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Celine 2022-04-22 07:01:57

Hosoda Shou's usual three-year sword, this sword is gentle and without sharpness. Two children were born in the same year after the release of "Son of the Wolf (おおかみこどもの Rain and Snow)" in 2012 and "Son of the Monster (バケモノの子)" in 2015 respectively. This experience also brought the director A return to the basics of creativity. The story of "Wei" is simple and pure, and it is a big adventure in the brain interpreted from the perspective of the eldest son who has not let go of his childishness at home. Through the delicate 2D frames of each frame, the audience can see the petition and jealousy of children, the embarrassment of housewives and men, and that's it. What may disappoint fans is that the director's iconic extraordinary imagination seems to have been suddenly swallowed up by the flood of innocence this time, leaving only the old bridges that get lost. As one of the three mesozoic heroes in the neon animation industry in the author's mind (as well as Cheng Ge and Mi Lin Hongchang), the amazing talents shown in the previous works seem to be no longer so dazzling now. For animators, it's probably a hurdle (I hope it's just the author's false words, the director wants to shoot more ideas).

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Mirai quotes

  • Father: This is your baby sister, Kun.

    Kun: Sister?

    Mother: Isn't she precious?

    Kun: [gasping in amazement] She is.

    [pokes his finger against her delicate hand]

    Mother: You have to be gentle with her.

    Kun: [gently takes hold of the baby's hand; she opens her eyes]

    Father: She's awake. I think she's staring at you, Kun.

    Mother: Come on, her eyes can't even focus yet.

    Father: Well she sure looks like she's staring to me.

    Mother: You must always be nice to her, okay?

    Kun: Okay.

    Mother: And you have to protect her no matter what.

    Kun: Yeah.

    Mother: Always.

  • 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]