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Monserrate 2022-04-21 09:02:23

(Spoiler alert) Let me explain in advance that I don't know much about Hayao Miyazaki's films. I have only watched "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro" before, and I don't have a deep understanding of his work style. Therefore, I can't explain this movie from the author's point of view, so I'll just tell what I saw and felt from the point of view of an ordinary audience.
The background explained at the beginning of the film is more than ten years before World War II. At that time, Junior Erlang was already a man with a dream - an aircraft designer. It is very important to explain this. It is not just that Erlang is an aspiring teenager. I think it is more important to defend Erlang in the future to design a plane that was metaphorically referred to as a "killing machine" in that era. Why? Paving like this? It was taken for granted to explain what Jiro Horikoshi made when he created this plane: he was just trying to realize his dream, and it had nothing to do with the war. Throughout many details of the whole film, it can be seen that Erlang is a kind-hearted person, especially when Erlang gave bread to the two children, and the attitude of the children just reflects that time, as well as now. Well, people are questioning the behavior of people like Erlang.
The second part, I think it started when I met Nahoko on the train. The film is called "The Wind Rises". "Wind" is the dark line connecting the whole film. It is very obvious here. When the wind blows He took on Erlang's hat and created a marriage that belongs to him and Nahoko. To a large extent, almost every part is inextricably linked with the wind. Another example is that the wind blows Nahoko's umbrella into the air. Erlang caught it, so I won't go into details here. Back to the topic, it happened to be an earthquake when he and Nahoko met for the first time, but I may be nervous, I always feel that this time is not just an earthquake, but also a metaphor for something (the impact of the war? Because Erlang that At that time, I was always hallucinating about the picture of the plane emerging from the war). At that time, it happened to be in the turbulent stage before World War II, and then the war soon involved Japan, and Erlang also successfully became an apprentice designing aircraft. It can be said that if there is no war, there may be no place for Erlang. The sadness of the biography is that your achievements may be based on a disgusting fact, but you must not beautify and avoid it, silently endure this. unfair condemnation.
On vacation, that was the most beautiful part of the movie, and I slowly fell in love with Nahoko, and I think the most interesting thing here is the existence of the Germans. To put it uglier, he is to distinguish between dreams and war for Erlang. The point of view is to make everyone realize that there are a group of people who created some tools for their dreams, but they are only tainted by those in power. Those who invented explosives deserve to be praised, but those who abused explosives should be condemned.
In the end, dreams are as important as Nahoko. Erlang holds her with both hands and his left hand. He is very aware of her situation. Even for a second, Erlang will not waste time with Nahoko, because he knows, Once Nahoko goes back, she may not be able to come back... On the other hand, the paintbrush held in his right hand is not only a personal dream in the end, but also a destiny that has been sublimated to the country. It is believed that Erlang's attitude towards war is contradictory, but doing his best and dedicating his life to contribute to the country is an indispensable basic quality for an outstanding scientist (for the time being), and no one wants to meticulously temper it by himself. The axe chopped not wood but blood, and without asking why, that was all he could do.
From the perspective of biography, "The Wind Rises" may be suspected of bleaching, but from the perspective of a beautiful love story and an inspirational dream hunter, it achieves a perfect fusion of love and dreams.

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  • Dillan 2022-03-31 09:01:03

    With the intermittent running account, the old Gong's imagination was completely wiped out, and the narrative rhythm was a mess. The dubbing of the male protagonist is very ugly. Worst Miyazaki I've ever seen.

  • Cale 2022-03-28 09:01:04

    In the words of Oshii Mori: This is a version of Kurosawa Akira's "Dream" handed over by Hayao Miyazaki. It is an old man who doesn't care about the boundary between reality and dream. Although the Zero Fighter will lead to the substitution of historical reality for many fans, this dream takes up too much space, and it is even said that the movie connected to the dream is not about Jiro Horikoshi who has a prototype of a real character, but also has the dream of an aircraft. Hayao Miyazaki, who influenced the world with his craftsmanship and creative talent. The protagonist who is tireless and self-absorbed is Hayao Miyazaki himself. Covered by the curse that "creative power can only last for ten years in a lifetime", those Italian, German, and Japanese planes are actually only for design and flight, like Leonardo da Vinci's manuscript sketches, which are not necessarily practical, and there is no one at the end. The summary statement of the flight back and the departure of the lover shows that there is no success or failure in chasing a dream. Even though many people felt cruel, he still chose love and didn't let go. The contradiction lies in the fact that the terminally ill tuberculosis and the naval carrier-based aircraft do not really exist. It is a dramatic contradiction that must be chosen between the two. It is just like opposing war, saying that Japan and Germany will lose, and they are helpless to fall into war.

The Wind Rises quotes

  • Caproni: Airplanes are beautiful dreams, engineers turn dreams into reality.

  • Freshman: What on Earth is Jiro working so hard on?

    Honjô: Fish bones.