Paddington Bear 2 is a London promo. Why do you say that?

"Paddington Bear 2" is actually an urban tourism propaganda film showing the features of London. In the process of searching for pop-up book, we also feel the friendliness, enthusiasm, tolerance and beauty of London in all directions through retro and exquisite pictures. The most impressive scene is that when Paddington browsed through pop-up book, the setting of paper folding city was ingenious and unconventional, which was impressive.

The Browns live in a typical middle-class residential area in London. Friendly, harmonious, courteous and not excessively interfering with each other is the main tone of neighborhood life, and it is also the way Londoners treat people and do things that the film hopes to convey to the audience. Of course, compared with the real international metropolis London, it may be too beautified and idealized. It may be more suitable if the stage of the film is placed in a traditional English country town. Of course, this is also determined by the main tone of the film. After all, Paddington Bear is the most famous fairy tale literary image in English literature, and it is the most suitable choice to represent London.

In the past two years, Britain has experienced Brexit, refugee crisis and the rise of anti-globalization tide, and London's image as an international city has also been greatly affected. At this time, if a film can be used to reshape London's warm, inclusive and friendly image in the eyes of people all over the world, the local government and cultural departments will certainly spare no effort to support it, and Paddington Bear 2 was born under this background.

Paddington Bear was originally a fairy tale literary work, so the film language style of Paddington Bear 2 is a warm tone of fairy tales, and even a gloomy and dark place like prison has been shaped into a pink and cute painting style. In the middle of the prison break, we can see a lot of traces of wes anderson, and for a moment, people seem to think that they have crossed into The Grand Budapest Hotel.

In addition, there is a strong parody stage style in the film, such as Uncle Hugh's one-man show in the attic, in which one person plays multiple roles. Originally, it was not difficult for the old British opera bones who came from the stage play, but Uncle Hugh's interpretation was a little exaggerated, which also made people feel a little crazy and inevitably made people feel sympathy for this funny villain. Similarly, in the train chase scene at the end, a lot of exaggerated and comic elements are added, which is exciting but not thrilling, and people are not too worried. This drama setting is in line with the theme of relaxation, happiness and family happiness in the whole movie.