A song "Ode to a Wanderer" slowly tells the cultural spirit and inheritance of China. What is behind the theme of maternal love?

The mother used the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her long-distance son.

Before leaving, I had a stitch for fear that my son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged.

Who can say that a filial child like the weak can repay his mother's love like the sunshine in spring?

I have always thought that China's ancient poems are beautiful, and a poem Ode to a Wanderer vividly shows the kind image of the mother and the filial piety of her children. Just as the grass can't repay the spring, the filial piety of children is not enough to make up for the great sacrifice and pay of the mother. Every time I hear this poem, the image of a mother patiently sewing clothes under the dim light always comes to my mind.

In 20 17, China Chorus released the third animated series Ode to a Wanderer, from which I had a real picture sustenance and basis for my imagination of Ode to a Wanderer. With the creation of the production team of China Chorus, the poem Ode to a Wandering Son written by Meng Jiao in the Tang Dynasty was combined with the life experience of Wang Mingsheng, a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and a maternal love story spread for thousands of years was written.

In recent years, the voice of Guo Man's rise is getting louder and louder. Among Guo Man's many outstanding works, the strength of China Chorus should not be underestimated. Although the works of China Chorus can only be released once a year, and the duration does not exceed 15 minutes, it can't stop the audience from loving it. Judging from the data of its current five episodes, no episode of Douban scored below 8.0, and its high reputation reflects the Excellence of its works.

Compared with the stunning effect of the first "January Day" and the elaborate production of the second "Acacia", the wandering son is in a slightly embarrassing situation. The lack of budget led to the plot being deleted and discarded in a large space, which led to the film not fully presenting its ideological theme. In just seven minutes, Ode to a Wanderer mainly tells the story of Wang Mingsheng's struggle to her children after becoming famous, in which her mother played an indispensable role.

In my opinion, the quick and compact ending and the simple and plain plot are really disappointing, but I still can't help but sob for the spirit and emotion conveyed by the film. Looking back and savoring it carefully, I finally understand that what moved me was not the plot, but the cultural spirit and strength of China, which has a long history and is in the same strain.

0 1, China's profound family culture.

The film is only seven minutes long, but it depicts a warm and lively family image for the audience, which is exactly the family culture of China. China has always pursued family happiness and enjoyed the harmonious atmosphere of a big family, which is well reflected in Ode to a Wanderer. In the film, both delicate maternal love and deep fatherly love are perfectly presented in simple and plain pictures.

Father's love is deep: at the beginning of the film, lead the children to grow up by example, starting from the scene where four lively and lovely children play, one of them falls in the dustpan, and the other half-jokingly warns him that he will be punished by his father. This scene can reflect from the side that in this family, the father bears the responsibility of educating the children, and when the children make mistakes, the father may also adopt a punishment system.

Then, the protagonist Wang Mingsheng walked into the stadium. Several children jumped into his arms happily and asked him to explain the origin of the broken cotton-padded jacket with great interest. Deep in thought, Wang Mingsheng slowly revealed the difficult history of fame and his mother's love. Several children were deeply moved after listening to their father's famous history, and they all rushed to help their mother with food at dinner.

It is easy for us to feel family harmony from the happy family scenes in the film, but behind the seemingly harmonious family style, I also see deeper cultural implications. The image of father's words and deeds can be said to have been handed down since ancient times, and it can still be seen in countless families in China. Fathers may be unsmiling and strict, but behind every father lies a deep love for family and children. Thanks to my father's words and deeds, our family culture has a long history.

Delicate maternal love: moisten like spring rain and care for children's hearts. The hero Wang Mingsheng is not only the image of his father, but also the image of his children. As a teenager, due to poverty, Wang Mingsheng always wore a thin and torn coat. But the most chilling thing is not the cold wind and frost, but the humiliation and ridicule from others. He was deeply saddened, but chose to bear it silently without telling his family.

In the evening, he dreamed that he was in rags and could not enter the examination room. A nightmare almost woke him up. Then he dreamed that his sister's pet cake ball brought him warmth. Next to the huge loom in the dream, Wang Mingsheng enjoyed himself in the sea of books. When she woke up the next day, her mother gave Wang Mingsheng a new cotton-padded jacket, and Wang Mingsheng was deeply moved.

Some viewers think that the interspersed dreams are inconsistent with the traditional culture of China, but in my opinion, this is a highlight of the film, and the creator skillfully uses dreams to show great maternal love. As the saying goes, "I think about it every day and dream every night." Wang Mingsheng was deeply worried about the mocking experience in the morning, so he had nightmares. However, with the sound of her mother staying up all night knitting, Wang Mingsheng's heart was restored, and she slowly entered a dream full of warm atmosphere. This just implies the great power of mother.

Throughout the ages, almost all images of mothers are gentle, kind, hardworking and simple, and these qualities can be found in Wang Mingsheng's mother:

She is gentle and delicate, and can see through her son's heart; She is ingenious, weaving a warm cotton-padded jacket overnight; She is hardworking and capable, and supports her family by herself. Including the mothers of countless families, it can also reflect the characteristics of the mother image in the film. The film didn't use too much space and lens to praise the mother, but from the change of Wang Mingsheng's dream, we can clearly feel the importance of the mother. Mother is an emotional pillar that can support the family with love and dispel all the gloom for us.

02, poor experience and indomitable spirit.

Behind the theme of maternal love sung in the film, I also saw a young man who was born in poverty but worked hard for filial piety. He perfectly explained the essence of the old saying that "people are poor and ambitious". The so-called "Don't bully the poor", the struggle history of Wang Mingsheng in the film actually reflects the miniature of the growth experiences of many celebrities in ancient China. The course of pursuing dreams is doomed to go through thick and thin, and China's unyielding and unyielding style has been his spiritual strength since ancient times.

In Wang Mingsheng, I have seen many excellent qualities of the Chinese tradition that have been passed down to this day:

Hard-working: Wang Mingsheng's family was poor and ragged, which could not compare with the cold winter, but he still insisted on going to school and studied hard, and did not give up his studies. Forbearance and generosity: Outside the school, Wang Mingsheng was teased by his classmates and fell down in the snow, but he didn't become angry from embarrassment or roll around, but faced it calmly. Filial piety and understanding: Although he was in rags and laughed at by his classmates, Wang Mingsheng did not take it out on his mother because of his poor family, but chose to bear the bitterness and discomfort behind him. "Mother's kindness and filial piety" is a moral standard that China has always respected. Behind the touching maternal love, I think filial and sensible children deserve our study and admiration. This is the spirit of Wang Mingsheng. Although his mother is a key figure in his road to success, the most important role lies in his indomitable soul and enterprising heart.

As Mencius' Xia said:

"Therefore, if the sky is going to fall on the Sri Lankan people, we must first suffer from their aspirations, their bones and muscles, their bodies, their bodies and their actions. Therefore, their perseverance has benefited them a lot. "

Throughout the ages, Confucius and Mencius are the roots of the Chinese nation, and people who have experienced poverty and become talents can be found everywhere in Rainbow and Ming Sheng.

Yi Yin, a politician in the late summer and early Shang Dynasty, was born as a chef but assisted four generations of emperors, and was honored as a sage of Shangyuan by the world. In the Western Han Dynasty, Kuang Heng finally got the position of doctor. There are many famous historical figures, such as Fan Zhongyan, Wen Tianxiang and Yue Fei. They are all people who live in poverty but pursue their ambitions unswervingly. They left behind not only lofty official positions, but also a spirit of Do not forget your initiative mind in poverty. The so-called "plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold", countless literati in ancient times struggled to grow up and hone their will in the poor years, and finally bloomed in the biting cold wind. This spirit has always inspired future generations and become one of the most precious spiritual heritages of the Chinese nation. In early 2020, an epidemic swept through China. In this battle of all mankind, we can see countless China warriors stand up and fight bloody battles in the face of disasters. This is the power of spiritual inheritance!

03, China traditional cultural image.

The most controversial thing in the whole film Ode to a Wanderer is the image of a mouse named "cookie dough". In the film, the cupcakes are Wang Mingsheng's sister's little pets. During Wang Mingsheng's sleep, the little mouse turned into a big, soft doll to ward off the cold for Wang Mingsheng, and also carried him in the clouds, reciting by the big textile machine.

Many people think that the image of "Little Cake Group" is too similar to the "Totoro" in Miyazaki Hayao's cartoon works, which makes the film lose its national characteristics. That was not the case. Members of the production team of Youziyin once said that the prototype of the mouse's "cookie dough" was actually taken from the story of the mouse's recommendation roll in Wen Qi Lu of China in the Tang Dynasty. This is also what Wang Mingsheng's sister said in the film:

"Didn't you say the story of the little mouse recommending the examination paper to the examiner before? Tomorrow happens to be your first boy exam, which is a good sign! "

In my opinion, the image of a mouse is very clever. First of all, there is a big "loss" on the rat cake group, which symbolizes the good omen of Wang Mingsheng's boy test. "Kui" can be either the "number one scholar" or the first explanation; It can also be understood as "Kuixing", which stands for "the first star in the Big Dipper", meaning the god who dominated the rise and fall of articles in ancient China mythology. The word "Kui" on the cookie jar perfectly combines the nature of the imperial examination with the solution of the senior high school entrance examination in Wang Mingsheng, which is of great symbolic significance.

Secondly, although the modern image of mice is not pleasing, in ancient times, there was a folk saying in China that "mice bite the sky". The image of a mouse is considered to be creative and a symbol of good luck. At the same time, the story of rat repaying kindness and rat recommending paper was also widely circulated in ancient times.

Generally speaking, I think the image of the rat cake group is definitely not redundant, let alone a blind imitation. The image of the mouse is processed on the basis of the legend of China, which not only conforms to the cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, but also has a strong flavor of China culture. In this animated short film full of China's classical elegance, the image of Rat Cake Group not only does not separate the coherence of the story and the narrative style of the film, but makes the story more warm and interesting in the heavy home culture, making people smile while moving.

04. The story behind China Chorus is very touching.

I have always felt that to truly understand the ideological connotation conveyed by a work, it is necessary to analyze it in combination with the creative concept of the creator. If you understand the creative background of Ode to a Wanderer, you will be surprised to find that the experience of its creative team is as bumpy and tortuous as Wang Mingsheng's struggle for the imperial examination in the movie.

Poverty is a great obstacle between them. According to the members of the creative team, in the manuscript of the creative team, Wang Mingsheng failed in the exam for the first time, and the second time, because his cotton-padded clothes were tattered and his papers were dirty, the entrance examination was a long way off. However, due to the insufficient budget of the creative team, the plots of all rich films have been deleted again and again, and finally the complete story cannot be presented to the audience.

In the film, Wang Mingsheng became famous in one fell swoop, and the film came to an abrupt end, which left people wanting more. The film was also criticized for its hasty plot and dull story. In the play, Wang Mingsheng's ridicule happened on the creative team outside the play, which made people feel sad.

It is not easy to review the creative process of China Chorus in recent years. Since "January Day" became a hit, the team worked hard to produce "Acacia", which moved everyone and put the team in an awkward position. Acacia overdraws the budget of Ode to a Wanderer, which improves the aesthetic level of the public and their expectations for the China Chorus. However, the accompanying Ode to a Wanderer can't be fully expressed, which has attracted everyone's criticism. This kind of twists and turns, I believe that every adult who accepts social experience has a deep understanding.

In my opinion, it is precisely because of the experience and belief behind the China Chorus that his works glow with different light and colors. In the fast-paced era when people are impetuous, every character who has settled down to create deserves our respect. They just represent the simplest cultural spirit and unyielding national soul.

Write it at the end

Although Mr. Lu Xun once satirized that "human joys and sorrows are not interlinked", I have always believed that human emotions are interlinked. Not long ago, I recommended Ode to a Wanderer to my friends. Tonight, I was told that the film reminded her of her mother, so she cried.

I have a deep understanding of this, recalling the state of tears at the beginning of watching movies, I have to feel that good works can really convey the feelings of * * *.