In two days, we will say goodbye to 2019!
Near the New Year's Day, there are also many popular films that choose to be released in this schedule. There are different types and many choices.
However, among them, the family movie that can really be suitable for all ages and suitable for families to go to the theater together is the first to recommend the following one.
Yes, it is the new theatrical version of the popular animation Shaun the Sheep "Shaun the Sheep 2: Doomsday Farm", which has been officially released in China yesterday, and Douban has also maintained the high ratings of the previous ones.
So, this new work of Douban high-score animation, I don't know if you have seen it? If you haven't had time to see it, especially if you have children at home, you can choose New Year's Day to experience it.
And the reason why I recommend this animation so strongly is first of all because of Ademan.
If you're a fan of animation, especially clay or stop-motion animation, you've heard of Adman. This british animation company has gained a large number of fans with their unique British humor and focus on stop-motion animation.
In particular, Aardman's big man Nick Parker has won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film four times with the "Super Invincible Dog" series.
Adman god and his head dog duo.
Today's Shaun the Sheep series is actually a derivative animation of the super invincible head dog, but because this group of lambs is too cute and cute, it has become the most popular characters in Adman.
The previous animated short films have also maintained a high score of more than 9 points on Douban.
Everyone's evaluation of this series is: funny, cute, hilarious.
Feel the cute sheep
This release of "Shaun the Sheep 2: Doomsday Farm" is the second theatrical version of the series (like the previous theatrical version, maintaining a high score of more than 8 points on Douban).
Coming to the second part, the original characters of the previous episodic version are also reviewed, except for the still indispensable eye-catching protagonist: the cute and bad sheep.
The two protagonists of the Super Invincible Dog series, Wallace, the giddy technical owner, and Agau, a loyal dog who has worried about his life all his life, will also meet us again in the film.
For the fans of the head dog, this is the really happy thing.
However, it is different from the Boss Dog series. In this movie version, our poor Agau, in addition to continuing to clean up the mess for wallace, the master of the score, but also look after this group of unreliable and trouble-loving sheep.
In particular, in addition to the lambs, this part has also appeared new mischievous elements and caused more crises.
This crisis is the Doomsday Farm mentioned in the title.
Why is it called Doomsday Farm?
That's because this time there will be the introduction of science fiction and alien elements.
It is this ignorant little guy above, who is the king of this part.
When it meets Shaun, a little sheep who also likes to fool around, it also becomes a funny duo, turning this small place upside down.
The reason why I like Aardman's animation so much is because there are many things about their work that are completely different from Hollywood animation.
For example, in terms of character settings and funny plot design, it is very unique British humor. It's like the design of Wallace and the loyal dog Argo.
In fact, it is a very typical British master and housekeeper design.
And the mature, stable, and reliable loyal dog Agao is also an Aardman character that many people love.
At the same time, including characters like Shaun the Sheep, its funny way is actually very British. Although it looks cute and cute.
However, they are cute things with bad stomachs, and they will be funny and bad, which is very British comedy style.
Another liking for the series is that the film has so far been approached in a manner close to silent film, with the characters humming a few times except for the occasional humming, and most of the time, they are not speaking, nor do they have any dialogue or lines.
However, this does not affect the good look of the animation in the slightest, just as the comedies of Chaplin and Buster Keaton could also be very popular.
"Shaun the Sheep", who has no lines, can make you can't help but be funny just by relying on the actions and expressions of the characters.
In particular, such animations can be truly barrier-free to watch, without dubbing or subtitles, and can focus all attention on the picture and plot.
For the child audience, this is undoubtedly the most intimate experience.
That's why I think this anime is a true family movie: the story is fluid, the characters are funny, the plot is light, and you don't have to look at subtitles.
In less than 90 minutes, you can fully immerse yourself in this film and feel the joy and brain holes in it.
As an adult audience, in fact, "Shaun the Sheep 2: Doomsday Farm" will also have your own point of view. Even if the plot does not seem complicated, there are still too many tributes and small baggage hidden in it.
This is also the feature of the animation produced by the Adman family, inadvertently dropping a book bag. GET doesn't affect the plot, but if you guess it, you'll get an unexpected benefit.
For example, the relationship between Shaun the Sheep and the alien child is a particularly typical plot setting of "E.T. Alien" or "Contact of the Third Kind", and both characters are like children, with a particularly innocent and cute side.
So, even from different races and different planets, they can still live happily together, become good friends, and start adventures together.
In the soundtrack, the film pays tribute to "2001: A Space Odyssey", using "Zarathustra", and there will even be parodies of the classic scenes of 2001 in the film.
Other key elements in classic sci-fi films, such as Doctor Who, The X-Files and even Alien, have been cited or homaged in the film.
Even if there is a small robot in the film, it will be reminiscent of the Wall-E in "Robot Story".
You will find that this sci-fi setting of Shaun the sheep is actually a large collection of classic sci-fi movie elements. From this, you can also feel the careful thinking of the creators.
And those fan elements, you need to explore and discover together if you like movies.
Therefore, such a "Shaun the Sheep 2: Doomsday Farm" looks like an animation for children, but it is not exactly an animation for children, and adults also have adults.
As a result, different audiences will receive different joys and emotions in it.
Just like this film, seeing the plot at the end, I actually harvested tears.
Because, the seemingly ruthless female villain actually has another side of her sympathy.
In the end, the film still observes the world with a childlike heart, like all Aardman's films, in the midst of frolicking, to discover a more sincere other side.
And the core of the film's story, as we said above, is actually a "E.T. Alien" like the story.
The core of such a story also includes abandoning all differences and discrimination and treating each other more equally and friendlyly.
Yes, in addition to being cute, but also kind.
This is also the reason why such animations are so memorable.
So, take advantage of the holidays and remember to go and see it!