was boring, opened the player and watched the movie again, because he has some good feelings for these animation movies. Listening to the ending song "Try Everything", unknowingly following the super rhythm. I am immersed in it, and I continue to recall the shock brought by the movie. There are many connotations in the movie, so let me simply write about it.
There have been many good-looking animation movies in recent years. Before, there was "Ice Age" and then "How to Train Your Dragon". These seem to be more comical film formats. Not only are there simple and funny animal plots and beautiful pictures, but the connotation of the movie will also give different people different ideas. The cultural symbols represented by this movie will become a classic of contemporary culture. But cultural symbols, there will be cultural content represented by symbols, which is what we think of cultural connotations, which may bring people some thoughts
animal utopia, cultural integration and
first look at the English name of this movie "Zootopia" Important implicit information. In the English name, "zoo" means zoo. This Greek root often appears in an English word: utopia, which means "Utopia". Frankly speaking, the translation of "Crazy Animal City" is a wonderful work in Hollywood movies, and the more accurate translation of the movie should be "Animal Utopia". Therefore, "Crazy Animal City" may have taken a name that is suitable for all ages in consideration of differences in cultural habits. After all, Utopia is not a familiar word in the eyes of children.
However, this movie is full of Hollywood routines. Interesting factors have been added to these successful movies in recent years, and these factors are exactly what the public likes. For example, what we think is the funny in "Ice Age", the growth of "How to Train Your Dragon", the healing of "Big Hero 6". "Crazy Animal City" is like a perfect Northeast one-pot stew. Based on the interesting story, I will throw it all to you. The key is that you will accept it unknowingly. Let it make adults meditate while amusing the children or us to laugh. This movie not only insinuates reality with a complete world view, but also gives the audience thinking through the reversal of the plot, thus making perfect use of traditional Hollywood animation routines. Make you laugh, make you play, make you cry, make you think.
Animal topia is synonymous with "ideal society" and the output of American culture.
We can download the meaning and story of "Utopia" on Baidu. Utopia originated from the work of the same name by the British scholar Thomas Moore in the 16th century. In that book, Moore fictionalized a small island with a perfect social system, which not only abolished private ownership, but also achieved equality for all. Under the protection of the ideal system, the residents on the small island fully enjoy freedom. The poverty and evil in the real society do not exist on this small island. When the British people were full of hope for the political celebrity Moore, he was executed by his friend Henry VIII. After the death of
Moore, his ideal social concept survived. A group of social practitioners decided to establish their own utopia. British businessman Robert Owen established an experimental commune in the United States. However, this commune that abolished private ownership failed two years later. If you examine the economic foundation of the commune, its failure is not surprising. In two years, the commune did not produce any substantial output and mainly relied on Owen's own property. This wealth was earned by Irving in the British cotton spinning factory. It can be said that the economic foundation of this commune is exactly what the utopian concept opposes: employment system in factories, slavery in cotton fields, colonialism in international trade. The failure of the Commune was inevitable from the beginning.
The "Animal Topia" in "Crazy Zoo" is also an idealized city. All animals live together regardless of race, and every animal can be what it wants to be. Just like the United States in the propaganda, living together regardless of race and color. Everyone who comes to the United States has an American dream. Such cultural symbols unknowingly carry out cultural export and carry out the American society. Perfect packaging, it can only be said that Hollywood’s cultural output is too strong and too unexpected. The leaders in the movie represent a powerful species, but for the vote, the sheep tribe was chosen as an assistant. This is really true. Life seems. The species conflict in the movie also corresponds to the current ethnic conflict in the United States. There are species prejudices everywhere in Animal City: rabbits are not suitable for police, foxes are liars, herbivores are weak, carnivores are cruel... Similarly, the United States also has serious racial prejudice.Trump, who chose the candidate, made no secret of his racist attitude. It can be said that "Crazy Zoo" is a fable about reality.
adult fairy tales, modern people’s emotional sustenance
"Crazy Zoo" does not stop at the abstract concept of "utopia". We are also reflecting on American culture and American society. From the beginning of the film, we saw a typical bridge, but the staff of the Transportation Bureau were slow-moving sloths. Simple and honest sloths make many people laugh happily, but some viewers may have a wry smile on their faces: the procrastination process in life may be the same as a sloth.
All the fables we think are called "adult fairy tales", and they often like to use metaphors to describe society and human nature. As far as the purpose of satirizing reality is concerned, fables can better enlist the audience, and the ironic effect of a smile is better than direct criticism. Knife in a smile always makes you like it, especially the packaged candy filled with poison. As a fable, we can see common facial interpretations in fables. For example, the lion represents the ruler and the fox means cunning. Sheep represent many people. But in the movie, we found that the cunning may not be the fox, and the powerful may not be the lion. We are too easily confused by the appearance of things. The true character of animals always deviates from the corresponding traditional facial makeup. The rabbit who should be timid is brave and passionate, the fox who should be cunning is kind and sincere. Small animals have become gang bosses, using allegories to interpret reality, using anti-face makeup to combat racism, and to export the reflective culture of American culture. Unknowingly, I was invaded by American universal culture without knowing why.
can change the world only by tolerance and integration.
At the end of the movie, a concert was held in the Peaceful Zoo City. The superstar Antelope sang "Try Everything" on stage. Animals of different cultures and races dance together in a dynamic rhythm, culture and love, tolerance and understanding, and seeking common ground while reserving differences in our culture, are perfectly embodied at this moment, the world is the same, regardless of you and me.
Disney has launched a fableful "Crazy City", the intention is really not simple. While exporting culture, we are also reflecting on the current serious crisis facing the United States. The division of society has become increasingly serious, and the economic recession has caused immigrants to be attacked. Trump has become increasingly arrogant, and his racist behavior from time to time has made minorities more alarmed. It also makes American culture questionable, tolerant and harmonious, and gradually departs from people's expectations, instead of conflict and racial supremacy. In such an environment, "Crazy Zoo", which embraces the concept of "racial fusion", is on the screen in a simple and more acceptable way. Tell everyone what kind of world we need. Cultural integration and ethnic integration are the mainstream of the world. This is the most important connotation brought to adults by Zootopia. The packaged American dream really contains the integration of races and the tolerance of culture, which is a cultural utopia.
