Not as bad as expected

Hadley 2022-04-20 09:02:10

Occasionally heard Aoi Teshima's voice in the TV commercials, so I searched for her album, including an OST of "ゲド戦记", plus a very attractive poster produced by Ghibli, I watched Ghibli in Osaka. During the storyboard exhibition, I introduced it as a very romantic movie, so I thought about this movie and had to watch it. But when I read the comments, there was a lot of scolding. The most frequently mentioned is the dissatisfaction of the original author. After watching it, I don't think it's as bad as I imagined.

Maybe it's because I haven't read the original book. After watching the movie, I feel that the original author's evaluation may be very appropriate. Aside from the original, I don't think it's a bad movie. The pictures are beautiful and the music is beautiful, although sometimes it feels a little awkward. The voice acting of the heroine is a bit strange, after all, she is a newcomer, so it is understandable. The whole movie is worth watching carefully (pictures) and listening carefully (music). Of course, if you watch cartoons just to see the plot, it's another matter. The above is the result after reading a series of popular cartoon reviews in China. I don't want to comment on the quality of domestic cartoons. Everyone's preferences are different. It's like giving carnivorous dinosaurs a piece of delicious vegetables in Ice Age III, and they can't understand the taste. This film has such a poor evaluation, maybe it is because the expectations are too high. It is too harsh to ask a newcomer to reach the level of Hayao Miyazaki in his first film. I don't know how people would comment if China could make animations of this level.

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Tales from Earthsea quotes

  • Haitaka: Listen to me, Aaren: everything you see under the sun and stars owes its very existence to the balance: the wind and seas, the powers of earth and light, all these do is well and rightly done within the equilibrium. But now, men hold the power to control the world. Men must learn to do what leaf and whale and wind do naturally. It is for us to keep the balance. Everything that exists has its true name. The power of magic is nothing more than the power to command based on the knowledge of a thing's true name. But use that power irresponsibly, and the balance of the world is easily damaged. Spells should be made only when absolutely needed.

  • Tenar: Leave her alone! She's done nothing to you!