Chapter 119 Eastern and Western Fairy Tales
"My own efforts..."
"Although I understand what you mean, if you keep repeating it like this, won't it make people think that you are too stereotyped by those princess movies?"
Jia Wenyan: "Anyway, it's not wrong."
After the meeting, Jia Wenyan returned to the hotel with Zhen Shuwang and rubbed the first draft of "Princess Iron Fan" in her hand with satisfaction.
She admitted that those princess movies were well-made, but to be fair, when she watched them again when she grew up, she found that those so-called fairy tales were full of flaws.
Snow White married the prince who woke her up with a kiss...
A stranger who had never met before secretly kissed the sleeping girl...
Isn’t this just a story-telling version of a molester?
And there's Rapunzel... although it's certainly not nice that the witch imprisoned her.
But the reason the witch imprisoned her was because her parents stole the flower that could keep her young forever.
Although later Rapunzel's hair also had the same "beauty" effect.
But human life span is limited, and eternal youth has become a "limited-time product" that lasts no more than a hundred years. Jia Wenyan said that if she were a witch, not only Rapunzel, but also the king and queen would have to be ground into ashes.
There is also the most poisonous one, the Little Mermaid, who is often called the Little Mermaid.
She gave up her voice and her identity as a mermaid for the man she rescued.
The deal was so bad that Jia Wenyan wanted to open the other party's fish brain to see what it looked like.
Isn't it said that fish have a magical memory? Could it be that your memory can only remember the seven seconds you saved the prince after the system update, so you are so obsessed with him?
But the question is, have you ever thought about whether the prince really loves you?
You two only met once, and the prince didn't even see your face from beginning to end.
Not to mention whether feelings out of gratitude can be considered love, just think about the fact that the prince has never seen you, so why would he love you?
The prince might have felt grateful because he saw the human princess at first sight, but there was nothing wrong with her being rescued.
The little mermaid only carried the prince to the coast, and it was the human princess who brought the prince back from the seaside for treatment.
That is to say, the princess also saved the prince.
The prince has no problem with having a filter for her.
One is the unrequited love for someone you have never met, and the other is the heartbeat after waking up. In Jia Wenyan's opinion, this combination should be more inclined to the story of a human princess.
As for the little mermaid who later gave up singing in order to be with the prince, her sisters even lost their precious long hair.
The more Jia Wenyan thought about it, the angrier she became.
Other people's love brains can at least involve scumbags, but the little mermaid's love brain is simply a nonsensical farce.
She even once suspected that the little mermaid's love for the prince was just a cover.
The real reason is that she is really curious about the human world.
Her yearning for the world on the shore made her misjudge her feelings for the prince.
What Jia Wenyan hates most is this kind of one-sided dedication, because in her worldview, feelings are like money, if you have given, you must get something in return.
Giving out of self-enthusiasm will not only make you feel happy, but will also make you seem cheap.
What she disliked most was this kind of completely "deus ex machina" story.
The princess only needs to be beautiful and have a tragic life experience, and the prince appears just to solve the princess's troubles through "marriage".
This setting is still a bit too simple even for a cartoon.
To be frank, those princess culture movies in the past are exactly the ones that Jia Wenyan hates the most.
Although she doesn't like the rules and regulations for animated films in China, she likes those animations that have been banned because of martial arts moves or overly scary scenes.
Jia Wenyan is more willing to say that these fairy tales that claim that the "prince" can solve everything are really outrageous and unbelievable.
There is also Cinderella or Cinderella's life, which is rewritten by fate.
She admitted that this was indeed a very dreamy story that helped an ordinary or even miserable girl to turn her life around.
But the problem is that the beauty of this story can only last until the moment when Cinderella marries the prince. Cinderella's love with the prince was an accident. But the reality is that the gap in status between the two is too big.
Even if the royal family in the fairy tales of that era was translated as something like "the village chief's family", there would still be a big gap.
When children read the story, they may be most concerned about whether the prince and Cinderella can be together. But for Jia Wenyan, her first reaction after seeing all this was the huge gap between their family backgrounds and identities.
Although you may be intoxicated by the other person's appearance when you first fall in love, appearance fades easily, and when the hormones on top of it subside, Cinderella's shortcomings will continue to be magnified.
She had not received any education or the corresponding etiquette training, which inevitably made her completely unable to adapt to the activities of the so-called "high world".
Even though Cinderella's father was not poor, there was something fishy about his attitude towards his daughter.
No matter how much the stepmother dislikes the daughter left by the ex-wife, a normal father would never let his daughter become a servant openly.
Although Jia Wenyan's words contained some of her own subjective conjectures.
But the reality is that in the old society, whether in Donghuang or the West, daughters would not inherit family property like sons.
There is absolutely no need for the stepmother to risk ruining her reputation by treating the orphan left by her predecessors harshly.
This may even affect her own daughter's "high marriage". She has reason to suspect that Cinderella's existence may represent some kind of taboo of her father.
For example, he may be infertile, so after his ex-wife, who came from a good family background, had failed to conceive for many years, he secretly adopted a daughter.
But later, when he remarried, even though his second wife, who had given birth to two daughters and had been with him for many years, never had another relationship with him.
He may have realized that this might be his own problem, so he transferred his frustrated self-esteem to Cinderella.
He wants a child/heir of his own, but the reality is that while he could blame his wife in the past, he cannot argue with his second wife now, and may even get burned by the fire.
This accumulated anger with nowhere to vent is a lifelong stain in his eyes.
So he most likely hinted to his second wife to target Cinderella, or even simply put a big hat on Cinderella.
For example, Cinderella was born from her mother's affair with a servant.
Otherwise, without a reasonable reason to support it, a remarriage would not be so ruthless even if it was targeted.
Of course, this may also be because the original author chose a more exaggerated description in order to magnify the conflicts in the short fairy tale.
But if we really unfold the whole story and look at Cinderella's future, she is almost destined to do things that may undermine her image/rules in places she is not used to because of the control of her elders.
And looking at Western fairy tales, whether it is Andersen or Grimm, they seem to be intentionally or unintentionally satirizing something through these little stories.
Many of these fairy tales satirize reality under the guise of beautiful things.
For example, the protagonist Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk obtained the giant's hen that laid golden eggs by stealing, and The Princess and the Pea was a satire on the extravagance of the nobility.
Among all the princesses in Disney or Western fairy tales, she really doesn't like any of them.
Zhen Shuwang didn't expect Jia Wenyan to have such strong opinions about these stories of the kings.
But that night, he took advantage of the time when the two were talking about work and asked the questions he had prepared long ago, intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhen Shuwang: "So you really can't accept Disney princess movies at all?"
As an animator, he certainly knows that some stories may not be suitable for children to read, but many of these things are products of the old era.
They also cannot really fully understand it using modern thinking.
He was worried that Jia Wenyan might be too extreme in this matter.
Especially now, Western fairy tales have gathered a large number of audiences and supporters. And the creators of the animation adaptation themselves have obviously begun to realize this problem and have begun to make adjustments.
For example, the heroine Elsa has turned from a villain to a hero in recent years. In recent years, people have gradually begun to no longer simply define the image of a witch as a bad person.
Of course, if there are some plots that are forcibly "changed" in order to implement certain rules, that is another matter.
But he was also really worried that Jia Wenyan would become too extreme in this matter.
This is what cultural workers do. You have to understand many hidden stories behind traditional culture.
But considering the differences of the times, when you promote something, you must try to learn to exercise restraint.
Fortunately, Jia Wenyan did not have such a problem.
She just tapped the script in her hand and said:
"Don't worry, I've experienced what you're talking about before. We've been in Yong'an for so long, and we've seen many extreme conservatives who insist on sticking to traditional culture, whether it's good or bad."
"I can understand that after all, this is the reality. Under the high pressure of life, people will particularly like some unreasonable and even nonsensical things.
"Children may only see the beautiful atmosphere created by the fairy tale."
"Adults may only expect to break free of the shackles and do whatever they want because of the rules and regulations in life."
"What many viewers need is just the sense of satisfaction that comes with the process, not that they really think it's important."
"Such a straightforward plot can easily stimulate the audience in a short period of time, but such a work cannot be repeatedly scrutinized by the audience."
Zhen Shuwang: "Then you don't have any princess movies that you can accept?"
"Yes, for example, Aladdin's magic lamp, although normally I wouldn't think that the setting of Aladdin's magic lamp would have any good results.
But in reality, Aladdin not only saved the royal family, but also gained the recognition of the genie along the way."
Although he once chose to keep his wish because of the power of the elves.
But this is human nature. Everyone will worry that after using up their wishes carelessly, they will encounter situations that they cannot handle.
But when he chose to stick to his bottom line and freed the elves from their shackles in his last wish, everything became different.
"The genie, freed from the comfort of the magic lamp, may no longer fulfill Aladdin's wishes as before."
But Aladdin did grow up in the process. And if the genie hadn't left yet, even if he no longer gave Aladdin the opportunity to make a wish, he would still be Aladdin's biggest supporter.
Coupled with Aladdin's achievements in defending the kingdom, it is a very logical story that he can be recognized by the king and be with the princess. And not to mention the way Aladdin and the princess are together, it is likely that he chose to marry into the princess's family.
Although there is also a disparity in their birth and status, Aladdin is not Cinderella. Cinderella has no support except the prince's love, but Aladdin not only has contributions to the kingdom, but also has the genie, a bug-like "friend" to rely on.
Zhen Shuwang: "Why do I feel like someone is talking about himself?"
"Don't be ridiculous, but this is indeed the reason why I dare to agree to attend as your fiancée."
Although I don't understand what true love is, it is because I have figured this out that I no longer avoid you like before.
Now I have a stable position in Yongan Department, and my working ability is not bad.
Although Grandma Xu's overt and covert instigation was indispensable, Jia Wenyan has indeed gradually become highly associated with the Yongan Group's signature image.
This gave her the confidence to face all the possibilities after being with Zhen Shuwang.
However, at this point in time, everything that happened at the Donghuang Animation Summit also fermented on the Internet.
Netizen:
[Director Jia has a keen eye for selecting themes. Of all the scripts out there, I want to watch Da Ji the most.]
[Add one, but just like Director Jia and Director Zhen said, the script for Daji is really hard to write. ]
[Yes, although the trailer animation of Black Heart Cotton Studio is well done, except for the beautiful scene of the nine-tailed fox possessing Su Daji in the trailer, there are still many loopholes in the story. ]
[And I don’t know if it was influenced by “The Stone”, but in today’s exchange preview, many companies are trying out villain animation. 】
[But there aren't many characters with high completion. Although Su Daji is stunning, if I had to choose, I would still choose Princess Iron Fan. ]
[Yes, there is also the story line of Red Boy and Princess Iron Fan being separated from each other. I originally wanted to refer to the Lotus Lantern, but later I found that these are two completely different feelings. And the setting of the princess as a mother is really amazing/]
[Really, the Iron Fan Princess here is really a top-notch heroine. I just don’t know if the Yongan Group will authorize the investment, and what kind of production it will come up with. ]
[I don't ask for it to be as good as the new Journey to the West, but just enough to be on par with The Story of the Stubborn Stone.]
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