Released in 2016, the animated short film Sandpiper tells the story of how a small sandpiper that has not broken its shell for a long time grows up and learns to prey. The short film won the honor of Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards, and more than 170,000 people on the domestic Douban also watched and scored a high score of 9.3.
Why does this short film, which is only 6 minutes long and has no dialogue in the whole process, achieve such a high score? I think it's inextricably linked to the core of its story.
Growth has always been a topic of high attention, no matter what stage of life we are in, we must learn to grow and move towards a better future. Therefore, this inspirational short film from the perspective of the small sandpiper naturally attracts the attention and interest of the public.
Coupled with the efforts of the director, screenwriter and team, this animated short film exudes a classic charm even more.
From the initial timidity and fear, and then to the later attempt to learn, the little sandpiper finally successfully overcomes the fear and grows. This process not only requires bravery, but I think it is also inseparable from kindness.
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At the beginning of the story, a small sandpiper is waiting for its mother to feed it with its mouth open, but the mother deliberately let it try to hunt independently, and then calls it in the distance. The little sandpiper ran to his mother, and then looked up to let his mother feed, and the mother refused the little sandpiper's request. Then push her and let her forage on her own.
The little sandpiper learned the appearance of his companions and began to hunt. Where there are bubbles in the sand, there are scallops, and the little sandpiper punctures the bubbles with its mouth and finally pecks a scallop up.
At this moment, the companions began to fly away in one direction, and the little sandpiper did not know what was happening. At this time, the mother anxiously called in the distance, letting the little sandpiper hurry up, and the little sandpiper ran a few steps, looking at the bubbles on the ground and playing and stopping.
At this moment, the waves hit and suddenly the little sandpiper turned into a "chicken in the soup". This experience left a deep psychological shadow on the little sandpiper, no matter how much its mother advised it, it no longer wanted to forage for food on its own, nor did it want to learn the art of predation.
But after a while, the little sandpiper's stomach was hungry, and when he heard the sound of grunting, the little sandpiper made up his mind to go foraging for food.
Just as he found a bubble and was about to go hunting, the waves lapped again, and the previous shadow made the little sandpiper quickly avoid it, never daring to eat the scallop again.
Then the little sandpiper meets the hermit crab family, and the little sandpiper and the little hermit crab fight and fight and know each other. At this moment, the hermit crab family was slapped by the waves, and the little sandpiper was worried that they would be hurt by the waves, and nervously rushed up, even he himself was very afraid.
Later, he discovered a new skill, hiding his head in the sand when he encountered waves on the beach. Hermit crabs bury their bodies in the sand and avoid the waves.
The next wave will come immediately, the little sandpiper has no time to escape, he had to learn to live in the crab, the same as burying his head in the sand, the little hermit crab, in the water patted the little sandpiper, the little sandpiper opened his eyes and found a completely different look from before, the world under the water is very wonderful.
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After this, the little sandpiper is no longer afraid to forage, it also helps its companions find more and bigger scallops, although there is no dialogue in the short film, but from the expression of the little sandpiper mother, we can see her relief.
This short film is a theme about growing up, but is it enough to grow up with bravery? The story of the little sandpiper tells us that kindness is also needed.
The little sandpiper and the little hermit crab just met in pingshui, but when it saw that the hermit crab family was about to be hit by the waves in the sand, it bravely ran to the position of the hermit crab in spite of its fears to remind them.
It is also this kindness that allows her to see the colorful world underwater and master new predation techniques.
From the beginning of the fear of attack, will not prey, by the waves blowing through the psychological shadow, the growth of the small sandpiper is still very obvious. It is always curious about the world, and although it is very devastated when it fails, it also has to move forward deep down.
Through its growth experience, I feel that the mother's fierce heart is very necessary, and the little sandpiper is finally independent, brave and strong, and continues to maintain a kind heart, which also accelerates the growth of the little sandpiper.
This 6-minute animated short film produced by Pixar is not only well-made, the characters of the animation are obvious, but also the core of the story, the story of love and growth, is very clear and easy to understand.
Everyone should learn like a small sandpiper, life has a long way, and when encountering dark corners, it is always habitual to avoid, so it seems very unnatural. Only by bravely stepping in and moving towards the place you want to go will you grow.
This animated short film is well worth watching, especially with children. You can see the topic of maternal love, growing bravery and kindness. At the same time, the work is also very educational, it is better to love children than to let go conditionally, and not to let children be flowers in the greenhouse.