Text / Red Leaf Maple
At the beginning of 2015, although there were many new films released in the mainland, few could really be called "family fun" for young and old, and the emergence of "Annie: New York Wonderland" filled this gap in time.
Adapted from the well-known Broadway classic musical in the United States, the film tells a fairy tale like a fairy tale: Anne was an ordinary orphan in New York City, and although she was cared for by her adoptive mother, Miss Hannigan, the latter treated her very harshly, so her life was still very difficult. Until one day, a stubborn tycoon, Will Stark, in order to run for mayor, followed the advice of his staff and pulled Annie into his own campaign camp, planning a campaign plan that "can't hold the fire in paper". Overnight, Anne's life changed dramatically, and she has lived a life of fine clothes and food ever since. And Stark also in the process of getting along with her, gradually and sincerely like this simple and kind, optimistic and confident little girl, thus deriving a warm pulse of father-daughter story.
In terms of plot, this is simply a juvenile version of the contemporary Cinderella inspirational legend. Anne is like Cinderella, Stark is a rich and handsome prince, the unexpected encounter caused Annie to fly up the branches overnight, and the fantastic princess life is estimated to make countless little girls envious and yearning - in other words, this film has carefully created a dream of a rich princess that most makes ordinary little girls fascinated, although there is no love between the hero and heroine, but is this important? At present, it is very rare to have a kind nobleman like Stark to save himself from water and fire, until the young teeth first grow up, and the little white horse prince with the same age and handsome infatuation appears, and it is not too late to compose a sweet romantic love song, so for such a film, any child who likes the story of "Cinderella" will definitely love to watch.
It is worth mentioning that although "Annie" is made dreamy and romantic like a fairy tale, it is not a low-child route, Stark has a lot of ink in the role, and the film mainly uses him to show the relatively complex world of adults. As a film positioned as a family fun, this film does not show Stark's deception in the political arena as an ambitious politician, but he and his staff use Annie to create their own image and create momentum for their election as mayor, which is much more realistic and hypocritical than the original musical in which Annie was simply selected by the rich man to be invited to her home for Christmas, and her heart and the city government can be seen.
Therefore, for adult audiences, in addition to being able to feel the fashion of contemporary New York and the extremely tall quality of life in this film, the younger ones will also lament the hardships and difficulties of being an adult - if you want to get ahead or realize your dreams, you must find ways and do your best to fight for it, even if you are rich and handsome like Stark, if you are not satisfied with the status quo, you need to work hard, and sometimes you need to play tricks to achieve some purpose, such as using Annie. Even if this goes against his original intention of kindness, it is still a helpless thing.
The older audience has rich experience and more experience, so the parent-child factor of the film will impress them even more. Anne's unfortunate life has made people feel pity, her sunny and lovely appearance and lively and cheerful, confident and brave personality are even more likable, and the cultivation and heating of the "father-daughter love" between Stark and Annie is full of silent warmth, which makes people feel touched from time to time. Coupled with the bright colors, beautiful songs and cheerful rhythms of the film itself, it is enough to make people have a pleasant viewing time.