Author:bishop
The time for the new Academy Awards is getting closer and closer, and at the end of January, the nominations for the major awards have been announced.
In the published list, there is oneSpanish animated film, a little obscure, but stands out like a dark horse,Nominated for Best Animated Feature FilmThe nomination for the award will compete with films such as "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", which is a hit at word-of-mouth.
"Robot Dreams".
robot dreams
Although"Robot Dreams".The attention is not particularly high, but this film isOne of the most important animated films of 2023.
Worked inAnnecy International Animation Film Festival(one of the world's largest and highest-level international animation festivals).Best Film Award in the "Feature Film New Vision Competition" unitand in the 36thBest Animated Film at the European Film Awardsawards.
Currently, "Robot Dreams".The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes has reached 100%, and Douban is 89 points, ranked second in the weekly word-of-mouth movie list, second only to the recent highly talked about Korean movie "Seoul Spring".
Set in New York in the 80s, the plot tells the story of a dog and a robot.
The most special thing is:There is not a single line in the whole film, but it will not be boring at all, nor will it affect understanding, and you can deeply feel it in the filmBittersweet and delicate.
Cycle of loneliness
dogLiving alone in an apartment in Manhattan, New York, life is boring and nothing newIt's a person every day.
One person plays a game console, one person watches TV, and one person eats.
When he saw the warm scene in the opposite building, Dog was deeply stimulated.
It's so lonely to live like this, and I need a companion too. At this time, the ** advertisement on TV came:"Are you lonely? ”
It's so heart-wrenching!
But the next part of the ad made Dog happy.
The next day, a large item was delivered by the courier. It turned out that DOG had ordered a robot through last night's TV commercialrobotto accompany your life.
In fact, there is a small foreshadowing here, the robot is very heavy, and the dog cannot move with his own strength.
After some assembly, the moment the robot smiled, the dog's heart seemed to melt.
Traveling together, shopping, taking the subway, the world of two people is indeed better than the loneliness of one person. In the park,Because of the company, DOG felt a sense of existence that he had never felt before.
Dog and Robot spend time together,Warm and **, bright and cheerful.
Until they went to the seaside playground together.
Swimming, diving, and having fun at will, the two fell asleep comfortably on the beach, only to find themselves when they woke upThings are not good.
robot because of contact with seawater,A malfunction occurred, and now completely unable to move.
As mentioned earlier, DOG himself couldn't move the heavy robot robot at all, and there was no way to call for help, so he had to go home alone to get the tools and wait until the next day to find a way.
Early the next morning, Dog went to the library to find a book on how to repair a robot, and rushed to the beach with his tools.
But,The beach is closed for seasonal reasons.
The reopening will not be until June next year.
Dog is not reconciled, and he doesn't want to lose the only companion of the robot so soon. Went to the beach management office to apply for entry, denied. Bought pliers and tried to break in violently and was caught.
It doesn't work, a partner who is close at hand, but it is out of reach.
In desperation, Dog can only wait, wait for the day when the beach reopens, and then reunite with the robot.
In the blink of an eye, Halloween came, and seeing a bear child dressed as a robot begging for candy, Dog couldn't hold back his emotions anymore and broke out rarely.
The terrible loneliness, which is now going back again, occupies all of the dog's heart.
Dreams in and out of dreams
The robot is in a sea of flowers, and the flowers dance to the songThe pattern is actually what it looks like a dog.
Walking through the sea of flowers, humming a little song, I walked all the way back to the apartment building, and was about to ring the doorbell.
The dream collapsed.
I have to say it hereThe transitions are really exquisite, although there are no lines in the whole film, but through this ingenious conception, coupled with a highly adaptable background to the scene**, the relaxed or depressing atmosphere in the plot is very well placed, and it is easy for the audience to empathize.
The cheerful and bright colors of the dream and the gloomy ice and snow of the twilight of the reality, this kindThe strong sense of contrast also makes the layers of the plot richer and fuller.
In countless dreams, the robot has returned to the place of his heart, but each time, he will wake up in reality.
Winter has arrived, and the robot is covered in snow and ice and is still lying lonely on the beachOnly in dreams can you get a moment of pleasure.
Outside the dream, DOG is still trying to live alone, but there is nowhere to avoid loneliness.
Dog also has a similar dream, in which Dog becomes clumsy again, and his social phobia nature is exposed. The snowman who took the initiative to lend a hand also became a robot.
The thoughts in the air are like shadows.
Winter has gone to spring, and the robot at this moment has been completely buried by the sand.
But why did I wake up? I was pushed to sit up, could it be that the dog came to save me? Or rather, it's justAnother imaginary fantasy in a dream.
Companionship and regret
Regarding the animation theme of robots, another classic work always comes to mind"Robot Story".
Screenshot from the movie "Robot Story").
The mutual companionship of Vali and Eve, I don't know how many viewers were touched back then. The beautiful emotions that transcend species and pass through the end times also ** people in reality.
"Robot Dreams" is also about the topic of "loneliness" and "companionship", and it is difficult to define whether they are love, friendship or family affection, or maybe all three. The companionship of dog and robot is short, but the emotions and thoughts are so real and touching.
EverThose intimate and lovely moments of getting along, such as bright and warm sunshine, enough to dispel all the gloom of loneliness in life.
In the days of separation, they also met other partners.
The Swallow FamilyNesting in the arm of the robot.,Accompanied by a period of time.,ButEventually flew away.
dog got acquaintedMiss Duck, I thought they would be with each other.
Miss Duck wasSay goodbye, went to Europe alone.
The partners around me left one by one. Perhaps warmth and happiness are temporaryLoneliness is the norm in life.
In addition, there are several places in the film"Easter eggs".Very meaningful.
Among them, the raccoon, which eventually gave the robot a second life, is calledrascal
The name comes from an American fairy tale that is very old"My Former Lascar"., in the 70s, was also adaptedJapanese comic "Raccoon Lascal"., in which the image of the little raccoon had a great influence on later animation works.
Raccoon Lascal image).
It's about a teenager and a little raccoonGrow together with each otherstory. And at the end of this story,The baby raccoon and the juvenile are separated, back to nature. After the company, it is still necessary to usher in parting.
The other one is when DOG and ROBOT are playing roller skating in the park, and the last part of the film is dancing together, the same BGM in the two episodesearth, wind & fireClassic songs of the group《september》
The song "September", Amway, very good)
This song was also used as a French filmAn episode from "Untouchable"., which appears at the very beginning of the film.
The movie "Untouchable", this paragraph BGM is this "September").
Dries and Philip, after a special and unforgettable time together, alsoHad to face the final separation.
It seems,Whether it is family, love or friendship, all kinds of companionship in life are actually limited to a certain period of time.
Walk together for a while, go through a certain time together, and then it will beAn irresistible parting.
When in reality between peopleCompanionship is becoming more and more virtual, and robots that originally only existed in the virtual world are also in the form of AIGradually becoming concrete, this "Robot Dream" may also be thought-provoking in another aspect.
At the end of the film, Robot used his modified tape recorder body to ** the song that the two used to love, and when he danced with Dog in the air, it really made people cry.
It turned out that they missed it after all。Because of the unpredictable things in the world, because of those inconsistencies, each other can only become passers-by in life and swallow the bitter fruit of regret.
At this time, both Dog and Robot have new partners around them, especially the little raccoon that gives Robot a new life, and it can't be disappointed.
It seems that regrets and misses are always around, and those companions will not last long.
But,It is precisely because those "companionships" are not eternal that they should be cherished more.
*Originated from the Internet.