"Minions big eyes cute": Although cute is good, there is really nothing but cuteness
Text/Ma Qingyun
When I watched the movie in the theater this morning, I really came to many parents with children. It can be seen that this "Minion Big Eyes" is still quite popular with teenagers. The visual effect of the whole scene is better than some cartoons, but it is not at the cutting-edge level, and the gap with "Frozen" and so on is still obvious. Judging from the reaction of the entire audience, the number of hilarious times is not very large, and it lacks the elements that make fans shine. Especially in the animation of the action design creativity, the performance is relatively mediocre, there are many wonderful places, and there are not many amazing places.
"Minions Big Eyes" basically belongs to the good students in the middle and upper, not bad, but it is still far from the three good ones. The reason why I say this is because the whole story content should be considered very healthy. The three minions come out to find the great evil for the tribe, and then carry out a plan to rob the king's crown, and then help the Queen of England regain the crown. This story is pure, and the single-line narrative is not complicated, and it should belong to the category of stories that young children can understand. Non-toxic and harmless, it is a proper evaluation.
However, as an adult audience, if you look at "Minions" from a slightly higher perspective than that of teenagers, you always feel that some taste is still missing. It's like a dish with richer vegetables and a lot of cooking, but the salt seems to be a little less, the taste is too light, and it's not very tasty. Yes, less is the heavy taste.
Compared with the two films "Despicable Me", "Minions", which was born out of them, lacks the "despicable" qualities it deserves, in other words, it is not bad enough, and even too cute. The cute character characteristics naturally bring a peaceful comedic effect, and there will not be much plot stimulation. This may also be an important factor that is very suitable for teenagers. The plot and characters are too peaceful, and for adults, it is a minus.
In the design of the bridge section, many passages of "Minions with Big Eyes" are the usual methods of using conventions. Compared with Chinese films, there are some similar to Jackie Chan's routine martial arts films: character comedy, story mode, and healthy theme. Such a movie is not bad, but not good. "Minions with Big Eyes" is above the pass, and below eighty.
As the only selling point of "Minions", it is still slightly thin. However, due to the consideration of the filmmakers in order to sell various supporting toys for minions, this hasty work can also be regarded as non-toxic and harmless. Around a theme, it can tell the story smoothly without being too childish, and it is also an example that some domestic animation films should follow. At the same time, although in terms of action design, "Minions" has no highlights to speak of, but in the end it is solid, not high, but always much higher than the low-end.
From this point of view, the market capacity of "Minions with Big Eyes" should not be as huge as imagined, and it can steadily grow to six or seven billion, which is also a good return to the Chinese market. As a popcorn movie suitable for the whole family, we don't have to ask too much, the story theme is healthy, and the character setting is not so that adults can't watch it. Nothing but cuteness is the demanding requirement of adult audiences. This requirement, which can be adjusted in the second part of "Minions", is the best, and if it can't, it doesn't hurt. After all, the main viewing group of "Minion Big Eyes" is children, and toys are also sold to children to play.
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