Kung Fu + Panda, listen, what a Chinese-style combination of intentions. I still remember the first stall at the time of the 2008 Olympic Games. With reference to the enthusiasm sought after by the Chinese, it is really hard to believe that this is not a Kung Fu movie made by the Chinese themselves. Recalling the most praised advantages of the series in recent years, the exquisite Chinese style elements are absolutely second to none in the eyes of Chinese people. Dazzling ink and wash emotions; Chinese martial arts fighting with flowing waters; long and long Chinese classical music; plus occasional shadow play cutscenes, the scene description of Chinese classical architecture customs, the selection of animal images such as turtles, tigers, snakes, cranes, and pandas , The gossip diagrams that often appear throughout the whole time...All show the world how well the "Chinese masters" in DreamWorks can play with your oriental classical elements in their own craftsmanship.
Speaking of the East and West film and television works in the new era, I couldn't help but want to share a classic and interesting story about "traveling" again. That said, Americans always travel forward because they can't think of history; Chinese people always travel backward because we can't think of the future. So, whether the success of the "Kung Fu Panda" series can make us proudly sigh, this time thanks to our traditional cultural treasures, we finally helped the old and beautiful backshell animal animation that could not think of history "traverse back" once. ? Thinking about it this way, for a while, I couldn't tell whether it was the success of the American film industry or the success of traditional Chinese culture.
Some people say that "Kung Fu Panda" is a Hong Kong-style Kung Fu film with animal and human paintings. Maybe, part of it. I really can't fully agree with this. According to this familiar formula, I think it is still the old American counter-attack civilian hero film. A Bao was originally just a commoner kid adopted by the owner of the noodle restaurant. As a genuine panda, he has a rounded figure that lives up to expectations and a persistent obsession with eating. The biggest enemy is the high stone steps that must be climbed before every major event-no way, who makes everyone cute and cute. As for the inherited panda asthma, it is the Chinese-style palace-level buildings that are also like to be built in the mountains towering into the clouds. And because of the subtle influence of the living environment, the fat boy of the martial arts superfan has his own heroic dream. These traits are suitable for selling cute and funny, but not suitable for being a hero or a hero. The master can see this, and the Wujie can see it, only the martial arts master tortoise master, who is "manipulating" by the heroes behind the DreamWorks, can't see it. So the master cheats a little bit, hey, the fat boy with no martial arts skills, the Dragon Hero is you! This time, the legendary version of the martial arts hero dream of the civilian heroes began lively with gongs and drums. In the first round, the fat boy made up his mind to follow the destiny’s arrangements, follow the master and the five great masters, and change his original self, miraculously relying on the talent of food-eaters to learn magical skills and defeat the master’s rebellious villains; in the second round, A Bao, who has become famous, suddenly realizes that he is not. Originally known as "self" (not the son of Uncle Goose ==), at a young age, he realized the true meaning of his heart like water, defeating his enemies and saving a party of Li people, becoming a destined person in water and fire. In this third time, the master put forward a new proposition of "being who you are." The strong enemy you are facing (if I read it right, this person should be the bull demon who appeared at the beginning of the first time). The old rebellious fellow of the immortal tortoise master. Take a look at this familiar setting in the same line, how it looks like the brother of an American hero blockbuster.
In the third episode of the story, the exploration of kung fu finally came to the modern "Qigong" we are familiar with. To say that other martial arts sects are far from ordinary people, this qigong can be regarded as the most "people-friendly" kind of qigong. Since childhood, I have heard of grandfathers who practice qigong to strengthen their health; grandma of whom learns qigong for health care and healing; I have heard that qigong emphasizes the unity of nature and man... But this does not mean that it is not mysterious. If you pull a dozen people on the street who have heard of "Qigong", there may not be a few who can tell the truth about Qi, Yin and Yang. Such a mysterious Chinese classical concept, in the first episode, in the hands of DreamWorks, who can play Chinese kung fu and suspension bridge confrontation, finally exposed the great confusion of Westerners about these deep-seated things. I've heard that qigong can "fitness and prolong life", which is the most top-notch effect. Haven't I heard that qigong can also be used to resist strong enemies, and even a person's "qi" can be sucked away by people with ulterior motives? What kind of pendant is that little green card on the villain's neck? The film repeatedly emphasizes to be true to yourself, so this time it is logical to bring out Abao's father, the giant panda Li Shan, who was dubbed by Jackie Chan. The children crying by Xiao Abao Meng in the second episode can also be addicted. The most important thing in the panda base that appears this time is the big and small churns. Of course, there is also a family kill that is used in selling cute movies: the love of the father and adoptive father for his son. A Bao finally learned to roll forward and live like a real panda, and as he wished to further develop his talent in "eating"-although I still want to ask why the pandas in this series love to eat buns instead of biscuits Bamboo-After finally using the respective expertise of the villagers in Panda Village, he magically realized the sacred canon of the master: Qigong, which has long been lost among the same kind, and defeated the powerful enemy in one fell swoop. The ending is gratifying and congratulatory, but Abao’s inspiration immediately took away the villain, and the villagers used qigong to help Abao gain Dao under the call of the fathers who love their children. The Hammer and Xiaomei’s interference in the Wanwan Movies=_=For Lao Mei, it is really not easy to thoroughly understand what qi is and what is qigong. At least, in order to explain my long-doubt "Why panda is equal to the dragon hero" puzzle, after moving out the gossip totem many times, I finally let Abao show the real body of the dragon, compared to the appearance in "Kung Fu Panda 2." The dragon dance like a giant insect, the dragon in this episode can be regarded as magnificent and majestic.
I am not writing here to provoke and criticize. As a layman who is completely outside the movie circle, I can't talk about exploration. At best, it is just a reflection caused by longing. Looking forward to the comments from the first episode to the third episode, the voices of "I only hate it is not made by the Chinese" and "I hope that China can make domestic animation that surpasses Kung Fu Panda as soon as possible" are always everywhere. Actually speaking of the Chinese elements here, I often think of an unforgettable animation film-the ink and wash animation film "Shan Shui Qing" produced by Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio in 1988. I cannot express its beauty. It is said that this It is the swan song of Chinese ink painting, and is the last fine art animation of Chinese animation before the younger age and commercialization. I can only say that in addition to the pictures and music, the main purpose of this movie is to inherit the thoughts of Chinese classical culture in a unified spirit. It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of film can only be made by Chinese people. I believe that I am not the only one who has the Western confusion and the above-mentioned perceptions in the Kung Fu Panda series. On the other hand, when looking at the domestically produced works that I export now, I am only full of sorrow about this. I still hope to make an exquisite, authentic and complete Chinese animation film as soon as possible.
Blessings, look forward to.
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I really didn't expect so many friends to read and reply. First of all, I have to thank you all. I have also seen some new ideas from your comments, and of course there are also some misunderstandings about my original text.
Looking back, I seem to have never said the reason for giving this movie 4 stars. It’s like this, if the full score is 5, I think it’s worth 3.8. So I gave it 4 stars. And the Kung Fu Panda series I think the best is the first one, worth 4 stars. Perhaps it was because I used the word "confusing" in the title and the writing used a larger length to subtract the question, which caused some friends to misunderstand my attitude. For the kind of comment that I automatically interpreted as my denial of the "Kung Fu Panda" series because I expected Chinese people to make better and more authentic Chinese animated films, I refused.
1. I think it is good enough for DreamWorks at this stage to put the Chinese elements they know in the movie to this level. Moreover, it is of course a good thing and a happy thing that Chinese culture has been studied, used and carried forward by other countries (at least positively).
2. I remember when I was young, when the media talked about Chinese film and television, they often put forward the hope that "Chinese works will go abroad as soon as possible". Learn more advanced things from abroad and have more modern displays. The production technology now is definitely much better than before. But don't forget the feelings you once had, and many people miss that beautiful ink painting and paper-cut style... I hope that our children can also see it on the big screen in the future. Still that point of view, I hope better, better in all aspects.
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