In "Dream of Red Mansions", Baoyu once sang "Red Bean Song" when gathering with everyone to drink:
Drops of endless love, blood and tears toss red beans, endless spring willows and spring flowers filled the painting building, sleepless screen windows after stormy dusk, Can't forget the new and old sorrows...
sings the sorrow of the infatuated person, day after day, year after year, spring willows and spring flowers fall and bloom, and never forget the old people, new and old sorrows are intertwined, lovesickness Depression is on paper.
In this world, perhaps only lovesickness is like this. Regardless of the number of years, I always retain unforgettable memories in my heart. Such lovesickness also reminds me of the short film "Lovesickness" by the Chinese choir.
In recent years, the Chinese choir has always insisted on creating original Chinese-style animation works and launched a series of short films. With the strong Chinese style and artistic conception, it is called "the new posture of the national comic". Each short film of
uses an ancient poem as the script, and uses the allusions of Jiading celebrities, not only high volume but also high reputation. Among them, the second episode of "Lovesickness" received enthusiastic response and won international awards. The short film
takes Wang Wei's poem of the same name as "Lovesickness" as a wedge, and is based on the Qing Dynasty literati Mao Daying's "Xiouju Cihua". It tells the story of the Qing Dynasty Jiading celebrity Wang Chutong and the wealthy daughter Liu Niang's childhood sweetheart. The tragedy of love together not only shows a story of regret that cannot be loved, but also the strong Chinese flavor and the deep meaning that awaken our deep cultural memory.
1. The theme emotions are close to the artistic conception of poetry, combined with historical rhyme, forming a strong sense of substitution, and expressing all the tastes in love.
How regretful the story of Wang Chutong and Liu Niang is, it can be seen from the introduction of Wang Wei's quatrain "Acacia". Wang Chutong, the name "Red Bean Chinong", the "most Acacia" in Wang Wei's poems, is also the testimony of Wang Chutong and Liu Niang's love, awakening the unforgettable memories of Wang Chutong.
A story that is always said to be an adaptation of a real event is always particularly moving. It is also quite emotional that in history, Wang Chutong and Liu Niang have been left behind throughout their lives. At the time of youth, poor talented Wang Chutong and rich daughter Liu Niang fell in love, but because of the disparity in family status, Liu Niang was married by his parents.
has two lives since then. Liu Niang was sold into a brothel because her husband had lost all his family property. Wang Chutong gained fame in the entrance examination at the age of 48, and his wife was full of virtuous children and grandchildren. Although people are in middle age, going around and around, Wang Chutong and Liu Niang have met again, and the two also occasionally get together to talk about poetry, but they are only known as brothers and sisters. One missed
is the regret and love of a lifetime. Looking back at Liu Niang and Wang Chutong's "Love-Love-Destiny" , I feel even more regretful.
01, love: Two little people who don't guess, they are the most important people.
As a child, Wang Chutong stumbled upon a red bean and shared it with Liuniang when he thought it was special. Shy and hard to tell, he was stunned that he hadn't finished memorizing Wang Wei's "Lovesickness", "Red beans grow in the South, and spring comes to send a few branches. May you pick more, this thing...this thing..." In the incomplete poem, It's something from the heart that I can't say, but those passions and tweaks are enough to express likes. Z1z
Liuniang is the same. She prepared a bowl of red bean porridge as a gift. Seeing that Wang Chutong's palm was injured, she fed him a spoonful of porridge, and the distress was completely written on her face.
"Hundred Monsters" written by Shuangshu: When a person is really happy, his smile will shine. It can also be seen from the reaction of the two that when the two love each other, they are still ignorant, but they are already in agreement.
02, love: I know the etiquette when I grow up, but because of the family, I can only meet and express love.
Time is smiling, Wang Chutong and Liuniang grow up, and there must be a sense of distinction between men and women. In the short film, the two met by chance on the street and saw each other wanting to say hello, but Liuniang was stopped by the nurse just as she wanted to greet Wang Chutong.
Kitamura wrote in the novel "Looking at You": Looking at you is the only way I love you. As Wang Chutong and Liu Niang's eyes converged in a thousand words, they could only speak silently.
03, fate: Wang Chutong failed to get fame, Liu Niang betrothed to others, there is nothing left to fight for when he is young.
Soon after Wang Chutong rushed home for the exam, Liu Niang’s parents had promised her to marry someone else, and the marriage certificate was made according to courtesy. Everyone congratulated Liu Niang on her marriage.
Liu Niang does not want to marry others, but the parents’ order is difficult to match.When she violated, she threw herself into her mother's arms, crying and breaking down. On the other hand, Wang Chutong rushed to Liu's family recklessly, annoyed that he was useless and nameless, and could not do anything.
married, and the desire to conclude a covenant for the first life was destroyed. The original love was cautious, and the lovesickness afterwards can only be put in the heart.
is able to fit the artistic conception of poetry and the historical facts of the characters. The short film uses pure hand-painted animation to create exquisite Chinese ink paintings. Director Peng Qingzheng of
once stated that in order to shoot this series of films, no matter the background, props, or character lines are carefully studied, he also visited Jiading on the spot and invited historians as consultants.
This was the only way to accurately restore the appearance of the small town at that time. Every shot, look, and movement showed the social environment and emotional changes of the characters at that time.
also allows the audience to be attracted by the beauty of the artistic conception, lingered by the scenery of the small town, and driven by the love of the characters. These implicit and warm emotions spread to the audience like the continuous drizzle of Jiangnan.
2. In the film imagery, the bixing technique is adopted, and various objects play a role in promoting, witnessing the growth, love and separation of Wang Chutong and Liuniang.
In more than 9 minutes, it is not easy to tell a story that is constantly turning. The short film selects specific scenes in 4 time periods and connects the story through scene conversion. Many of the objects are metaphorical and indispensable. The role of comparison.
The basic expression technique in "The Book of Songs" is Fu Bixing, in which Fu is a direct statement, and Bixing is the implied meaning of supporting objects. The various objects in Acacia have the meaning of "bixing". The development of the plot and the emotions of the characters are paved with red beans, umbrellas, and pears, and also laid the groundwork. This is the subtlety of the short film. The core image of
01-"Red Beans" to make love, is not only an emotional link but also has multiple meanings.
Red beans are the testimony of this love. Every time we appear, we can intuitively feel the affection between Wang Chutong and Liuniang. Their emotions at different stages can be sublimated by red beans.
As a child, Wang Chutong found a red bean in the stove. It was obviously a common red bean, but he said it was the acacia bean in Wang Wei’s poems. He handed it to Liu Niang like a treasure. Only innocent children would have this idea And move.
Liu Niang also co-starred with Wang Chutong, and did not blindly expose this red bean to be acacia bean, and returned the gift with red bean porridge. A red bean in the palm of the hand, a bowl of warm and sticky red bean porridge, wrote that two little people are close to each other, and this has become a fond memory they never forget.
When Liu Niang is in her boudoir, is ingenious and good at female red. On the handkerchief which is embroidered by stitch and thread, there are immature red bean pods and two butterflies flying around the branches. If we can be together, this handkerchief It will be a token of love from her.
As her parents set her marriage, the marriage was put on the agenda, everything quietly changed. Being full of thoughts, Liu Niang's needle thread pierced her fingertips, and a drop of blood fell on the embroidered handkerchief and became a red bean on the branch.
said that ten fingers connected to the heart, at that moment Liuniang was in physical and mental pain. This red bean veil carrying Liu Niang's affection for Wang Chutong was finally transferred from the nurse to Wang Chutong. He set off on a boat to participate in the test, holding this veil in his hand, giving birth to infinite sorrow and confusion.
When Wang Chutong was middle-aged, he saw a red bean hairpin on a street vendor. Ancient men often gave the red bean hairpin to a beloved woman as a token of love, but this red bean hairpin could no longer be inserted into Liuniang's cloud temple.
Acacia beans are ornaments. People often use them to imply lovesickness. In addition, red beans evoke memories. Red bean hairpins represent lovesickness. All this makes Wang Chutong infinitely reverie, and therefore he thinks of old people and things.
red beans as the core image runs through the entire short film, not only conveying the intimacy, love, and love of the two, but also making the emotion of the short film more easily received by the audience. The secondary image of
02-umbrella means scattered, pear represents separation, separation and separation, how can it be complete. The story of
takes place in the south of the Yangtze River where the spring rains are pervasive. Naturally, an oil-paper umbrella is indispensable. However, there is a detail at the beginning of the short film that hints at the ending of Wang Chutong and Liuniang early.
When a red bean faints, it turns into a red paper umbrella, but within a few seconds, red bean love becomes a dilemma.Don't let go, a "red paper umbrella" appeared in different time periods, setting the tone of the film and representing a sad image. The
pear also appeared twice in the short film. When Wang Chutong and Liuniang met on the street, the yelling "selling pears" on the street meant separation; Wang Chutong learned that there was a happy event in Liuniang's family and wanted to confirm this. On the way, he hurriedly collided with a pear vendor, which meant parting.
The pear and the umbrella are separated, indicating that the love between the two is sad and sad. These "parting" symbols appear time and time again, and they are also closely linked to the issue of love.
3. The short film creates a poignant atmosphere through misty and rainy weather, character creation, and background music, emphasizing the regret that love can't afford.
can't love, and often expresses the cruel side of the emotional world that is not submissive, entwined with eagerly waiting, obsessive, depressed mood. In the short film, the ending of Liu Niang and Wang Chutong's love but can only be separated, full of sadness.
In the "Lovesickness" scenes, most of the hazy smoky weather in the south, the faint indescribable affection, the thick heart-piercing wounds, are presented frame by frame in the steamy rainy day. This kind of meaning is profound and desire. Yu Huanxiu's sentiment is the most touching.
Zhang Ailing once wrote: The rain is gurgling, like living by a stream, I would rather rain every day, thinking you are not coming because it rains. The phrase interprets the thought of looking forward to seeing the lover, but waiting and waiting, how can not wait, just right.
is the same with Liuniang and Wang Chutong. The little rain is pattering, and they can’t say hello when they meet. Wang Chutong dare not knock on the door when they meet. Liuniang opens the door again and again, expecting Wang Chutong to pass by but fail again and again. . The short film vividly portrays the feeling that although you cannot take the initiative to evade, but hope to see your lover helplessly hit the wall.
On the day when Liu Niang was hired, the torrential rain fell. Wang Chutong was outside the door. He wanted to knock on the door but did not dare to knock on the door knocker. His actions were full of hesitation and helplessness. He knew that there would be no possibility for the two again. There was nothing to do, but to cry out loud. Liu Niang sighed and sobbed softly inside the door, both sad, but didn't dare to let Wang Chutong discover himself. The two stood on both sides of the door in sadness, not farewell than goodbye.
Some people say that it is not just a door, why have to bear it? Is it so difficult to meet each other, but that door is more than just a door, it represents a class family, it is a visible and impossible future.
The rain was already heavy, coupled with the sad background music, Wang Chutong’s crying and Liu Niang’s forbearance of tears, instantly made the audience feel the grief.
No matter how hard it is to let go of this relationship, Wang Chutong can only return lonely, and Liuniang dared to cry after he noticed that the person outside the door had left.
has become a farewell this time, and it is also the deepest and most painful expression of the two people's emotional sublimation. The cruelest thing about this story is that when the emotions reach their peak, everything comes to an abrupt end, and regrets and sadness are on the face.
4. Chinese style animation restores traditional culture and awakens our deep cultural memory.
"Lovesickness" is a purely hand-painted cartoon that combines poetic mood and Chinese style elements. The picture is light and elegant. Once launched, it set off Chinese animation production. "Chinese style" boom,
has seen a concept of "world view" in the animation academia, which basically refers to the relationship network and plot line of a story, what structure, what geography, hydrology, and population, follow What kind of identity rules and skill points advanced rules, what kind of value system, behavior, social attributes, professional characteristics, etc., and what historical and religious elements are contained.
This is also remarkable in "Lovesickness". Why this short film is so popular? In my opinion, "Lovesickness" achieves two points:
01, dig deep into the fit point, just right to form a strong Chinese flavor. The short film
uses Wang Wei's "Lovesickness" as the basis of its creation. It first has classical poetry, and then uses "lovesickness" to link and interpret the story of Wang Chutong and Liuniang. The whole structure is integrated. The story of
takes place in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River 200 years ago. Oil paper umbrellas, red bean hairpins, paper-cutting, flower fans, embroidery... the thick Chinese historical elements cover every short film.This lens restores the texture of the age, just like an ink painting scroll.
These pictures create a sense of classical beauty, which complements each other's pure love, the helplessness of love, and the yearning lovesickness.
Just like a netizen on Douban said, "Lovesickness" has a real Chinese taste, Chinese feelings and Chinese moving.
02, the details are amazing, the unique arrangement presents a different beauty.
"Lovesickness" wins by details. Many shots contain profound meaning. The director also revealed that every short film in the choir series is worth watching three times, and there will be new discoveries every time.
is like the three couplets of Liu's family, they are the red bean teasers when they were children [the poetry and books are really interesting, and the flowers and grasses are far-reaching]; when they are young, they are [to add flowers to the shadows of fishes, Liu Fei wants to accompany you Spring Swallow Return], the words "desire" and "gui" express how helpless; Liu Niang's wedding couplet when she gets married [smartly borrowing flowers to add moonlight, wishing to spend the spring evening on a good night], it is inevitable that lovers cannot finally get married A sigh. The red beans on the
tree are mature and fall along the pods, which indicates that the girl is beginning to grow. In the next shot, a butterfly emerges from its cocoon. The wings made of paper-cuts show the exquisiteness of traditional Chinese culture. When
and Liu Niang got married, she was sitting in the sedan chair. Although she could not see her emotions under the red hijab, a drop of water stain on the wedding dress silently revealed her sadness.
The detailed control is exquisite and subtle, and there are surprises everywhere, and it also adds to the connotation of the short film, awakening the deep memory of Chinese culture in our hearts. Summary of
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In recent years, some Chinese animation movies have caused criticism. The controversy often lies in: ①The story of Mary Su was told too much under the packaging of Chinese style, that is, it did not pay attention to the grinding of the story. ②The animation special effects were too rough. , Affect the viewing experience. Although the length of "Acacia" is not long, it is only because the story is true enough, the emotions are delicate enough, the pictures are exquisite enough, and the details are exquisite enough to win widespread praise. I also hope that more good Chinese comics will stand out as "The Return of the King".
Text: Ah Dian & Si Wu
