If the title is changed to "Xiaojun's Garden Adventures", it feels more in line with the content

Josue 2022-04-21 09:03:52

I watched this movie for director Hosoda Mamoru. He has directed works such as "Digimon Our War Game" sci-fi animation "Summer War" and other works, which continued Hosoda Mamoru's usual daily fantasy style. When watching the movie theater, it is indeed attracted by its brain-opening settings.

But isn't the movie title "Future of the Future"? In the beginning, what was Jun's intention when he met the human incarnation of Yuko (his dog) in the courtyard? The number of future appearances in the future is also very few, which is very strange. According to the name of the movie, the future of the future should be the protagonist of the whole movie. Her appearance is to let Xiaojun know the hard work of his parents and become strong and obedient. , but instead arranged the ancient dog who became a human, the great-grandfather when he was young, his mother when he was young, and the future Xiaojun. When I was in the movie theater, I always guessed that Xiaojun would meet that person next, and the routine was the same. Xiaojun was unhappy. He rushed to the courtyard, met someone, experienced something together, returned to the courtyard, and realized it. The process of thinking like a child.

Then I asked about the theme of the movie. In fact, this is a comment I added casually, because I don’t like to tell anything. What is the truth of this story? It seems to be a habit of our Chinese people. If there is a theme of explanatory meaning, it is fine if it is written on the bright side, especially the metaphor. Other authors don’t think much about it. Excessive interpretation is really our bad problem, but the theme of this movie is still relatively obvious. , grab a few key words, "family", "children", "parents", "change", I am an only child, and I am not a parent, but you can think about it, especially if you have a younger brother or sister, and the younger brother and sister are different from you When he is three to five years old, when he is born, will you have the feeling that your parents don't love you anymore, give all your love to your brother or sister, and then you will not understand the hard work of your parents, these are all things we will experience It's called empathy.

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Mirai quotes

  • Mirai: You did it again. You tried to hit me with your bullet train even after Mom told you not to.

    Kun: But it wasn't a bullet train!

    Mirai: You aren't supposed to use a bullet train to hit people.

    Kun: It was a Super Azusa.

    Mirai: [angrily] I don't care what kind it was!

    [scoffs]

    Mirai: And why can't you be a little nicer to Mom?

    Kun: I don't know, I just can't.

    Mirai: It's her one day off from work. She doesn't get many and she has to spend it fighting with you. Come on, try.

    Kun: [sniffling] I know... I'm not cute.

    Mirai: Huh?

    Kun: [crying, wipes tear from his eye] Both Baby Mirai and Yukio are really cute. Not me. I know I'm not that cute anymore.

    [continues sobbing]

    Mirai: Oh come on, that's not true. You're very cute!

    Kun: [walking away]

    Mirai: You're the cutest! Adorable!

    Kun: [crying harder; runs away]

  • Kun (High Schooler): [off-screen] That's just awful. Yep, a complete wreck. I'm talking about your attitude. Boy, does it stink.

    Kun: [looks inside train station, sees a high schooler sitting inside] Hello?

    Kun (High Schooler): You're supposed to go camping, am I right? Catch bugs, watch fireworks, all that stuff. And you guys will be staying at your grandparents' place. It's the summer you've all been looking forward to. Think of all the happy memories you could be making together. But instead you don't wanna go. Why is that?

    Kun: Uh... how do you know? Who are you?

    Kun (High Schooler): What's more important, the color of your pants or your memories? Well, it's your choice. Just go home and say you're sorry already.

    Kun: NO. I do NOT like them.

    Kun (High Schooler): What?

    Kun: [referring to his pants] AND I WILL NOT WEAR THEM!

    Kun (High Schooler): [getting annoyed] No, you do not not like them.

    Kun: [as a train appears] No, I don't not not like them!

    Kun (High Schooler): No, you do not not not not like them!

    Kun: Yes, I do NOT not not not like them!

    Kun (High Schooler): NO! You do *not* not not not not not like them!

    [train pulls into the station. Doors open]

    Kun (High Schooler): Don't get on!

    Kun: Uh...?

    [looks back in hesitation]

    Kun (High Schooler): Stop! Don't get on, 'kay?

    [whistle blows. Kun glowers at high schooler and bounds for train]

    Kun (High Schooler): No! Wait! Wait!

    Kun: [glowers at boy as the train pulls away]

    Kun (High Schooler): [gazing after it in disappointment] Little brat.