For the theme of the film, Makoto Shinkai himself defines the theme of the film as "how to overcome and heal the trauma of the soul after losing a loved one". In addition, there is also a discussion about "life" and "death": Mimi was swallowed by Kechart after her death, and life was merged into a larger object, which is what the old man in the village said; Before his death, Kechart went to Finisteria, put all his memories in the world in his singing, and then died... The people of Yagotai believe that these are still existing in another way, Asuna His father once said that death is also part of survival. But for the living, it is too cruel and helpless to accept this reality. Mr. Morisaki has been looking for a way to revive Lisa all the way, just to see his beloved again, and his affection for his lover is enough to move people, and when Mr. Morisaki uses Asuna as the soul carrier to resurrect Lisa, we can understand it as It is the common sense behavior of a "human". In such a situation, everyone hopes that the person they love can be resurrected, but the price to pay is too great, and the words of the heart point to the real theme "the living people are The most important thing!", so there are the words that Sheku Nawimana left before leaving, "It is a curse for mankind to continue to live with loss," and what Asuna said when she woke up " But it must, it must be a blessing.” In fact, “blessing” means “living”.
At the end of the film, Mr. Morisaki chose to stay in Yagotai and wandered with his heart, while Asuna, after losing her father, Shun, and Mimi, understood the real purpose of her journey, "It turns out that I was just too lonely. ”, when he parted with Morisaki-sensei and Shin, he truly had the courage to face everything and completed his self-healing.
Analysis of the film title "Children Chasing the Stars": It was not until the last ten minutes of the film that Makoto Shinkai revealed the mystery for us. The so-called "fans of stars" refers to the destination of the journey, Yastrali, and there are also no stars. Yagotari is the only world where stars exist. And chasing the "stars" is actually chasing the meaning of survival, chasing the dream in my heart, chasing the missing, lonely, fettered, and dear ones. The process of chasing is the process in which we put our thoughts on, heal our hearts, and seek growth. Until we see the boundary between life and death, see the wisdom and foresight of God, and see the eternity of time and space, do we realize that we are actually just children under the infinitely vast galaxy of stars. Morisaki-sensei too. Because of this, we should cherish it even more, and because of this, living is the most important thing.
Xin Haicheng's works always have a faint sense of sadness, like a thorn deep in the heart, every time I think about it, there is an indescribable pain and deep aftertaste. There are two scenes in the film that are the most representative: Mimi's task as Adrico is to guide Tomorrow's food, and after guiding Tomorrow's food to Amalle Village, she chooses to stay in the village and end her life. It's like that. She is so small, lying quietly in the palm of the little girl's hand, she is so naughty, but she closes her twinkling eyes forever in the silence, when the life that once bloomed withered at the last moment, only then did you realize that life was like this The shortness and fragility of , little guy, good night; the sentence "Tomina, you are leaving" after Asuna was possessed by Lisa's soul and Shun and Mimi's brief reunion, all touched my tears.
It's just the momentary connection of the scene, but there is a murmur of sadness. I want to remember it firmly. When I think about it again, I will smile lightly, and I will only know the mood at that time after crying. Maybe I will never be able to appreciate the scene in the film, but I am willing to listen and engrave this rendered sadness firmly into my heart. A faint whisper, a faint ending, a faint hope, a faint tear, a faint sentimentality, a faint aftertaste, a faint...a faint GOODBYE...
"The people who are alive are important..."
"Tomorrow, you are leaving "..."
"Yes, goodbye..."
"Lisa, I love you... I have always loved you..."
"Look, be happy..."
Stopping at the last frame, the theme song of this film, waving in waves, contains the core soul of this film. "Hello Goodbye & Hello" sung by Anri Xiongmu is a sublimation of this work. From a certain point of view, it even covers up the music of Tianmen. The melody of the song has a soothing feeling that is warm but not sad but not sad, and the lyrics are completely correct. The theme of the whole film has been interpreted-meeting, separation and reunion, I once met you here, but now I say goodbye to you; encounter, separation and reunion, you are no longer there, but I am the only one who greets this world, the real separation is goodbye , but at that time I was at a loss, and my heart collapsed little by little; the warm memories of the past, once again lingering around me, kept retracing, but it was just the futile memory of empty memories, the wish that I was not willing to forget, at first, I thought it was that The most distant star, the endless sky, is as boundless as tomorrow, but I still want to reach out and touch; from the time I fell in love with you, this journey has set off; encounter, parting and reunion, you are bit by bit , I always keep it in my heart... About accepting parting and accepting the world without you, so many senseless sentimental entanglements are immersed in the melody.
Many people are looking forward to the return of the new work. It is natural to praise and criticize "Children Chasing the Stars". In this film, you can find all kinds of familiar shadows and settings: the equivalent exchange in "Fullmetal Alchemist" and Mr. Hayao Miyazaki's There are many works, reflections on industrial civilization, Shun who looks like Hower, Mimi who looks like a fox squirrel on Nausicaa's shoulder, and the grandfather of Amal Village who looks like Hayao Miyazaki himself ...for the overwhelming remarks such as "imitation", "plagiarism", "homage", etc., all I can say is that Makoto Shinkai is always Makoto Shinkai, and he will not be anyone's imitator. Maybe "Children Chasing the Stars" has too much. A lot of déjà vu will make you sigh "Ah, isn't this a bridge in so-and-so". But this is the work of Makoto Shinkai after all. In a small world, his thoughts and spiritual world are poured into them, and they are presented to us one by one with a unique perspective and meticulous style. Makoto Shinkai will not become the second Hayao Miyazaki. Likewise, no one can match the impact of the times that Miyazaki has brought to us.
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