a little afterthought

Thaddeus 2022-04-20 09:01:35

Revisiting the city in the sky, I was too young to remember anything when I first watched it, and I liked it again when I watched it again: the last gardener robot guarding the eggs in the castle, picking flowers and placing them neatly on the tombstone, giving them away Flowers are given to the heroine, grass and flowers grow on her shoulders, and birds fly around and land on the huge shoulders. Seeing this picture, I suddenly thought of Hayao Miyazaki saying: The movie shows the beauty of the world, the beauty that has not been noticed, that is what I want to see. In the documentary "No Myth Hayao Miyazaki", a group of people showed Hayao Miyazaki a short film drawn by artificial intelligence. In the picture, a group of monsters with missing heads, hands and limbs, twisted and deformed, moved quickly with their heads and green monsters. They claimed their purpose. It is a machine that makes paintings like people. In this regard, Hayao Miyazaki used "feeling that the world has perished and human beings have lost their self-confidence" to describe his feelings. He said that a disabled friend who visits every morning, the other party has difficulty even high-fives, "He used Stiff palm touching mine, I think about him, can't say I like this, the person who made this didn't think about pain, it's very unpleasant. You can make horrible things if you want, but It's useless to me, it's a blasphemy against life." "Desecrate life", which is probably why I feel a strong sense of watching a group of disgusting oddballs crawling out of the screen with their twisted bodies indifferently struggling. of discomfort. Taking this point of view to review Hayao Miyazaki's films, I can really feel that the stories and pictures are full of innocent, childish, unadorned little beauty, like being caught in a cat and dog walking down the river to fish for shrimp and rice. The ordinary childhood time of the fruit rolling grass, every picture brings the refreshing breeze under the shade of the trees in the midsummer afternoon, comfortable~

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Extended Reading
  • Ashleigh 2022-03-23 09:01:40

    The journey of Balu and Hida in their pursuit of the city in the sky is like a portrayal of the pursuit of ideals by each of us. Although ideals may not be realized, the most beautiful thing is the pursuit of ideals.

  • Duncan 2021-11-14 08:01:24

    A good movie will never lose its taste because of the passage of time, but will become more and more mellow, just like the wine in the cellar. Hisaishi Joe's music is perfect. Although the pictures are hand-painted, they are full of intimacy. The background details of the story are rich, the characters are vividly portrayed, and there are profound themes that are different from ordinary animation. ★★★★☆

Castle in the Sky quotes

  • Uncle Pomme: The earth speaks to all of us, and if we listen, we can understand.

  • Papa: [playing chess with Dola] What's come over you, my dear? It's not like you to challenge a ship like Goliath. You know, the odds are against you.

    Dola: I'm after treasure. That's all.

    Papa: [Chuckling] I must admit, those kids are cute!

    Dola: Whaddaya mean by that, ya old fool?

    Papa: Nothing, but that little girl *does* remind me of you not so long ago!

    Dola: [Irritated] Who asked ya?

    Papa: Nobody. Oh, look! Checkmate!