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In fact, the four penguins are a bunch of guys who trust each other and chase their dreams, so we love them.
What's particularly exciting about the film are the chase scenes that are often seen in American action blockbusters.
Even with such a complete North Wind Special Forces team, there is no grass-roots protagonist four-member group that shines brightly. Perhaps the reason is the lack of a heartfelt trust in each other.
Compared with the chase on the Venice River in Italy, this scene in Shanghai obviously does not fully demonstrate Chinese characteristics, although it happens to be the location of Oriental DreamWorks.
Many people say that the cuteness of penguins is the highlight, but I don't think so. Can the four grown-up penguin agents in the film really be called cute?
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The four penguins in "Madagascar" have completed an independent adventure this time, just as they expected when they were young, chasing its own life trajectory. Unlike other penguins, which follow the same path and do not know what to do, under the leadership of the boss, Skipper, the four protagonists leave the South Pole and embark on a distant journey where only 5% of them can survive.
The value of this opening of the film is greater than the value of all the jokes in the film combined. It gives the cool supporting roles in Madagascar a convincing value, and this value coincides with the psychological needs of the mainstream audiences of the post-80s and post-90s films-the desire for independence, autonomy, and individuality.
The real highlight of the film is the chase scenes that are often seen in American action blockbusters. From a few octopuses chasing the penguins on the gondola on the gondola in Venice, to the octopus chasing the octopus at sea with the penguin four and the North Wind Special Team, the dizzying camera editing and rich imagination make people dazzling Addicted. As for the performances in several fixed scenes, it is a bit too "spoof". For example, the octopus appeared in the vending machine, the vault, the vending machine and the octopus hiding there, it makes people feel very far-fetched in hindsight; another example is in the aquarium in Shanghai, a few seals can break the glass The setting is also unbelievable.
Many people are saying that the cuteness of penguins is the highlight, but I don't think so. Penguins may have some cute textures when they were young. Can the four grown-up penguin agents in the film really be called cute? Compared with the cute cat's eyes in "Shrek", and compared with the way Wall-I was shivered by the spaceship in "Robot Story", these four penguins are almost uncute in terms of appearance and character. point. If "Madagascar" reinforces their "cool" side as agents, the film's use of penguin cuteness as a selling point is somewhat paradoxical.
What really appeals to me is their mutual bond of trust. The three subordinates trust the boss: Kowalski and Rico will vote for the boss's rescue plan without hesitation; the rookie Private also told the Northwind team that the boss will never leave his team. At the same time, the boss, who has always been calm, sophisticated, self-reliant and assertive, also trusts his subordinates: he will always ask the think tank Kowalski for data, and will always delegate important tasks to the crazy Rico, although it has always had feelings for rookies Always out of pampering, but I think after this adventure, the rookie has grown into a strong player it can trust. In fact, the four penguins are a bunch of guys who trust each other and chase their dreams, so we love them.
The emotion between the Penguin quartet is far stronger than the bond between the Northwind quartet, which seems to be just a subordinate relationship. When I saw the Northwind team of wolves, polar bears, owls and seals, the classic animation "Sheriff Bresta" popped into my mind. Remember, that sheriff can have the eyes of an eagle, the ears of a wolf, the strength of a bear, and the speed of a leopard, and if not coincidentally, the four-person equipment of the North Wind Special Forces at least shows that in the eyes of Westerners, what an agent must be The four basic qualities of preparation. Of course, even if it is such a complete spy team, even if it is a spy team with so many high-tech equipment, it does not have the brilliance of the protagonists who came from the grassroots. Perhaps the reason is the lack of this heartfelt trust in each other. Emotions.
At the beginning of the film, the logo of Oriental DreamWorks first appeared, and the film also introduced a Chinese element - Shanghai. Western stories, if explicitly set in China, are almost always in Hong Kong or Shanghai, never in Beijing. Because the latter conjures up more political metaphors, the former is just a symbol of a gorgeous metropolis. But compared with the chase on the Venice River in Italy, this scene in Shanghai obviously did not fully demonstrate Chinese characteristics, although it happened to be the location of Oriental DreamWorks. This may show from one side that the film's leading and main creators are still in the United States, and Oriental DreamWorks is just a factory in the East of American DreamWorks.
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