While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
《心灵奇旅》里，纽约闷热拥挤的地铁和川流不息的街头，让动画片有了人情，不再是奇观和幻想的天地。一年后，有幸在本土，也有这么一部渲染极其拟真的作品。我们终于能看到国产动画讲广佛人对舞狮热爱之源，讲岭南的乡野风土，讲城市现代化和底层务工人员，讲留守儿童、工伤，从这一点来讲，他的意义远比哪吒青蛇们重大。虽然前半段很生硬，但歪歪扭扭的道山靓仔，让观众真正能感觉，他会变成那个虎虎生风的舞狮少年。莫欺少年穷，热血热肠热，比太阳更光。
差点没来得及写（无剧透）
哭得泣不成声，这明明是一个非常……非常悲伤的故事，一个非常难过的结局。明知最终会摔得头破血流，明知命不可逆……还是慷慨就义似的、拼死一博似的，在这该死的命运面前，明知不可为而为之地挑战“天”挑战敬畏！我唯有看到绝望与悲壮，命不由我，认与不认都无法改变结局，但也明白了师傅说：阿娟，不要认啊，不要认……
佛祖在密林深处，雄狮不言不语，豪车里坐着两个阿娟，那不属于你。
剧本好，明线为病猫成雄狮，暗线为留守儿童接力家庭重担，在沉重的工作中磨炼出坚毅的眼神和结实的肌肉这才比较符合现实。开头巷子里追逐长镜头好棒，天台独自舞狮的动作燃点与泪点好棒，各种农村与城市特色细节用心。人物形象设计属于写实。最后不管昨天是否拿到比赛冠军，明天还是得为生活奋斗。克制住了往“奇迹”虚幻靠，这点真的值得表扬。给满分但还是要说说不足，1.主角配音不太农村化，阿猫那种不咸不淡的才比较靠近真实。2.配乐太多了，虽说五条人和九连真人很符合但太满有点累。3.雄狮出现那一刻有泛白点，转得有些突兀。
但他曾在波涛中畅游的姿态身影，
舶来金凯瑞表演注入市井灵魂造就周星驰，
第一次带娃进电影院，意外收获好片子。一个热血励志又尚未脱离现实的故事，糅合了留守儿童等社会热点问题，画面节奏配乐都恰到好处兼具趣味性。孤独迷茫少年森林深处许愿的场景、打工趁夜里楼顶练习舞狮迎来清晨第一缕阳光的场景、最后在所有狮队击鼓助力下拼尽全力将狮头挂上擎天柱的场景，都值得回味。也喜欢最后的彩蛋，摘下狮头，少年终需回归“打工人”的现实生活，但狮头下舞动的记忆真实地给予了他生命一抹亮色，成为往后余生面对困难努力生活的不懈动力。ps.结尾《莫欺少年穷》真的蛮贴的，get到了乐夏时没有get到的妙处~
电影不错，虽然俗套，但还是被感动了。男主角还是好看的，代表中国少年，并不丢人。男二号（高瘦那个）是有点其貌不扬，但角色设定本来就是个被人欺负的弱鸡，也不用长得太好看吧，没必要主角配角所有人都好看，那种影视剧也挺假的，而且他的五官和神态真的有点像早期的林忆莲（当然林忆莲要漂亮很多），无论如何这种长相都不算辱华，不然林忆莲就没法来内地演出了。再退一步，即便是不太好看的那个男孩，真的看了电影的话，也不会觉得他丑，因为他的坚持、真诚和勇敢会慢慢让人肃然起敬。只凭一帧截图，恶意煽动民族情绪，无端中伤中国电影，这种行为才更令人不齿吧！
的确很好，事实证明国产动画别扯大旗别卖弄情怀，好好讲故事加一些俗套也是完全可以拍出好片子来的。不再局限于古代神话尤其是西游记，而是取材自有丰富特色和生命力的地方风俗，辅之以方言和民生，使得故事真正地接地气有活力。尤其是少年为家放弃梦想外出打工的桥段相信能引起不少共鸣，难得在大荧幕上展现底层老百姓的艰辛。学艺和比赛部分有不少有趣的点，可以让人忍俊不禁。最后大赛则是很好地抓住了泪点，尤其是全场鼓声齐作阿娟纵身一跃那一瞬间，病猫乘风化雄狮。全片最大的亮点必然是音乐的选择，《世间始终你好》和《莫欺少年穷》是神来两笔。至于人物造型问题，看到后面谁还在乎美丑。
开片看了豆瓣几个差评心情很不好，人为什么要如此苛刻呢。扪心自问在电影院看到这样的风格造型不新鲜吗？咸鱼翻身的故事不香吗？狮子不可爱？传统文化不能唤醒DNA？乡村土路，小巷商铺，高楼缝隙的日出，不晃眼？我反正是流泪了。
病猫崛起，废物翻身。励志和热血的故事之外，意外还有一些现实关怀。农村留守儿童，无法回家的父母，每个人都疲于奔命的广州，以及一闪而过的富士康。卖咸鱼送快递睡下下铺，周星驰讲了那么多年的小人物故事，依旧能够打动人。城市大楼屋顶上舞狮，岭南山区丛林中的大佛，大概这就是支持生活的信念。粤语文化又赢了一次。
太优秀了，到底是谁还会对这部片子评出外国风，满满的广东元素，又有周星驰的无厘头风格，真是完美了
《雄狮少年》堪称惊艳，不止于燃，更是深切的共鸣。从《大圣归来》到《哪吒》再到本片，国漫实现了从IP到原创的飞跃，完成了从神到人的蜕变。它在传承传统文化、展现中国特色的同时，关注当下现实，关注边缘群体，关注活生生的人，这才是真正值得击节喝彩的国漫之光！
恰是生活的艰辛里磨练出的英雄 最有创造奇迹的魄力 最近与学生的交谈中也深深感受到这一点。作为当代国产动漫里最现实主义的一部 那一点点故事上的瑕疵和它的乡土关注与正义关怀相比 真的微不足道了。只希望上海能善待阿娟们吧…
同样珍贵的是，故事的最后，他们的命运没有因此改写。
在离家期间看直接看哭，生活是越不过的擎天柱，有人还非得带着信念孤注一掷；有闲暇才能赞扬生活的昂扬斗气，更多的时候是不被人理解的孤苦无依。
太优秀了，到底是谁还会对这部片子评出外国风，满满的广东元素，又有周星驰的无厘头风格，真是完美了
和预想的不一样，舞狮传统文化只是题材，剧本着重在梦想与现实之间永远本质而强烈的冲突中，理所应当地，能看到非常多周星驰电影的致敬。可是周星驰的电影中小人物的苦中作乐是十分轻盈的，播撒着无厘头的笑料和漠视苦难的超越性，往往人物是缺乏弧光的，流露着童话式/漫画式的浪漫；而这部影片在沉重的现实压力突然来袭之后急转直下，此前漂浮的俗套段落骤然坠落地面，坍缩进阿娟的个人视角，人物弧光也进入深婉的地步，在大城市里劳碌对阿娟的改变似乎比训练还要深刻，但是导演在楼顶舞狮的段落中揭露了一切：他在生活的重压下依旧在每日起舞，他与芸芸众生一同如太阳般照常升起。这是多么沉痛，却又多么昂扬的浪漫！影片到这里似乎已经油墨耗尽，但又将之前那个轻飘飘的戒律拿来做最后的挑战，完成了一次童话式的诗性表达，而彩蛋让它没有飘远。
如果说，只要心里装着鼓点，就是雄狮，那伴随着这份爱的鼓点，足以采到最华丽的头青，跃上最高的擎天柱。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
