The myth of "Zootopia" word-of-mouth box office double harvest (Douban 9.2 points), in the blink of an eye, several years have passed, and the audiences who have not waited for the second season of the follow-up finally waited for the derivative drama "Zootopia +".
Douban has 8.7 points in the opening painting, and the recommendation of Zhihu is 85%, which is a very good result.
If you only care about the number of scenes between Judy Rabbit and Nick Fox, then these six episodes may be a "hanging sheep's head and selling dog meat" type of disappointment, in these six episodes, Judy and Nick appear very little, which is like a cameo.
The absolute protagonists in the spin-off drama are obviously supporting characters in the movie.
In terms of creative imagination, the level of simile, and the degree of completion, the derivative drama with limited volume is naturally inferior to the film version, but it is still cute and distinctive, and the appearance of various "passerby" characters in the main story also has a sense of surprise like Easter eggs (such as the elephant on Judy's birthday on the day of entry, etc.).
My personal favorite is the fourth episode "The Godfather of the Bride".
The tone of the story is very different from several other short films, and the charm of retro tribute is very thick, although the main line of content still cannot jump out of the familiar routine framework, but the degree of completion is very high.
First of all, small and fine. The ups and downs in this episode have several twists and turns, and they are completely high-energy standard modules, short and delicate, subtle and ingenious.
For example, the meme of poor body shape, whether it is a film version or a derivative drama version, has appeared many times, but the several times in the fourth episode do not make people feel repetitive stacking, on the contrary, this is tightly integrated with the plot and emotional changes.
When the godfather and grandmother first arrived in the big city, the sheep on the side of the road poured a little dirty water, and the poor little animal family was washed away by the "flood".
This is a consistent concept of animal utopia "different", and it is also a sad but funny story meme, and it is also an intuitive and impactful expression of the male protagonist's emotions.
Both the details and the rhythm of the plot are remarkable.
Secondly, there is also a natural conflict tension between gangster stories, American pasts, and Godfather narratives, and the natural cute and cute painting style of little weasels and fleshy bears.
Again, the "reverse" demystifying interpretation of the main story. In the "Zootopia" movie, why do the tall and burly polar bears obey the orders of the little mouse? The film version uses the difference in body shape to create a laughing point, and the derivative drama version starts from the former dust of "the old spicy godfather is also a hot-blooded youth".
The cute friendship between the cute young polar bear and the male protagonist helping each other naturally grows in the cute details of "I earned money to buy you an ice cream to cool down" and "I'm tall and I drag you to deliver dessert to the tiger's house", there are exchanges and flesh and blood, temperature and stratagems, cute.
The late grandmother, who only appears in the lines in the film version, a few shots in the play, and the picture of sending a car at a time, instantly has the feeling of "wind and waves, quiet and ordinary with great wisdom" ~
The villain in this paragraph, who blinked stupidly after being frozen, also contributed a lot of laughs.
The first Ice him command is shouted, which echoes the movie and has the righteous emotional value of "insulted alliance and resistance", and at the same time it is very joyful!
Come, ice the godfather!
Episode 1 and 2
The first episode is Judy's parents' "road movie", the seemingly conservative and stable parents in the main story, unlocking a completely different stupid and loving adventurer style in the side story.
Unlike the male and female thieves, or a smart and a stupid, or a double IQ online (Nick Fox and Judy Rabbit), Judy's parents in this version belong to the "stupid and cute" type.
The main line of their adventures is also very brief, and it can be summed up as "all luck and chance".
The overall look and feel of the content is lackluster, passing through a group of "people without clothes" and the scene of Nick making popsicles during the journey, but there is a bit of Easter egg cuteness.
From deserts to snowfields to tropical rainforests, different landscapes are just different scenery for Judy in the train, but for Judy's father rabbit lying on the train, it is a completely different skin feeling such as "so hot and hot" and "ah frozen to death", and you can also interpret a little bit of "pity the heart of parents in the world".
The story of the second episode "Dashian the Mouse" is not quite my thing.
In the movie, the godfather and daughter appear several times, respectively being rescued and rescued, screaming joy such as "I like your hair/skirt", which is also a twist and spice up for the atmosphere.
The sharp and high tone, compared with his father's hoarse voice and rough Ice him's lines, has a good effect of high, low, thick and thin.
But the "rat" Dai Shan sisters content line clear soup and routine, resulting in my tolerance for this sound greatly reduced, I felt sharp and high and noisy.
Episode III
The third episode of the weasel musical, the entry point is "What happens to the weasel after being caught with a donut by Officer Bunny?" ”
The very old-fashioned and perfunctory story of the prodigal son turning back and changing his ways, but at the end he ran back.
After the big dream, thousands of gold and arrogance, and full of local rich money, the weasel recalled his spurned past, all kinds of bad things are difficult to say, and he wanted to change his mind, so he started from the moment now, starting from the old lady of the sheep staggering across the street, like a "standard narrative template".
But after the old lady sheep was hit by a car, the weasel hesitated between taking money to run and saving people, and finally chose to pick up a bag of cash spilled on the ground after the crash and run away.
So, after some inner struggle, entanglement, and pain, the weasel in the main line of "Zootopia" ran away with stolen things as soon as it was launched, and when it was offline in the side story spin-off, he still ran away with stolen things at a high speed.
There is no forced "black and white", but let the routine give birth to a fresh and lively texture.
This episode is also the only musical theater aspect in the six episodes, and the picture completion, imagination, comedy, etc., are not much amazing, but they are not too crotch-pulling.
For example, fountains made of oil, such as a weasel spilling a handful of paper money, quickly turning into a literal staircase walking upwards, and such as a cash box also becoming a step (money and money still echo back and forth), many moments are reminiscent of famous scenes in classic animation, and singing and dancing, imagination and execution are basically online.
Episode V
In the fifth episode, the stage dream story of the leopard and the cattle bureau chief, the main content line is still the routine of "five cents to buy a ton". The unlucky fat leopard who was ridiculed and scorned, and his good friends both flew to amaze the stage and successfully won the idol Green Eye.
Because there is no paving space, the bearing and turning are like their own sharp brakes and sharp turns, which are quite stiff, but these are not important, the point is, cute!
Chubby claws are so cute!
It's so cute to twist on the stage and count one, two, three, four, and dance!
Hanging Weiya to take off with the head of the cattle is very cute and lovely!
The ending of this paragraph, set that this is just a dream of a leopard, which is not very unique in terms of story structure (although each episode is very routine, this episode seems to be an old routine within an old routine), but the sensory level is to feel very cute and happy to watch.
Hanging ugly colorful wings, flying all over the place, as soon as the music is played, cheered together, and the fireworks appear with a sense of déjà vu, people can laugh along with it.
The fat leopard has a face that has not been bullied (although he was once wronged in the feature film), no specialty and no shape, but a second of joy and a second of brilliant happiness may be what I want to see most at the moment, and it is also the most likely to infect me.
Perhaps, this episode of the fat leopard is like a fluffy fat pouty happy "animal peach blossom source" and "cute utopia".
Episode VI
The last episode is the cause and effect of the sloth drag racing case, which turned out to be a marriage proposal and rushing to the concert.
The protagonist of the first half has always been the clever and unlucky waiter in the restaurant.
(If you don't understand, ask if this is the child of the otter family who was caught in the film version, and the picture below is the family photo that Mrs. Otter gave to Judy in the film version.) ）
Like Judy the bunny, this cutie is tormented by the speed of the two sloths, unlike this is her home turf and she has relatively room to do.
The sloth walked for a long time, and she took the initiative to drag the table and chairs over;
The sloth wants to wipe her glasses in slow motion, and she quickly helps wipe and put them on;
Tortured by all parties complaining, her professional attitude is still great~
The twist of the plot and the "forgiveness point" is that everyone is angry after being stirred, but when they see the sloth's lightning slowly proposing, they are collectively moved.
This kind of three-cent turning line is only in so many cute and furry stories, there will be a slight possibility of not being disliked.
Like the movie version, this episode makes a delicate cut of the dining environment and tableware of tall, short, fat and thin animals.
For example, the small family hovering along the tree, the small family in the tree hole, and the giraffe's table, etc., which is exactly the same as the elevator where the giraffe takes drinks in the movie, the three doors on the train, etc., the principle idea of composition is exactly the same, not new, but even if it is "back to the pot to fry the leftovers" there are still cute and eye-catching.
The simile, imagination, and high completion in the film version are very discounted in the short derivative dramas, except for the most conspicuous fourth episode, the most commendable of the other episodes is probably only "cute".
But cuteness itself may also be precious.
The depth and breadth of finish is obviously not comparable to the film version, but this small dessert outside the main meal also has its own flavor.