The modern version of "The Peony Pavilion" is not expressive enough and full of routines

Maud 2022-04-21 09:01:43

In the past few days, the circle of friends has all been swiped by "Your Name". I have never heard of this drama before, but it seems to appear in the circle of friends all of a sudden. Out of curiosity, I bought a movie ticket to see it.
When I first entered the theater, a friend sent a WeChat message, but I really didn't watch it seriously. When I watched it seriously, why did I feel that the plot was so familiar. Slowly I found out, oh, isn't this the modern version of "The Peony Pavilion"? The female protagonist is not satisfied with her real life, so Yi Meng met the male protagonist, met, fell in love, and finally revived for love... Of course, there is no comparison in literature at all. And deep, the living can die, and the dead can live. Those who cannot be born and die, and those who cannot be resurrected after death, are all inexhaustible emotions, and so on. And in "Your Name", I really don't remember any classic lines.
The difference is that this one swapped each other's bodies, entered each other's real life, and died after the comet destroyed the village. And "Peony Pavilion" is just a dream encounter, and it died because of falling in love...
And when it comes to comets, it will feel full of routines. In Japanese cartoons, the mother of the protagonist basically died early; In disaster films, the protagonists are all running to save the world, and neither the people nor those in power will believe that disaster is coming.
And this is different from the Japanese animation movies I watched before. I always feel that the Japanese animation movies are very warm, and in this play, I always feel that people's hearts are sinister. For example, the villagers saw the mockery of Mitsuha and the imperial envoy walking together, which cut through the temple. The customer of the skirt; and the family affection is also very weak. Every time I wake up Mitsuha, I rely on the roaring Yotsuba, my grandmother who is naughty, and my father who is away from home. , but also to play on their own, and did not play much help in friendship.
As Japan, which is good at animation, the pictures of animation are always beautiful. But in this drama, the beautiful pictures have no symbolic meaning. The destruction of the comet's village, apart from the screenwriter's open mind, has absolutely no practical significance for reference, and it has nothing to do with the concept of environmental protection; The expression, if it is to reflect traditional culture, the expressiveness is not enough, and chewing wine always reminds me of high-priced chewing tea...
In short, disappointment is greater than hope, but the reason why it is still so popular, perhaps, is that the hero and heroine fell in love with each other because of a dream, and although they forgot your name, they couldn't forget your appearance. However, this plot of falling in love with a dream was written hundreds of years ago by Tang Xianzu of the Ming Dynasty. It is a pity that today people only read "Your Name" but do not know "The Peony Pavilion", and feel deeply sad.
I always feel that our country has a lot of excellent traditional culture and excellent works. It is a pity that there are no good TV and movies to inherit and promote. Instead, other countries have stolen their ideas, adapted them and created them, and then the Chinese people will pursue them. Then, I thought which one was the original creation of another country, so I felt that the culture of other countries was excellent, so I worshipped foreigners... But I don't know, many of these actually come from my own country... It's a shame

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Extended Reading
  • Leslie 2022-03-17 09:01:04

    One of the most satisfying movies of this year, I know very well how everyone is feeling. I always felt that Makoto Shinkai's story was a shortcoming, but this time the script was unexpectedly good. The movie viewing experience in the theater is excellent, there is no doubt about the picture and music, the humor and sensation are just right, about time and space, ties, growth and love. The interlacing of time and space is reminiscent of "The Night That Comet Came", and the memory of the name is reminiscent of the two people in "Spirited Away" falling from the air.

  • Tyrese 2022-04-23 07:01:39

    It should be the best Shinkai Makoto so far. Not only did he control the rhythm and tell the story, but also continued the traceability of the Japanese language itself in "Yan no Ye no Garden". From the "knot", there are intricate threads between people and people, people and non-humans, tradition and modernity, past and future, and even dream and reality. The magic time of "たそかれ", ah... I'm so touched

Your Name. quotes

  • Taki Tachibana: [In his bedroom] something's there... aah!

  • Taki Tachibana: Nah... I have to use the bathroom.