"Crazy Primitive Man" is an animated film of Hollywood . It is an animated film that can never be forgotten for a long time. I remember that my friends around me returned from watching a movie from the theater. The excitement was beyond words. In the end, they could only be summarized in one sentence. He said this was a movie that made him laugh and tears. When Poisonous Tong heard such comments, he naturally had to go to the cinema to find out. As he said, during the entire movie watching process, Poisonous Tongue himself sometimes laughed and sometimes cried.
Why did this animated film that competed for the Oscar with Frozen conquered the audience? After we analyze this film, the answer will be revealed.
"Crazy Primitive Man" has excellent technical performance in Hollywood animation movies, realistic scenes, smooth characters' movements, and detailed expression changes. However, large investment is the usual style of Hollywood animated films, and large investment does not mean high standards. What makes this film recognized is naturally unique, which is the emotions and bonds between family members.
Let’s first briefly describe the background of the movie. The story is about primitive society, a family of cavemen who lived in caves for generations. One day, an outsider told them that the end of the world was coming (the mainland plate moved), and then the family began to flee, looking for new habitats. In terms of subject matter, this is an escape film, similar to a road film, which shows the characters going from one place to another, many events occur along the way, and finally reaching their destination. However, this animated movie has some differences from some escape movies. In some escape movies, the characters have to face all kinds of enemies and obstacles, and sometimes they will strengthen some secondary characters along the way and form temporary teams. "The Crazy Primitive Man" revolves around the family. At the beginning of the story, except for the new human Guy, Guago's family appeared, and then until the end of the film, no human character was added. The original name of the film is translated directly into "The Guru Family". This is very clear, it tells you that this animated movie is about this family.
It is not difficult to understand where the laughable elements in the movie come from. Because this is a family comedy that only revolves around the conflicts between family members, the jokes of the story naturally come from the family members, including the characters' personalities, the skits of conflicts with each other, and all jokes come from our lives.
The setting of Gua Ge's family is a typical family comedy setting. The characters include old, middle-aged and young people, with enough members, including an old woman (grandma), Wu Ga (wife), Gua Ge (husband), Xiao Yi (big daughter), Xiao Shan (little daughter), Tank (son). Does this setting remind you of "Home with Children" or "The Troubles of Growth".
Let’s take a look at the character’s personality. Gua Ge is a rigid father, the head of the family, and has absolute voice. He has always protected his family in a dangerous and lacking food environment. Some people think that Gua Ge is a symbol of old ideas and refuses to accept new things. This idea is wrong. We must judge the characters in the story based on the context of the story. In that harsh environment, any courageous attempt is equivalent to taking the life of the whole family to take risks. Gua Ge is obviously not the kind of person who disregards the whole family for his own selfish desires. Gua Ge’s mission is to hold others back when they lose their minds or rush too fast, let them move forward rationally, or when they lose their courage, give them confidence.
Soul character Gua Ge
Is the story thrilling? Not exactly. At the beginning of the story, the Guru family was forced to come outside the cave just because they were going to hunt. The family staged a car-chasing hunting process for the audience, just for a huge egg. After success, the egg broke accidentally and the family had to eat it quickly. When it was Gua Ge's turn to eat it, there was only one drop of the egg liquid left. Gua Ge said it was okay, he had eaten it last week.
Their daily lives are monotonous and boring. They eat, pat their bodies (bathing), grind their teeth (brushing), and the only fun is the story Gua Ge told them. Gua Ge used many stories to warn everyone to be afraid at all times and never be afraid. So in the story Gua Ge told, the protagonists all ran outside and died. Everyone should squeeze together when sleeping to facilitate warmth of each other. Although the film only shows their daily lives once, the audience can also imagine that this family lives day after day.
What are the other characters like? What interesting stories will happen between them and Gua Ge? As a son, Tank is a little cowardly and stupid, but he is loyal to his father. This character is a stupid and cute type. Because he is stupid, Gua Ge often makes him helpless.
The honest eldest son
Grandma is an elder. In primitive society, there is no concept of respecting the elderly and loving the young. This kind of elder is also a bit cumbersome, so the conflict between her and Gua Ge is that Gua Ge hopes that she will die soon, but she is still very healthy, and grandma likes to see Gua Ge’s unlucky appearance.
The old woman with tenacious vitality
Wuga is Gua Ge's wife. Her main job is to neutralize Gua Ge's conflicts with other characters, and to be responsible for taking care of the children's diet and daily life.
The wife of a good wife and mother
Xiaoshan is a wild little daughter. This character has both human characteristics and animal characteristics. As long as someone provokes her, she can have conflicts with everyone.
symbolizes the animal nature of primitive people
The direct conflict with Gua Ge in concept is Xiao Yi, and the relationship between Xiao Yi and Gua Ge, just like the father-daughter relationship in modern society, the daughter always wants to see the outside world, while the father is afraid that his daughter will encounter danger outside or meet some unruly men.
Xiao Yi has all the characteristics of a young girl
Guy, a new human, has more knowledge than the Guru family. In addition to having direct conflicts with Guru in terms of concepts, the biggest conflict is that it attracts Xiao Yi, which is equivalent to abducting Guru's daughter.
The guy who snatched the protagonist's shot
The main contradiction in promoting the development of the story is still the contradiction between human beings and natural disasters. Xiao Yi got information from Guy that the end of the world is coming. One day, the doomsday came indeed, and the cave of the Guru family was destroyed.
In the video, Gua Ge saved his family from the brink of life and death several times. Take the first time for example. A huge rock fell from the cliff. At this time, the family members did not find the huge rock and were still running towards the cave. Gua Ge, who was running at the end, was quick to stun the stone, threw out a stone, tripped over the tank running in the front, and the family did not die under the huge rock. Some people may say that during the earthquake, Gua Ge asked the family to return to the cave as soon as possible. But Gua Ge is not wrong, because when danger comes, we will definitely make judgments based on existing experience. For example, if you are at home, you must first think of running downstairs, but when you run downstairs and find that a certain floor has been flooded by a fire, you may think of jumping out of the window. If the window is too high, you may think of finding something that can serve as a rope.
The cave is gone, and a wild beast that had been in trouble with them before appears again, and the Gua family is forced to jump into the unknown forest. In this process, we saw that the only person who could temporarily block the beast for his family was Gua Ge. He moved a large rock, temporarily blocking the beast's sight. The moment he jumped off the cliff, Gua Ge also hugged the family together and treated herself as a meat cushion.
The family embarked on an adventure in the unknown world, and Gua Ge's purpose was to find a new cave as soon as possible. The story needs to set up many obstacles for the Guru family at this time. There are some interesting little obstacles. For example, Gua Ge's best roars used to scare small animals, lost its effect in front of a group of primitive monkeys and was beaten by the monkey.The most outstanding story is that a parrot tiger that has been with Gulu's family until the end, a fierce and cute parrot with a particularly big head. Gua Ge’s best move is to throw stones, one throw is accurate. As soon as the parrot and tiger appear, it can easily crack Gua Ge’s move.
Extra large head is the root cause of the cuteness of the parrot tiger
If the parrot tiger keeps chasing them, I'm afraid the Guru family will end early. Fortunately, nature saved them, and night fell, and the parrot and tiger felt danger and temporarily stopped chasing the Guru family. Sure enough, outside the forest, the Guru family was lamenting the beauty of a group of birds. Unexpectedly, the birds instantly ate a giant whale to only bones, and then the birds flew towards the Guru family.
Xiao Yi was amazed, picked up a horn on a skull and blew the horn. Guy is nearby at this moment, and Guy uses the fire to save everyone. As soon as Guy met Guago's family, a misunderstanding arises, calling them wild beasts, and laying the groundwork for the conflict between Guago and Guago. Gua Ge didn't want Guy to be with them at first, and Guy himself wanted to run away, but Guy would make a fire, Gua Ge forced to keep Guy by her side.
The appearance of Guayi was a blow to Gua Ge. All Gua Ge's actions were supported by a belief, and this belief was to protect his family. However, Guy taught them to set up trap hunting to give them a great meal. Xiao Yi's words invisibly slandered Gua Ge's heart. Guy talked about "leftover rice", and Xiao Yi said that their food was never too much to eat. Gua Ge overheard that for him, this is equivalent to saying that Gua Ge is not taking good care of his family. This plot is very well designed.
Gua Ge has worked very hard, but there is no good method
Guy This new and new human, although not the core protagonist of the story, is also an important role in promoting the story. Guy's many novel ideas gradually attracted Xiao Yi to her side, and Gua Ge's resentment towards Guy gradually accumulated. In the middle of the story, this character is a bit like snatching Gua Ge's core position. However, the setting of the character Guy cannot replace Gua. Let’s analyze it and you’ll know. From the appearance of Guy until the end of the story, the role was very important. He asked the Guru family to put on shoes, conquered the primitive monkeys with bananas, and let the Guru family use an umbrella. Most importantly, he successfully captured Xiao Yi's heart.
The better his performance, the more contrasted Gua Ge's incompetence. But the character of Guy is patterned. In the film, he does not have a growth process. At first, he feels that the Golu family has no brains, but he has brains, which means he is a little conceited. His actions only come from his past experience and the knowledge he has accumulated. There are two events in the story, which shattered Guy's confidence. The first one was that he and Guago fell into the asphalt together. We know from this that Guago's family was swallowed up by the asphalt. At this time, Guago's encouragement and persistence made Guy come up with a solution. The second event, when they ran to the top of the mountain, encountered another earthquake, and when the belief that Guy had been firmly convinced collapsed, the character collapsed. Everyone was about to run back, even if it was a dead end, Guy had no idea and could only follow him obediently.
Victory is right in front of you. How can you give up easily
Know that you must sacrifice yourself. Gua Ge is serious
The climax of the story also starts from here. When everyone is desperate, Gua Ge looked at the sun slipping away from his hands and the surrounding environment. He had already figured out a solution. The power that has always been despised by Guy is the only way to save everyone at this moment. He threw everyone one by one to the other side of the crack in the ground and kept himself. And finally said the three words "I love you" to my daughter. And when Xiao Yi wanted to express something, there was no time left.
Seeing this, I believe no one can cry without crying a long story after
is Gua Ge's personal performance.He was alone in the cave, and the only thing he thought of was his family. He painted a picture on the stone wall, including Guy, which also showed that Guago had regarded Guy as his family. Gua Ge proved with practical actions that he has a brain. In the final escape, Gua Ge used all the knowledge he encountered in the film. Successfully rescued himself, and the parrot tiger that kept causing trouble for him, as well as some other cute little animals. After the film ends here, we are all happy about Gua Ge's growth.
At the end of the story, the family was looking forward to Gua Ge at the other end of the crack in the ground, but unexpectedly, Gua Ge appeared, and he really "flyed" over. Xiao Yi rushed up and hugged Gua Ge, saying, "I love you too." Gua Ge corrected many of his previous thoughts. He no longer hoped that the old lady would die. He felt that the boy should keep a pet, and accepted Guy. From then on, the Guru family was no longer a cave dweller.
"Crazy Primitive Man" is an animated film that pays great attention to the relationship between characters. It has high learning value for animation scripts and even film and television script creators. Many conflicts in the play, as well as the progress of the story, are accomplished by the conflicts implicitly between the characters. For example, there was a scene where they came to the waterside, and Gua Ge asked Xiao Yi to be careful. Xiao Yi showed disgust, but when the same words came out of Gua Ge's mouth, Xiao Yi showed great gratitude and shyness, which surprised Gua Ge. There is another scene where everyone privately said that Brother Gua had no ideas, and grandma said, "If he could come up with an idea, I would definitely be so surprised." In order to make the old woman die, Gua Ge forced a bunch of nonsensical ideas.
Anyone who has been engaged in 3D animation production knows that the modeling of every character, every prop, and every scene requires human and financial support. How to unfold the story in limited characters and scenes requires discovery from the character itself and the relationship between the characters. Sometimes what drives the story is the difference between the character itself and other people. As long as you dig deep into the character and dig from the surface to the heart, you can create many colorful stories.
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