Red'|《青春變形記》:誰能拒絕一只毛茸茸的小熊貓呢?

Red'|《青春變形記》:誰能拒絕一只毛茸茸的小熊貓呢?
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【Red'|《青春變形記》:誰能拒絕一只毛茸茸的小熊貓呢?】'Turning Red' Review: Beware the Red-Furred Monster
《青春變形記》影評:小心 , 紅毛怪獸來襲!
A quirky Asian teenager transforms into a giant red panda whenever she gets excited… even the premise gives me pause. Which makes the task of reviewing the new Disney/Pixar film "Turning Red" especially tricky. Because that's the idea behind this coming-of-age movie, which toes the line between truthfully representing a Chinese family, flaws and all, and indulging stereotypes.
一個“另類”的亞裔少年一興奮就會變成一只巨大的小熊貓……即使是這個設定都讓我停下來仔細考慮了一下 。 這更讓給迪士尼/皮克斯新片《青春變形記》寫影評的任務變得特別困難 。 因為這就是這部成長電影的問題所在:它既真實地表現了一個華裔家庭 , 包括其中的缺陷和一切 , 但也縱容了人們對它的固有成見 。
Meilin Lee is a typical 13-year-old girl: She dances, has crushes on boys and has a cohort of weird but loyal besties who share her obsession with the boy band 4*Town. She's also Chinese Canadian, living in Toronto in 2002, where her family maintains a temple. There she helps her loving but overbearing mother, Ming, and tries to be the perfect daughter - even when that means burying her own thoughts and desires in the process. This becomes a lot more difficult when she goes through her changes - not of the period, but the panda kind.
李美琳是一個典型的13歲女孩:她會跳舞 , 會暗戀男孩兒 , 還有一群同樣有些“另類”卻關系很鐵的閨蜜 , 和她一樣癡迷于男團“四城男孩” 。 同時 , 她也是一名加拿大華裔 , 生活在2002年的多倫多 , 家里還經營著一個宗祠 。 在那里 , 她幫助她慈愛但又霸道的母親李茗 , 努力成為一個完美女兒 , 即使這意味著在這個過程中她需要埋藏自己的想法和欲望 。 然而 , 在她經歷了一些“變化”的時候(不是月經初潮 , 而是變成熊貓的那種“變化”) , 這一切變得困難起來 。
The character writing and design are where "Turning Red," directed by Domee Shi, most succeeds. Mei has the relatable swagger of the middle school cool nerd - she's creative and confident, and also has a perfect report card. The tomboy skater girl Miriam, the deadpan Priya and the hilariously fiery Abby form a funky trifecta of gal pals who are Mei's emotional safety net. Shi finds subtle yet effective ways to illustrate the personalities of even the ancillary characters. And the animation of Mei's hair in her panda form reinforces her emotional shifts.
《青春變形記》由石之予執導 , 人物刻畫和設計是它最成功的地方 。 小美是中學時代那種大大咧咧的好學生 , 自信又有創造力 , 還有一張完美的成績單 。 假小子滑板女孩米里亞、故作正經的普里亞和滑稽火爆的艾比組成了小美與眾不同的閨蜜三人組 , 她們也是小美的情感安全網 。 即使是配角 , 導演石之予對她們的性格刻畫都是微妙而有效的 。 小美在熊貓形態下毛發的動畫效果更加強了對她情感轉變的刻畫 。
It's no surprise that these kinds of expressions are where Shi's direction most shines; as in her 2018 Oscar-winning Pixar short "Bao," "Turning Red" lives and breathes on the complex emotional relationship between a mother and a child preparing to leave the nest. And also as in "Bao," in which a mother raises a steamed bun child from birth to adulthood, here again Shi uses a culturally specific metaphor to convey her characters' emotions.
毫無疑問 , 這類表達是導演最閃亮的地方 。 正如她在2018年獲得奧斯卡獎項的皮克斯短片《包寶寶》中一樣 , 《青春變形記》也生動地展現了一個母親和一個準備離巢的孩子之間復雜的情感關系 。 在《包寶寶》中 , 一位母親將一個包子寶寶從出生養大到成年 。 而在《青春變形記》里 , 導演又一次用了一個文化上的特殊隱喻來表達人物的情感 。