The plot is bland, the pictures are bland, and the characters are bland. The original work of "Ma Lanhua" is a fairy tale musical. The plot of the original work is not going to be discussed here. If you are interested, you can go to Baidu yourself. What I want to say here is that the new animated version of "Malan Flower" has undergone many changes compared with the original work. First of all, the Malan flower as a theme prop has changed from a sacred flower to an ordinary flower that can be found everywhere on Malan Mountain. The flower, Ma Lang also changed from a god to an ordinary farmer on Malan Mountain; secondly, the old cat and the old wolf, who are the absolute villains in the play (there is also a version of the introduction, saying that the old cat was transformed from the old wolf, This is harmless), and he is no longer born to be a bad guy. The old cat has a very interesting wish, which is to be able to speak like a human being. Although the old wolf is repeating the old theme of wanting to use malan flowers to realize the wish of getting something for nothing, But through the fruits of his own labor, he realized the beauty of labor, and finally returned to goodness. Regardless of the success or failure of the adaptation (this is an issue that will be discussed below), first of all, I would like to pay tribute to the screenwriter's innovative spirit. . Compared with some "XX animations" or remakes of classics, which are just a copy of the original work in a changed form, and cannot even reach the spirit of the original work, the adaptation of the original work in "Ma Lanhua" is really a very A meaningful attempt. But this brings up another problem. To be honest, I have not read the original work. My understanding of the original work of "Ma Lanhua" comes from a comic book "Ma Lanhua" that I read when I was a child. The scene of killing the bird was very impressive. The theme of "Ma Orchid" educates people to be diligent and not to gain anything without hard work. This can be seen from the classic song "The hard-working people are talking, please bloom soon"; however, "hard work" alone is not enough An abstract and broad vocabulary is not enough to support the plot of an animation. Therefore, in the original work, what actually constitutes the plot and promotes its development is the good camp represented by Xiaolan, Ma Lang and Xiaoniao. , the contradictions and conflicts caused by the opposition to the evil camp represented by Lao Mao (Old Wolf). And the happy ending of good defeating evil and justice defeating evil is probably an ending that many young viewers would like to see. It is said that when the fairy tale musical "Ma Lanhua" was performed, there was such a grand scene: "In the play, the despicable act of the old cat instigating Da Lan to pretend to be Xiao Lan and killing the bird aroused the anger of the young audience. When Ma Lang called When the little animals came to catch the old cat, many enthusiastic little spectators couldn't help but stand up and cheer for Ma Lang: "Catch it!" Some children left their seats to try to help the actors catch the old cat. At this point, the atmosphere in the venue reached a climax. "In the animation "Ma Lanhua", Xiaolan, Ma Lang and Xiaoniao are still there. They are kind, but the old cat and the old wolf are no longer representatives of absolute evil. Personally, I think this setting is humane, but it also brings about another problem. The opposition between good and evil can easily create contradictions and conflicts and promote the development of the plot; now that the absolute opposition between good and evil has been cancelled, contradictions and conflicts must be found elsewhere. Human nature is complicated precisely because there is no simple good and evil. Since there are no external contradictions, we should explore its internal contradictions, that is, the contradictions caused by complex human nature. And this is what makes me resentful of the plot of "Ma Lanhua". During the progression of the plot, there were several points that could have become very tense plots. However, I don’t know whether it was a matter of skill or the screenwriter’s deliberate attempt to avoid it. It was just like a leaf floating into the water, and it was calm~~~~< /p>
The first thing is that Old Wolf encourages Dalan to snatch Xiaolan’s Malan flowers. In response to the wolf's instigation, Da Lan's response was "I have the heart to be a thief, but I don't have the guts to do so"! sky! Has the world changed, or am I stupid and naive? This shouldn't be the attitude of just taking something for free from anyone, right? Besides, what you are dealing with is your sister's happiness. Don't you have any inner struggle at all? She even asked the wolf, "What good idea do you have?" Even if the screenwriter didn't like her, there was no need to make her look so weak, right?
The second part is that in order to get the Malan flower, Da Lan and Lao Lang accidentally caused Xiao Lan to fall into the river. Personally, I think it should have been dealt with more intensely here. Malan flowers are ordinary flowers, and Xiaolan is still alive. It is unknown here. What the plot explains here is that Dalan killed his biological sister. .
It is said that a life has disappeared. Does it take a lot of effort to properly stir up emotion? Or what will be lost? How come it was just brushed off like that?
The third part is mentioned in the introduction, "Carrying the guilt of 'killing' her sister, after going through many hardships and hardships, Dalan finally got Malanhua. , she can finally make a wish to Malanhua to make her sister come back to life. "In fact, I watched this movie because I was so cute by this introduction, "carrying", "killing" and "guilty", which made the impression on domestic movies in the past. No animation has ever used such dramatic words. However, in fact, it is... disappointing. The key scene, both the plot and the picture, are handled extremely blandly. "After going through wind and rain, going through thousands of difficulties and dangers", well... I can't see it at all. Say...
I have talked a lot of nonsense before, but actually the complaints at the end are the key. I hate the frequent "animation" of a certain classic. In fact, it is completely ruined: not only does the strength and advantages of animation as a form of film and television expression not be fully utilized, but the original stage play and live-action film and television are not even used. The level of performance cannot be reached; so I hope to see some new things adapted. However, the homework of "Ma Lanhua" was obviously not done well. I originally wanted to add my own thoughts to retell the story, but instead it didn't even have a climax, which is really disappointing.
Everyone also recited the mantra of Malanhua in unison at the end. Laughter, domestic editors still ask the characters to shout out the theme like a slogan if they can’t do it anymore? But this scene actually made my heart feel a little warmer. Thinking about it carefully, it is really the credit of the music that sounded at the right time. The theme song is nice, but the rest needs improvement.