Epic Nausicaa of Heroes

Liana 2022-04-19 09:01:42

The movie version of "The Valley of the Wind" is Mr. Miyazaki's famous work. It caused a sensation when it was released in Japan in 1984. The unique world view and human values ​​in the play have profoundly affected the trend of Japanese animation for more than ten years. The heroine Na Wu Sika has been the champion of the most popular cartoon characters of all generations for ten consecutive years, and the votes usually exceed the second place by four or five times - the second place was Nadi, the heroine of "The Sapphire". Ya and Han Yuliang in "City Hunter". Miyazaki also established his irreplaceable position in the global animation industry because of this film, and Disney honored him as the Kurosawa Akira of the animation industry.

Compared with ordinary cartoons, this film can be called a heroic epic with a grand structure, serious theme and magnificent imagination. Although the protagonist of the film is still a child, there are many other characters in the film, which is by no means comparable to the world of ordinary cartoon children, forming a complete myth/science fiction world. The themes of the film are equally serious and even heavy, including human wars, the protagonist's pursuit of life across the world, and the struggle between man and nature. The world in the film is different from the real world, but has a mysterious and magical color, just like the later "Lord of the Rings" series, the imagination is bizarre and colorful. At the same time of magic, the film also has a sci-fi color that alludes to reality, especially the state in which man and nature both struggle and coexist, which is generally the same as the reality of our lives, and is more enlightening. This is why this film is called The reason for the "environmental" film.

The film reaches its climax at the end. Countless giant king insects stretch out their tentacles to heal Nausicaa, paving an endless field, shining with golden light, and Nausicaa slowly wakes up, as if returning to her child. In the prairie of time, pure music sounded, and the expectant crowd showed smiling faces. The ancient prophecy finally came true: "This person should be dressed in Tsing Yi and stand on the golden grassland...", and the harmony between man and nature has returned. This is probably the most beautiful scene in animation history.

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  • Marcelle 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    The last piece of music is very beautiful. I revisited it on 2010-11-2, and it still looks good. Japanese music is very good

  • Constantin 2022-03-20 09:01:35

    It seems that I watched it in the summer of my sophomore year. That night, I was almost raped by a stranger after watching it.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind quotes

  • Nausicaä: It's so beautiful. It's hard to believe these spores could kill me.

  • Kushana: Nice valley. Think I'll keep it.