At the beginning of the winter vacation, the first contribution to the film industry was dedicated to "The Legend of Magic Strings". In the afternoon on non-weekends, the entire theater was reserved, and it was no wonder that there were so few people after watching it. Not much nonsense, let's talk about it in detail.
【About the name】
The English name is Kubo and the two strings, which is translated as "Kubo and the Two Strings". This translation may be from watching the cartoon of Jia... The musical instrument used by Kubo under the popular science first is a Japanese national musical instrument called the shamisen, and the sanxian is its ancestor (the proud face of honey juice). As the name suggests, it is a musical instrument played with three strings, so why did it become a two-stringed piano. Was the other one eaten by translation? Kubo and the two strings here should mean Kubo and the parents. As for how to translate it in a high-quality way without going against the original intention, I don't understand this, but even if it is translated into "Japanese family", I think at least the original work is respected! 【About the plot】
Throughout the emotional tone of the whole movie, in addition to family affection and great love, the family affection from the parents helped Kubo defeat the grandfather, and the generosity and love from the villagers influenced the grandfather. It can be seen that the story is based on the contradiction between Kubo and the grandfather. The whole story is like the process of fighting monsters and upgrading equipment. However, the equipment that was collected didn't come in handy at all. So what are these three gears for? The only role I can think of for the time being is to advance the plot. Besides, the helmet was originally stored in Kubo's father's mansion. Does Grandpa Mao also know this? Just because it's a god? Even if he figured it out, why would Mao have to tell Kubo in a dream? It turns out that my grandfather knew that the three pieces of equipment were useless... Why is my mother so afraid of the mansion? Just because you lost your husband there? You even told Kubo that your grandfather had your eyeball pulled so cruelly! As for Kubo's mother, she was once worshipped by her sisters, but now she wants to perish with her sisters, but she is unscathed. It's amazing how you turn into a monkey! Let's talk about his dad, he turned into a beetle and lost his memory, but he didn't forget to flirt with his sister. Besides, he was still a female monkey... To put it nicely, no matter what he becomes, it is you in the end, but to put it badly, you are just a female.
【About his grandfather】
My grandfather is very similar to the Buddhist saying that "all actions are impermanent, everything is suffering; all dharmas are impermanent, and silence is joy". It can also be seen from the end of the film that the prototype of the grandfather is a carp, which is a symbol of wealth and auspiciousness in China. The so-called seek his government in his position, grandfather, as a god, must be responsible for blessing the people, otherwise there will not be so many people who forward koi on Weibo... Grandpa's actions are actually fighting for patriarchal power. Performance. Just think about it, the Tianxian daughter, who was raised so hard, ran away with the person she wanted to kill and gave birth to a baby. Have you ever thought about the feeling of being a father? Don't use the concept of modern people to evaluate what is good as long as the children are happy. In the age of fathers and sons, if you want to elope with a man, you have to soak in a pig cage! It can be seen from this that my grandfather just wanted Kubo to become a god and thought that he could give Kubo the best life, while Kubo believed that flesh and blood and feelings are the most perfect. These are just two different attitudes towards life, and there is no right or wrong. . Maybe it's true that the villagers say that my grandfather is a good man.
[said at the end]
For a long time, I have no brains to respect foreign cartoons, from the cuteness of the characters to the simple explanation of the meanings, all before the domestic cartoons. But the plot of this "Legend of Magic Strings" is beyond my imagination, and it is about to keep pace with the domestic animation. And some domestic cartoons are well-made and beautiful, and they are indeed better. No matter at home or abroad, I hope that filmmakers will not blindly pursue Lunar New Year and holidays without paying attention to quality, because moviegoers are not fools after all. The movie market still has a long way to go.
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