I haven't seen a hand-painted art film for a long time. Anister and Celestina are the name of the film and are also adapted from the picture book of the same name. At the end of the animation, Anister encourages Celestina to draw their story, hinting at the origin of the picture book.
The film, which is only 80 minutes long, introduces the stories of two cities respectively. Anister lives in a bear city on the ground. His grandfather and father are both judges, but he liked music since he was a child, so he chose to be a A street musician and circus actor, of course his life is not good, music and art did not bring him a good income, but the police confiscated his food and belongings.
Celestina is an orphan in the underground mouse city, and is arranged to intern at the dentist's clinic, but her passion is painting, and the doctor at the clinic kicks her to the bear city to steal her teeth. And her picture books were stuffed into the trash can of the dentist's office.
There is a candy shop in Xiongcheng. The owner of the candy shop is married to the owner of the bear tooth shop opposite. The husband sells candy, so that the teeth of the little bears are broken, and then they go to the tooth shop opposite to buy new teeth. Their youngest son also wanted to eat candy, but he was taught a lesson by his father. In short, he couldn't eat candy, let alone bad teeth. He wanted to inherit the candy store and the bear tooth store.
When Anister, who loves candy, was rummaging through the trash can, he found Celestina crushed in the bucket. She just wanted to eat Celestina, but she brought her into the candy store instead. In the storeroom, he ate a lot, and was finally taken away by the police. Celestina helped Anister escape from the police car for fifty bear teeth. They stole the Bear Tooth shop at night and took Bear Tooth to Mouse City.
Of course, whether it was stealing the bear's tooth shop or taking the bear to Rat City, the two of them were forced into a predicament. They fled to the bear's den to avoid the cold and chase. Of course, the story is not a simple story, but has many interesting plots.
In Rat City, there are stories and figures of evil bears everywhere, and legends about evil bears are everywhere, and people are willing to convey stories and rumors of evil bears. If this prejudice is deeply rooted in people, then Celestina's paintings are actually despised by dentists. Equally despised was Anister's music and singing. Perhaps, they are also on the edge of the world, but they can appreciate each other. Anister likes Celestina's paintings, and Anister's music can also touch Celestina's heart.
People say it's an interracial romance, but I think it's an effort by people to transcend prejudice. People live in a prejudice that is accustomed to, although it is seen everywhere, but is accustomed to it. Those who are despised are hidden in the corners. They were driven out of the city, and only when they found mutual appreciators could they be freed from their original inferiority complex. In any case, Anister and Celestina were lucky. They were freed from the court and were not punished for their prejudice. Their meeting was a victory over prejudice.
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