This is a very warm work, I really like this gorgeous style, full of Mexican cultural elements. The theme of the film is very simple and positive. People must firmly believe in their original intentions and face the world bravely and optimistically. In Mexico, the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is an important festival. The traditional way of commemoration is to build a private altar, display sugar skulls, marigolds and the food that the deceased loved during his lifetime, and take these items to the cemetery to pay homage to the deceased. . The film unfolds the story around this loving "Ghost Festival". The dead will not disappear in the "forgotten place" as long as someone is thinking about them, but will live happily in the "place of memory" with their deceased family members. Death and forgetting are lovers who part ways. Probably only in Mexico, the commemoration of the death of a loved one every year will become a feast of love and happiness. Love, friendship, self-confidence, independence and what is true bravery have made this colorful fairy tale, singing the long-lost faith in this beautiful land in a way that is most in line with national traditions, and the ones that are finally remembered The forgotten ones are still fused together.
Mexicans believe that death is the end of life and the beginning of a new life. Octavio Paz, a well-known Mexican writer and Nobel Prize winner in literature, said: "Death is actually a reflection of life. If death is meaningless, then life must be the same." "Death is the manifestation. It is the highest meaning of life; it is the opposite of life, and it is also a supplement to life." This not only becomes a cultural phenomenon with Mexican national characteristics, but also expresses Mexican values and philosophical concepts.
Catholicism has "Halloween", and in China there is "Zhongyuan Festival" (Yu Lan Festival). This is the day when the living commemorates the dead, but this "Ghost Festival" in Mexico is very special. The joyous atmosphere of the festival is just like Telling the living to live optimistically and bravely, to mourn the dead, is also a family gathering.
Everyone has two "deaths", one is the heart arrest, and the other is the "death" after being forgotten. Simple stories, gorgeous scenes, bets between gods and demons, and finally love resolves the hostility.
【The land of the memory. 】Grandpa still hasn't survived 2014. In such a cold winter, he left us. 87 years old is considered a longevity for an old man, but for his family, he still feels that it is not enough. I hope he can accompany us more. Watching movies like "Classic Cars" and "My Father, My Son" will automatically add the image of the old man to the image of the grandfather. Grandpa is very tall. When he was a child, he always thought he was like a mountain with a stubborn temper. It is definitely the first impression left to the children, but the stubborn old man is a very kind person who loves his children and grandchildren. On the first seven days, a large family went to worship at the ashes depository, talking, laughing, and sharing food. I think this is the best comfort for the dead. It is said that people will reincarnate and enter reincarnation only seven or forty-nine days after they have left. I hope that grandpa will bless grandma in the spirit of heaven and live forever.
P. s. After seeing Manolo fail in the first bullfight, he played and sang Radiohead's "Creep". Did it wake your ears up again? A classic is a classic. In addition to the brilliant colors of the film, the original soundtrack is also great. In fact, my mother often laughed at me and went to cartoons when I was so old. I think that animation can only see more truth, goodness, beauty and positive energy, and the missing feelings we have forgotten can be found in many cartoons.
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