This is a fast-paced movie rarely seen by Pixar. Without the leather-like feelings of previous Pixar movies such as "WALL E" or "UP", it is more like a traditional Disney movie. In the past Pixar movies, the tempo was very slow. It is suitable for drinking coffee while experiencing the various small details, the small and warm petty bourgeoisie. Going back to this movie, the rhythm of this movie is very fast, gradually advancing until the end. It may not have the feelings and warmth of the past, but it has a stronger sense of preaching. The protagonists are two women, which is unique in Pixar movies. In the past Pixar movies, almost two men are the protagonists. The relationship between the men is derived from the colleagues of Toy Story (I think Woody and Buzz Lightyear It's more like a colleague relationship, in order to get the owner’s favor, he will not hesitate to frame each other), the colleagues of Monster Power, the father and son of Finding Nemo, Superman and fans, the grandson of Flying House, all the way to the friends of Cars-maybe Pixar finally discovered The relationship between men and men in my own movies has reached a bottleneck, so I simply transitioned to mother-daughter. So the two protagonists of the film became a mother-daughter relationship (even if it is a mother-daughter relationship, the heroine Merida is a typical tomboy and punk girl, whose power can be shaped like a king who is 20 times older than herself. Compared with), and the main line of the whole plot is also developed by the mother-daughter relationship.
Because the plot of this film is propulsive, it feels that the film will pass quickly. The cold scene is very short, about 10 minutes. Since there is no such little feeling of Pixar in the past, this is a movie suitable for watching in theaters. The movie, rather than the other Pixar movies, is more suitable for you to sit in front of the TV while watching and feeling at the same time. I won’t mention the plot. In general, everyone can guess the process and the end because they are dressed in Disney clothes.
Although this movie does not have as many small details as in the past, the production of this movie is still in line with Pixar's standard-top-notch, the heroine has red curly hair, which not only shows Pixar's unmatched technology, but also enables the heroine to have even Not wearing a crown is also the queen's temperament. The background of the story is chosen in a very remote ancient Scotland, which is very mysterious and very energetic. Thanks to Pixar's technology, the audience can be immersed in this environment. The pictures are extremely exquisite, and the music is also very exquisite and atmospheric, which is a kind of enjoyment. The tone of the whole film is very dark. Regarding this darkness, people who have watched "How to Train Your Dragon" a few years ago will have an impression, but this film is darker than that. As a children's film, I think it is a limit. Some places are still very scary, maybe it's because I'm older. Anyway, I like this shade very much. However, I will mention some embarrassments of this film later.
Compared with the little protagonist Merida, Pixar focuses more on portraying the little protagonist’s mother, Queen Eleanor. I personally feel that Merida can only be regarded as the threader, and the protagonist should be Queen Eleanor. At most, she is portrayed as a kind of "perfect" queen in image, with the aura of a king. Many of the jokes in the entire film were also produced after she became a bear. The main line of the whole film is the relationship between her and her daughter. Her meticulous care for her daughter, and her inability to gain the understanding of her daughter in the rebellious period, even made Merida doubt whether her mother loves her. At the end of the film, when Queen Eleanor wrestled desperately with the giant bear in order to protect her daughter, she not only made her daughter see her mother's love, but she also saw her mother's strength and bravery, but she usually hid it in her heart. The final fighting scenes of the film are very textured and impactful. I watched a lot of movies this year. However, in the final battle scenes, the fighting scenes in this film are the best quality, the most worrying, and the most aura ( The fighting scene is still quite scary, really shouldn't be a children's movie), very good. If the ending of the film is more cruel (for example, Queen Eleanor died in battle), the tone of the film is darker, and the jokes used to coax children are reduced, I would think this is a very perfect movie, but the problem is It's just a children's movie, and it didn't get rid of Disney's shadow in the end.
About the main line: The main line is to show the conflict between the girl in the rebellious period and the mother’s restraint, but the film has handled every detail and turning point very delicately, and used very violent means to express all this at the end. I said that if the film ends in Egypt Queen Reno is dead, or, after she becomes a bear, she won't be able to return again. I will definitely be moved by this movie. Even in the happy ending, the nose still feels sore. After watching this movie, I think many people will immediately think of their mother. I think Pixar will definitely not lose the standard in the main line processing and achieve the desired effect.
Let’s talk about the embarrassment of the film. I think the processing of the film’s key points is very in line with my taste, but this is only a Disney/Pixar cartoon after all. In order to please the younger audience, the film still has several special settings. Come with funny characters, such as the three little princes, the three who came to propose and the three of their sons, and the stories that happened will not be told. They are all used to coax children. Although there are funny places, they will not It left a particularly deep impression. Then there is the main storyline-I mentioned the main story. In fact, if you go along with the flow, it will be a very good movie. However, the director obviously does not want to deviate too far from the children's film. The rhythm suddenly changed to easy and funny again-and then the easy and funny didn't last long, and immediately turned to the eerie atmosphere, which made people always feel that the director was struggling with conflict in his heart when making this movie. As I said, if you always maintain this dark atmosphere and cooperate with the main line to advance, then this is definitely a very good movie, and the result will be destroyed by the obviously different styles that are constantly switching-I believe this The film is likely to be unpleasant and unable to please children (can you imagine a scene that you just thought was funny, suddenly switching to become very nervous and scary? And the atmosphere of the film is obviously not suitable for children), nor can it please parents. So, I think if last year's Cars 2 can barely maintain the box office because of Pixar's golden signature, then this is likely to become Pixar's first box office movie.
Compared with How to Train Your Dragon, I believe many people will think that the two films are similar. I think the problem with the two films lies in this. If they can be heavier, they will look better. However, How to Train Your Dragon is really magnificent, especially when you watch it in the IMAX Hall. The visual shock is enough to offset all the shortcomings. After so many years, it is still endless. Although Brave Legends also chose the atmosphere of Scotland, the story mostly happened in places with a small sense of space such as forests and castles, except for advancing to the ruins of the ancient kingdom on the top of the mountain. It scared me) and the final battle, the film lacked the shock of how to train the dragon. In addition, although the music of this film is very beautiful, it definitely does not reach the aesthetic atmosphere of how to train the dragon. Of course, since the main line of How to Train Your Dragon is the atmosphere, and the main line of Brave Legend is the mother-daughter relationship, it is unfair to compare the shortcomings to the advantages of others.
In addition to the main line of the film, the film also has a branch line, which is the only villain of the film, a giant bear named Modu. I think this branch is very interesting, because the story of the film is: because of the irreconcilable family conflicts, a total of two people ate magic pie, one is Queen Eleanor, the other is Modu (the pie eaten by Modu) , It is very likely that the brothers did it), both of them became bears because of this, but suffered different fate. The magic was released until death. I believe that the film also wants to express a meaning: home and everything are happy, and The final result of family disputes is the collapse of the family and the decline of the country. Doesn't it mean Disney's preaching?
In short, for Pixar's past movies, there will be more or less the feeling that this is not a Pixar movie. However, if you take a closer look, you will find that Pixar still hides its sentiment in every look and action of Queen Eleanor. However, Pixar also eagerly hopes that he can transform. I think, from Disney cartoons in recent years The decline of Pixar to Pixar’s transformation is also a reminder: there is no immutable king in this world, and there will be no ever-successful transformation. I think a lot of people will still like this movie that Pixar made with great care and wrapped the Disney skin.
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