Disney animated films have long accumulated a set of their own narrative methods. When those tried-and-true tricks are exhausted, they always return to inspiration and family, never ignoring the tastes of audiences of any age. Ocean's Edge is clearly a Disney work that triumphs with innocence, trying to eliminate the sharp edge of re-creation and replace it with a warm and simple beauty. If you have just enjoyed "Frozen" or "Zootopia" and then look at this film, it must belong to the category of "hidden cleverness", so it is futile to seek "excitement" in this movie, because this movie sweeps away the previous side points and directly defines the story as exploring the ocean. Therefore, a large number of stories in the film take place in the adventure journey, the sea in the film is always magnificent, but also bright and dreamy, and the special effects team deliberately makes the ocean come to life, delicate and delicate, in order to highlight the transparency and clarity of the characters' hearts.
On the surface, "Sea" seems to be copying the classic rules of Frozen, such as the princess-like character setting, as well as the gag helper (Joey), the cute pet, the anthropomorphic hunting sea creatures and legions are standard, and even the bridge section to save the safety of the clan is so familiar. But in fact, the strength that holds up the whole film is not the details, but the emotions. The story of "Ocean's Edge" takes place on an island in the South Pacific, and the heroine Moana is repeatedly told by the chief's father that the ocean is too dangerous to cross the reef casually, and her father would rather stay on the isolated island than sail.
Some people say that to grow up is to touch the world and listen to your own heart. Moana, of course, went against her father's wishes and embarked on an ocean expedition in search of ancient legends to fulfill her ancestors' last wishes. As she sailed along, that isolated island became both a bond in the depths of her heart and a driving force for him to move forward. She seemed to have a sense of mission to find a new direction. But there is no denying that there are dangers in the depths of the ocean, otherwise there would be no dramatic conflicts to enjoy. But after all, this is an animated film, and many dark rules of survival must be dissolved by entertainment, allowing the audience to find an outlet for spiritual release. This movie reminds me of Ang Lee's "Young Pi", but on the contrary, the latter is actually an adult fairy tale, and the protagonist gradually recognizes the harsh reality during the voyage. But dinis's animation is like this, it always maintains innocence, and finally let Moana's "dream" triumph over "reality".
The truth of this movie is actually very simple, but people are ashamed to export it. In fact, if you think about it carefully, why doesn't everyone have such an "ocean complex" in the depths of their hearts? But the most important thing is whether you have the courage to reach out and touch, there is no distinction between noble or lowly dreams, once you dare to implement, then it is great. Through Moana's voyage, the director successfully awakens the audience's "ocean complex" that is silent in the depths of their hearts, and the sea that nurtures and embraces everything is no longer synonymous with strangeness and fear for human beings. The courage shown by the protagonist in the film is what people living in modern urban life lack the most, and the quality she shows is a simplicity that is not polluted by any worldly utilitarianism.
It is worth mentioning that the soundtrack of this film is also very distinctive, although the song and dance still account for a large proportion, but Mark Mansina did not sing three sighs like "Frozen" when dealing with these arrangements, making it a highly sung pop song. On the contrary, the soundtrack in the film is wonderful but not noisy, and has a kind of original classical charm, because the film itself is a work with a retro atmosphere, and it must well regulate the affiliation between the story and the plot. For Disney, dealing with such a genre is already familiar, and they know very well what kind of film techniques should be used in what genre animation. The use of "Sea" does not make deliberate progress and maintains a stable way of expression, making "Ocean Strange" like a poem that can easily touch the soft part of the audience's heart.