Ice Age 3 character introduction

●Introduction to the members of the Glacier family

Manny the woolly mammoth

The woolly mammoth is a mammal from ancient times, similar to modern elephants, but has a It has long hair and upwardly curved incisors. It lives in cold areas and is extinct. Manny is conservative, responsible, but sentimental.

Sid the Sloth

The shape is slightly like a monkey, with a small and round head, small ears, and a short tail. Although Sid talks a lot and is verbose, he is the most trustworthy friend on the glacier. There seems to be something wrong with its brain organization: it always helps others solve problems, but at the same time brings a lot of trouble to itself; it has a signature idiot-like smile, and is always nagging that its butt hurts again.

Diego, the saber-toothed tiger

An ancient animal, similar in shape to today’s tigers, with particularly long upper canine teeth. Diego was originally the most ferocious of the saber-toothed tigers, but now he has the kindest personality among the adventuring members.

Sclett the Squirrel

Sclett looks cute and innocent. This prehistoric squirrel clings to its pine cone all day long, even when it encounters a series of difficulties. It is an allegorical character in the Ice Age series, and can only be comforted by holding nuts. For the sake of pine cones, it uses its firm belief to challenge the ill-fated fate and fights and fails again and again.

Ellie, the female mammoth

Ellie has always been convinced that she is a possum. It often appears with its two possum brothers along with it like luggage. In order to distinguish Ellie from Manny, the designers gave it more feminine qualities, making it rounder and less muscular, with a funky and funky hairstyle, and a reddish hair color.

Possum brothers Cora and Eddie

Two notoriously funny people, troublemakers and troublemakers, but they try their best to protect their "sister" Ellie. The two guys always go together, running in circles aimlessly, eating stinky food, bullying Sid, causing chaos and then escaping, and are willing to sacrifice everything for food.

●New story: Little sloth steals dinosaur eggs and dreams of "mother"

"Ice Age 1" tells the story of how Manny, the mammoth, and Diego, the saber-toothed tiger, and sloths The story of Sid becoming a brother through adversity; in "Ice Age 2", three good brothers set out to find a new environment suitable for living. On the way, Manny met Ellie, a female mammoth, and the two had a wonderful relationship. Love; in "Ice Age 3", Manny and Ellie are about to have their own child, and the two are immersed in family happiness, but good brother Diego encounters degeneration of limbs in his comfortable life, and begins to develop Get rid of intention. Sid didn't want to see other people having children, so he went and stole three dinosaur eggs to hatch, preparing to be a "full-time mother." The three good brothers are about to go their separate ways, and the new story begins here...

Although it is a completely independent story, the characters of the protagonists are still the same as those in the previous two episodes: Man Nick is a hero in everything he does, and he is very powerful, gives everyone confidence, and sets an example for children. He is a typical movie protagonist; although the director wanted to give up Diego when filming the second episode, The audience expressed that they liked this melancholic saber-toothed tiger very much, so in the third film, the director not only did not let it disappear, but arranged some more melancholy storylines for it. As for Sid, he is still the same, with leaky words and optimistic nature. Just a little more motherly.

●New scenes: Go skiing with 3D lenses

In the words of director Carlos himself: "I was the most ambitious when I shot "Ice Age 3" because the scenes were the most magnificent. "Once again, the audience will see a world with extraordinary visual effects." A large part of the reason why the director is so confident is because of 3D.

3D movies have made a comeback in recent years, and combined with Hollywood's sophisticated computer special effects, it can be said to have achieved unprecedented audio-visual effects. Wearing 3D glasses, everything on the screen becomes three-dimensional, and the audience seems to be immersed in the world of the movie characters.

For cartoons such as the "Ice Age" series, the 3D effect is even more powerful, making the already exquisite and vivid pictures look more lifelike. The feeling of diving into the world of ice and snow on a hot summer day is so exciting!

"Ice Age 3", which is the first to try 3D effects, does not have many shots flying towards the audience as everyone guessed, but it pays great attention to the creation of the environment. At the beginning of the film, the protagonists are playing in the ice and snow children's paradise carefully built by Manny. Later, the scene where Sid accidentally lets the dinosaur egg slide down the cliff and he chases it on the snow all the way makes people experience the immersive 3D experience. pleasure. At the end, when little "Peach" followed her mother Ellie and father Manny back to the world of ice and snow, the snowflakes flying in the sky once again made the audience feel "chilly".

Adventure in "Dinosaur Continent"

However, the 3D ice and snow world is just an appetizer before the meal. After all, many children's parks now have 3D short films, and many of them are Mainly focused on skiing. The director does not seem to intend to use the world of ice and snow as the theme of "Ice Age 3". The real main course is actually quite strong, and that is what this film wants to present - "Dinosaur Continent".

"As early as in "Ice Age 1", I wanted to talk about dinosaurs, but there were too many animals at that time, so I finally canceled the idea, because the dinosaurs would steal the spotlight when they came out. So we We are going to make dinosaurs a separate chapter and create a completely different scene from the first two films. This is the origin of 'Dinosaur Land'," said Carlos Saldanha.

When Sid "hatched" three little dinosaurs, he couldn't bear to leave them. Even if the Overlord Dinosaur came to the door, he was unwilling to leave. As a result, he was killed by the Overlord Dinosaur. Take away the world of dinosaurs. A group of people followed to rescue Sid, only to discover that beneath the ice sheet where they lived, there was a magical continent where the air was moist, tropical plants were everywhere, and volcanic lava flowed like a waterfall. And all kinds of dinosaurs - flying, walking, grass-eating, meat-eating - lived on this continent under the glacier. To rescue Sid, everyone must pass through deep valleys with poisonous gas, mountain pits infested with rock piles and monsters, and cross dangerous lava waterfalls. This kind of fantasy adventure is reminiscent of "Journey to the Center of the Earth (3D)" which was released not long ago. But the little animals from the glacier finally completed their mission in a very interesting and funny way.

●The new character Buck, the one-eyed weasel, is as skilled as a "ninja"

Each installment of the "Ice Age" series will add new characters, and the last one added Ellie and her The twin possum brothers, the most interesting character added in this part is the one-eyed weasel Buck who lives on the dinosaur continent.

Buck is very skilled, and in Manny's words, he is a "ninja". One of its eyes was blinded by the most powerful dinosaur "boss" in the dinosaur continent during a fight with the opponent. However, Buck also knocked off one of the opponent's sharp teeth and used it to make a sharp ninja sword. Due to being alone for a long time, Buck developed the habit of talking to himself and schizophrenia. Sometimes he grabbed stones on the ground and pretended to call his girlfriend, and sometimes he talked to imaginary objects in the air. Even so, its nimble skills and familiarity with the dinosaur continent have made it a good helper for visitors to the glacier. With its help, everyone was able to save themselves from danger and successfully rescued Sid. When everyone returned to the glacier, Buck insisted on staying with the dinosaur "boss". And Diego also saw clearly from Buck that what he wanted was not the kind of loneliness.

It's extremely interesting to watch Buck's skills, especially when he uses a flying pterosaur as a fighter jet to fly across a lava waterfall.

The Overlord Dinosaur Master also has a tender side

Although the Overlord Dinosaur Master’s scenes are not many, they are quite interesting. When it first appeared, it was no less than a small earthquake in the glacier world. Everyone felt its domineering and terrifying nature.

But when facing his three children, this fierce dinosaur immediately put on a gentle and doting expression. For the sake of the children's sake, the mistress showed some mercy to Sid. She not only tolerated his nagging in front of her, but also listened to his advice and prevented the three children from eating a pheasant alive. . When Master Dinosaur Tyrannosaurus was resting in the cave, she used her tail to pull up Sid and gently placed her next to the children, and then gently used her tail to protect and encircle the four of them. The scene was so soft that it made people feel sad. I want to cry.

In the end, it was with the help of the Overlord Dinosaur Master that everyone finally defeated the terrifying dinosaur "boss".

Female squirrels have replaced pine cones as "squirrel's favorite"

Speaking of squirrels, they are simply the most important characters in the "Ice Age" series. Every "Ice Age" series "" all begins and ends with it. No matter what the protagonists are doing in the middle, they can see it jumping around, chasing their precious pinecone.

But in "Ice Age 3", there is a more important role that has replaced the pine cone, and that is the female squirrel. This beautiful female squirrel has long eyelashes, a fluffy tail, and can dance gracefully. At first, the two squirrels had a big fight over the pine cones and made a lot of jokes. However, in the critical moment, the male squirrel did not hesitate to sacrifice his favorite pine cones in order to save the female squirrel, which moved the female squirrel very much. So we fell in love, and from then on we were close to each other, no longer caring about where the pine cones went.

When this pair of passionate lovers rows away from each other, the audience will also be very curious: how will this important character develop a new relationship in the fourth part? What about the era?