The little boy sets the forest on fire, defeats the "wicked" tiger, and wins the cheers and trust of other forest animals?
In European and American heroic films, it seems that humans are eternal protagonists, even in animal movies.
Because I personally prefer nature and animal-oriented movies, I bit my teeth some time ago and spent a few dollars on iQiyi to watch the movie "Fantasy Forest" that I have always wanted to see.
Movie posters
To be honest, the film scenes are OK, but the ending is difficult for me to accept.
The film tells the story of a boy raised by wolves who can live in harmony with many animals in the jungle, except for the villain Tiger, who has always believed that humans are the hidden dangers of the jungle because they can use fire, and tigers have been hurt by human fire.
The little boy has a deep affection for the wolves
According to the routine of European and American movies, it must be that the little boy finally gains the understanding and acceptance of the tiger, or ends with killing the tiger. But when I saw the tiger ferociously kill the leader of the wolf pack who raised the boy, I knew that it could only be the latter ending.
At the same time, based on the villain Tiger's fear and hatred of human use of fire, it can be speculated that the ending must be related to fire.
Villain Tiger character
I was looking forward to a harmonious and symbiotic happy ending, an ending that didn't harm other creatures. However, what surprised me was that the male protagonist finally made a mistake in the fire, although according to the explanation of the movie, the fire was extinguished by the elephants in time, and all the animals that everyone knew were safe and sound.
Movie stills
But I don't know if you have noticed, these uninjured animals are large animals, who cares about the other small animals that have lost their lives in the fire? No matter how small the area and how long this fire is, it will inevitably cause the death of countless creatures such as ants, rats, and insects. And human movies always focus only on how the protagonist ends up, never considering the large number of "little people" that can be seen everywhere. Because they don't have the opportunity to be seen, they're not worth mentioning.
I was immensely disappointed with that ending. Doesn't this way of winning just prove the villain Tiger's idea correct? The other forest animals were not afraid of the boy, but instead welcomed the boy back happily, which really puzzled me.
The little boy made a big mistake on the Forbidden Fire, and it seems to me that he has lost his qualifications as a friend of the jungle.
The villain Tiger actually died a pitiful death, even if he was worried, he eventually died in the end he feared the most.