"Annie: New York Wonderland" is based on the Broadway classic musical "Annie", directed by Will Guller, and co-starred in the Academy Award for Best Actor Jamie Fox and the talented child star Quivinzani Wallis, and joined by Many A-list movie stars such as Cameron Diaz and Shea Fauler. In the city of New York under the lens, a fun and colorful child's dream is being staged.
Little black lady Annie was abandoned by her biological parents when she was young, and lived a hard life under the fence, but fortunately, she was always full of enthusiasm and hope for life after tasting the hardships and bitterness of life. The search for parents is the driving force behind the film's narrative, and Little Anne takes this as an opportunity to embark on a fantastic adventure in New York City. In the process of searching for her parents, she meets the cold-hearted rich man Will Starks, and after experiencing the emotional run-in between the two and the conspiracy obstacles of the outside world, Anne is finally adopted by the rich man's father. Anne's body epitomizes the "American Dream", laughter and optimism about the dilemma and the positive energy of unremitting efforts. Child actress Quinvanzani Wallis was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Film for her fresh, natural and relaxed performance.
Under the absolutely correct mainstream values, the film also refers to the current social situation in the United States, such as the exposure of politicians' showmanship, hidden worries about food safety, and questions about basic education, which are both explicitly or implicitly involved, adding laughter and there is no lack of spicy ridicule and criticism. Of course, this kind of ridicule and criticism will eventually take "truth, goodness and beauty" as the way back. From a child's perspective, the hypocrisy, snobbery, indifference and hypocrisy of the adult world are nowhere to be seen. It should be said that the adult audience and Annie go on this adventure, which is also a kind of self-examination, a warm journey to relive childhood dreams and rekindle the feelings of the naked child.
The fast-paced and exquisitely set song and dance passages are undoubtedly the highlights of this film. Compared to the original musical, the new version of the film retains both classic songs and infuses fresh pop music elements. The film skillfully integrates the wonders of song and dance into the plot development, so that they do not interrupt the narrative chain of the entire film, but make the performance of the action and the release of emotions full of impact and penetration, effectively improving the audiovisual intensity, pleasant and dazzling. The wonderful performances of Quivine Zanni Wallis and Jamie Fox go without saying, and even the non-professional singer Cameron Diaz has contributed a song and dance solo that shows hysterical emotions, and the long shots in the narrow living room space are impressive. In addition, the integration of comedy elements and comic-style character settings in the film have achieved a good commercial entertainment effect, bringing the audience a relaxed and pleasant viewing experience. The positioning strategy of the main family card and the warm card makes this film especially suitable for family viewing during the New Year's Festival, and in its happy and harmonious atmosphere, we do not need to demand the film's old-fashioned and stylized "truth, goodness and beauty" and "reunion".
The film was released in the United States during the Christmas season and has achieved box office success, and has been scheduled to be released in China on January 9, 2015. On the one hand, the introduction of "Annie: New York Wonderland" breaks the habit of imported films that must be Hollywood's high-cost and large-scale productions, pays more attention to the life texture of the story, and enhances the closeness and affinity of imported films. On the other hand, domestic children's genre films are extremely scarce, and a few of them each year are often preachy, more serious and less interesting, and it is difficult to get the favor of children. "Annie: New York Wonderland" is a supplement to the gap in the theme of domestic children's films, and it is also hoped that it can stimulate and drive the creation of domestic children's films.
【Text/Dong Wenchang】
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