return to self in search

Grant 2022-04-20 09:02:01

This is a movie about family, a myth about love and growth, but from the beginning to the end, we can't see the result full of "brightness" from the story, the messy and complicated picture makes us feel helpless And dazed, but such a sad emotional tone makes the film show a unique beauty, perhaps this is the charm of "Song of the Sea".

As an animated film with hand-painted background, "Song of the Sea" is commendable for the author's incisive and vivid display of returning to primitive nature and desire. Here, the sea symbolizes Irish culture, and the family in the film relies on the ocean to live. , including childbirth is also done in the waves. However, due to the pollution of the industrialized city, the marine environment has become smoky. In order not to make her son sad, the owl mother-in-law sucked his emotions away. However, it was Saoirse's singing that finally woke her up, and it was her voice that made her return home. There is hope for rebirth.

What's more worth mentioning is that the film takes the rotating pattern of the island to the extreme, and the circles and lines in it outline a wonderful picture. The depiction of the visual effects is even more excellent. The intricate hair of the old elf and the thread of his brother all contain various stories. These stories further render the meaning of those myths and legends, and at the same time fill in These rich details add infinite beauty to the film and also awaken people's original intentions and innocence.

The storyline in the film is full of infinite fairy tale colors, as if making people feel like they are in it. The image of the old witch in the film is the most popular. The old witch is like the role of a grandma in real life, and the king is like a father. Facing the unexpected death of his mother, the father chose to hide his feelings, just to give the child an explanation. Because he loves his children very much, he doesn't want them to suffer such pain, but he will inevitably ignore their children's feelings in life. The elder brother blamed the younger sister for killing the mother because of his rebelliousness. He always bullied the younger sister, so the younger sister chose to close herself for a long time in such an environment, resulting in all kinds of negative emotions. However, many people hate this kind of emotion, so they hope to pass Chicken soup for the soul comes to drown, but leaving negative emotions does not solve any problems. Only by facing life bravely and overcoming fear can you express yourself bravely and save your soul.

If there is no right or wrong, there will be no suffering, and if there is no loss, there will be no gain; as the saying goes, if there is no sorrow, one will not know the true meaning of happiness. The owl mother found her former self in the process of looking for her son. I think this may be the most powerful force of maternal love, which will make life full of unexpected colors and values ​​all the time.

Personal Rating: 10

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Song of the Sea quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Ben: Holey Moley

    [repeated line]

    Ben: Holy Mary and Joseph

    Ben: [to his sister] are you really a selkie?

  • Conor: [on his daughter's seal skin] I threw it away... I should've done it years ago

    Conor: [locks his daughter's seal skin in a chest which he throws overboard] I lost you Bron... I can't lose her as well