It is interesting when it comes to donkeys
being represented in movies. At a first moment, we tend to not remember a film
in which a donkey has appeared. However, if we donate just a few minutes
thinking about it, a lot of characters will come to our minds.
First
of all, we can find different cinematographic versions of many literature
pieces, such as the ones mentioned on the post about “Literature” (“Don
Quixote” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”). Actually, parodies are commonly
produced, bringing our special animal to a foreground; for instance, we can
find a movie called “Donkey Xote”, in which the producers made a pun with the
phonetic name of the main character, leading to a particular focus on the loyal
animal portrayed in the original book.
The donkey is brought to
foreground, playing an important role in the plot
In
“Donkey Xote”, an Italian-Spanish animated children’s comedy movie, the whole
story is told by Cervantes, but he is interrupted by Rucio, the talking donkey,
who re-tells the entire plot, wishing he was Rocinante, Cervantes’ horse. One
more time, the donkey is brought to the forefront and catches public
admiration.
Below,
everybody can check “Donkey Xote” trailer in English:
Whoever
has lived together with kids knows about Winnie the Pooh and his group, formed
by animal characters as well. Each one is depicted as a different species and
carries a particular personality, frequently replete of complex psychological
matters. One of them is a beloved donkey, named “Eeyore”. He often appears in
Winnie the Pooh movies, such as “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” and
“Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore”, which focuses more on him.
In
“Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore”, Pooh and other friends are playing on a
bridge over a river when they see Eeyore floating. At this time, the donkey
tells them “Don’t pay attention to me, nobody ever does”. Nevertheless, his
animal friends help him get out of the river. We can easily see that Eeyore was
curiously expecting to be saved by the team. As the episode goes, public knows
that is Eeyore’s birthday, and he sadly mourns the lack of gifts, cake and
candles. In a gloomy way, he seems to deal with it. After the whole group
arranges him a surprise party and unexpected gifts, the donkey kindly smiles.
We can easily see that he did want their attention, but did not express that
explicitly.
Below,
you can watch the entire episode:
Eeyore
seems a sad character, with a pessimist point of view, or he just prefers to be
quiet in his place thinking about life, introspectively. This creates a feeling
of compassion and pity in the public. We tend to see this little stuffed donkey
as a creature wanting love, attention and care. His lovely appearance does not
match with his behavior, and this evokes in us a desire of taking care of him,
being special for him. On the other
hand, Eeyore is commonly used as a symbol to some psychological effects and behavioral
classifications, such as for children who promptly find practical and realistic
solutions to daily problems, or who easily accepts frustrating circumstances. For
sure, some specialists say that this character can interfere in some kids’
behavior, but the whole team of Winnie The Pooh stories blends personalities
and teaches different kinds of lessons regarding each one’s way of perceiving
life.
Eeyore, with his greyish cover
and a sad appearance.
Eeyore is commonly represented
under a single cloud with rain. He seems to be resigned. This evokes a feeling
of compassion in the public.
“Shrek”,
a well-known and successful movie caught the attention of children and adults.
In many Shrek movies, one character that was surprisingly catchy was the Donkey.
He is a talkative donkey, energized, excited about everything and can be clumsy
and really clever at the same time. His loyal behavior towards Shrek makes him
a real good confident who emanates safety and sympathy. Donkey often breaks the
climax throughout the story with funny actions and jokes that amuse children
but also contributes with references that adults will understand and laugh at.
Some people say that Donkey has broken the stereotype of those regular animals,
since general opinion considers donkeys boring animals, without facial
expressions. This particular character smiles a lot and he projects a positive
view regarding donkeys in general.
Donkey is constantly smiling
and becomes a friend and confident to Shrek.
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