Most animal characters created through anthropomorphization will come into contact with humans and change his destiny in the society where he grew up. Contrast with "Bee Movie" or "Ratuitouille", whether it is Barry whose worldview has changed drastically, or Remy whose talent has been fully developed, or Roscuro, who is bewitched by the delicious soup in the film, and Despereaux, who has taken his own adventure and claimed his idol. After getting to know the human partners, they changed their life trajectory and even affected the small circle of their lives, causing serious troubles among the ethnic groups.
After all, the human world represents a positive side, even if it is negative, it will end in reconciliation. In cartoons, especially American animation, there is no intention to be meticulous in ideological trends or pioneering, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is also not conducive to sales to the mainstream market, which is wise. The animation market is becoming more prosperous. If the technology is no longer a problem and the funds are relatively rich, the drama will become the key to the success of the film.
[So-called romance]
The film was named "Romantic Rat Pedro" for a reason. When it comes to romance, many people disagree, and even saw the latter part of the film feel quite gloomy, while others think that the screenwriter and director have worked together to ruin a book, a movie, and a cartoon image. The author admits that the translation of the title into the narrow "romance" in the eyes of the public is indeed unfair, but "romance" in this film is ultimately such an idealism, representing the chivalry spirit of loyalty, glory, chivalry, and courage, such as Don Quixote is also slightly contaminated with some mild madness. This kind of "romantic" is not in daily life or soap operas entangled in the slumbering sounds of Hua Qian Yue Xia, Liang Xiao Wu Gu, and so-called book business, revolutionary love and other unbelievable ancient realms. It is not the fascinating freedom and willfulness of living in a mediocre life. It’s not the dreams and brilliance in fairy tales, nor the sordid and insensitiveness that is so stubborn and insensitive that we can suddenly catch a trace of shock and touch when
we look back for a lifetime. The so-called romance, the film leaves us with a passion, a kind of thing we have to pursue. Inner peace, for the brilliance of idealism like pilgrimage, he can be incomprehensible, he can stand out from the crowd, he can be desperate. This kind of personality is a bit weak today. It should be said that they have been classified as lack of heart and eyes long ago. They exposed their shortcomings, raised them, and grew up in this kind of freedom, like the characters in Wang Xiaobo's writings. ,powerful.
This kind of romance may be outdated, but because ordinary people cannot do it, and because it is scarce, it is extremely precious.
Unfortunately, the failure of the film's narrative caused the author to fail to reach a consensus as mentioned above, and it was a bit embarrassing instead.
[Successful audio-visual]
Different from DreamWorks’ several animations that rely on dialogue to win, most of the scenes in this film don’t even need sound, and the characters’ emotions can be expressed only on the screen. When the characters hardly smell the subtle changes in their facial expressions Very contagious, self-explanatory. If there are voices and lines, it will convey information outside the scene, making the emotional passages richer and more meaningful. What's more, starting from the unnamed sailor, until the blind leader appeared on stage, the dubbing was outstanding and the listening experience was excellent.
The film's interpretation of the space is very interesting, ranging from remote, bright, freehand, sculpted, luxurious, and decadent; the warm homeland displayed by the fictional rat country is in sharp contrast with the sewer empire where the rat is located. The introduction of several major environments is carried out in different ways. For example, the first time I came to Tang Country, I was looking for a thousand miles, using the smell as a guide, following the flow of people into the city center, and getting acquainted with the palace because of the greed for fragrance and trouble escape. , And the promulgation of the ban, can get a glimpse of the streets and alleys; while the mouse country is to follow a coin to the mouse hole, with another smooth and logical change of locations, combined with streets, bedrooms, adventures, classrooms and other scenes. Display; As for the depiction of the dungeon, it was divided into several times. First, Roscuro fell into the grass, then Despereaux was exiled, and even the princess was kidnapped, both of which depicted the environment in accordance with the character's circumstances.
Unexpected montage fragments became the biggest highlight, about disasters (15 minutes and 16 seconds), about fairy tales (16 minutes and 40 seconds), about Miggery (36 minutes and 14 seconds), and about Roscuro (60 minutes and 53 seconds, 80 minutes and 48 seconds) ), every cutscene and even emotional passages with narration, the wonderful line design combined with the expressions of the characters, not only accurately conveys the emotions, but also fully mobilizes the audiovisual, while using the pictures to state the destiny of the characters, the language is on the shoulders The important task of revealing more profound universal truths. The music changes smoothly with changes in topics and moods, without a trace. In this way, the short three or four emotional passages add speculative color to the film, tainted with an ancient rhyme that is still intriguing, and it also makes the ordinary story more like a time-honored legend, a thrilling motto. . This is also the source of pleasure in the author's viewing process. The two ends of the excerpt are as follows:
(1)
What would you do if your own name was a bad word?
If you have chosen to name a bad reputation
If John or Beth or Bill was an insult
as John or Bill Bass also disgraced words
Well, that's how Roscuro came to feel about who he was
then probably you can understand, Roscuro moment of pain own origin
(2)
There are All kinds of Princesses is
a princess, there are many
Some are born that way, some marry into it
some people By nature, some people
are destined to be princesses only in their own minds,
and some are destined to be princesses only in their own minds .
But at one time or another, every little girl longs to be a princess
sooner or later, every Every little girl has a dream of a princess who looks familiar
[failed narrative]
However, the overall narrative did not benefit from the beautiful passages, which means that the structure and detailed arrangement of the whole film are puzzling. At the beginning, the film took more than 9 minutes to complete the basic narrative of the background, and it took another 5 minutes to finish the first emergency. It took nearly 19 minutes for the protagonist to appear for the first time. This is just his image in the baby. The film has already consumed one-fifth. After all, the movie is a one-time release, released, and outdated. The audience will not fall in love with the sorry-looking Roscuro (much like the teacher in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) because of structural tactics. This kind of clever amnesty will never appear, especially When the buyer is a child, it is irresponsible to let an old mouse with a frivolous or even no sense of humor occupy the big screen for 14 and a half minutes, which is not commensurate with the name of the movie. . And the poster is also the only cute cartoon image in the film-Pedro has been unable to appear for a long time, which has to surprise the author.
The director wanted to clarify the cause and effect. However, the film is not a serialized novel. This detailed arrangement will pay a terrible price. For example, only a few pens can be made to allow the protagonist to move from infants to youngsters, and hurriedly arrange landmark events to show it. Fearless consistency; for example, since he has given Roscuro so much pen and ink, he is not willing to let this obviously more reversible trajectory end sloppily. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Despereaux has become a passive party for no reason, even if it is OK. Chivalrous and righteous, but always like a gag, not enough weight. It is precisely because of this that the protagonist's image is not so distinctive and unique, and is reduced to a simple minded and courageous man. This is what I didn't want to see, but it really happened.
Fortunately, there is no need to be too true to the cartoons. In many cases, a smile is enough for Bo Jun.
[Compressed taste]
"Romantic Mouse Pedro" is not inferior to similar animations in terms of details. When you look back, you will find that many intricately designed scenery and actions are fleeting. Although I haven't read the original work, I must be right. The fairy tale world in the book is fully set up. Many places that could have been fooled can be found with intentions. Palaces and street houses, rat countries and dungeons are all appropriate, especially for rats and mice, which are abandoned by human society. Objects are used for other purposes in their world, full of wisdom.
But it’s a pity that these exquisites have been compressed. It may be a problem of adapting the script, but it is more likely that the director has not enough control over the rhythm and structure. Many parts such as Despereaux's growth, troubles, and changes that are helpful to the character's image are not. It didn't start to talk about it, but focused on other characters, so that the protagonist of the story did not stand up, it seems that only big ears can recall it.
But is the film really as slack as an impression? In fact, when Despereaux was just born, he had already made it unique. He did not show any cowardice, nor did he show fear of the new world as expected by his elders. His eyes did not stay on the glass, buttons, and pearls hanging in the air. Instead, he became interested in the gilded paper used to paste the wall and the text and pictures on the paper; and after he came to the dungeon and stepped on the bones, he did feel panic. The change was so rapid that it was over before he even noticed it. Up.
Many scenes about the protagonist are so short, but unfortunately they lack strength, but have more overtones about class, fantasy, jealousy, resentment and forgiveness. The fun the animation is good at is compressed in this film and rearranged in a slightly weird form. Perhaps it is because the creators hope to convey the simple spiritual essence of the original work more carefully, but the result of doing so is often not as good as complying with the entertainment animation. The golden rule comes to reality.
The original work must be very good, and the film has a good performance in many aspects, but too much balance, relative romance, compressed interest, and ultimately have to face a limited time, a picky audience, and a cold market. Today, when great works are produced one after another, the film seems to be so powerless, and the author sincerely feels regretful.
2009.04.25 Su Fa, Beijing
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