this cartoon is "Reinforced Concrete", the Hong Kong translation of "Evil Boy" is a film that was officially positioned as a sci-fi animation film in 2007. Before watching this film, I hadn't heard the name of Matsumoto Taiyo, and he directed and launched "Evil Boy". At the beginning of the film, the so-called "style" scene setting is what catches the eye. With a black crow flying under the blue sky illuminated by the dazzling sunlight, a long, unhurried shot makes the viewer look at the scene. This reinforced concrete city, as its name suggests, has a panoramic view. It is colorful, some small details and corners are full of the breath and taste of human habitation, no space is wasted, all kinds of colors that a highly developed modern city should have are all filled in the picture, "organized" and homely scattered. The windows in the house seem to hide a lot of stories, making people look crowded, but there is no discomfort. It seems that the city should be like this, and our city is also like this.
This animation style reminds me of the color poster of the comic short "A Ku" I read earlier. I don't know if the Hong Kong girl Men Xiaolei once liked Matsumoto Dayang, or there is a style that really coincides in the world, even the story The protagonists A and B, and the black and white figures of the protagonists of the film are also the kind that do not seek vulgarity and symmetry, but only seek soothing lines. It has the taste of Taiwanese and Japanese clothes, the light colors, the contrast is not strong, like the matcha drink in the warm afternoon, leisurely and comfortable.
I don't quite understand why it is positioned as a sci-fi animation. I think it is too far from the so-called sci-fi style. There are not many fantasy parts about the future. It is like the "Revelation" written by John, a disciple of Jesus. Although it didn't happen, the people in the city were always disgusted and dissatisfied. Otherwise, the bathhouse grandpa, who knows everything and suffers reluctantly every day, will not say that "it is difficult to live spotlessly in this stinking ditch-like city", nor will he say "this city is not suitable for lack of vigilance. Or people who have no bad brains." The time of the
time
story is not difficult to determine, except for the emergence of three biochemical people called killing machines, it is no different from our current living conditions, which seems to be a microcosm of modern Japan. The mottled advertisements on the walls seem to tell the story of some old city, but the chimney pipes, trams and ubiquitous electrical wiring plan the time of the story - the present.
Place
Since I read the English version, Takamachi in Japanese is said to be "treasure town", a clearer definition. "Machi" in Japanese can refer to a market, a street market, etc., and Treasure Town is a place like a treasure island. The story is chosen here as the location, and it seems to me that there is some kind of metaphor. Its demise and rejection go hand in hand with the breaking of the balance between black and white, the ebb and flow of innocence and filth. The city was isolated from other cities by two rivers, making it an undeveloped virgin land "surrounded by tall buildings". The virgin land is very important, it is the paradise of uncontaminated children. This background setting undoubtedly provides a good stage for the existence of the protagonist "Cat Party". Although the protagonist is an orphan who takes an old car as his home and uses an overpass as a cover, but they never grieve for their life experience. Perhaps the city gave them a reason to live, because even though it is messy and unbearable, it does not belong to anyone. , the free existence of the city gives the children a free atmosphere of life. Most of the children in the film will jump and slip between the streets and buildings, which is probably the best explanation for this kind of freedom. Between the flick and the fall, the viewer will feel unconstrained ease.
Every scene setting criss-crosses the wires, which are not only reminders of the modernity of the city, but also symbolize something intricate, such as Kimura having to kill his father-in-law for his pregnant girlfriend, For example, in order to protect Bai, He said cruel words to him to keep him away from him. For example, Suzuki-san understood some helplessness in living in this city, and was willing to die at the gunpoint of someone he regarded as a child.
Even the meter and wires in the house are exposed, working mechanically, abandoned and listless, like every day alive. The policeman was driving a patrol car on the street in winter, and suddenly he said, "If it snows, this dirty city will look cleaner."
The city is changing, slowly becoming annoying.
The protagonist of the character
is a group of children, and at this time, it is impossible to imagine the reason why some people say it is bloody. Although their actions were violent, there was a kind of struggle, desire and forced helplessness in them. In order to survive, they have to steal tiredly, and which child does not like a normal and carefree life, or will not be clinging to the railings of the school playground and watching those children of the same age vaulting horses.
White people live up to their name, even if they are orphans like Black, but they have their own spotless philosophy of life. When they are flustered, they always grab the place where their hearts are, and rhythmically recite the phrase "Be happy, Be happy." . I think this city may be his only existence. The city lives in his heart. When the city begins to change, when it gradually becomes a tool for making money, when it gradually loses its freedom and becomes a belonging to someone, He also began to worry and suffer. In my opinion, what he feels uncomfortable in his heart is a kind of passing away. From the moment the city became a money making machine, Bai felt that the childish innocence of Hei was far away. At this time, conflicts and contradictions gradually opened up between the two of them, which was actually unbalanced. start.
The two are the balance of the world. There is such a picture in the film, a white dove is flying in front, it looks powerful, but when the number of crows in the back gradually increases and covers the sky, the white dove flies thin, and then the crows cover the sun, the black paint. A piece of paint. Maybe the dove is flying as before, but the balance is broken, the depth overwhelms the transparency, and what you see in the transparency is darkness. It is like a diagram of the two instruments of Tai Chi, the cathode is yang, and the anode is yin, indicating the most primitive state of the universe - the chaotic period when Yin and Yang are not divided. At that time, the world was a unity of yin and yang, two qi and binary opposition. Draw any straight line through the center of the circle to divide it into two halves, each of which contains two elements of Yin and Yang, and there is absolutely no isolated element without internal contradiction. Black's existence cannot be eliminated because Bai is dependent on him.
The black life has to think that it is mature, and protect the white as its reason for survival. Probably because Bai brought out the childlike innocence he should have had as a peer of the same age. Hei chooses to be silent, violent, fearless and silent because of the heaviness that should not be present at this age. He didn't want to realize that wish like Bai - to build a house by the sea and live together.
The blue of the sea seems to be a sustenance of hope, and the poet Haizi also feels that "facing the sea" is a kind of happiness. It was just that there was some kind of separation between the lightheartedness and reality of the poem, and two months later, he committed suicide.
The role of the old boss Rat in the gangster is like a narrator in the film, he knows things will happen, he expects all the endings, so he understands that the only thing worth trusting in this world is love. He was reluctant to bear those old things, such as the striptease theater that existed in 3-chome 50 years ago, where the men in this city all became adults, and there was no need to turn it into a place to make money from scumbags. But the investee joked that he was humanitarian, and satirized that there were more dancing than watching.
The mouse just sighed and said in that calm, old-fashioned and rational voice "I just want to say, we can't forget the people, the people who love to live in treasure town., the people who bloomed and raised in this town.." His feelings for the city should be more distant than the cat party, with more elements of attachment, just not as strong. He always paced alone to that dilapidated house, thinking about every corner that could be pushed down, and quietly smoking and vomiting. There is a large blank silence, no words, but it is heartbreaking. The death of a city contains infinite sadness. I remember hearing people say that the earth turns around when it leaves everyone, but what if the earth dies?
He knew that he would be killed by someone he trusted, so he naturally chatted about his daily life, telling the other party what to do with his corpse, and take good care of his wife and children... The picture didn't show the moment when he fell, just a gunshot, a The black cat was startled. The darkness passed, and when he saw him lying in a pool of blood, he said to himself, "I'm sorry, I'll take a step ahead, it's too cold here, it's too narrow here."
The biggest feature of the film is that the pictures and lines are the best for themselves. evaluation of. Although it is a cartoon, it is aimed at adult audiences. There are too many stories in the city worth thinking about. It is similar to the present, and it seems familiar with many stories in the past. Maybe more of the same stories will happen in the future. There are fewer and fewer gaps between steel and concrete, gradually filling the space of human thinking, and cannot leave a place for the small piece of pure land in the soul. Bai is a rare thing here, his heart is like his oil paintings, always beautiful, one after another.
cause
"Paper money is bigger than metal money. (Paper money is bigger than metal money.)
Nine come after eight. (9 is behind 8)
Spring come after winter. (Winter is over is spring)
Is that right, Black?
" Bai's monologue seemed to tell the whole story. Money symbolizes the playground of "making money for little brats". If you want to count to nine, you must first count to eight. He and the black winter can go to the beach to realize their wishes.
The story is always run through by a dream about an apple tree. That day, Bai was nibbling on a big apple, and was angry because of Hei's actions alone. He changed the subject and said, "Plant the apple seeds, maybe they will grow into big trees." Buried in a small pile of garbage, put up a sign.
In fact, everyone knows that seeds buried in garbage cannot grow, and it is an apple tree. But Bai believes in Hei, and he feels that as long as Hei's assumptions are made, it will come true. Therefore, in my opinion, the garbage dump is the epitome of the city, and the seeds are white. The film made a lot of double mappings intentionally, which made the plot more subtle. Although the crazy violence of the children was somewhat unexpected, but after savoring the air in the city, I felt that it was reasonable.
After
some people want to escape the city, and some people want to squeeze in, it reminds me of "Siege", which is also a suffocating topic.
At night, White and Black stand on top of the tall iron tower.
Bai said, "Black, Why the nighttime is so sad. I think is sad because the darkness makes me think about dying."
An eleven-year-old child will think of death when he sees the night. That's the feeling of loneliness. When I heard this line, two lines of tears fell.
He can only realize his wishes by dreaming and painting, and he has many wishes that many of his peers dismiss as normal. In order to save the black, while stroking a match and preparing to burn the biochemical human, he smiled and said softly, "I had a dream, there was the seaside, the sky, the forest, and the wind." He often ran to see if the seeds had sprouted, as if to imply that the city still had some hope, but every time he saw it was disappointment.
In the end
, Bai chose to believe, even if Hei was forced to leave him and leave, he still believed. His perseverance also seems to be explaining some problems. If he insists on his original trust, his wishes will not be far away. Troy lost to Greece because of his suspicion of Cala Desan. The story shakes the city between black and white, and finally finds a new balance.
At the end of the film, Bai's castle made of shells and conch shells on the beach is like a huge eye, staring at the city we live in now.
Endnote
I can't interpret the Hong Kong translation of the name "Evil Boy" as an evil child, I want to interpret it as a childish innocence of mischief, because children can only play pranks, and children have childlike innocence, otherwise Black will not come back to find Bai in the end. , go to the beach together.
This kind of topic around town has not stopped since the city appeared, and it has always caused confusion and confusion to people. The life hidden in reinforced concrete seems to be unknown, but it is actually tasteless and depressing. Humans can't isolate the whole of nature, but they have to fall into the "default money rule" that makes everyone empty and painful, because it has become an unspoken rule.
When I went back to my hometown in summer, I grabbed a handful of loess on the ground, smelled it, and felt a little unfamiliar. And I have long since stopped jumping and running down from the pine forest like my younger siblings, and even needed them to stretch out their little hands that hold the soil to hold my big hands. It turns out that I have been away for so long.
In the autumn of 2009,
in Nanjing
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