CATDOLL: What do you think about Boonie Bears: Snow Mountain Bears approaching Hollywood?

In 2014, domestic animated films developed by leaps and bounds. The box office leader "Boonie Bears: Rescue Bear Soldiers" won 250 million yuan in one fell swoop, setting a new record for domestic animated films. The latest sequel of the "Boonie Bears" animated film "Boonie Bears: Snow Ridge Bear Wind" was released nationwide on January 30, 2015. What do you think of this new sequel?

Some people think that compared with the low-level plots of "cat and mouse" and "fighting monsters" in general domestic animations, the story of "Boonie Bears: Snow Ridge Bear Wind" is closer to the level of Hollywood , focusing on the personal growth of the relatively immature "Xiong Er". Family, friendship, and even love, these major propositions in life reflect real life from the screen, and are also the inevitable life experience of every child and adult in their growth and life. The script of the film emphasizes the layering of the story, gradually deepens, emphasizes the intensity of emotions, and moves people with emotions. Xiong Er's growth journey is more joyful and inspirational than "How to Train Your Dragon", and the cuteness of the new character "Tuanzi" surpasses that of Baymax in "Big Hero 6".

As the second episode of the "Boonie Bears" movie, "Snow Ridge Bear Wind" has a brand new original story and a newly upgraded villain, as well as mature animation creation techniques. Overall, it has a considerable degree of completion. The core plot of the film is that Xiong Er encounters a mysterious and cute new character-Snow Bear. While the two develop a pure friendship, a team of ill-intentioned people appear and point the spearhead of poaching at Snow Bear and the entire forest. Xiong Er, who has always been regarded as unreliable by his brother, finally saves the entire world/forest by his own strength. Although the story of the film is not too fresh, it wins in terms of brisk narrative, clear rhythm, skillful character portrayal, all kinds of jokes and gags are just right, sensationalism is also impartial, and the supporting characters are also distinctive and unforgettable. Most importantly, this is a cinematic story with clear clues, compact plot, and satisfactory closure-the most important feature of commercial genre movies.

The "Boonie Bears" movie is not only China's first true 3D animated film, but also undoubtedly the highest level 3D animated film. Its animation production technology is second to none in China and even ranks among the best in Asia. The story of "Boonie Bears: Snow Ridge Bear Wind" contains many imaginative and fantastic elements, which are very suitable for 3D expression. It can make the audience feel the fullest and strongest impact and enjoy the beauty of watching the movie to the greatest extent.

The best part of the film is the part about legends and environmental protection. When Xiong Er was a child, he met the mountain god Snow Bear (I remember the shot of the little bear walking on the water from his feet, it was beautiful. Later I heard that it seemed to be a copy of "Life of Pi", but I haven't seen that movie). Later, he experienced an adventure and escaped danger. When Xiong Er said goodbye to the Snow Bear, he saw everyone's childhood memories in a trance (this scene was also beautiful and touching). When he returned to reality, he found that he had returned to the time before they met (after he grew up). Except for himself, everyone else forgot about this adventure.

This is a very beautiful fairy tale, and with the snowy scenery of Northeast China, it can be a very beautiful movie. But perhaps considering the consistent style of the series, and the protagonists, it is mixed with the binary opposition chasing and funny style. It is not that there can't be chasing and the plot also needs adventure. However, thinking about the ugly appearance of Big Bear, Bear Two, Bald Qiang and the villain, the exaggerated and funny style is inevitable.

Some netizens believe that Boonie Bears: Snow Ridge Bear Wind has made progress in production compared to the previous film, but has regressed in creation. Boonie Bears: Snow Ridge Bear Wind has made great progress in production compared to the previous film, "Treasure Bear Soldiers". The texture of the models and large scenes can be said to have reached a high level, but the creation has regressed instead of progressing. It presents a patchwork state with borrowing and pleasing as the main creative points, sprinkled with a little MSG for beautiful scenes, added a little salt for chasing and fighting, and finally a "runaway" wok. This dish may be acceptable as an animation, but it is basically unqualified as an original animation.

The film’s protagonist is actually only Xiong Er, and the film is mainly about the process of Xiong Er finding his own value. However, in this process, Xiong Er’s character arc does not change much. It can only be said that he was a little timid before, relying on his mother and Xiong Da, and did not act like a bear. In the end, he bravely sacrificed himself, no longer relying on others, and acted like a bear. However, his attitude towards his relatives and friends did not change much, and it is not clear what caused his change. Little change means that the character has not grown much, and the reason for the change is unknown, which means that the audience does not gain much emotionally.

In the film, Big Bear is no longer the elder brother of Second Bear, but a parent, who takes the place of the mother to show the love and care of Second Bear. That's why Big Bear couldn't help but get mad when Second Bear made a cart of fruit fall off the cliff. His tone is completely patriarchal and dogmatic, and he puts a lot of big hats on Second Bear, such as choosing to escape and making excuses for the past. If you think about it carefully, these words are too blunt. How did Second Bear escape and make excuses for the past? At least I am confused. He just firmly believes that there is a white bear. In order to promote the plot of Second Bear running away from home, the film makes Big Bear say such heavy words, which feels a bit far-fetched.

In this film, the role of Bald Qiang is too downplayed. He only plays the role of a helper and is not integrated into the main line of the dramatic conflict around the polar bear. If there is no need for Bald Qiang, the film can still be established without this character, which shows that the film does not actually explore the necessity of this character. Perhaps in order to deliberately create a kind of "cat and mouse" harmony in the movie version, Bald Qiang never plays the role of a villain, and there are always new villains, but this also loses some of the original flavor of Boonie Bears. Of course, compared with "Treasure Bear Soldiers", the ending of the villain in this film is much better, although how he changed is not explained thoroughly.

The film never answered the question raised at the beginning until the end. On one side are the bears who are trying to protect their homeland from being cut down, and on the other side are the people who are cutting down trees in order to build their own homeland. How should the conflict between them be resolved?

"Boonie Bears: Snow Mountain" has now been released in theaters nationwide. After reading these film reviews, I feel that only by going to see it in person can you experience the charm and shortcomings of this movie. I wonder what everyone will feel after watching it?