which makes me forget the difference between animation and reality and indulge in the tension between the characters. Most of the animations follow the sequence from the beginning to the climax and the ending, and the court recruits troops, but Mulan's father is injured and has no children, so Mulan has the idea of joining the army for her father. The development is that Mulan lives and trains in the army. What happened, thus promoting the climax, that is, the generation of contradictions. However, due to the time limit of film and animation, it is impossible to create multiple contradictions and conflicts. It is often through the continuous deepening of conflicts that intentionally guide actions and events to a certain explosive situation. In order to push the contradiction to the climax, use the tension and fast rhythm caused by the conflict to attract the audience and stimulate the audience's emotions. I won't say much about the ending. As for cartoons, everyone hopes for a happy ending. Everyone is happy. It cannot be said that there is no unexpected ending. It is not a happy ending. It just reflects our desire for happiness.
Creating a successful character will undoubtedly make an animation and even all works of art play a finishing touch, even only remembering the characters, but forgetting the story itself, as is the case with Crayon Shin-chan, and so is Doraemon. And Disney made a big deal. The classic image of Mulan is well-known in China and even abroad. Disney only needs to use an animation-style exaggeration to magnify it, give Mulan a unique emotion and character, and use various artistic means. Delineate the character and bring the character to life. For example, Mulan secretly wrote a cheat sheet at the beginning of the animation, used bones to feed the puppy to the chickens, and helped the old man play chess, etc. All details such as Mulan’s intelligence and ingenuity, and the small conflict of blind date shows that Mulan is different from ordinary Girls, will not blindly follow the old ways, but also lay the groundwork for her father to join the army in the future. Songs are also used in the film to express emotions. For example, the background music of Mulan wearing her father's armor and riding a horse after her parents slept really shocked me. , it can be said to look at what happened before and after, don't ask when you return home. The rendering of music can not only reduce a lot of pen and ink, but also play a major role in setting off the mood of the characters. Animation is not only visual art, but also auditory art. Another point to note is that the animation adaptation is also reasonable. If Mulan wants to run away, as Mulan said, "buy horses in the east market, saddle raccoon dogs in the west market, bridles in the south market, and long whips in the north market", what will parents do? Can you not know? How can you not stop it? This is a capital crime committed by deceiving the king. How could Mulan's parents let her go? After much deliberation, it is more reasonable to adapt it as an animation. It can be seen that copying is sometimes not a good method. When it comes to the protagonist, it is impossible not to mention the supporting roles. Mushulong and the cricket don't make many appearances, but they can always adjust the atmosphere and incite the climax of the plot. At the beginning, the grandma believes that the cricket represents luck, but Mulan's blind date fails, but in the end it still brings luck to Mulan, Mushu The image of the dragon is more vivid. It can be said that it has no ability at all, but it helps the protagonist save danger time and time again. When the protagonist gets true love, it also finds its own value. At the same time, the existence of supporting roles makes Mulan more or less reasonable and interesting in concealing her identity in the army.
In fact, there are many details in the animation "Mulan" worthy of our contemplation and contemplation. After all, a good film must be good at promoting the plot with details and metaphors, and integrating a variety of plot setting methods, so that the audience can have endless aftertastes. For example, the eagle by Chanyu's side appears many times in the film, and it doesn't seem to have any propelling effect on the plot, but every time it appears, it will give the audience a feeling that Chanyu is nearby, and a sense of crisis arises spontaneously. It can be said that people arrive first, and there are many such details, such as little dolls, Mulan's sword, etc., it can be seen that the producer is well-intentioned. Animation requires childlike innocence, and one of the manifestations of childlike innocence is to set up laughs. Smiles can arouse the audience’s emotions the most. When I see a cricket typing like a typewriter, and Xiaolong brushing his teeth with a toothpaste and a toothbrush, I think everyone thinks It's hard not to laugh. Yes, this is animation. Animation should bring joy to all people with childlike innocence, which is more meaningful than pure education.
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