We should have all heard an idiom called "the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins." What is the fight between the snipe and the clam?
"Snipe and Clam Fight" is a fable in the Warring States Period. At that time, the king of Zhao wanted to attack the state of Yan, and a man named Su Dai said that the state of Zhao and the state of Yan were fighting endlessly. This fable tells people to be alert to the real enemy in the intricate contradictions and struggles. Similar words include "sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight", "mantis prey, oriole is behind".
Sandpiper is a short film produced by Pixar. This short film is very sincere. It took director Alan Barillaro three years to create, and the total time of the short film is less than 6 minutes. After three years of sharpening a sword, it took three years to create a short film of less than 6 minutes. Tell me, how much craftsmanship and sincerity this must be. Therefore, as soon as the film came out, it won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, which is well deserved.
Why did Ellen Barillaro create this short film, and how did he get his inspiration? Speaking of "Snipe", he is just an appetizer. He is a sticker animation for "Finding Shirley" in Finding Nemo 2. What is sticker animation? Before Pixar creates animations, it is shown in cinemas. Generally, a sticker animation short film is put on first as a hot animation, and then the animation is officially shown. Director Alan Barillaro was asked to make such a sticker for Finding Nemo 2.
The inspiration for the animation came from: One day, Allen was tired from work and ran on the beach near the Pixar studio. He saw a group of seabirds preying on the beach near the beach. These birds did not dare to touch the waves. As soon as the waves came over, the seabirds ran to the shore, and when the waves went down, they went back to find food. Alan Barillaro saw this scene and inspired him to create the short film "Snipe".
Now let's talk about what this short film is all about?
A flock of seabirds prey on the seashore. The baby snipe hid under the protection of its mother. The mother pushed the baby snipe away and wanted to take her to see the outside world and learn how to hunt. However, the baby sandpiper opened his mouth and wanted his mother to feed him. Mom is not used to her, let her learn to hunt. A wave came over, and the mother snipe motioned for the baby snipe to go quickly, but because the baby snipe was full of curiosity about the outside world and didn't know the danger of the world at all, it was beaten to the shore by the waves.
The baby snipe who was beaten by the sea was extremely frightened. From then on, he felt that the outside world was too dangerous, and his young mind was hit. He didn't dare to go out, and wanted his mother to feed him. The mother went out by himself. The baby snipe was so hungry that he had no choice but to go out to find food. He went out cautiously and encountered a group of hermit crabs. come out. He also learned the way of a hermit crab, burrowing into the sand, and underwater, he saw another world, and a lot of food was clearly visible. He remembered the location of these mussels, and when the waves receded, he searched for them one by one. Baby Sandpiper is no longer afraid of the waves. Every time the waves come, he learns to burrow into the sand like a hermit crab. Since then, he can find a lot of food without worry.
Although this short film is only 6 minutes, he conveys a lot. very meaningful.
You could say he's a film about growing up. It's a self-growth story. How did you grow yourself? From a rookie who can't prey, a timid child protected by his mother, the baby sandpiper slowly overcomes his fear of the waves, and eventually grows into a person who can support himself and help others.
Every child, like a baby snipe at the beginning, grows up slowly under the protection of their parents. Parents teach us many principles of life and work, and teach us how to survive and make a living. The waves mean setbacks. When we encounter setbacks, we will be afraid, run away, and dare not face setbacks, just like the baby snipe began. But when we have no other choice, what we need is courage, we need to overcome our inner fear of setbacks. Only when we dare to meet setbacks and embrace setbacks, just like a baby snipe hugging the waves, can we gain.
The film also tells us to remain curious and dare to break through ourselves. Why is there no breakthrough in the predation skills handed down by the snipe family from generation to generation, no one dares to face the waves, but only the baby snipe has done it. The reason is that first, the baby sandpiper is full of curiosity about the world and dares to imitate and break through himself. When he sees the hunting skills of hermit crabs, he imitates and learns. Is he afraid? He was also afraid, but when he dared to overcome the waves, he found that there was nothing to be afraid of, and he began to meet the waves.
Difficulties are like springs, if you are weak, they will be strong. Some difficulties may seem insurmountable, but when you really come into contact with him, you are like a paper tiger. It is not that scary. The key is to have the courage to face him.
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