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Originating from the adaptation of children's literature, the lessons that have been brought to the screen several times have not become the experience of "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventure" to be able to extract the essence. On the contrary, whether it is a story from a young age or an exaggerated performance, it can be said that this movie is almost invisible to the meaning of remake except for special effects, which only proves that such a story can only belong to children.
The fantasy setting of "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventures" is Dolittle, a doctor who can talk to animals. After losing his beloved wife, as a veterinarian, he was devastated and closed his hospital. Years later, a doctor The little boy accidentally injured the squirrel and found Dolittle for help. On the other hand, the dying queen also hoped that Dolittle could cure her illness, but Dolittle found that in order to cure the queen's condition, she needed the legendary Fruit of Eden. So Dolittle, the little boy, and the parrot embarked on an adventure to find the fruit of Eden. As a fairy tale, the ending is naturally that Dolittle solved all the problems, and he was also emotionally redeemed, reopening his own animals. hospital.
Such a story that was a typical children's literature at the beginning, its plot deconstruction is actually very simple, and the change of film, although it is not necessary to make many drastic changes to the original, but how to transform such a children's story into a It should really be considered as a family movie suitable for all ages. However, Robert Downey Jr., who played Dolittle, although he tried to create a character like Captain Jack in "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the movie , but in fact, the movie is still conservative in character creation. Although Dolittle is the protagonist of this movie, but in this protagonist, it can't really let people see a vivid and interesting soul.
The reason for this problem is not actually that Robert Downey Jr. could not get rid of his familiar image of Iron Man, but also the fault in the narrative of the movie itself. "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventure" has always been the same from beginning to end. There is no really exciting mainline structure. For example, the appearance of the dragon should be a very interesting point of view in the movie, but under the narrative of the film, Dolittle's branch of treating enteritis to the dragon is neither closely related to the mainline of the movie. Connected together, there are not many highlights, and the rhythm is loose, so that the audience is not surprised by Dolittle's adventure with the plot, but just feels the length of time.
Under these apparent problems at a glance, the biggest flaw in "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventure" is that the film does not give such a work that has been remade many times a real new idea. Dolittle can talk to animals The ability of the movie is just an eye-catching gimmick, and the emotional healing after the emotional loss of his wife has not really resonated with the audience's emotions in the movie. The ultimate goal of the movie is only to prove the greatness of Hollywood special effects. Bringing animals to life in a timeless work of children's literature seems trivial to modern adult audiences.
In today's serious homogenization of adventure stories, even Hollywood should not remake an old children's literature story without thinking. Such motives are actually doomed innately.
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