"Smurfs" in a tuxedo

Junius 2021-12-17 08:01:10

Mr. Pope’s Penguin: The "Smurf" in a tuxedo is

most afraid of encountering actors in movies with "children and animals", and now the audience’s "surprise point" is getting higher and higher, like Jennifer Annis in earlier years. The puppies that Dayton partnered with in "Marley and Me" are already commonplace-to find, you have to find "small language" animals, such as Reese Witherspoon's mammoth in "Elephant Tears" Mount, another example is the tuxedo follower of Kim Carrey in "Mr. Pope's Penguin".

In fact, from the perspective of the plot, "Mr. Pope's Penguin" is still the same old cliché, it's nothing more than a repeat of "Finding a job is much easier than finding a family", in a trance, people can still hear TVB's aunt. Dubbing "Now, the most important thing is that the whole family is happily together".

However, as a "Kerry Control", even if "Uncle Jin" is already full of forehead lines and his expression is not as exaggerated and distorted as "Rubber Man", I decided to spend a night watching "Penguin Farce".

Since I just made up the "Smurfs" a few days ago, I can't help but wonder whether "Penguin" and "Smurfs" were written by the same screenwriter. The similarities between the two are roughly as follows:

1. The protagonist is the same. "Workplace man" with important tasks.

2. Then suddenly there were six non-human "uninvited guests" (no more, no less, all six).

3. These "uninvited guests" have a bunch of adjective names, not "brainy" or "clumsy" (smurfs); they are "bitey" and "loudy" (penguins).

4. Each team has a leader, either "Papa" or "Captain".

5. Naturally, the villain cannot be less. Gegewuman Street hunts down the Smurfs, while the zookeeper wants to get the penguins.

6. The funny little guy first turned the protagonist's family upside down, but at the end, he repeatedly made amazing achievements, which not only saved the career of the "workplace man", but also allowed him to find the essence of a happy family.

In comparison, I still think "Penguin" is a bit more pleasing.

By the way, add a little more "letter drop" plot. Nowadays, film and television dramas have to bury a foreshadowing at the beginning, and the most labor-saving trick is to let a hapless letterhead fall under the cabinet, in the gap. It seems that in "Tokyo Love Story", after finishing the treatment, Lixiang lost the ticket prepared by Lixiang, and the boss in "Appraisal and Confirmation" also "forgot" Xiaotangcai's love letter under the parking space. Anyway, in the end the screenwriter will think of ways to let you lose another key, napkin or something in the same position, and by the way, find the important tokens back together. The question is, how come I have so many lost items that I don’t have such luck.

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  • Mikel 2022-04-21 09:02:20

    kinda funny, kinda contrived

  • Jacinthe 2022-04-23 07:02:23

    Noisy, very simple plot, penguins are cute enough so extra points

Mr. Popper's Penguins quotes

  • Pippi: That's the pertinent print-out, and the person we're purchasing the property from is present.

  • Pippi: [to receptionist] Pippi Pepennopolis; I'm Mr. Popper's personal assistant. I process his paper and procure his periodicals.

    Mr. Popper: [Aside, to receptionist] She doesn't even know she's doing it.

    Pippi: [to Mr. Popper] Pardon?

    Mr. Popper: Nothing.