A slightly flawed Japanese excellent commercial animation film

Wade 2022-03-21 09:02:52

Another excellent Japanese commercial film. The scene is very grand and the picture is very beautiful. However, the plot is thin, the narrative speed is too fast, the duration of the film is not properly controlled, and the transitions are not handled properly, which makes people have the illusion of time confusion-the audience can hardly tell the progress of time in the nearly two hours. The whole film is in a fast rhythm, and the too fast rhythm makes people overwhelmed, dazzled, and has no time to breathe.

There is a big problem in character creation. The male protagonist has gone through so many things and can't see any growth; the female protagonist only retains an unruly character and is very thin; emotional intersection.

The final plot is almost the same as the scene of the movie - disaster. Inexplicably, grandpa wants to move the steam city to the middle of the Thames; Dad inexplicably disappears from his seat; inexplicably runs out of a character who operates a mechanical arm; the inexplicable male protagonist puts on a flying suit; the inexplicable male protagonist suddenly hugs the princess The heroine; the inexplicable grandfather and father both ran away. The funniest thing is the last sentence of the male protagonist, who somehow thinks that both grandpa and dad can run away. But this is not a problem for commercial films, and the thin plot is actually an advantage. After all, in just two hours, with the huge sound and brilliant colors, it is difficult for people to concentrate on the plot, and the overly complicated plot is a hindrance to viewing the movie.

The film is not speculative enough, and the ideological depth is not enough. The debate between father and son on the use of technology in the mid-term is not discussed further in the film, and it only remains on the surface. The most comparable is Hayao Miyazaki. For example, Hayao Miyazaki's discussion on the relationship between man and nature is rooted in and runs through the entire film of Princess Mononoke, not just a tool used to create dramatic conflict and highlight dramatic tension. .

In fact, a movie, let alone ten or twenty years, only needs three or five years, and people will almost forget it. No matter how wonderful it is, how beautiful it is, or how grand the scene is. The only thing that can really stay in people's hearts is the thought. Because you can use it often, and every time you use it, you can recall a few words of the movie, and you can recall the name of the movie.

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  • Lessie 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    What role should technology play in human development? Thoughtful Japanese animation.

  • Maribel 2022-04-23 07:03:45

    Otomo Keyang is simply amazing, the graphics and character settings are already very good, the special effects are great, and the soundtrack is also great, except for the plot that is a little procrastinated and surreal, it is basically perfect, and it should really go to the cinema enjoy. Five stars for this.

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