My favorite animation studio Lycra is another excellent work, but I really didn't expect to be selected for the Oscar. Maybe it’s because I’ve been brainwashed by the puppet and puppet animations of Shanghai Art Studio since I was a child. I have no resistance to well-made stop-motion animations, especially for studios like Lycra that are full of details. The brainless five-star is affirmative. of.
From participating in the production of "Zombie Bride", the independent production of "Ghost Mother" has been a blockbuster, "Psychic Boy Norman", "Box Monster", "Kubo and Two Strings"... Lycra is very slow, but never let me down, this time too. No exception, the landscaping is simply amazing.
The streets of London, the American Forest, the Indian jungle, and the Tibetan villages are all built in stunning proportions.
The "actor" has a dedicated costume designer, and the way the names of the cast members appear at the end of the film is also super careful.
That drawer, I really knelt, every layer is super delicate.
This story reminds me of Zhang Xuan's famous tongue twister "About I Love You", "What you hug doesn't always hug you/and what I want to say/nobody is a pity". Sir Lionel regarded expedition as a lifelong volunteer, but he was not recognized by the so-called "orthodox exploration circle". He was even assassinated by the organization he most desired to enter because his discovery shook the foundation of the exploration circle's belief in the origin of mankind. In this established niche circle, Sir Lionel is not only an alien, but also an "anomaly." Sir Lionel believes that Bigfoot is the link between man and ape, explaining the "lost link" in the evolutionary theory from ape to man. However, the so-called adventure circle is based on the racial superiority of Westerners, and contempt all other civilizations with a condescending attitude. "Everyone in this club has crossed the ocean, tame the jungle, conquer the peaks, and slaughter people who do not believe in gods. Bring the best British civilization to barbarians all over the world. And you came to laugh at us."
But Sir Lionel, who was a spine, obviously couldn't understand, "No, I'm here to join you, and this half-human and half-ape Bigfoot is my ticket." His motivation to chase the legend is very complicated and interested. , There are reluctance to admit defeat, and maybe... loneliness. No one wants to go alone, not even the most arrogant and unique ones. If these people who also label themselves as "adventure" are not his companions, who else would his companions be?
Coincidentally, in the setting of the two male protagonists of this film (this way, these two people suddenly have a sense of sight of Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang), Mr. Link is also a lonely Bigfoot, his race is because The arrival of mankind gradually shrinks, and he has no "own man". "Your world is getting bigger and bigger, and our world is getting smaller and smaller. I have been searching in this forest year after year, and I am the last one."
In order to get rid of loneliness, he reads books and newspapers to learn the language, and asks for help from the former "enemy". He knew that he was incompatible with the world around him, and he wanted to find his own group. For this reason, he took the initiative to write to Sir Lionel-the only person in the world who believed in his existence and did not want to put a gun in his head. people. Take the risk of entrusting his life to a stranger, and travel thousands of miles on the snow-capped mountains to find relatives. Everything Mr. Link does is to get a sense of belonging, but he is still turned away-compared to a separated country Of the strange kind, the aloof Queen Snow Monster is more willing to preserve the integrity of the kingdom.
"Circle" is a kind of wonderful thing, the composition of the circle is based on a consensus, what is good, what is beauty, what is justice, and what is fashionable...Therefore , there are barriers to entering any circle, if it is not in line with everyone's established system , A high probability will be rejected. Two aliens in their respective circles decided to partner with him to start their own adventure. Mr. Link was finally able to express his disdain for those who once rejected him, "Get a haircut! Your accent is weird!" Naive but quite hateful, Queen Snow Monster The expression is simply amazing.
However, there is also an obvious "class difference" between these two independent individuals who choose to partner because they are excluded from each other's circles. Although the establishment of the "you send me home, I will let you develop" contract is like each taking what they need. Sir Lionel naturally occupies the high ground, asking Mr. Link to carry him a bag like a servant, hoping to rely on the discovery of Bigfoot to become famous, but he almost never cares about the mood of this alien creature. At this time, a delicate female character is needed. "You and him (Mr. Link) are no different, both want to belong to where you don't belong."
Don't think that if you have money, culture, and status, you can get rid of the barriers of the world. When the boyish Sir Lionel feels good about herself, the heroine Adelina can always wake up the person in her dream with one word, so that he can really start to treat Mr. Link as an equal individual, a friend, and truly respect Mr. Link. Choose, even if he chooses a girl's name for himself as his name. In the end, the heroine also escaped the shackles of the previous heroes and beauties. After completing the adventure with the two heroes, she decided to start her own adventure, "You're a great man Sir Lionel, but I deserve greater."
Another interesting point of the film is that Sir Lionel likes puns for self-entertainment, and Mr. Link's self-taught super literal reading comprehension.
For example, Mr. Link is the name Sir Lionel gave to Mr. Bigfoot, which represents the missing link between man and ape, and also echoes the film title The Missing Link, which can be either "The Missing Link" or "The Missing Link". Mr. Link.
The British teaser poster also played a pun: Things are about to get hairy.
Hairy here has the meaning of thrills and the meaning of being full of hair.
Because the text is too esoteric, Sir Lionel does not always have someone to respond, and sometimes there is not even one person around him. When Sir Lionel read the letter sent by Mr. Link carefully and made up his mind to start looking for Bigfoot, he took out the large footprint specimen from the gorgeous drawer and shouted, The game is afoot!
Then I found that I was holding A foot in his hand. He thought it was super funny, and I thought it was super funny, but it was a pity that no one of us was by the side at this time.
When he described to Mr. Link that his former good brother, the dead husband of the heroine Adelina, had "The same pursuits" with him. The Pursuits here obviously include several things. Two of them are certain, one is Adventure, one is Adelina, a pretty lady.
When Sir Lionel made a solemn promise to Mr. Link that he would help him find his tribe, it was like a conversation between the elite and the illiterate.
-I give you my word. I give you my word.-Ok, what is it? Ok, what is it?
-It's a figure of speech. This is just a saying-Ok, what is it? Ok, what is it?
The proportion of word games in this animation is amazing, I think it can almost be appreciated as text.
There is also a scene that is a bit like the self-deprecation of Lycra CEO Travis Knight. Among the many newspaper clippings related to Sir Lionel collected by Mr. Link, one is "The Legend of the Rebel and the Rich Squandering Family Property".
In my short navy career, I have written more than once about Lycra CEO Travis Knight’s lace news. As the young son of Nike’s founder, he is always referred to by the media as the "American version of Wang Sicong". Si's own experience also perfectly corresponds to the headline of the newspaper clipping. As a teenager, Travis had no interest in his empire. He was often teased about wearing Adi and almost became a rapper. Later, he fell madly in love with stop-motion animation and went to an animation studio for an internship. As a result, he suffered a financial crisis. The studio almost closed down. Fortunately, my father made a timely move to turn the tide and bought the studio, letting his son become the CEO, and this studio became Lycra.
The romantic Travis named this animation studio after the first dog to go into space, and started a stumbled adventure. At this moment, I feel that the capitalists are also very good and are willing to let them continue to exploit me ( Of course, there is no other way.
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