Yang Xiaolin - "Legend of Magic Strings": It is different from "Zootopia"

Mylene 2022-03-24 09:01:48

"Magic String Legend" 5 points. Non-mainstream animation production techniques such as the ancient legend of the Japanese moon god, the tragic singing of storytellers, origami and stop motion make this work unique and possible. However, the change between the theme of revenge and the theme of family love is blunt and impossible; the narrative rhythm is unrestrained, and the key characters are groundless, which makes the audience's emotional rhythm repeatedly disturbed; the long and boring dialogue, nonsensical and funny style and the whole film seriously violated the tragic tone. In particular, as a fantasy work, the lack of realistic spirit and current consciousness makes this work different from "Zootopia".

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Extended Reading
  • Dell 2022-03-22 09:01:45

    After "Carol", I finally heard Rooney Mara's voice in the cinema again, and the brain-damaged fans left a tear of emotion. This film itself is a stop-motion animation with oriental aesthetics. The joy in the story is full of brokenness. I really like it.

  • Harley 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    The reversal ability of four or two thousand pounds is far worse than that of Kung Fu Panda: this is the gap between the stinginess of Dongying culture and the Qiankun Avenue in the bones. The picture and music are all good, and the plot belongs to the far-fetched chicken soup for the whole family to live and die neatly. The two sister-in-law are very good-looking [really a three-stringed piano~ Those two strings can be understood as family affection, but the Chinese translation is really wrong/uncountable~

Kubo and the Two Strings quotes

  • Monkey: He looked into my eyes and uttered four simple words. These words changed everything... You are my quest.

  • Beetle: I'm either a samurai or a really bad hoarder. Either way, inside my thorax beats the heart of a warrior.