Chihiro of our time?

Jessyca 2022-04-21 09:01:43

Not too long ago, when I watched "Second Five", the total box office in China was just over 10 billion. "Secondary yuan" itself is still a semi-underground topic, and you can't expect Japanese animations to appear on the big screen. feature film.
Now that the total box office has reached 50 billion, "Your Name" has become an event movie with a box office of 300 million in three days. Everyone around you is cheering for it, making you feel that it is very good to break a billion. Possibly, maybe it will be the Chihiro of our time (well, it's a long way off... at least it's the listening ear of our time?) Really mixed feelings;
this is my favorite subculture audience for the past few years This is a clear proof that the rapid growth has finally made a statement. This is a challenge to the commercial animation defined by Hollywood. This is an innovation of the animation audio-visual language in the mainstream concept. It is also a breakthrough of Makoto Shinkai - the cultural references in the film are complicated Unexpectedly, the shrine, Fukushima, the end of the splendid, the resistance to the patriarchy... and even the loss of memory itself, isn't it a reflection of the alienation and individual anxiety between people in modern society? (No), he is no longer. He is the newcomer who is only known for his parting melancholy lyricism and the background painting that can be used as a wallpaper;
there are some less important things that impressed me: when the heroine is running in the Japanese drama in the climax, the mainstream media news reports are inserted. Drawing counterpoint ("Scientists say comet fragments can't enter the atmosphere!") makes you feel subtly "Ah, our understanding and prediction of things are like this"; and when she fell, she opened her palm and saw what the male protagonist wrote. When I confess (instead of saying my good name), I will think... well, boys are often in love at this level (shrugs);
but of course, the flaws are also obvious: the core of the whole story is untenable, As a result, all the settings added for this are also unconvincing, including but not limited to - all settings related to religion and time (well, I know it's hard to say it's round, but is it a bit lazy to push it directly to metaphysics? ), the conversion of daily dramas and world series (hey, you two fell in love with each other with a sound and picture montage?), the past of the heroine’s family (well, I always think that my parents must have a story too, but I just omit the play!) ... Makoto Shinkai should hire a good script to help him make up for it. Anyway, he has hired the best production team in the industry, right? A good supervisor does not necessarily have to be a good screenwriter, really
Of course, seeing your name on the big screen is still exciting in itself, although it's still those old memes and routines, but we need them in these dark and tired days, and we need them very much.
Oh by the way, it is also this kind of animated feature film of "combination of daily and world" (even the male lead voice actor is the same), I recommend Hosoda Mori's "Summer Wars", of course, it looks like "Through Time". "Girl in Time and Space" is more appropriate to it?

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Extended Reading
  • Brandt 2022-03-21 09:01:39

    What is the probability of a place being hit twice by a meteorite?

  • Cleora 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    I watched it three times apart on the plane. Not very fond of telling a small story (and how did love come about?) with a huge background (traveling, comets, salvation). Maybe my expectations are too high, after all, it is almost 9 pieces, I think Big Fish and Begonia is bigger in concept (but the curse is constant).

Your Name. quotes

  • Mitsuha Miyamizu: [Taki finds himself in Mitsuha's body yet again. His/her hands move toward her breasts, but pauses] I shouldn't for her sake.

    Yotsuha Miyamizu: [comes down the hall, opens the door, notices her sister massaging her breasts] You sure do like your own boobies.

    [shouting]

    Yotsuha Miyamizu: TIME TO GO! GET READY!

  • Mitsuha Miyamizu: [while they are exchanging messages] Guys will stare, so watch the skirt! These are basics for a girl!

    Taki Tachibana: Yeah... Whatever... Will you stop blowing my money on sweets?

    Mitsuha Miyamizu: It's going in your body! Besides, your job is such a pain... Lemme' celebrate!

    Taki Tachibana: Celebrate what? You got the easy crap! Braiding cords is impossible! All you gotta do is wait tables!

    Mitsuha Miyamizu: But you work waay too many shifts...

    Taki Tachibana: Because you keep wasting my money!

    Mitsuha Miyamizu: Went for coffee with Ms. Okudera on the way home! You two have a good thing goin'!

    Taki Tachibana: Mitsuha... Quit messing with my love life!

    Mitsuha Miyamizu: Look who's talking! I was on the way to school with Tessie and Saya the other day... And you know what happened? A girl came up and confessed to me!

    Taki Tachibana: It's not my fault... I can't help it! Besides, you're more popular when I'm you.

    Mitsuha Miyamizu: Ooh, look at you, Mr. Ladies Man! If you're so popular, why am I the one chatting up girls for you?

    Taki Tachibana: I never asked for your help! And if you're so confident in your matchmaking skills, get yourself a boyfriend, why don'tcha!

    Mitsuha Miyamizu: [while writing a word on her face] I told you...

    Taki Tachibana: [while writing a word on his face] I told you.

    Taki TachibanaMitsuha Miyamizu: I'm single because I wanna be!