And Ponyo is a purer fairy tale. You can still see the themes that run through all Hayao Miyazaki's fairy tales, but the story itself is a simple, beautiful, fairy tale that five-year-olds can understand and laugh at together. Even there is no real villain in this fairy tale. The two "unqualified" fathers are for love and responsibility. Although human beings are the focus of criticism, the characters appearing are reshaping our confidence in goodness and beauty. And women are always great, and a mother's love can embrace everything and even save the world.
When I saw Ponyo's parents discussing testing Sosuke, I was a little worried that the test would challenge the dark side of the heart. I watched nervously, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that this test was just a promise of love and responsibility. Well, well, we have a lifetime to lose our innocence and let five-year-olds have that little luxury.
After watching the movie, I feel good. I loved Andersen very much when I was a child, but I vaguely felt that those fairy tales were actually written for adults, beautiful, but too heavy and sad. Wilde too. Thank you Hayao Miyazaki for his innocence, fulfilling one of my childhood dreams, and giving me a little mermaid with a happy ending.
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