It was a weekend, and it was raining heavily from the morning, and it was so dark. I found this not-so-highly-rated animated movie in the dormitory where no one got up yet. I didn't want to go to the cafeteria to eat, so I watched it on an empty stomach.
After reading it and crying, I found the original online book on the library website and finished reading it. Then I drew the pictures in the play. Then I tried to write a long film review. Just like that for a day.
A movie I can't love more.
Many people guess that Marnie is just the incarnation of Anna's childhood doll, and everything is Anna's imagination. I thought the same for the first half of the movie. I saw Anna rowing a boat and dancing in the wilderness at night, and I imagined that Marnie didn't actually exist-if Anna was alone at this moment, it would be too pitiful and too sad.
Later, it became more and more obvious in the film that Marnie was just an imaginary character, and I became nervous because of this, waiting for the moment when the imagination was exposed. Anna slept on the beach alone and was picked up. Going on a picnic with Marnie, Marnie disappeared when she didn't pay attention. At that moment, my heart lifted up. If Marnie disappeared and the lonely Anna could no longer believe her imagination, it would be so sad.
Later, in the little girl's house, Anana personally admitted that Marnie was just her imagination. The story should have fallen into a trough at this moment, but when a turning point occurred, Marnie was actually a real person.
Anna is an orphan with blue eyes. It's not hard to guess that Marnie is Anna's grandmother or other relatives. But the movie is not asking us to guess, whoever guesses the right one wins. It was because they knew in advance that they were grandchildren, and the moment Anina yelled at Marnie for forgiveness, it had such a big impact. When the mystery was slowly revealed, I cried. I cried because Anna finally learned the truth. They are grandparents, so great, Anna knew that someone had loved her.
But Ghibli's movies always have a bit of deep, nostalgic elements in them. In Spirited Away, Bailong and Chihiro met by the river in their childhood like this, in the villain who borrowed things, the experience of mother and grandfather and the villain and the encounter is like this, the prophecy in the valley of the wind, the city in the sky The same goes for Rishida's family and Baru's father's adventures. With this accumulation of time, the story has become deep and mysterious, and the eyes of the characters have become far-reaching. This is also what Ghibli attracted me the most. However, this element is not easy to handle well. For example, I don't like the encounter between Chihiro and Bailong very much. After all, I was just an ordinary ten-year-old. Losing his shoes by the river when he was a child and being rescued seemed not worthy of the grand atmosphere of Liaoyuan at this time. The villain who borrowed things is also the work of Mi Lin Hongchang, but this has not been handled properly, the atmosphere has not come out, and the chance encounters of the ancestors have simply become the props for the development of the story. Although this element in the Valley of the Wind and the Sky City can be handled well, they overhead the entire world, and their history is the history of the country. The fantasy stories in daily life, to deal with this nostalgic element, without appearing mediocre and abrupt, how to set it?
I think Marnie in the memories handled it very well. I don't know how to evaluate it, but it just gives me a sense of completion and endless aftertaste. There is no sigh of "It's just like this" or "This is too absurd." Some people criticized this work for not having other Ghibli layouts. Indeed, it is just a story of a young girl growing up, spanning only three generations. However, because of its precise positioning, this film does not have the common sense of powerlessness and swallowing dates common to other movies, but rather it is appropriate and securely staying in its own rhythm, not too big, not too small, not too much. few.
Fantasy movies are hard to be logical. Seeing the end, either it was top-heavy, and I felt that the front had aroused people's appetite, but in the end it fell to the rough setting; or it was surrounded by clouds and mist, the front was muddled, and the back did not explain clearly. However, Marnie in the memory did it. Very simple and logical story. Marnie, a foreigner who grew up in Japan, was not accompanied by her parents. She spent her childhood alone in an empty wetland mansion. Intimidated by the servant, Marnie was afraid of the barn, but in order to overcome her fear, she came to the barn to spend the night alone on a rainy day. The childhood sweetheart took the wet Marnie back. They were married and had children, but the lovely person died of illness. At this time, Marnie's parents had both died in the war, and she couldn't stand the blow alone in a foreign country. She was admitted to a nursing home and had to send her daughter to a boarding school. The daughter who was not able to be accompanied and cared by her mother always refused to forgive her mother, eloped with the young man, gave birth to a child, and died in a car accident soon after. Marnie was determined to give all her love to the granddaughter who remained, but the heavy sorrow caused her to die of illness a year later. The three-year-old granddaughter was taken to an orphanage and adopted. This child, Anna, came to recuperate in the place where his grandmother once lived in a confused boyhood. The mansion evoked the girl's memories buried deep in her memory. She unconsciously remembered the girlhood story told to her by her grandmother, and imagined her grandmother as a girl becoming her friend and playing with her alone. However, she never realized that this subconscious girl was the grandmother who had raised her. However, the discovery in the diary and the old man's dictation let her know the story of Marnie, and the confession of the adoptive mother also let her know her own life experience. Anana realized the love of her grandmother, adoptive parents, and the kind people around her, and she walked out of confusion and grew up.
This story is surprisingly logical. In the memory, Anna holds a doll that looks like Marnie. Marnie is a noble lady, and it is possible that a customized doll with her own portrait has been left. This is probably the origin of Anna's knowledge of the appearance of the girl's grandmother. The reason why Anna's imagination fits with Marnie's diary is that Marnie once told her personal story to her childhood Anna. The flower girl, the dance party, and the fierce servant left a deep impression on Anna. The light that Anna saw first was because of the refurbishment of the old house, and because of this, Anna got Marnie's diary and made new friends. And in the end, Anna knew that Marnie was her grandmother, because the adoptive mother was no longer anxious and worried, for fear of hurting Anna, instead she chose to talk frankly and equally with Anna and gave Anna a photo of her childhood... ·
The theme of this story is growth. To be more careful is to forgive. Reconciliation with memories, reunion with memories of love. For me, the biggest tear point in this film is the last time Anna and Marnie met. One of them was trapped in the attic (also in memory), and the other was standing on the sea at low tide. Anna yelled to Marnie: "Of course! I forgive you!" At that time, I think most of the audience, like me, knew it. They are grandchildren, and they also know that Anna's forgiveness is a reconciliation with the parents and grandmother who abandoned her. Anana refused to forgive her parents, "Even though she knew that they didn't die on purpose, she still can't forgive them for abandoning me like this." This shallow level of resentment towards her parents also contains resentment towards unfair destiny, but traces back to the root cause, In fact, it is resentment towards oneself. Annana’s memory does not have the love of her family for her, but she remembers so deeply the scene where relatives shied away from each other and refused to raise her, so in her subconscious, she is not worthy of love, is hated by others, is " Ugly and stupid", even I hate myself. When she entered the growth stage, she accidentally learned that her adoptive parents, who had thought they loved her, raised her, had been hiding from her to accept government subsidies. In connection with her childhood experience, Anana once again fell into the pain of thinking that she was disliked by others, and thus disgusted with herself. This is not a pain that everyone can understand. Many people cannot understand, criticizing Anna's hypocritical, annoying, and gloomy. However, anyone who has experienced painful growth can probably experience the re-examination of the familiar world during the growth period, the suspicion of family members, the excessive sensitivity to money issues, the rejection and fear of others, and the struggle with oneself... ····
Besides, Anna has a deep childhood trauma. She does not forgive her parents, because she does not believe that she has been loved and is worthy of love.
Therefore, the name of the film review I wrote is Reunion in Memories. Imagine that you are a mother who is forced to leave her child forever. You are holding the little hand of a baby who is still a baby, how much words are in your heart, how much love you want to convey. You want to tell him, baby I love you, mother will always love you, and want to protect you forever. But, you also know that when a child grows up, he will forget you, you can't protect him, can't accompany his joys, sorrows, and joys. Maybe he recalls his mother and feels that her mother has abandoned him, and her mother has never loved him. There is no way, because he can’t remember...
Anna and Marnie are lucky. Through memories, Anna reunite with her grandmother who loved her. The reason why Anna remembered the story of her grandmother's girlhood and gained strength from the young Marnie is because her grandmother told her affectionately and shared her life. My grandmother passed away, but this memory reunited with Anna in a wonderful way, helping her to get through a hurdle in her life, a hurdle that needs love to get through. Anna forgave Marnie, because she knew that Marnie loved her, Marnie had her own grief, Marnie was unwilling to leave her, but she had to leave, just like her father and mother. When she grows up, she must learn to be strong. ······
"Of course! I forgive you!"
Anna reconciled with herself.
What did Marnie of Girls' Generation give Annana? She paid Anna's attention, gave her understanding and support, and gave her true friendship and company in times of difficulty. Marnie has a wealthy family, her parents are alive, and she has a beautiful appearance. However, Anna also knows that such people also have their own worries. Therefore, she no longer feels low self-esteem and understands that she no longer complains about the misfortune of her life, but is grateful for her own situation. When she wanted to help Marnie from being protected to protector, she realized the joy of being a lover, realized the responsibility, and she grew up. In addition, although Marnie is weak, lonely and unfortunate, she is happy, but strong, and loves the world. We know that Marnie has experienced many misfortunes in her life, but she did not complain about others, but always smiled and told her little granddaughter the story of her childhood with love. Anna saw all this, so she also tried to accept and love others.
Growth is sometimes very simple. I read a book called "When Happiness Comes" in which the girl lives in an orphanage. By chance, she was able to go to the park to play and saw the beautiful statue. From then on, she knew that besides the trivial and unsuccessful life, she also There is such a pure beauty worth pursuing. Suddenly, the world opened up and the girl grew up. The same goes for Anna. "Marnie in Memories" does not have the rise and fall of the country or the destiny of the planet, and there is no grand proposition. It is just a story of a girl who has grown up in her own memories, in the beautiful countryside, and in the kindness of the people around her. This is a short story, which is exquisite and lovely, but hearty and beautiful.
At the end of the film, Anna was sitting on the train returning home and saw Marnie in the house pop out of the window and waved to Anna. I hope Anna can live a happy life from now on. When she has a child, she can accompany her and give her a lot of love and care. Anna rushed to a new life, but Marnie stayed in her memory forever, just like Shida and Baru who rushed to a new life left the Sky City behind. This is what Ghibli often brings to me. Regret. Every one of us knows the sad life in front of this blond and blue-eyed girl. However, Marnie in her later years still showed such a gentle smile to Anna. People who can still smile like that under the blow of life are worthy of admiration. I hope Anna can always smile like that, and I hope I can too.
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