英语口语考试杂记.docx
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英语口语考试杂记
TalkinganimalshavebeenamainstayofanimationsincetheearlyDisneydays,andmoderncartoonmoviemakershavetakenthefurryfaunatoevenmorerealisticlevelsthankstomanyimprovementsincomputercapabilities.But"KungFuPanda,"DreamWorksAnimation’slatestCGendeavorstarringJackBlackinthetitlerole,isawholeotheranimal.
“Themostimportantelement”inanyfilmwillvaryaccordingtoitsgenre.ForafilmlikeKungFuPandaclearlythemostimportantelementitneededtopulloffwascomedy.Ifafilmlikethisonedoesn’tmakeyoulaugh…thenthereisn’tmuchlefttofallbackon.Thankfullythemoviesucceedsquitewellonthislevel.Ican’trecallanymorethan1hardbellylaugh,butitfeltlikeitatleastalwayshadmesmilingorgigglingthroughtheruntime.Almostnoneofthejokewerehomeruns…butthendidallwork.TheendresultwasIfoundmyselfentertainedalmostallthewaythrough.
Comingupwithagoodvillaininakidsfilmisnoeasytask.Thecharacterhastobemenacing,butatthesametimeyoucan’tgivekidsnightmarishvisionsandmakethemcrapthemselves.Imeancomeon…it’sKungFuPanda…youcan’texactlyhaveViolator(fromtheSpawncomics)showingupcancausingkidsacrossthenationtospontaneouslycrapthemselvesintheirtheaterseats…thenrequiringtherapyforthenext3yearstomakethenightmaresgoaway!
Itisafineanddelicatebalance…andthevillaininKungFuPanda,TaiLung,wasPERFECT.Hewascertainlymenacing…butatthesametimeeasyenoughforthekidstohandlewithoutneedingpampers.Ithinkthepresenceofsuchavillainreallyhelpedthefilmwork.
Doinggoodactioninananimatedfilmisalsonoeasytask.Imean,it’seasyenoughtoDO…justnotsoeasytodoWELL.However,KungFuPandaandthefolksatDreamworksreallydidpullofsomeBEAUTIFULanimationwithcomplexyetextremelysmoothkungfufightingthatwasatreattowatch.Itwasalsoalotoffunseeinghoweachcharacterhadatotallydifferentfightingstyleinkeepingwithwhichanimaltheywere.Imeancomeon…howonearthdoyouanimateasnakedoingKungFuandhaveitlookcool?
Well…theyfoundaway!
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Goodafternoon,everyone,todayIwanttotalkaboutsomethingaboutaanimatedfilmthatIhaveseenseveralmonthsago,itnamedKungFuPanda,producedbyDreamWorksUSA,thestorydescribeabig,Enthusiastic,andalittleclumsypandanamedPo,heisthebiggestfanofKungFuaroundwhichdoesn'texactlycomeinhandywhileworkingeverydayinhisfamily'snoodleshop.Unexpectedlychosentofulfillanancientprophecy,Po'sdreamsbecomerealitywhenhejoinstheworldofKungFuandstudiesalongsidehisidols,thelegendaryFuriousFive--Tigress,Crane,Mantis,ViperandMonkey--undertheleadershipoftheirguru,MasterShifu.Butbeforetheyknowit,thevengefulandtreacheroussnowleopardTaiLungisheadedtheirway,andit'suptoPotodefendeveryonefromtheoncomingthreat.CanheturnhisdreamsofbecomingaKungFumasterintoreality?
Poputshisheart-andhisgirth-intothetask,andtheunlikelyheroultimatelyfindsthathisgreatestweaknessesturnouttobehisgreateststrengths.
Contrarytomyinitialimpressions,KungFuPandaendsupbeingafunny(notoutrighthilarious),exciting,wellanimatedandbeautiful,tolookatmoviethatbothkids,evenadultswillenjoy.SomeimportantChineseelementinthisfilm,kungfuandpandathesetwowordsmaybethemostpopularandcharmingChineseelementinwesternworld,Buddhistsensibility,KungfupandaOverallIgiveKungFuPandaa8.5outof10,intheendaquestionwelledupfrommyheart,Thefilm'sprotagonistisChina'snationaltreasureandalltheelementsareChinese,butwhydidn'twemakesuchafilm?
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themoviehasprovokedadeeperdiscussion,evenadegreeofsoul-searchingandcriticalself-examinationofthesortthatChina,acountryofanamazingmixofambition,self-confidenceandinsecurity,goesthroughfromtimetotime.
Themainquestionbeingaskedis:
howcouldWesternfilmmakershaveusedChinesethemestocreatesuchabrilliantanimatedmoviewithsuchwidespreadappealtotheChinesethemselves?
Why,inotherwords,doesn'tChinaitselfdoesn'tseemtobeabletouseitsrichtraditionstosuchbrilliantcinematicandcommercialeffect?
"BesidesborrowinganumberofsequencesfromclassickungfumoviesinChina,theanimatedcomedygraspedtheessenceofourculture,"LuChuan,ayoungChinesemoviedirectorwroteinamuchnotedcommentaryinChinaDaily.
"Asamoviedirector,IcannothelpwonderingwhenChinawillbeabletoproduceamovieofthiscaliber,"Lusaid.
Certainlythemovie'sthemesdoevokesomeimportantChineseelements,andnotallofthemasobviousasthepanda.OverridingthewholestoryofPoandhistriumphoverhisownbunglingnatureisarecognizablyBuddhistsensibility,embodiedbytheShaolinMonastery-likesettingwherespiritualenlightenmentisfusedwiththementaldisciplineandmasteryovertheselfthatareprerequisitestoenlightenment.
Perhapsinbemoaningtheirfailuretobetheonestoexploitthesethemes,theChinesearebeingabithardonthemselves.Thetruthisthat"KungFuPanda's"successistakingplacewithinacontextofaconsiderableculturalflourishingthatseemstohaveusedChina'straditionsandhistorytotremendouseffect,inmoviesbydirectorslikeZhangYimouandChenKaige,andbytheterrificexplosionofcontemporaryChinesepainting.
Inaway,"KungFuPanda"isonlythelatestillustrationofacenturies-oldtraditionwherebyWesternartistshaveusedChinaandotherAsiancountriestoproduceenduringworksofart.YouonlyhavetothinkaboutGilbertandSullivan's"Mikado,"orPuccini's"Turandot,"or,forthatmatter,theanimatedfeature"Mulan"ofafewyearsagotorecallthestrengthandageofthistradition.
Indeed,alloftheseworksillustrateasortofongoinghistoricalimbalanceinculturalcross-fertilization.TheWest'suseofChinaasaculturalandartisticsettingisunmatchedbyanyChineseuseofEuropeorAmericaasbackdropsforitsownculturalproductions.
Thatisconnectedtoanotherelementinthepicture,whichissimplythatAmericananimators,fromWaltDisneyon,havebeendevelopinganimationasacinematicform,evenasChina,inthisparticularareaofthearts,hasnotdevelopedthatmuch.
"Whenwelookbackatit,weseethatmostoftheanimationswe'vemadehasbeenjunk,"JiangBo,thedeanoftheschoolofartattheShanghaiFilmCollege,said.ThisisthecasedespitethefactthataverylargenumberofChinesefilmstudentsactuallydostudyanimation.
Butwhatmightbemostinterestinginthismatteraresomeyearningsprovokedby"KungFuPanda"thattranscendthecalltoboycottthefilm,whichwaslargelytheinitiativeofjustoneperson,anartist,ZhaoBandi.Indeed,Zhao'sboycottcallseemstohavedrawnatleastasmuchderogatorycommentassupport.
Thereareevenafewsignsthatadifferentlessonisbeingdrawnfromthefilm'ssuccess,alessonthatgoestotheheartofChina'sculturalsituation,namelythatamovielike"KungFuPanda"couldonlyhavebeenproducedinanatmosphereofculturalandartisticfreedomthatChinadoesn'tenjoy.Oratleastafewcommentsalongthoselineshaveleakedthroughthecountry'scarefullymonitoredandcensoredInternetsites.
"ChinLu,thecommentatorinChinaDaily,hadatellingstoryinthisregard,aboutaprojectheundertooktoproduceananimationfortheOlympicGames."Ikeptonreceivingdirectionsandordersfromrelatedpartiesonwhatthemovieshouldbelike,"herecalled."Weweregivenveryspecificrulesonhowtopromoteit.
"Undersuchpressure,mycoworkersandIreallyfeltstifled,"hecontinued,and,intheend,"theplannedanimationwasneverproduced."
Successof'KungFuPanda'touchesaculturalnerveinChina
Kungfupanda
Goodafternoon,everyone,todayIwanttotalksomethingaboutaanimatedfilmthatIhaveseenseveralmonthsago,itnamedKungFuPanda,producedbyDreamWorks,thestorydescribeabigpanda,withenthusiasticandalittleclumsy,itnamedPo,heisthebiggestfanofKungFuwhichdoesn'texactlycomeinhandywhileworkingeverydayinhisfamily'snoodleshop.Unexpectedlychosentofulfillanancientprophecy,Po'sdreamsbecomerealitywhenhejoinstheworldofKungFuandstudiesalongsidehisidols,thelegendaryFuriousFive--Tigress,Crane,Mantis,ViperandMonkey--undertheleadershipoftheirguru,MasterShifu.Butbeforetheyknowit,thevengefulandtreacheroussnowleopardTaiLungisheadedtheirway,andit'suptoPotodefendeveryonefromtheoncomingthreat.CanheturnhisdreamsofbecomingaKungFumasterintoreality?
Poputshisheartandhisgirthintothetask,andtheunlikelyheroultimatelyfindsthathisgreatestweaknessesturnouttobehisgreateststrengths.Contrarytomyinitialimpressions,KungFuPandaendsupbeingafunnyandexciting,butnotoutrighthilarious,tolookatmoviethatbothkids,evenadultswillenjoy.Furthermore,someimportantChineseelementinthisfilm,asweallknow,KungfuandPandathesetwowordsmaybethemostpopularandcharmingChineseelementinwesternworld,inadditionto,Buddhistsensibility,ShaolinMonastery-likeareinvolved.OverallIgivethismoviea8.5outof10.
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ZHOUQiang,B0907119
Enthusiastic,bigandalittleclumsy,PoisthebiggestfanofKungFuaround...whichdoesn'texactlycomeinhandywhileworkingeverydayinhisfamily'snoodleshop.Unexpectedlychosentofulfillanancientprophecy,Po'sdreamsbecomerealitywhenhejoinstheworldofKungFuandstudiesalongsidehisidols,thelegendaryFuriousFive--Tigress,Crane,Mantis,
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