The French children's literature work "The Wanderings of the Bitter Child", which swept Europe, was finally adapted into a live-action film "The Adventures of Remy", which was released in the mainland on November 22. At the beginning of watching the movie, there was a sense of déjà vu, and later checked the team behind the movie to learn that the film was created by the original team of "The Spring of the Cattle Herding Class".
There are many differences with the classic movie "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", under the premise of the advancement of film technology and the increasingly complete special effects technology, "The Adventures of Remi" presents an adult fairy tale texture whether it is the picture composition of the film, or the European-style rural style, as well as the exquisite medieval costumes.
As a film full of fairy tales, "The Adventures of Remi" not only has a very high attainment in European classical music, but also tells the audience more about the way to deal with the world in the plot story. Throughout the film, it can be called a healing fairy tale with an all-age orientation. Here are some of the takeaways I've learned from the film, hoping to resonate with you who love to read fairy tales.
1. Come to safety
When 10-year-old Remy was sold by his adoptive father to vitalis, a street performer, Remy was initially afraid of Vitalis and his dog. At the beginning of the film, Remy cannot accept that he is being bought and sold, but as time goes on, Remy and Vitalis gradually develop a trust, and compared to the dangers of the wilderness, Remy knows that he is slightly safer with Vitalis and his puppies and monkeys. In real life, for everyone who is unwilling to accept environmental changes, at the beginning, like Remy, there is fear and worry about the unknown environment, but not everyone understands the principle of "if you come, you can be safe", especially people who have just entered school or just entered society from school. At this time, Remy can quickly adapt to the environment and mingle with the puppy monkey, which is commendable.
2. Be kind to animals
Vitalis, a street performer who bought Remy at great expense, was not actually as rich as he seemed, and they had to make ends meet on not-so-fresh bread along the way. At this time, even people did not have enough to eat, but Vitalis was very happy to share the bread he had with his puppy and monkey, and this optimism was also infected by Remy. In the adventure process of the subsequent journey, the companionship of the puppy and the little monkey, and even the puppy's life-saving action at a critical moment, all show the companionship of people and animals. Whether it is a puppy or a small monkey, the characters in the movie are full of warm and healing power, and "The Adventures of Remi" makes people who do not have pets like pets, so that people with pets have more empathy.
3. Waiting for people equally
In the street art adventures along the way, Remy and his mentor Vitalis can also occasionally have a good life, such as meeting a particularly wealthy family and being invited to perform in the courtyard of the rich. It was in this magical courtyard that remy's life was changed. What changed his life was not the adoption of Remy by a wealthy family, but the place where Remy made real friends. However, this friend has a very different point, she has a serious hip disease, in such a situation, Remy and her became a very good friend, the two people's peaceful attitude, led to this friendship. Can we also learn to treat others as equals as they do, and to be friendly and willing to make friends with such people?
4, do not fear of suffering
When the wealthy family made a request to adopt Remy, the mentor Vitalis flatly refused. It's not that he doesn't want Remy to live a good life, but he understands that with Remy's own talents, he will be able to have a life across classes in the future. You know, in medieval Europe, the class division of the nobility was very strict, and it was very difficult to cross the class. In such a background of the times, Teacher Vitalis firmly believes that Remy will not be a thing in the pool in the future, and such courage and trust are very valuable.
5. It's hard work
In addition to the absolute trust and careful cultivation of the teacher Vitalis to Remy, on the other hand, Remy, who began to learn to read and learn music at the age of 10, was also very hardworking, not hindered by the hard life, studied hard, wrote letters to his adoptive mother; studied hard, and wanted to earn more performance fees to send to his adoptive mother... This spirit of hardship is the essence of The Adventures of Remi.
6, love as if you were already
In the process of getting along with the teacher Vitalis and Remy, the two have a friendship between teachers and friends, and strictly speaking, the two are more like relatives who depend on each other. In the second half of the film, after Vitalis learns about Remy's origins, he is still willing to fulfill Remy even if he has all kinds of reluctance. And when Remy encountered danger to life, Vitalis guarded Remy like a family, so loving and loving, the ending of the movie was sublimated, warm and healing.
7. Focus on what you have learned
When Remy finally got rid of his miserable life and completely changed his living environment, he did not forget where his love was, but insisted on music. Once, music was his means of subsistence, and when he accidentally saw his teacher playing the violin, he fell completely in love with music, and in the future, even if the teacher was not around, he did not waste what he learned, and devoted his life to singing. It is worth mentioning that the elderly Remy is played by the famous Hollywood director Jacques Behan, who is also the actor of the adult in "Cinema Paradiso" that year. This memory kill is very interesting.
8. Believe in talent
In the movie "The Adventures of Remy", Remy is definitely a musical genius, but he can still see the picture of him reading with candles, very hard. The teacher Vitalis, while rejecting the rich aristocratic life for Remy, taught him what he had learned all his life, never questioned his musical talent, and this conviction finally paid off, not only changing Remy's life, but also allowing Remy to find his own mother.
9. Respect the teacher and the tao
When the elderly Remy sat on the couch and told the children about his childhood mentor Vitalis, his face was always full of gratitude. Since the death of Teacher Vitalis that year, Remy has always had feelings for his mentor, and in the "Watch" version of the theme poster in "The Adventures of Remi", little Remy and Vitalis sit down opposite each other, and a cross stands between them, which actually symbolizes Remy's lifelong nostalgia for his mentor.
10. Keep your promises
There is a very surprising Easter egg at the end of the movie, and it is the elderly Remy who fulfills a promise of childhood. When I saw this warm and healing ending, as an audience member, I couldn't help but burst into tears.
Remy's childhood, although it is bitter, although bumpy, but he has also enjoyed the scenery that his peers have never had, the natural scenery in the movie "The Adventures of Remy" is definitely a major attraction, and it is even more empathetic when watching movies on the big screen, under the background of European classical music, the french countryside style is idyllic and elegant, and the mountains stretch to the distant light clouds and blue sky, which is beautiful.
The film has both the classical charm of the medieval French style and the healing fairy tale of the way to deal with the world, and when I walked into the theater on November 22 to watch "The Adventures of Remi", perhaps the audience can have a richer viewing experience than me.