This movie has too many foreshadowings and details, so it is worth watching many times and there will be many new discoveries. And some of the settings are helping to establish characters, think carefully, the more you think about it, the more interesting, I sorted out some.
1. The messenger of the soul, the spirit beast-the puppy Dandan.
The mangy dog Dandan was dirty and silly when he appeared on the stage. The biggest feature in the painting style is that he has his long tongue drooping all the time and he lives in the trash can. But when the dog appeared on the stage, the picture actually hinted at its identity. The little male protagonist happily went to the music square to polish his shoes and passed by various street stalls. One of them was selling "spiritual beasts". Those spiritual beasts appeared later in the underworld. Pay attention. The purple one in the lower left corner is the song. The cutie who was full of cold meals at the Wang Cocktail Party.
And Dandan jumped out of the trash can next to this stall. In fact, at this moment, it was implied that Dandan would become a spirit beast. Even if it is dirty and ugly, it looks silly, right? Little wild dog.
The little man’s grandmother has a key line about this dog: Don’t give the stray dog a name, she will follow you home in the future, and she won’t be able to get rid of it. And let’s take a look at what name the little hero gave it. The original English line is dante, which is Dante. Dante is a representative of the Renaissance and wrote the long poem "The Divine Comedy." What does "The Divine Comedy" talk about? "Divine Comedy" adopts a unique form of fantasy travel in the Middle Ages. Dante regards himself as the main character, assuming that he, as a living person, has made a tour of Hades, the kingdom of the dead.
So this is a very clear foreshadowing. The puppy Dandan can travel freely between the world and the underworld, which also implies that this little spirit beast will lead the male lead on a journey. And the grandma's words indicate that it is precisely because the little hero gave the puppy this name, so it will become the exclusive spirit beast of the little hero, his family, and always guard him.
In fact, the moment the male protagonist stole the King Song guitar from his childhood, he was already dead. Dandan took it to the underworld, which can be said to have assumed the responsibility of the soul messenger.
And before the sky was about to dawn, when the little hero was about to be completely skeletonized, the Dandan puppy became a spirit beast. It may be that the underworld believes that the little hero is about to become a real soul, so this little dog should become his spirit beast, first transformed its appearance, and is ready to lead his soul.
In a sense, the puppy is dead and has become a real soul messenger, and the little male lead finally got the blessing and came back to life. But in a sense, the puppy also gained immortality.
2. Regarding the setting of the spirit beast: the spirit beast is the incarnation of the owner's heart
The two key beasts in the movie are the puppy Dandan and the kitten pumpkin. It is well known that the protagonist of a Disney movie must have a pet friend. In "Rapunzel", Le Pei has a frog and Eugene has a white horse, and the two sisters of "Frozen" are Xuebao. Pixar did not escape the clutch this time.
At the end of the movie, we discovered that the mighty and powerful tiger pumpkin with wings in the underworld is actually a cute little black cat in the world. Why did this little black cat become a tiger in the underworld? Is he still so huge? In the process of losing her husband, raising children alone, and starting a family business, I am afraid that Little Pumpkin, as her pet, spent many difficult years with her, but in the underworld, the guardian spirit beast is the incarnation of everyone’s heart. Through years of experience, the little cat in the heart of the great-great-grandmother has become an omnipotent tiger, and she has also grown into a woman with an unusually strong heart. So in the underworld, she rode a tiger in the sky, like a powerful warrior, carrying her grandson and her trembling husband.
She can afford the title of a female warrior. She created the entire family industry. She also managed this big family. She did not have the dream of giving up singing at the time and turning herself from a cat to a tiger. Where did she come from today? The little grandson also went to the underworld to find Grandpa Zeng Zeng Zeng.
And the puppy Dandan is the spirit beast of the little hero, and at first it didn't even know that he was a spirit beast. He was just like the heart of the little hero, pure and brave, and indomitable.
3. Shoes imply the pursuit of home
The English name of this movie is "coco", and the mainland Chinese translation is really carefree. "Dream Around" is indeed much better than "Coco Nightclub" in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Shoes represent the meaning of walking, feet, and pursuit, and the intention of shoes appears many times in the movie.
After the great-great-great-grandfather left home, the great-great-grandmother chose to make shoes as a means of earning a living. This is a metaphor for her and her husband’s choice of "road". She has been making shoes, hoping that her husband can find home.
Later, when the grandson arrived in the underworld, her spirit beast also found the little grandson all the way by relying on the shoe prints of the ancestral shoes on the ground. This shows that her shoes can really lead a way for her or her children and grandchildren.
In addition, beating people with shoes is also a family-renowned method of beating people. At the beginning of the movie, the young male protagonist polished the shoes of a guitarist. Grandma found out that she picked up her shoes and swiped them in the face. At the end of the movie, the great-great-grandmother found the god of song, and she picked up her shoes and got fat. Pause, it's a family stunt! I can't take care of myself directly, the action is the same as that of grandma at the beginning, which is also a kind of hint. Anyone who dares to bully his family will smash it with his shoes if nothing else.
4. The road of marigold
On the Day of the Dead, every household must use marigolds to pave a path in front of the door, and the souls of the family will be able to return home by following the path of the petals. At the beginning of the movie, the little male protagonist’s guitar was smashed by his grandmother, and when he ran away with anger, it was also the evening sunset. When the lanterns were first, a close-up shot was given. . In fact, this also indicates that the young hero will embark on a journey to the underworld. This shows that not only the undead can return to the human world along the marigold, but people can also follow this path to the underworld.
5. Why is this movie called "coco"
Grandma Coco's memory has faded and she is confused. She doesn't know anyone, she just calls "Dad" and "Dad". In the last years of this old man, perhaps in the spiritual world, she is still the little daughter who sits on the bed and listens to her father's singing. Where did Dad go? This is the knot in her heart that has not been forgotten for a long time, and is hard to understand for a lifetime. Therefore, it is precisely because coco has always been in the world that the great, great-great-grandfather that was erased from the family history can exist in the underworld. And coco, is the beginning of all these stories, this name is also the name that the musician who had dreams in his heart but died young has never forgotten.
This movie is saying, "Before you disappear, you must remember", and the word coco, after watching the movie, you will fully understand this simple phrase, which represents this sentence-even if the whole world has forgotten you, The little girl who is your favorite, even if she is old, still remembers you, only she remembers you in the world.
6. The great, great, great grandmother who stood on the stage of the King of Songs concert
Before having a daughter, the great, great-great-grandmother and grandfather were supposed to be chivalrous figures who played the piano one by one and sang. The grandmother chose to settle down for the sake of her children, and angrily chose to give up music because her husband ran away from home, but in the underworld. , When she looked at the little great-great-great-grandson who wanted to play music, she seemed to see her husband who was desperate for his dreams at the time, didn't she have any nostalgia for music in her heart? Maybe she hates as much as she loves. She hates the husband who loves music, so by the way, she hates music too. There is a scene where she is singing to the little hero through the iron gate. At that moment, she was trying to tell that Boy, look, I can sing too, I also love to sing, and I sing very well, but some dreams can only be kept in my heart.
At the end of the movie, the great-great-grandmother meant to stand on the elevator platform of the concert, standing in the center of the undead concert stage where the ghosts gathered, the lights hit her, she sang and told her heartfelt truth, the undead family members were scared. One jump, no one knows that the grandmother, who hates music so much, has a natural singing voice. Only her husband, standing in the shadows in the background, looked at her, and smiled approvingly, emotionally, and bitterly.
She should stand under the biggest light on the biggest stage. I believe this is her dream before she had a child and a family. They all wanted to stand on top of the world and realize their musical dreams, but they gave up for the family and children in those years. The dream was finally given back to her at this moment. But the husband who ran away from home and gave up his children and family in order to dream, was poisoned, misunderstood, and stood in the shadows. So, who has realized the dream in the end?
I really like the role of great-great-great-grandmother. Looking at the photos, she has a cold temperament and a torch-eyed look. She bears the burden of the head of the family. After death, she rides a beast and is domineering and extraordinary. She is really a great woman, or rather It is the image of motherhood. This is the true queen's temperament. It is not only self and autonomy that is the queen. The queen's personality can also have a family concept. The true queen is the one who can take on great responsibilities.
7. Guiding hints for the ending
Many people in this movie are saying that they guessed it was a story about finding a dad when they saw a third of it, and they guessed who the real grandpa is when they saw the tramp appear. In fact, it has always been the result of suggestion, it should be the script. Guide the audience to make this kind of suspicion, and then confirm the story of skepticism.
In the beginning, the young male protagonist worshipped the idol of the god of singing, but the great-great-great-grandfather left home to pursue music. It is easy to think that this is a story of leaving home and returning home. But this is just the preface for the next guide. The homeless man who has no one to worship every year and therefore can’t go home. Ever since I gave him the second plot, I have germinated the idea that he is a great-great-great-great-grandfather. .
Later, when the tramp liar picked up the guitar and sang slowly, it was easy to think that this talent was a real great-great-great-great-grandfather. Otherwise, why would there be such a singing character?
It can also be said that this is a very clichéd story model. From the moment the great-great-great-grandfather photo appears, you can know that the photo will definitely not be taken away. Halfway through the movie, I even thought about it. It might end up. Great, great-great-grandfather was completely wiped out in order to save the young man. However, I quickly thought that this is Disney, just like a tear in "Frozen" turned the frozen Anna, it will definitely not be heartbreaking, and if you come to "remember me", you can Let the great, great, great-grandfather resurrect in that space.
This is an interlocking, echoing story with too many details. In short, it once again complies with standard story creation techniques, such as industrial assembly line works, but it makes people see why assembly line as a high-tech is very awesome, because it can indeed produce the most top creative works. Some ways of thinking and creative techniques can indeed help people release the true stories deep in their hearts.
How good is this movie? It’s good to see that someone like me is tired of typing in front of the computer and is willing to hold back myself, stop temporarily from my flustered life and emotional state, be normal for a little while, forgive myself for a little while, like myself for a little while, Willing to be like a clear-thinking person, to waste a little time lazily swiping the phone.
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