Мультипликационная история Колобка. 1936–2020 годы

Abstract

The fairy tale Kolobok [The Gingerbread Man] belongs to the group of archaic cumulative fairy tales. Their entire content was reduced to recounting the phenomena of reality, living beings or objects. This type of thinking continues to be relevant for any person during early childhood. But in the modern world, such worldview does not exist and cannot be represented in figurative forms. Meanwhile, the cartoon interpretations of the Kolobok plot claim to be adequate in the transfer of folk pedagogy and morality. It considered to be their high dignity. However, not a single film adaptation conveys the content of the fairy tale in its natural environment. Thus the assessment of the film adaptation should not depend on its compliance with the original work. The fairy tale Kolobok is one of the most popular fairy tales; a large number of animated films have been created on this plot for both children and adults. But since the idea of cumulation is incomprehensible to a modern person, the directors fill the plot of the tale with new solutions and meanings. Children’s film adaptations teach to be careful and not trust the first person they meet, obey their parents and not run away from home. Adult film adaptations deal with the tragedy of human life, the complex relationship between man and power, ironically mention social turmoils. It does not matter whether the positive or destructive nature the new film has, but the most important thing is artistically convincing solution to the problem.