The story of Laos: A few fragments worth talking about

Rey 2021-12-17 08:01:14

A few very philosophical lines:

1. A man does a stupid thing once because he is a man; but if he does the same stupid thing repeatedly, it is usually to please some girls.

2.---Why does the tree die?
---Because they fell...
---No. It is because of the angle at which they are inclined. When the angle of the tree is excessive, it will fall. So, young people, please pay attention to the perspective of your life.

3. It seems small and irrelevant, but what matters is not what it is now, but what it will become. It is not just a seed.

A little surprise:

I saw the little yellow man again. The original crew of "Despicable Me" finished the production of "Despicable Me" and did not start "Despicable Me 2". They made this "The Story of Old Leis", so the minion made a cameo appearance , And as always cute.

Several backgrounds:

1. Criticism of capitalism. Lao Wan (Wansler) represents the spiritual symbol of the early capital development period. He went to the new world alone to explore, invent and create, conquer and squeeze. From ordinary people’s disapproval to great success, almost It is an abbreviated portrayal of early capitalism's external expansion. Whether in Africa, the Americas, or the Far East, the way of capital's early intrusion has almost been interpreted by Lao Wan. The greedy nature of capital has wiped out the resources of the new world and caused excessive ecological and resource burdens for future generations. .

2. Criticism of Mechanism. In fact, this is what it should be in the film. The development of large machinery has caused over-exploitation of the earth's resources, which has caused serious ecological impact. Environmental protection and ecological civilization generally adopt a certain degree of resistance to the large mechanical industry. Therefore, criticizing mechanism is also the main theme of "The Story of Old Leis", and there is even a CCTV-style preaching. The criticized side of the film. However, if CCTV can make science and education films like this, thank goodness.

3. Yellow peril. The so-called yellow peril refers to the threat of yellow-skinned East Asians to the western white world. This is a slanderous name, derived from the elucidation of the superiority of Western culture. In "The Story of Old Reis", O'Hera's typical stubby figure, coupled with a hairstyle of Shen Jilan, is actually the image of an Oriental in the eyes of the Western world. Of course, there is Western culture's self-criticism of its own culture. After the decline of early capitalism represented by Lao Wan, Eastern civilization began to dominate the world with the new world created by the philosophy of "Harmony between Man and Nature" and "Harmonious Coexistence". Of course, in the eyes of the creators, these philosophies are just tricks to confuse people. In the end, the rise of a new generation of Westerners is needed, that is, the Ted generation who has the spirit of reflection and renewed creativity. Their rise will surely overthrow the East. Human rule establishes a new social order. Going a little further, the two tall and stout guys behind O’Hera, the Oriental, should be the symbol of the Slavs represented by Russia. The Orientals plus the Slavs will jointly rule the world. In the eyes of Westerners, Slavs The Eastern Orthodox Church of man is no longer pure Western civilization. When the pure Western culture rises, the Slavs with Western ancestry will also rebel and eventually abandon the Orientals, so O'Hera was eventually abandoned by his bodyguards, and the yellow peril ended.

4. Reflections on colonialism. This has already been touched in the text above. The old generation of Western capitalism, represented by Lao Wan, largely relied on colonialism to win its first rise. But colonialism is not sustainable, so it caused the rise of the Yellow Peril, and then Western civilization reconsidered, and then the new generation of Westerners represented by Ted re-emerged. This is actually still a manifestation of the superiority of Western civilization.

A little impression:

about the old Leis. The title is "The Story of Old Leis", and Lao Leis is also designed to be very cute, but there are very few scenes that seem to belong to it in the movie. But in fact, it represents the law of nature. As analyzed above, with the oppressive development of mechanical culture and colonialism, the laws of nature have played a role. The protectors of forest green leave mankind, and mankind is punished. And when humans start to reflect, the laws of nature work again and come back to humans. Old Leis seems to have few scenes, but in fact he is always there.

Summary words:

The above is over-interpreted, and those who don't like it can go around. Regarding the film itself, putting aside the doctrines explained, it is actually not too good-looking from the perspective of appreciation. The preaching mainly derived from environmental protection is more obvious, which disturbs a lot of the pleasure of watching the film. Although we live in a country with severe smog, we need to talk more about ecological civilization. But we refuse to preach.

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Extended Reading
  • Scarlett 2022-04-20 09:01:44

    The story is younger, and the way of narration is boring. Compared with the previous , it failed too much. However, the voice of the goldfish is quite distinctive.

  • Hollis 2022-04-23 07:02:24

    The fluffy tree is like cotton candy~~~

The Lorax quotes

  • Once-ler: [after being pulled from the river and revived by the Lorax] Now, I have a big day tomorrow, so I am going to get some sleep.

    [walks off, but comes back and walks in the opposite direction]

    Once-ler: Once I find my bed.

  • Audrey: [Referring to her mural] Those are trees. Real ones. They used to grow all around here. And people said that the touch of their tufts was softer than anything, even silk. And they smelled like butterfly milk.