For Ged and Aaron

Kamron 2022-01-10 08:01:35

I have watched the Chinese version of Earth Sea Legend in recent days, so I have a strong urge to watch this movie. Although I know that the score is not high, it is adapted from a novel after all, I hope it will not be too far off. However, after tens of minutes, I understood why the original author was dissatisfied and why Mr. Miyazaki would leave the scene while watching the movie. This is not an emphasis on the integration of the earth and the sea. For those who have never read the original, this may be a good story, but it is not destined to become a classic like a novel.
It disappointed me at the beginning. Aaron murdered his father. This setting is completely unnecessary. In the article, Aaron is a young man who was subdued and willing to give up his status as a prince and went to wandering. Darkness also appeared in his heart, but that was the exhaustion and discomfort that was tortured by the long and hard journey. trust. Dark shadows exist, but not in this way. Aaron is not such a vulnerable person.
Next is the woman who sells cloth. She used to be a witch, and she actually said how a dignified magician would have no family members. The screenwriter is not familiar with the setting of Dihai. Rooke’s mage has set a restraint curse on himself, so there will be no desire between men and women and it is impossible to have a family.
Then Thru appeared. Inexplicably. Half of the girls with injuries on their faces were rescued by Aaron in such a mess, and then disappeared. So it can be expected that Tian Na will also be incorporated into this story next. Ged and Aaron, who were supposed to travel through the various islands, stayed at Tianna's farm to work, and the hostile wizard became a woman.
I didn't watch it anymore, and I lost the desire to watch this movie forever. The higher the expectation, the deeper the disappointment. I can only hope that a director who is familiar with the original and well-versed in the spirit of the earth and sea will faithfully restore this story, put it on the screen, and present it to the audience's beloved Ged and Aaron.

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Extended Reading
  • Jasmin 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    Although I have only read "The Wizard of Earthsea" (I really like this book!), Sparrowhawk was still a redemption story of a young man at that time, and the movie did not express the spirit of the book, and the mind was not moved, but the theme song in the film still made me listen to me. Goosebumps all over (compliment..) That's the sentence, it would be great if my dad took it, I can't bear to have two stars. Back up the book.

  • Alysson 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Hey, I'm so disappointed, I don't even know what I'm looking at. The characters are pale, the plot has no ins and outs, and the animation is also poorly done. Ghibli has seen the most disappointing work now. This son really can't get to work. I hope to improve in the future, otherwise it would be a pity.

Tales from Earthsea quotes

  • Haitaka: Now listen to me, Aaren: No man nor any living thing in this world preserves their life forever. But only to men is it given to know that we must die, and that is a precious gift. This life that is both our torment and our treasure was never meant to endure for eternity. Life is a wave on the sea. Would you force the sea to grow still to save one wave? To save yourself?

  • Therru: You think your life belongs to you? Tenar gave me my life. That's why I have to live, so that I can give life to someone else. Lebannen... that is the only way we can live forever.