What changes can we see in China's elemental animation from The Metamorphosis of Teenagers?

The Metamorphosis of Youth is a fresh and familiar film. In the process of watching cartoons, just like opening a blind box, there will be a sense of freshness and intimacy. This familiarity also comes from the direct youth experience of each of us. Compared with Baby directed by Shi Zhiyu, The Metamorphosis of Youth shows richer narrative levels and more diverse themes.

Hollywood director Renee? Harlem said, excellent movies? Stories with cultural value should be told truthfully? . The material of this film need not be taken from China traditions or myths. Unlike China Kung Fu, which introduces China culture from a western perspective, The Transformation of Youth focuses on the relationship between China immigrant families and their parents and children, showing the film's thinking about family and affection behind the theme of youth.

In The Metamorphosis of Youth, the mother looks forward to the growth of her child, hoping that the child will be ready at any time, but at the same time, she hopes that the day when the child grows up will come later. Mom wants Meimei to be a perfect daughter, always obedient and not rebellious. This excessive demand is accompanied by excessive protection. Judging from the China factors appearing on the screen in recent years, most of them are simply packaged in a conceptual and formal way. For various reasons, it is difficult for China native cartoons to be understood and heard by China audiences, which has caused a lot of controversy.

The Metamorphosis of Youth is another bold attempt by director Shi Zhiyu after Baby Treasure. The image of the beauty in the film is a China girl who meets the standard. Ordinary appearance, dignified dress, filial obedience, but also too clever, among the best in the class. Some people wonder if this is a fixed concept of China people, but as an audience, this fixed concept has not brought me any inconvenience in the process of watching movies. On the contrary, it is the director's deep foundation for understanding China culture. Culture is no longer limited to a specific tradition or history, but reflects the micro-daily life of family, diet, entertainment and so on. Before staying in a fixed impression, he showed the most authentic culture of China and made people understand their feelings.

In addition to showing China culture, the details of the fusion of film culture are also true and accurate, such as porridge for breakfast in Mei Mei's family and unique Canadian snacks. The school buildings and life in Chinatown show the author's perspective on cultural integration in details. The Metamorphosis of Youth can show the core value of China culture in a non-rigid way, which lies in truth, does not describe the pros and cons, does not label it, and only pays attention to diversity. China cultural elements closest to real life are used to attract the audience to the background of China's family story. This also tells us that under the current background, the narrative of China's story and the China element in the film have entered a new stage.