At the moment, three full-length films have been released about the beloved round heroes of Smeshariki. Maybe someday there will be a fourth or even a fifth film, but so far the creators have limited themselves to three: “Inception”, “The Legend of the Golden Dragon” and “Deja vu”. I’ve seen all three movies, and I liked The Legend of the Golden Dragon the most. Unlike the serious and somewhat dramatic "Inception", "Legend" is lighter and more relaxed, and in comparison with "Deja vu" - more realistic (in "Legend" also, however, there are elements of fiction, but close to reality in comparison with "Deja vu"). I’ve watched it at least three times and I still love it. The Legend of the Golden Dragon:
Excellent graphics. It is noted even by authors of negative reviews. She's really incredibly good! Especially beautiful tropical forest: this virgin nature of the jungle, real water, butterflies, flowers, sunsets! It takes a breath away from the species alone!
An interesting story. He, of course, is somewhat weaker than the graphics, in some places protracted and a little boring. But overall it is interesting, exciting and not banal. There are also moments that make you focus your attention.
Bright characters. The main character of this cartoon is my favorite mixer Barash. In addition to the main nine mixers in the cartoon there is a whole tribe of native chameleons, a cheerful and optimistic Chief, a practical and suspicious shaman Shustryak and very bright and interesting antagonists: tomb robbers Lara and Diesel. Lara is a clear leader in this pair, dexterous, cunning, smart, smart, but very hot-tempered, narcissistic and insidious. Diesel is Lara's stupid and executive husband. It shows that in principle he is not so bad, maybe even somewhere deep in the soul good and kind, just, having fallen under the strong influence of Lara, moved to the dark side. By the way, it was Lara and Diesel of the characters that I liked the most, and none of the new heroes of the films about mixers impressed me as much as they did.
References. Maybe not as many as many people would like. But they're really cool! The invention of Moose Uluchscheiser is an Easter to the improver from the Call of Duty game. There are references to the original series and Pin Cod (watch and see what I mean). But most of the references are related to Lara and Diesel. These are allusions to Lara Croft, and Indiana Jones, and the DOOM game. This is amazing!
Good voiceover. Smesharikov’s voices have not changed at all – all at the same high level. I liked the voiceover of secondary characters: Garika Kharlamov (Chief), Dmitry Nagiyev (Diesel), Elena Shulman (Lara) and Vladimir Maslakov (Shustryak).
Humor. The film is full of funny jokes and witty statements. There are also frankly funny moments where you just can not help laughing.
Morality. First of all, the cartoon teaches you to believe in yourself, not to envy anyone, but to engage in self-development and strive for the best. Only we can change ourselves, develop our abilities and talents, and this requires desire and, naturally, certain efforts. Also, the cartoon shows what the thirst for profit can lead to. This mainly applies to Lara and Diesel. After receiving a gold necklace, Lara wanted all the gold of the natives. And then with the help of Ulchshaiser to extract all the gold of the world. You're so cute! You need to know the measure and be able to be content with what you already have, or you can be left with nothing. As a result, Lara and Diesel lost everything they had, and even remained out of their bodies. And, of course, friendship! The cartoon shows that when you have loyal and reliable friends, you are not afraid of any obstacles! And the mixers helped Barash, and Barash, in turn, selflessly helped friends. Friendship helped the mixers to cope with all the difficulties and dangers!
In general, “The Legend of the Golden Dragon” is a very bright, colorful, interesting and fun cartoon, suitable for family viewing. Of course, there are certain drawbacks, as, for example, of the main characters, about 80% of the plot time is given to the protagonist Barash, as a result of which the characters of the other mixers are revealed very weakly (in principle, the same can be said about Deja vu with The Beginning, where only Krosh and Kopatych are disclosed). But when I watched, I turned a blind eye to minor flaws and just enjoyed the cartoon. I recommend you to see and appreciate.
This is the third part of “Smeshariki”. Deja vu, which prompted me to write a review of the previous, second part of Smeshariki. The Legend of the Golden Dragon The review will be short.
So let's start with the positives:
1. Animation
Not only has it improved after the first part, it is also almost the best 3D cartoon in Russia in terms of animation (at the time of release, of course).
Unfortunately, the positives end there. Let’s talk about the negatives:
1. Morality
Personally, I fell in love with the animated series (and its 3D sequel) for its morality, which is '. To understand the meaning, you have to think. But when we are literally confronted with morality, it is, paradoxically, more quickly forgotten and not particularly perceived. For example, it was the same with "Loracos", the creators of which managed ' to merge ' despite the fact that the cartoon was made according to a good book.
I've moved away from the subject... What am I talking about? Oh, yeah!
2. Protracted
The cartoon is too boring and protracted, especially in the climax, which seemed to cheer up the viewer, which turned out to be disgusting.
3. Humor
Smshariki seems like funny balls, but there is nothing funny. Not a normal joke. Glory to St. Petersburg, in the third part everything is better with humor, but now we are talking about the second part that I hate.
It's a shame that such a great franchise is slipping away. For six and a half minutes (counting the credits), the 2D series of “Smesharikov” contained more meaning than a two-hour cartoon. Fortunately, all is not lost.
4 points per plot (with a stretch) + 1 point for animation.
After the release of the full-length "Smeshariki". The beginning and end of the original series, the golden age of the mixers, seemed to be over - "New Adventures" and "Pin Code" delighted less and less, evoking gloomy thoughts that our animation is about to fall into oblivion again. An amazing stage was the release of the second feature film – “The Legend of the Golden Dragon”.
After watching this movie, I got a lot of answers. Apparently, it was on the Legend of the Golden Dragon that the creators of the mixers threw the main forces, which affected the sequels and spin-offs of the original series. Was it worth it? Sure! Smeshariki again set off on a journey, this time in the jungles of South America, where through the fault of the desperate Barash, their plane crashes. Some of the screenwriters to Barash clearly expressed sympathy, as he is already repeatedly distinguished from the rest of the company of the main characters by his status. Like the first feature-length animated film, The Legend of the Golden Dragon is of great interest in showing a vast world inhabited by other round creatures. This time it is a native tribe of frogs and chameleons, and their level of development varies between the primitive communal system and the transition to modern life. Surely they have once encountered guests from civilization, which is not weakly surprising "our" mixers.
There are a couple of villains - the robbers of the tombs of Lara and Diesel. They give out the main idea of the creators who decided to transfer the mixers to the big screens – to arrange a real marathon on different subjects to “revive” the franchise. The Legend of the Golden Dragon no longer has such a remarkable subtext as in the first part, but due to the numerous comedic elements (which even when watching the trailers caused a stormy laugh), the sequel turned out to be more rich and more joyful. The creators still convey intelligent thoughts to the audience, avoiding any absurdity in every possible way, and, equally important, the finale turned out to be more complete than in the first part, where questions arose in relation to some minor characters. An excellent impression is made by a friendly leader who is completely alien to despondency.
This time, the writers managed to create a good analogue of adventure films about archaeologists falling into the wild tribes. And the audience, who tirelessly complained about the fact that the quality of the new series is declining and declining, took it away from the heart – as it turned out, life from the franchise has not yet disappeared.
New part 'Smesharikov' quite normal. The kids are gonna love it. Colorful, funny and instructive cartoon, but fortunately or unfortunately we all grow up, so the cartoon for adults does not present anything new, impressive, or catchy.
And just gives beautiful animation and fun looking for new adventures of mixers. It was also nice to see the new side of Barrash. And of course, the morality of the cartoon, although childish, but there is something in it. She goes through the whole movie, by the way. The thought is this: ': You can improve yourself, you can become better if you want, you just need to try ' It's worth a look. If I were 12 years old, I would be happy! It's mediocre.
2 D animated series 'Smeshariki' is considered one of the best domestic cartoons.
This year’s show was completely disappointing.
The plot ' Legends of the Golden Dragon' frankly boring, as well as somewhat strange and incomprehensible, take at least the transformation of one of the main characters, Barash, into a caterpillar.
In the genres of this cartoon is listed ' comedy' but funny to call it very, very difficult. Jokes here are catastrophically small, and those episodes in which the authors planned to joke, for the most part do not cause smiles in either the adult viewer or the child.
In addition, in the cartoon, there was a place for several adult, obscene jokes, which cannot but upset - after all, in this film, such humor definitely does not belong!
Introducing new characters, the writers did not try ' to write ' their characters - they look faceless and stereotyped. And the exterior performance of these characters generally leaves much to be desired - throughout the cartoon it is not clear who they are - beavers, raccoons, and maybe what other animals?
Nevertheless, it is impossible not to note the animation in this cartoon - the tropical background looks very colorful.
Conclusion:
'The Legend of the Golden Dragon' is a very boring animated series that has gained some popularity among viewers only thanks to all known characters.
To begin with, I didn’t like the first movie. Too dull, with unfunny jokes, but good songs. The golden dragon turned out to be with good graphics, medium plot, subtle and not very jokes. But absolutely no songs.
1. Many were outraged because of the “air crash with elements of striptease”, but this scene lasted no more than 6 seconds.
2. The plot is banal, but a couple of turns impressed me. It is worth noting the pleasant staging of the action.
3. Graphics are juicy except for lava graphics and characters. It looks like it’s a bit too “clumsy.”
4. The characters of the original animated series in the film look a little silly on the first pores. But then you get used to the changed characters. However, the new characters are used only for jokes.
5. The jokes are interesting, but there is also slag.
A fun family comedy for one evening. But there is no need to reconsider.
“Smeshariki” from the very beginning stood out against the background of other domestic animated works. And the graphics and some philosophical overtones made it popular not only among children. In short, the soul was glad that now they can produce a quality product from us. It was obvious against the background of certain success to continue the history of animals and in the format of a full meter. But something went wrong...
“The Legend of the Golden Dragon” is another film, and by general impression does not differ from the previous ones. The story is simple, at the end of constant similar events ripples in the eyes, but it lasts a good hour and a half. Perhaps it would have looked better in the standard series of 7 minutes, because for a full film, Legends is not enough. In fact, the authors are again trying to go on the old-good Barash, Hedgehog and others, and add new “flat” heroes.
The main problem is that moving to the big screens, the cartoon lost a lot. First of all, some melancholy and, of course, sweet-childish kindness. Representatives of, let’s say, lovers to philosophize and think about the meaning of life and the mystery of the universe – Barash and Hedgehog, as they now say, “are no longer those.” The behavior of the characters is template and primitive, about the emancipated Sovunya, Nyushu and manlike, both in behavior and appearance, or beaver, or the raccoon should not even talk.
On the way out, we get a faceless work that keeps afloat (in the marketing sense, for which it was all intended) only at the expense of famous characters.
Musharics. Saga. Movie number two. In terms of graphics, the second film even beat its predecessor. Beautiful, elaborate landscapes, magnificent animation of water, even the characters themselves have become more natural and not as repellent as in the first part. The rainforest was so good that it sometimes made you forget about smaller sins. But the plot turned out to be much weaker. The main mistake of both films is the sheer number of characters. ALL Smeshariki, a couple of villains, Tribal Leader, shaman, caterpillar... And everyone has almost the same amount of screen time. Even the caterpillar. Why all the characters merge into a boring, monotonous crowd. Another disadvantage is that almost all of them are significantly different from those images that we know from the series. Barash, as the main character, is given a little more time, and therefore it is more noticeable on him. Instead of a dreamy poet, we have the standard image of a loser. No sudden changes in mood from depression to inspiration, no romantic feelings for Nyusha – nothing you can remember about Barash. The rest of the characters are no better – their characters just didn’t have enough time to appear, and therefore they look flat and caricatured. The plot follows the canons of the story about the success of a loser. The loser of the talented Barash turns out to be far-fetched, but that is another matter. The inexpressiveness of the characters deprives the story of a significant amount of interest. The finale is a complete failure – a violent forcing of drama from scratch and just as violently squeezed morality. The dullness of the plot is brightened up only by rare funny jokes and nostalgic memories of the two-dimensional series. “The Legend of the Golden Dragon” did not reach the level of the series, but did not slide into a senseless and merciless pulling money from the audience who bought the title. I hope the same can be said about the next part, which is sure to be. 6 out of 10 Original
No one is interested in a special careful search for insulting and immoral moments in the media, no one can give pleasure to the awareness of the presence of shortcomings even among the dear stories. People who advocate the elimination of offending social groups in movies, games, and books, while sometimes seeming a little too out of line, are never happy to find a new part of the entertainment industry that does not fit their moral principles. So, I didn’t lie, I didn’t want to go into such distances. “Smeshariki” by definition always had to be something more or less kind and human for me, although one must be stupid not to understand that popularity changes a lot.
If anyone remembers, there were in Tom and Jerry, and in such books as Pippi Long Stocking and Mary Poppins, and in the Soviet Chung Chang and Lion Boniface, there are many such phenomena as caricatures and imitation of the cultural stereotype of the black population of Africa. The techniques for creating the image of these characters were repeated from time to time: their skin was absolutely inhuman “ink” color, they had huge red lips, they behaved like typical “savages” and cannibals, fanatically believed in all kinds of deities, and were, to put it mildly, stupid. Their attitude towards white people was either inhumanly aggressive, or the guests were considered something like the divine and most beautiful creatures: they have a skin of the only “beautiful” color, and they bring all sorts of interesting things, and are a hundredfold smarter than them.
It's been a long time, and I don't blame this kind of artwork of old times for this kind of representation. But it's 2016.
The best jokes are always shown in the trailer, and the best joke turned out to be chuckle, straight screaming. Natives, they're stupid. But look, they know some clever words. Funny! An educated and sensible Karych cannot help calling representatives of a different culture “barbarians” or “fanatics.” The daughter of the leader is shown as a disgusting miracle Yudo and the positive character Hedgehog wrinkles with disgust after seeing how she sends him an air kiss, because “beautiful” with “ugly” business should not have. And in the end, our good heroes try to reason with stupid fanatics. Help came from overseas, yes.
Another part of the film is that you don’t feel the team spirit of the characters. In "The Beginning" everyone had their own small role, here all the attention is on the Lamb-caterpillar, very little - on our mixers in trouble and a little more: on girls.
Here's the girls. A nostalgic Critic in his review of Enchanted noted something: is the world still so underdeveloped that a girl saving a man: it is already extreme, novelty and something incredible? It’s a similar story: it feels like the authors are trying to convince us that girls are human too, and they’re doing it so obsessively that it feels like no one is sure. Thank you for that, of course, but for me, Nyushino’s “Hold on, Forecaster” in Inception said more about her character than her entire storyline in this film. She was what she always was - Nyusha, but Nyusha in the mask of a superhero. No one told her that she couldn’t work with the other characters, because it’s obvious that she’s just like them. Froilans fly, fly and will fly.
What is really nice is the graphics, and especially the backgrounds and all sorts of nice details from the trailer, like the black wings of a butterfly; nice references, although not the best, but the fishless and sudden name of the antagonist will be a good reference.
There is still hope for the revival of the good name of full-length prints on Smeshariki: the news about the upcoming Deja Vu with its temporal paradoxes and alternative versions is very intriguing - an eternal theme! And judging by the concepts, there we do not expect a particularly hurtful unexpected racism towards some Chinese emperors – except for the cute familiar details of culture; even the prehistoric rabbit, which seemed to be developed as a background bag of meat, is described as a smart and reasonable hunter with a strict temper, but a kind heart.
And it is not for me to know what is best for the psyche and development of children and what is not, but judging by the adults around me, now is not the time to divide everything into “my” and “alien”. As for the simple human kindness, sensibility, respect and other truths that need to be communicated to young minds, the original series and Inception will do better than the epic adventure of Humanity’s Last Hope, set in a universe where there is no humanity.
"How many times have I told you, don't touch my buns!" (c) Lara, Diesel, without being in the frame.
The Aztecs, Indiana Joneses and the Legend of the Golden Dragon
In my opinion, it is time to come up with a new rating separately for cartoons – people after 18 viewing is undesirable or prohibited. Well, these adults will not understand such kind, charming, humorous and simply cute cartoons about Smeshariki, Luntiki, Masha and Bear, etc. I am 32 years old and I enjoy watching these cartoons (except Luntik, of course). After watching a couple of 2D series, I realized that in each series (and in general in each cartoon) a subtle philosophical note is stretched, about which it is necessary to tell children. I don’t have children, but to relax Smeshariki is what you need.
Like the first part, this one is great. I wonder how movies like Inception and Legend of the Golden Dragon can have such a low rating. That’s why I mentioned at the beginning of the new rating that should be given to cartoons. Because estimates are made by adults who are attracted to cheap thrillers and detectives (well, I’m generalizing, but still) more than a normal and good cartoon. The insertion of Indiana Jones and the story of the dragon, in my opinion, only improved the cartoon - children laugh at the adventures of the characters and adults laugh at the parodies.
In general, Smeshariks, in fact, are cartoons not for everyone. Children, of course, can not fully understand the meaning of cartoons, but it should understand at least adults. It doesn’t make much sense here, but as an entertaining movie will go. There are no downsides to it.
We have been waiting for the sequel to the cartoon 'Smeshariki: Beginning' 5 years. During this time, the creators must have accumulated a lot of ideas, a lot of imagination. So what did they do? Let's figure it out. . .
In general, about the first and second half of the cartoon, I can say different words. In my opinion, the first half turned out just great. There you can laugh from the heart, and experience, and in terms of soulfulness there everything is wonderful. And the intrigue there is the most basic. But the second half turned out, in my opinion, not very successful.
The plot here is mostly quite dynamic, but there were long moments. If it seemed to someone not as kind as in the original series - keep in mind that this cartoon is for theaters, here you need to make everything more suitable for a wide audience. Given this, the creators chose the ideal option for the central plot. And morality is present here, and there is no intrigue and protractedness. I'm not going to spoil it, you better watch the cartoon yourself!
Graphics, perhaps, is the main advantage here. It is surprising that some St. Petersburg studio, which made cheap cartoons 10 years ago, has now made a cartoon with graphics that are not inferior to American cartoons (and you compare the budgets!). 'Smeshariki: The Legend of the Golden Dragon' really not ashamed to let go abroad, but quite the opposite. Now to the two best Russian cartoons in terms of graphics (' Dirty Holiday' and ' The Snow Queen 2') this cartoon is added.
And the humor is also great, a few jokes really remembered, here you can see that the creators did not sit still these 5 years. The characters have not changed, they are still funny and cute.
As for the second half of the movie. There slightly pumped up the graphics (because the animation of the natives pumped up), and the plot there was already annoying. But that doesn’t seem too bad.
In general, 'Smeshariki: The Legend of the Golden Dragon' is a strong answer to Hollywood cartoons, which can be considered a success. Yes, the cartoon is clearly not perfect, sometimes boring, but great graphics, original plot, funny characters and morality do their job, and thanks to this cartoon still lifts the mood. It's nice to see, it's pretty light (in a good sense of the word). I recommend a family review.
Once upon a time, when I had 'Smesharikov' The 2D cartoons were wonderful. Teaching 3D cartoon 'PinCode' also wonderful.
But the full-lengths both disappointed. Well,' Beginning' Wherever it went, except that, did not really like that ' Smesharikov' in the metropolis moved, although it can be attributed, probably, to the habit of perception, so omit this moment. Overall,'Beginning' nothing yet.
But here is 'Legend'. Totally disappointed.
First of all, let’s talk about humor: guys, really, it’s not funny when someone hurts! When a character is at risk of getting hurt, that’s not funny either! What did the authors of the cartoon want to instill in children watching the cartoon? Violent? The ability to rejoice and have fun when someone is very funny hit? Fell?
I understand if it is just to bend situations in the cartoon, but not to cheerful music!
What else have we got from humor? Adult, obscene jokes! Gentlemen, in a children's cartoon, that's not funny either! Not funny at all. And no, no matter how someone claimed that the joke is subtle, in my opinion it was too obvious not to notice it, and the edge of thought - if you are a child for example for 10 years - but not to understand. And that joke was inappropriate.
Adult jokes should be in adult works, not children's.
Secondly, cute and kind characters began to acquire aggressiveness, negative traits. Lose your sweet personality and gradually become the same.
Fourth, songs. In the past, there were such soulful songs... I enjoyed singing them. Now the same 'Rapchik' The crook in the legend didn't impress. Is the era of positive songs over?
Alas, disappointed with this full-length, absolutely. 'Smeshariki' in my opinion, slowly rolling downhill.
I'll put a three. One plus for the chart, for the plot (although he was a little shaken up) and for the main message: a person cannot be changed, we can only change ourselves.
3 out of 10
Smeshariki is one of the best Russian animated series. Smeshariki first appeared on the big screen in 2011 and grossed almost $8.5 million. "Smeshariki." The beginning was good, family, fun, and most importantly successful, and the sequel did not wait.
The plot is strange. It was unexpectedly twisted for me. There is a legend according to which one day a golden dragon will fly and an ancient prophecy will be fulfilled. But Smeshariki at this time is something incomprehensible. For example, Barash turns into a caterpillar, and Moose invents some incomprehensible thing that can change the “beasts” with characters, physical qualities and bodies.
Now I want to talk about humor. For 85 minutes, there are catastrophically few jokes or funny situations. I only remember one joke, and it was crazy. During the fall of the plane, Sovunya grabs a pole and begins to spin around it, the song “Sex Bomb” plays. Whether it is necessary in a children's cartoon judge yourself.
The animation looks on the whole budget, they did great here. The tropical picture is really beautiful. But the plot is not interesting, there is little humor, and the one that is even smiles does not cause. There were only 6 people in the room where I was. Two days after the premiere!
As a result: if you like the animated series, you can go, and so the picture I do not recommend, it is very boring.
I’ve been there, I’ll tell you what the problem is.
In technical terms, everything as always at the height - animation, voiceover, musical accompaniment. I still miss 2D mixers, but the picture here is very nice.
But in terms of the plot - all is not good . The plot is not very suitable for the film for me. It was possible to fit in 2-3 episodes of an ordinary cartoon, as it was in 'Space Odyssey' for example. Here's 'Mushariki. The beginning & #39; was very cool both technically and in the script.
For most of the film, Barash tried to save his body and friends. Interesting, of course, but for once. No, I'm not demanding tough fights and special operations to save Hedgehog and Pin from behind bars, but it's still a bit depressing. Although that may be the thing, I just don't catch it.
Everything else is good - humor, good enough for children, a deep thought that saved the tribe from death, well, the cartoon characters themselves, all the same kind and cheerful.
7 out of 10
I love the series and have been watching it since 2004. The series is cool, kind, instructive, especially for adults, psychologists and teachers, because there are many psychological things buried here. No wonder Smesharikov looked at psychology and I looked at pedagogical psychology at university. Today, with his younger brother and sister, we went to the Golden Dragon.
About the plot:
It's very simple. There's a legend about the golden dragon. That when he arrives, an ancient prophecy will be fulfilled and all that. Well, our jokers go on adventures.
About the cartoon:
I'll be brief. I liked it. My brother and sister also liked the movie. Thank you for not having a 3D session.
1) Nice drawing and animation. I don’t like the new format of 3D mixers, but everything looks pretty.
2) Corporate humor. Smeshariki was always full of good humor, everyone laughed and adults and children.
(3) A philosophical message. It's probably the only thing children won't understand, a serious philosophical thought. It goes through the whole cartoon, but unobtrusively, and smoothly, I think it’s very cool.
(4) Characters. My favorite characters, back together, only now in the movies. I am sure that everyone who loves Smesharikov has his own, the most beloved.
Be brave to go to this cartoon, to the movies. Smshariki, one of the few projects that I can safely recommend to view.
10 out of 10
Very kind and funny cartoon. I laughed and got a good mood. It is a pity that the cartoon was released at a not so suitable moment, when all the cream has already collected foreign semi-finished products of far from the highest grade, which cannot be said about this picture. For a long time there were no such high-quality cartoons without any bad overtones, pathos and other destructive moments for the younger generation, and aimed at raising the mood and getting a chance from the director to think about the great. So how to learn to finally understand who you are and what benefits you are ready to bring to the team where you are, to think a hundred steps forward. Awareness of all this, having made a certain path and not making a single mistake that can lead to terrible consequences, in my opinion, is the great.
The events unfold in the jungle, an endlessly green valley with its inhabitants, where our main characters fall. I have never seen such a colorful picture in the history of modern Russia. This is definitely a breakthrough in the animation of domestic cinema. Colorful, both literally and figuratively. Fresh humor, bringing the stomach to colic, by the way, somewhat reminiscent of the Internet movement, when stupid and awkward videos remade by people with hands from that place, when viewed again, make you laugh and fall under the table. And also exciting moments. When you know and tell yourself that this is just a cartoon and everything will somehow end well, but the assertiveness of the picture makes you succumb to feelings and begin to worry after the main characters.
The cartoon appears in all its glory with a bright idea, bright humor, not trivialized by sexual theme and social problems, but simply boyish stupidity. At a session, even an adult feels like a child again at some point, which is great. The same goes for adult problems that kids find ways to get out of. And this is only because the guys act like a coherent mechanism. Everyone is aware of their own need for this company, like a huge mechanical clock, when each gear knows its place and purpose. Playing villains like “tomb robbers” leads them nowhere. This film can be safely included in the classics of cinema.
I think what the director wanted to say with this picture is that you need to know your place and always be yourself, no matter what happens. You will be surrounded by the right people. For example, a lamb who tried to change his naivete to a more positive one, but failed. And at the end of all the events that happened to him, I just realized that sometimes this can become not even a minus, but the main weapon. After all, friends went to look for the endless expanses of nature, first of all, that naive and beloved friend. Or "tomb robbers." The director showed them as creatures who wanted to appear evil and bad. But in their hearts they were good, and this false display led them to what was to come sooner or later. Namely, a broken trough. For they did nothing wrong with the lamb, even mocking. They showed themselves as quite sane and adequate guys who create a false image for themselves.
The cartoon catches the highest rating, for colorfulness (as the wools are beautifully shimmering in the sun), for good acting of actors, kindness, positivity and for a lesson how to truly be friends.
I went to the cinema without knowing what to expect from this movie. And I must say, my fears were in vain. The creators of "Smeshariki" worked hard to fame, creating an interesting, exciting film, not devoid of even philosophical meaning. So, everything in order.
The first thing that struck me was the concise cartoon. With a fairly standard timekeeping of 85 minutes, the story was not crumpled, complete, but without unnecessary frills. Compared to the cartoon "Smeshariki". The beginning, the story felt much shorter, and this is its plus, because it does not play such a large role in the fate of the mixers as “the beginning”.
The second undoubted plus of the picture is the technical side: 3D graphics and sound are just at their best! That is why I advise you to go to the film in 3D - you will not regret it.
The third advantage of Legend is very peculiar, but for me personally it is wonderful: not all jokes will be understood by children. A couple of beavers (?) Diesel and Larochka with specific jokes and greed that knows no boundaries or, say, the song “Sex Bomb”, inserted in a completely harmless place in the film. But this plus has always favorably distinguished "Smesharik" from other cartoons - everything is done with jewelry precision, did not go, funny and with meaning.
Well, Barash's reasoning is reminiscent of a teenage crisis. He is looking for himself, disappointed, his self-esteem is falling and he is trying to fix everything. And then he realizes that he doesn’t need any “improvers” to be happy. You just have to be yourself. In general, this film is remarkable in all respects: it pleases the eye and ear, makes you laugh and even gives you hope for the best. It’s a beautiful, beautiful movie.
When I got out of the cinema, I had to digest the movie. (In addition to children, there were many adults in the room.) He's ambiguous. There's a lot of jokes in the movie. There were a few moments when I almost laughed. The film for me was stronger than “Beginnings”, but still a little short. The story is generally dubious and blurred. Everything happened purely by accident. It's Barash's fault. He has a central role in the film. The rest of the Smeshariki are not distinguished. They are shown to us almost as secondary heroes. Sometimes the leader becomes Karych, but such turns once, twice for the whole film. In principle, the absurdity of the story is the main disadvantage of the film.
Now to the pluses.
Humor - as I said, the film is funny, sometimes very funny.
Music There are both famous, world-famous songs and original ones. I'm talking about "Sex Bomb". There's very little of her in the movie. I thought it was 10 seconds. So if you’re afraid to go with your kids, don’t worry. There is nothing criminal about it.
A mixture of genres - A kind of medley. Here you and a children's cartoon, and drama for adults, and children's / children's humor, and at the end even an action movie. The militant is a separate topic altogether. Some Hollywood movies nervously smoke on the sidelines.
Diversity of characters - this generally applies to all Smeshariki. Not just the movie. Here you have a pessimist, and an optimist, and scientists, and a skeptic, and a white sheep, and a dark sheep.
Voice - this is also in the mixers was always good. Well, Nagiyev and Kharlamov fit in well, almost imperceptibly.
Colorful For me, after Kung Fu Panda 3, it’s the best visually-filled cartoon of all time.
Emotion All this together gives the result of a surge of emotions.
Logically, I have to put 9/10, but I was immersed in the film and I was ready to close my eyes to the small minuses and blunders. I'll give you my heart.
Breakthrough in animation, failure in everything else
Almost five years have passed since the first appearance of Smesharik on the screens of cinemas. And here comes the sequel to this cartoon called "Smeshariki". The Legend of the Golden Dragon
How do I feel about the original? The series was enjoyed, but here is Smeshariki. Beginnings seemed boring and uninteresting. From the continuation I expected to correct errors, but, like last time, disappointed.
I'll start with a good . This is the best 3D animation in Russian cinema. The characters are bright, painted perfectly. The backs are very realistic, and explosions and other elements of action make you proud that we also know how to make beautiful cartoons. Animations of the new "Smeshariki" can be compared with cartoons from Disney or Pixar. And I'm not exaggerating right now. Unless the design of the natives leaves much to be desired.
Well, now to the minuses , which, alas, more. And the first of them is a banal plot. Here the eternally pessimistic Barash comes to the fore. And I think a lot of people guessed where the story would go next. This is a typical story about a loser who goes to his goal. You can, of course, blame it on the fact that the film is designed for children, and it should be funny, and not with a clever and thoughtful plot, but with humor there is a problem. There are some funny jokes, but the rest are either already beaten or just not funny. And you could say again that this is a film for children, but those who were with me in the same room laughed not so often and laughed.
To summarize, I want to say that "Smesharics". The legend of the Golden Dragon is better than the first film. The animation was tightened, funny jokes became more (though not much), but our Western colleagues still grow and grow. Next year, the third part called "Smeshariki" is released. Deja vu". I hope it will correct the mistakes of its predecessors.
Russian animation has recently made an incredible breakthrough. New animated series - "Masha and the Bear", "The Mystery of the Sukharova Tower", "Alice knows what to do!" and "Smeshariki" - disperse around the world like hot cakes. The latter can be called pioneers in the conquest of the Western audience, because it was after "Smeshariki" that a new era of animation began in Russia.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the producers of the project are trying to move “Smesharikov” not only into real life as all sorts of toys and souvenirs, but also on the big screen. The first “blin” was the painting “Smeshariki”. Started in 2011 and raised almost $8.5 million. For Russian animation, the result is impressive.
The year 2016 marked the second full meter, under the intriguing name "Smeshariki". The Legend of the Golden Dragon. Based on the title, we can imagine that the cartoon will be about a fabulous fire-breathing creature. But it’s not that simple...
In this film comes to the fore Barash - a ram-shaped creature, which with all its appearance shows that there is no sense from him. As loyal as he is to his friends, Barash feels he is a white crow among the rest of the team. One day, Barash tries to change his life, using a new invention that can transfer skills from one mixer to another. However, Barash would not be Barash if he had succeeded the first time. Thanks to his ability to spoil everything that is possible, the spherical creature turns into a small caterpillar, and from this moment the friends begin dizzying adventures. What is important - with a lot of humor.
The main mystery of the whole animated film - who is the Golden Dragon and why is he so worshipped? Versions change lightning fast, then confusing the viewer, then leading to an obvious answer. Smeshariki are transferred from their world to the impenetrable jungle and to the island of veneration of the Golden Dragon, simultaneously showing the audience all the incredible beauty of the tropical world and nature in general.
In this regard, it is impossible not to say that this cartoon is a real feast for the eyes. So much colorful cartoon in the Russian film industry I do not remember! The greenery of palm leaves contrasts with the blue transparent water, the red sky against the background of the volcano looks even more sinister, the palette of flowers of the Smeshariks themselves does not lend themselves to comment at all. Particularly successful artists paper fireworks, which was launched by believers in the Golden Dragon residents. The extravaganza of colors is probably the most vivid impression that the viewer can take with him from the hall. With the exception of music fans...
Connoisseurs of music can immediately several well-known songs heard in the film - in particular, the notorious "Sex Bomb". Whether a song with this name should be released in a children's cartoon - everyone will think about themselves. But the main melody I still consider the composition performed by Smeshariki on the island, and became the central melody for the closing credits. The children started dancing in the hall. In general, with the choice of the main song, the sound producers did not lose.
In my opinion, viewers will not lose sight of this creation, who will be able to visit the cartoon in all cinemas of the country from March 17. Personally, I, being little acquainted with the heroes of "Smeshariki", remained from the project in great delight! I am sure that the adventures of spherical animals will not end there, and in the near future we will see many more such magnificent cartoons.