China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 351
Since great-great-grandma’s blessing had to be conditional, it would be better to find other relatives to bless him. The result is one can imagine that if great-great-grandma Melda didn’t agree, no one would dare to give him a blessing.

"I will never let you become like him!"

Great-grandma's words gave Miguel an idea.

"Being like him? Yes, he is also a relative, and he can also give me blessings!"

Then Miguel fled the office to find his great-great-grandpa, the singer Drakus.

At the police station, she met Hector, who had been arrested for breaking into the checkpoint, and overheard that Hector and the singer Dracus were very good friends. Miguel decided to let Hector take him to see his great-grandpa.

The movie is very novel. There are obviously a lot of dead people, and many characters are skeletons, but except for where MiG just traveled through, the rest of the movie is not scary at all. Not only is it not scary, it is even funny.

Who would have thought before watching the movie that a skeleton spinning its own skull would be fun?
Also, it’s interesting to take off the skull and pour out what’s hidden inside, right?
Or maybe he raised his arm while he was talking, and the two hands, or rather the hand bones, were left on the table and moved on their own, pretending to be two different people?

What did Li Mu think?
How did he come up with the idea of ​​designing something so funny and interesting, such as a skeleton, which is taboo to most people?

From the moment the movie started playing, the audience's laughter could be heard from time to time in the theater. The little sisters An Qi and Xiao Wen also laughed happily. They had not seen such a funny movie for a long time.

Then An Qi smiled and saw the tissue that Xiaowen held in her arms. By the way, she also had it in her arms. It was used by her best friend when they watched the two of them cry. At this time, she couldn't help but whisper He joked to his best friend: "It's so tear-jerking, I don't have enough tissues!"

However, at this time, Xiao Wen laughed like crazy again when she saw Hector teaching MiG to learn how to walk with a skeleton.

An Qi couldn't help but shook her head helplessly, and said to herself: "You are so heartless and worried that the movie will be too tear-jerking and you will run out of tissues. I think I should be more worried. When I woke up the next day, I found that my smiling face was cramping."

The animation as a whole is very interesting, especially the many detailed designs that make people marvel. Even if you don't know anything about Mexican culture and Day of the Dead, it will not affect your understanding of this movie at all.

This is very impressive. It has novel culture and does not affect the understanding of audiences in other countries. Only such a movie has the possibility of becoming a global hit!
In order to meet the God of Song, you must first participate in the competition and get No. 1.

In order to participate in the competition, you first need a guitar.

So Hector took MiG to find Brother Pigskin, because Brother Pigskin happened to have a guitar.

Pigskin accuses Hector of borrowing things and not returning them, which is normal at first - a small cargo box, a small refrigerator, a floral handkerchief, and his rope.

wrong.

Thigh bone?
Can I borrow this thing?
But Brother Pigskin did talk about thigh bones just now.

The audience was stunned and then burst into laughter.

I thought to myself, what kind of underworld plot is this? You can even borrow a thigh bone?Is this a plot that normal people can think of?
But then Brother Pigskin disappeared completely, and he was forgotten.

If no one remembers you in the world of the living, then you will completely disappear from the world of the undead. This is called ultimate death in the world of the undead.

The movie theater that was still laughing and joking before suddenly became quiet.

The audience, who were all laughing a second ago, now fell silent.

Although the story is fictional, the plot is thought-provoking.

Many viewers suddenly felt that the setting of "ultimate death" really made sense.

People actually die twice.

Once is physical death and once is spiritual death.

When no one in the world remembers you anymore, nature has erased all traces of your existence, then everything is gone, and it seems like you have never appeared in this world - and this is the ultimate death of a person.

"Are we going to start tear-jerking?" An Qi thought, "The setting is very interesting, and the plot is indeed starting to become a bit uncomfortable, but if some film critics say it is as tear-jerking and touching, at least it won't be so for the time being."

But by this time An Qi had already thought that the real ultimate move might be yet to come.

She glanced at Xiaowen and the tissue in her arms, and thought: "I'm ready, you'd better let me cry happily for a while, the kind of thing where I'm stuck in a movie and can't get out. Don’t let me down!”

The singer Dracus is not a good person, and many details in the movie reveal this. Some viewers who react quickly have vaguely guessed that maybe Hector is Miguel's real great-great-grandpa.

An Qi also guessed it, but at the same time she was a little unsure.

The reputation of "Coco" is so good that after it was screened, a lot of film critics even said that it was the best animated film they had ever seen. Some even said that "Coco" is fully qualified to win an Oscar. Award-like level.

Since the movie's reputation is so explosive, how can it be so easy for people to guess the ending?
Is there any more amazing twist at the end?

In short, she became more and more curious about the plot behind it.

The movie didn't keep the audience waiting for long, and soon Hector pointed to the family photo in Miguel's hand, which only included his lower body, and said that the man on it was him.

The truth is revealed, Héctor is Miguel’s real great-great-grandpa!

Many people have guessed it, and even those who haven't guessed it yet think that this plot is completely reasonable. Looking at the little girl in the photo, Hector gently hummed the song he once sang to his daughter every night, and A song he wrote specifically for his daughter Coco.

"Please remember me, saying goodbye is a last resort..."

Accompanied by the singing, Hector fell into memories, and the warm scenes of him and his daughter Coco suddenly hit the audience's chest like a heavy hammer.

The lyrics are very simple and the melody is very gentle. At first glance, it seems unremarkable, but it seems to have an inexplicable magic that instantly softens the hearts of countless viewers.

It turns out that he didn't abandon his wife and daughter and never return. He had already prepared his luggage. He couldn't wait to see his daughter. He was just killed by Drakus.

The truth has been revealed, but the misunderstanding between him and Melda has not been easily resolved, but the villain Drakus must get the punishment he deserves.

The design of Miguel's two uncles playing nunchucks with their own hand bones made the theater burst into laughter again. Melda, who regards music as a family curse, had no choice but to pick up the microphone and sing again, which pushed the movie to a climax. , Melda sings and deals with Dracus, Hector plays the guitar, and the century-old emotional entanglement of the Rivera family has ushered in the dawn of reconciliation.

Even the pet dog and Melda's cat in the movie have gained a lot of fans.

After experiencing so many events, when Melda handed the petals to Miguel again to send her blessings, this time it still started with "Never", but what followed was no longer "contact music", but "contact music". "Don't forget how much our family loves you."

At this point, tears began to well up in the eyes of the audience with shallow eye sockets.

Drakus came out to cause trouble again, but received the punishment he deserved.

But at this time, Hector is dying. Just like Brother Pigskin who has completely disappeared, Grandma Coco will forget him. The saddest thing is that even if Coco comes to the world of the dead, Hector still cannot see his daughter.

Because Coco is the last person in the world of the living who remembers Hector, Coco's arrival in the world of the dead means that Hector will eventually die.

Worried.

Hector did not abandon his wife and daughter. He wanted to go home. He was just killed. He has endured missing him for hundreds of years. He has been punished enough. If the ending really is that Hector disappears completely, many viewers will It will be difficult to accept.

But Héctor's photos have been destroyed, and he can't even see his daughter again before disappearing completely.

Finally, Melda and Hector sent blessings to Miguel together, without adding any conditions this time. Before returning to the living world, Miguel loudly promised that he must remind Grandma Coco of Hector.

At this time, some members of the audience were already discussing in low voices:
"I promise, if in the ending Héctor really dies without even seeing his daughter for the last time, then I will never watch Li Mu's movie again."

"Probably not. That would be too cruel. I guess we will meet each other once. In the end, my daughter dies and Héctor disappears completely." "No, no, it's best that Héctor doesn't disappear."

"I'm very satisfied with the movie so far. It just depends on how it ends. If you're satisfied with the ending, go to Douban and give it a full score!"

"It's good to watch. I heard it was almost banned by radio and television. If our country finally produces a movie like this and is banned in the end, that would be a real pill!"

Looking at the time, the movie is almost over. The audience can't help but be curious about the ending and a little reluctant to leave. Such a good-looking movie is not common. Next time they see it, they don't know that they will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

The world of the living.

Miguel picked up his great-great-grandpa Hector’s guitar and ran home quickly, then called out the word “Daddy” in Grandma Coco’s ear over and over again. If even she forgot about Hector, then Ector Ketuo is really going to disappear completely.

It's obvious that none of this helps.

At his wits' end, Miguel picked up the guitar. Grandma was furious, but was stopped by Miguel's father. Miguel sang the song "Please Remember Me" specially written for her by Hector for Grandma Coco.

When Grandma Keke also sang this song, the whole theater almost burst into tears.

The tissues Xiaowen had prepared in advance finally came in handy, and the two best friends were all crying.

Grandma Coco took out a notebook, which contained letters written to her by Héctor, as well as a fragmented corner of a photo.

On it was Hector's headshot, and a corner of the photo was handed to Miguel. Miguel paired it with the missing corner photo enshrined by his family, and they matched perfectly. Hector could return to the living world to visit relatives.

At this moment, almost all the audience smiled unconsciously, and everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed.

Fortunately, the movie has a happy ending.

At the end of the movie, the way Hector carefully accepted the customs inspection made people feel heartbroken. Seeing that he finally passed the inspection normally, everyone was sincerely happy for him.

The scene of Hector and Melda taking their daughter, Mrs. Coco, home to visit relatives is warm and touching.

So far the movie is officially over.

The lights in the cinema came on, and the audience applauded like thunder. After the applause, when everyone stood up and walked out one after another, many people had to look back at the big screen from time to time. The feeling of unfinished content was completely written on their faces. superior.

"Too beautiful."

"It's totally beyond my expectation. I knew Li Mu's movie must be above the standard, but I still didn't expect it to be so good."

“It feels like it’s going to sweep the world again this time.”

"Too awesome!"

"Touching!"

The audience leaving the audience talked a lot, and all of them were positive comments, and there were almost no negative comments at all.

……

Almost at the same time, a certain domestic film and television community.

“How many people have finished watching Coco?”

"I just finished watching it, and I can only say that the quality is a bit awesome. If I had to pick a flaw, it would probably be the Mexican Day of the Dead as a source of inspiration. It would be perfect if it were replaced by Qingming Festival."

"The atmosphere of the movie changes when it comes to Tomb Sweeping Day. Mexican culture is not taboo about death. Various skeletons are decorated on the Day of the Dead. They don't think it is sad when a person dies because their family still remembers them. Only being forgotten is Real death, the whole atmosphere of our festivals is sad."

"There is a slight difference, but I feel that it should not be difficult for Li Mu. But overall, it is definitely a very, very classic animated film. Not to mention it is placed in China, it is placed abroad, even in Hollywood, and Hollywood It must be the top one."

"Li Mu's talent is really endless - by the way, why hasn't Douban opened up after such a long time? Isn't there enough people?"

"I don't know what's going on. I feel like the number of people should have been enough already. This movie is really popular."

"It seems that a Douban score of 9 is definitely stable. It may reach 9.1 or 9.2. I dare say this movie will definitely enter Douban's TOP250."

"Do you even need to tell me? Even a blind man can see it."

……

Douban backstage.

"How is the situation now?"

“There have been too many 5-star reviews in a short period of time, and there are also quite a few 1-star reviews, but the proportion of the total is not large. The scores are not yet stable yet. It is recommended that the scores be stabilized and wait until the scores are stabilized. The background removed the navy data and then opened the score."

"How much is the background data now?"

"It's 9.5 for now."

"It's too high. If you wait a little longer, this score still feels unreal."

"The reputation of "Coco" is indeed very good, and many real comments backstage prove this."

"I believe that "Coco" has a good reputation, but a good reputation doesn't mean it should get such a high score. Li Mu's fans have good fighting skills, which may affect the score."

"Then don't rush to open the division first and wait."

……

The entrance of a cinema.

Actors Sun Jian, Zhou Hong and others worked hard to interact with the audience, but the atmosphere is a little too deserted now. Everyone thought that the movie might be very bleak, but they were still surprised that it could be so bleak.

After finally finishing a road show, Sun Jian took out his mobile phone and opened the professional version of Maoyan. He couldn't wait to see how much box office his new movie had received.

When you open the APP, the first thing you see is "Coco", which is currently at the top of the list.

In less than a day, its cumulative box office has reached 1.6 million.

too exaggerated.

Everyone is talking about this movie though.

Although this movie is definitely better than our own "Mirror", the figure of 1.6 million is still quite scary.

Then his eyes moved downward until he skipped several movies before finally finding the name of the movie he was starring in.

As of the latest time, "Mirror" has a cumulative box office of 87.

Sun Jian was stunned for a moment, as if his heart had received a critical blow of [-] points.

(End of this chapter)