Essay|Short Review|Film|Song of the sea

Cristina 2022-04-23 07:03:08

The one-and-a-half-hour film brings out the ancient European mythology and calls out to the distant soul.

At the beginning of the film, mother, little ben and Gulu painted together, depicting a warm, harmonious and happy picture of happiness. The ethereal and beautiful voice of "between the here, between the now" took my heart to the distance, and I was also immersed in it. in this video.

Ben, who lost his mother, poured out his inner grief on his newborn sister, and seemed very harsh to her, but when her sister was in danger and was about to be taken away by an owl, she behaved bravely, protected her sister, and learned that her sister was looking for him. If I can't live without the seal coat tonight, I go to the witch to save my sister without hesitation. Perhaps, Xiao Ben's heart knot for his sister was relieved and grown by the long-haired old man. He knew why his mother left, and felt the infinite sadness that his father fell into after his mother left. On the way to find the witch, stepping on the elf stone statue, each elf reminds ben, be careful and wish you good luck, just like we are on the road of life, there will always be kind people to encourage and help us when we encounter difficulties. We overcome one difficulty after another. The dog repairing inside is like accompanying our little friends, leaving footprints one by one.

I like the style of this movie very much, the ukiyo-e style, the frame-by-frame hand-painted rendering, the smooth and cheerful lines, as if it represents the freedom of the heart and unfettered, being in a dreamlike fairyland.

View more about Song of the Sea reviews

Extended Reading

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