Dog movie; Personification; actual value
The so-called "dog movie" is a movie with "dog" as the protagonist, which fully reflects the dog's behavior. Dogs are one of the easiest animals to tame and understand, so "dogs" can be said to occupy an absolute dominant position among the animal actors in the film, and no other competitors can shake them. It is understood that since 1895, movies with the theme of "dog" have appeared in Hollywood movies, because the theme is very popular, and the total box office is as high as17.34 million US dollars, and10/Dalmatian has gained1360,000. It has earned HK$ 6.5438+0.783 million at the box office in Hong Kong, among which it won the weekend box office championship for three consecutive weeks. [2]
Why is this type of film so popular with the public? The author tries to interpret "dog movies" from the aspects of action, language, emotion and quality.
1. Interpretation of "Dog Movie"
Some behaviors of "dogs" in "dog movies" are strikingly similar to some behaviors of people, and a large number of movies about dogs reflect the similar characteristics of "dogs" and "people". First of all, in action, it can hold flowers like people and be as kind as people; In language, it can express its inner world with its own unique voice like human beings; Emotionally, it can be as clear as people's love and hate; The specific story vividly reflects its excellent qualities such as loyalty, wit, courage, selfless dedication and helpfulness. These characteristics are all possessed by human beings, but we can see them everywhere in "dog movies".
Action. Through the interpretation of "dog movies", we can see that "dogs" can hold newspapers in their mouths; Can grow flowers; Can surf windsurfing; You can close the curtains and turn on the computer. These all reflect the personification of action. These actions are common behaviors in people's eyes. Being put on the "dog" in the film not only emphasizes the personification of the action, but also attracts the attention of the audience.
In the movie "Romance between Man and Dog", the little master Canyi became ill, and the puppy "Sweetheart" saw others covering his body with newspaper to keep warm, and also learned to pick up the newspaper and cover it on himself, and put his paws on Canyi. In "Long-haired Dog", the dog waits for the hostess at the gate of the hotel with flowers in his hand, and the puppy "Puzia" can sail and surf on the beach. The dog "Pongo" in 10 1 damamachi, when the alarm clock rings, shakes his body to open the shower head to drain water, pulls the curtain with his mouth, licks the owner's face to wake him up, opens the coffee machine with his paws, turns on the computer and opens the latch to bring milk into the house; In the movie "Ice Dog Mission", in order to drive away the new owner Ted, Damon winked, nodded, raised his mouth, showed his tongue, scratched his head with his claws to signal other dog friends to hide in the snow, avoiding his owner and ignoring his safety. His purpose is to put pressure on the new owner and not want to be with him. In the movie "Long-haired Dog", Puchia squatted on the ground of the temple, closed her eyes and bowed to the Buddha sincerely. In the movie "Antarctic Adventure", in order to save the doctor, Maya made the action of biting the rope, crawling forward and putting the rope on the doctor's head; When playing cards with his master, "Old Jack" used his claws to buckle the cards for the master to play cards.
Through the description of this series of actions, the distance between the characters and the "dog" in the play is narrowed, the audience's interest in watching movies is stimulated, and the anthropomorphization of the "dog movie" action is completed.
Language. Language is widely used in human daily life, and it is also the most important way of communication between people. In the "dog movie", the creator vividly shows the language of the dog, such as the way the dog screams in different situations, which is the concrete embodiment of the personification of the dog in the language.
For example, in the movie "Ice Dog Mission", "Damon" shouted at Ted and demonstrated; In 10 1 Dalmatian, "Pongo" and "white little belly and chicken intestines" scold each other as soon as they meet; Dog parents' children were stolen and growled at each other; In The Romance between Man and Dog, Sweetheart saw Xiao Yi's back and shouted eagerly. In the movie "Heart is Linxi", when the dog "Ghias" heard the voice of the dolphin "roxanne" on the deck, it responded with a cooing voice; "Heart miracle", the dog mother "Mary", kept barking on the eve of the earthquake in Japan.
By analyzing the different barking ways of dogs in the film, we can see that the meaning of their barking is different in different situations. Although they only emit a single way of shouting, they can't have rich vocabulary to organize language like people, but when communicating with each other, no matter whether the dog communicates with people or dogs, we can all feel the state of joy, anger, sadness and joy that dogs present in that context. For people, this is actually equivalent to a silent language, because people can't understand the meaning of "dog" growling at this time. In daily life, we may be bored by hearing dogs growl, but such simple and repeated descriptions in the story increase the rhythm and language atmosphere of the story and realize the personification of the language.
Feelings. People and dogs have their own ways to express their feelings. Although there is no direct definition of love, affection and friendship in "dog movies", they have made selfless contributions to affection. Adhere to the responsibility for love; For friendship and persistence, this is a concrete interpretation of the emotional world of dogs in "Dog Movie".
Through the movie "My Puppy Skips", it is described that the puppy skips to accompany the little master through childhood and adolescence. The affection, tacit understanding and dependence between the puppy and the young master are mutual. Skip has been with the young master and taught him what love is. It fully shows that not only people have thoughts and feelings, but also dogs in the film have such emotional experiences. When the young master grew up, he left home, his parents and Skip, but Skip didn't forget the young master. He regards the young master's family as his own territory because there are memories of his childhood there. In 10 1 Dalmatians, Pongo and White Petty fell in love at first sight, and Pongo has been pursuing White Petty. After unremitting efforts, they finally got married and had children, and then the children were stolen. Pongo and White Patty saved themselves regardless of the danger. Lacey, the new ghost dog, was forced to buy Lacey because of her poor family. Lacey fled the new environment three times and four times, wading through mountains and rivers, and looking for her little master with the help of other animal friends. Lacey symbolizes the sincere feelings of Scots' persistence and persistence.