Main plot: The
male protagonist Manolo was born in a bullfighting family, but he loves music and dreams of becoming a musician. However, because of his family tradition and his father's continuous use of blood and love to restrain him, he had to go to the bullfight, but the horse Noro always carries his beloved guitar (a guitar that symbolizes dreams and love). Finally, during the first official bullfighting, Manolo gave up going to the bullfight because of the heroine Maria (love). When this was supposed to be the peak of his life, he gave up this opportunity and was spurned by people all over the world, including his father. At this time, a Creep almost broke the heart of singing. After that, he kept fighting wits and courage with his rivals, experienced the death of his lover Maria, and was spurned by people all over the world again.
Manolo was so sad that he was deceived by the main god Sivalba and fell into the memory of the world after his death. To be honest, this is simply paradise. Manolo saw the ancestors of the Sanchez family and his own mother ( The dead man’s makeup here is very beautiful, the pattern is simple but it looks very luxurious), in order to find my love Maria, go to the forgotten land to find the main god, death elf, who can save him, I happen to meet the candle maker, and bet with the main god Sivalba, After all, he won the gambling contract and was reborn. It is not just the rebirth of life. On this road to death, he gained courage and proved his determination and self-confidence. It is correct to insist on doing what he loves. His soul and thoughts were also reborn. It can be said that he is awakened, The Apology Song of Awakening.
In the end, of course, the male lead and male partner Joaquin killed the Quartet, defeated the final boss, the wolf, and won the beauty and returned in triumph.
Character portrayal:
The most amazing thing about this movie is the details and character portrayal, which is simply amazing. With so many people, each character has a chance to perform, and the character description is simply perfect.
From the beginning, the little boy with long purple hair had a punk look, hoping to find a vampire. Seeing Sivalba's paintings, he said it was so beautiful. This figure was immediately portrayed in a very three-dimensional manner.
The heroine Maria is self-confident, cheerful and lively, loves life, has opinions, knows music, knows swordsmanship, and knows martial arts. She is a perfect goddess. But Maria is not simply a brainless vase.
Before Maria got on the train, she was a girl, a naughty, female man, who loves life, and let go of a large litter of pigs.
After returning, it was the girls' generation, constantly wandering between Joaquin and Manolo, that kind of ambiguity all expressed the breeding of love.
After she was bitten by a snake and cheated to death and resurrected, she entered the era of a true goddess. For the safety of the people in the town, she was willing to sacrifice her love to marry Joaquin. When the wolf invaded, she stood up and encouraged the masses to take up arms to resist and fight.
The male partner Joaquin, his parents died, and forced the young man to have one. Because of the magical Eternal Medal given by the main god Sivalba when he was a child, he was full of confidence and became a hero to protect the town. As a result, because of the constraints of the Eternal Medal, he became a waste if he left the medal. How to make male matches grow up? In the final battle with the wild wolf, inspired by Manolo and moved by Manolo’s self-sacrifice spirit, he took the initiative to throw the medal on Manolo and saved the male protagonist. Although he was blinded by one eye, he Abandoned the false self-confidence brought by the medal, got a rebirth.
The male protagonist Manolo’s father Carlos, a paranoid parent, wholeheartedly hopes that his son can stick to his own traditions. Although he was desperate for his son during his first bullfight, when Manolo pursued Maria However, he gave firm support. During the bullfight in the world of death, his father died directly to the bullfighting ring because he prevented the wild wolf, witnessing how his son defeated the big bull monster. This setting is very clever. His father died just at the time of Manolo's Awakening. It can not only echo the first bullfight, but also continuously allow his father to witness the growth of his son. If you are not clever, you can ask Manolo to meet his father again after he is resurrected.
Psychologically, the battle against the wild boars was the first climax. The trio released the pigs, and the atmosphere was naturally brought up in the cheerful music and the panic expressions of the crowd. In the battle against the wild boar, Joaquin has the Medal of Eternal Life and will not be injured. He directly resists the impact of the wild boar and saves the mayor. After Joaquin, Manolo used bullfighting skills to subdue the wild boar ingeniously. But what was the result? Joaquin was remembered by everyone, and the mayor even wanted to train him. Manolo subdued the wild boar but was not appreciated. The mayor refused to let him speak. The woman in the red turban also took the turban angrily.
What people like to see most is the strength of head-to-head, because it is straightforward and easy to understand. As for the skillful strength, I always feel that it is a matter of opportunism. At this time, such a fight was used to directly portray the psychology of everyone present. The mayor saw the talents. The woman in the red turban was angry because of the pig fight, Manolo’s grievance, Joaquin’s pride, and Maria’s. The child has a temper. At this time, Manolo's father Carlos led the story forward. He saw his son's ability, and he was proud of it.
The shots when Manolo and Joaquin gave the bread to the Lord God obviously determined the lives of the two people. Manolo’s mother passed away, but because of the teachings of his father and grandma, he knew how to be polite and knew to love others, but He was destined to be caught in feelings, hesitating in doing things, lack of self-confidence, and vacillating with his father’s feelings and lover’s feelings afterwards. The first bullfight is enough to show that love encourages him to be himself, but his father hopes that he can do it. Family considerations.
After the plot, from Maria being bitten by a snake, everyone mistakenly thought that her death could be a turning point. In the movie, the period when the wolf sieges the city can actually be used as a psychological description of the image. If in real life, a person causes the death of his lover and the whole world spurns you, what will he do? Obviously there are two ways. The first one is to blame yourself for the rest of your life. I feel that the whole world is blaming you, even drinking alcohol, taking drugs, and embarking on a path of no return. Second, be decadent for a short time, until one day you realize that your lover is dying to save yourself, and you have to live not only for yourself but also for your lover. The living are alive bearing the hope of the dead. To live and live wonderfully.
Although the above paragraph is a psychological description, it proves it at the end. The wolf is going to explode. Where does Manolo's self-sacrificing spirit come from? It's not that he won't die because he is the protagonist. It was because he was not only carrying his own life, but also the life and hope of Maria's first life, his family, and everyone in the town.
When the main god Sivalba asked Joaquin for bread, Joaquin's performance was aloof. Why do you want to give you bread? This bread is all mine. Children whose parents have died can realize from an early age that there is no free lunch in this world, and no free gift. However, because of the death of both parents, Joaquin was filled with a certain low self-esteem, but the strength to live independently and the glory of his father as a hero covered this part of inferiority, and Sivalba gave him the Medal of Eternal Life, so his false self-confidence Instantly burst. He also knew that his courage and self-confidence came from the medal, so he was afraid of losing the medal, he was afraid of being injured, at the wedding because the wolf came and ran away to get the medal, he became very timid when he left the medal.
But have you noticed that Joaquin’s medal is always on his chest, and if it is normal, it will definitely be stuffed into the clothes and not exposed, but some people like to show off if they have good things, and they like to squeeze. This can also portray Joaquin’s character. When Manolo first fights in a bullfight, Joaquin plays first. Why? Eye-catching! After the robbers rushed in, they beat the robbers and then shot again, attracting attention! Why ride on the roof? Eye-catching! For the chest is all medals? Eye-catching!
In the end, he understood that self-confidence and courage should be given by himself, not affected by foreign objects. Therefore, when Manolo was self-sacrificing, Joaquin was also sublimated. He was also full of self-sacrifice, and he did not hesitate to explode. Manolo is also required to use the Medal of Eternal Life for the wounds. So at this time, Joaquin was blinded in one eye and this section no longer seemed superfluous. Since it's a cartoon, the director doesn't need Joaquin to be blind, as long as he blows up, he won't get hurt anyway.
The growth of the male protagonist trio is based on witnessing the death of Manolo, the death of his mother, and the death of his lover and himself. Joaquin has lived in the shadow of death since he was a child. Maria, the death of Manolo. Life has witnessed death, and death has inspired life.
The other characters appear in accordance with the details. The pig, the candle maker, the death elf, and Sivalba's modeling and interfering actions all ease the atmosphere of the whole movie. Four beautiful supporting roles set off Joaquin's handsome and Maria's beauty. Four supporting soldiers are specially prepared for Joaquin. After Manolo finished fighting the wild boar, the lady in the red turban angrily snatched the turban. The sound effects of the chorus of the critical moments of the nuns, the old man’s narration explained to the protagonist, the expression of the priest when the wild boar rushed over, and the hairstyle change after being inspired by Maria and the moment when he received the Medal of Eternity in the final battle. Brother Chun is possessed (to be honest, this priest is like Wang Zulan). The expressions of the audience during the bullfighting in the place of remembering, the expressions of Sivalba, the movements of the big bull monsters that were unable to lay off their hoofs, especially when Manolo’s father died, without direct shots, directly gave a candle to extinguish. Shots dropped. Wait for some details. These details are like the little spice of the food, which makes the whole movie more complete and the finishing touch.
The Sanchez family and the mayor were not introduced one by one. With so many characters, the director can portray each character vividly with just a few shots and details.
The painting style is unique and beautiful. The last one that I thought was very good was "Kell Sutra" and then "Mechanical Mind". The music interlude is very beautiful, and the background music is naturally switched with the lens, especially The moment the wolf entered the village and opened the door. Masterpiece, praise~
By the way, Creep and The Apology Song were cut out separately.
Creep:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODgxNzA2MjMy.html
The Apology Song:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/ id_XODgxNjgyNDI0.html
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