When it comes to the classic art films "Little Carp Jumping Dragon Gate", "Fox Lena", and "Good Cat Cat", you must have seen or heard of it. These animations have not only won domestic and foreign awards, but also have a strong educational significance. They are all from the Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio, directed by Mr. He Yumen, a famous art film director and screenwriter. The following is another work of Mr. He Yumen, "The Kind Xia Wudong".
Kamikaze animation
"Kind Xia Wudong" is a classic art film written and directed by Mr. He Yumen, produced by Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio in 1981. It is about: Xia Wudong is a kind and brave Uyghur teenager, one day, Xia Wudong's uncle caught a big fish, Xia Wudong saw his pity, so he secretly let it go. But this angered his uncle and drove Xia Wudong out.
Later, Xia Wudong saved the bird from the hands of the big snake. The mother bird gave him a feather and told him that when he had difficulties in the future, he would appear as soon as he took out the feather. As they walked, Xia Wudong came across a group of small foxes, who begged Xia Wudong to save his mother. The kind Xia Wudong saved the fox mother, and in order to express her gratitude, the fox mother promised that when you had difficulties in the future, I would appear by calling three "fire foxes".
Xia Wudong came to a castle and learned that there was a princess living in the city, and the princess had a magic mirror that could shine on the heavens and the earth. Anyone who proposes to the princess must be hidden within three days, and once it is illuminated by the magic mirror, it will be killed, and those who cannot find it can marry the princess. After learning that sixteen young people had been killed, Xia Wudong decided to punish the vicious princess.
A vicious princess can only be matched by the devil
Xia Wudong found the big fish and hid it in the belly of the big fish, and the princess found him effortlessly. Xia Wudong was not convinced, and the princess gave him two more chances. This time, Xia Wudong pulled out the feathers, the mother bird appeared, and Xia Wudong sat on the back of the big bird. Although he was high up, he was still discovered by the princess's magic mirror.
The third time, Xia Wudong found the fire fox. The fox family dug a tunnel that ended under the Princess Palace. This time, the princess's magic mirror did not find Xia Wudong, and the princess promised to marry him. On the day of the wedding, Xia Wudong left, leaving only the words "The vicious princess can only be matched by the devil."
A strong exotic atmosphere
The animation is full of strong Xinjiang characteristics, both the opening and the end of the film are extremely beautiful, with a strong sense of substitution. The audience will involuntarily move along with the song, as if they are immersed in the scene. The brisk and flexible dance steps, the vivid color of the picture, and the quaint Uyghur costumes all show the local western style.
Full of character
The animals in the animation are anthropomorphized, the loyal big fish, the grateful big bird, and the clever fox, all with human personality colors, more approachable, making people feel more intimate. Xia Wudong is not only handsome and simple, but also able to sing and dance, and his kindness and bravery drive the development of the story. The princess's pampered cunning is vicious and resentful. These people can find shadows in our lives, and they are portrayed more vividly.
The story is short and superb
Although "Kind Summer Wudong" is only a short twenty minutes, it has twists and turns, and the plot is compact and does not drag. Whether it is the portrayal of the characters or the description of the plot, it is fully expressed, so that people's thinking closely follows the development of the main line. Compared with the current tv works with dozens of episodes, it is simply a work of conscience.
A routine-breaking ending
Many of the film and television works we watch always have a happy ending, rich and handsome marrying Bai Fumei, Cinderella becoming a beautiful princess and so on. However, this animation breaks the convention, the poor boy gives up the glory and wealth and anger to dump Bai Fumei, breaking the cliché of princes and princesses together. The ending can be said to be extremely reversed, which is very pleasant.
While telling us about kindness, this anime also shows the food chain of nature. Big fish are not as good as bald eagles, bald eagles are not as good as foxes, a short animation that contains basic common sense. A simple animation, but containing all kinds of meanings, can be regarded as a classic.