But when I watched it the second time yesterday, I had many new and completely different feelings. Probably because the purpose of this time is to record something after watching it. When watching, I pay more attention to many details in the movie than in the first time. In addition, I have a whole storyline. The more coherent understanding makes the understanding of many things much clearer than before. Therefore, I feel even more that this film is a rare masterpiece. In addition to being unique in the creation of the environment and the rendering of the plot, the whole story itself is also very complete. And many of the details in the description are very reasonable and interesting, and full of meaning, very worthy of recollection.
Circus Although most of the length and story of the whole movie take place in the wonderful world of the heroine's dream, the beginning and foundation of the whole story is the circus. For children, the circus is a place full of fresh and wonderful colors. In addition to the wonderful acrobatics and circus performances, the entire stage construction and atmosphere creation make the circus a children’s festival. , For children, here is always full of all kinds of wonderful things. For the circus actors, when the curtain opens and they put on the makeup needed for the show, they are no longer the original selves, but happy messengers who spread freshness and happiness. Therefore, all the performers on the stage can be said to be wearing masks. The details of the clown in the film show this very well. When everyone puts on makeup, they no longer communicate in ordinary human ways, and only return to themselves after removing the makeup. This is also a point that makes the heroine very depressed and unhappy, because although she brings happiness to all the children on the scene, she no longer is herself and becomes a person wearing a mask. Because of this, in her dream world, all people wear masks. After not wearing a mask, he became a person without expressions and emotions. This is the embodiment of the subconsciousness of reality.
At the beginning of the real-world story, the heroine hides in her own small space, paintings with obvious fantasy colors, and at the same time constructing a small world of her own (that is, the fantasy world in which the story takes place). And when there was a dispute with her mother, she threw out the idea of living her own real life. There is a very big contradiction here, what is the real world. The real world should exist objectively, but she just sees the most illusory world as her own real world. Tired of life in the circus and disagreement with her parents' life attitude, she can only express her emotions and sense of existence through painting and constructing her own world. In this way, there is a barrier between her and the real world, and she can only express her emotions in her own way. Even the act of apologizing to my mother and expressing blessings requires painting. And her paintings with a strong fantasy color and personal style have a very big gap with the real world. The contradiction shown in the beginning of the film has also become a clue throughout the film and a basis for the development of the story, echoing the idea that the princess in the dream world also wants to live reality and belongs to her own life. In a sense, the whole story is also a process in which the heroine seeks to return to the real world and re-understand the real world in the illusory world in the dream. Therefore, "the real world" and "my own life" are also very important keywords in the film.
For mothers, mothers are always a special and important existence for children. In the film, mother is also a very important role. First of all, my mother's sudden illness has become a very important clue and background for the development of the entire film's story. Because the time of the dispute with my mother was very delicate, the story unfolded. At the same time, in the dream world, the two most important roles that exist are also the images of mothers. On the one hand, this reflects the mother’s important position in the heroine’s mind and two completely different impressions of her. Have your own space. The different situations and personalities of the two mothers in the dream world are also an objective reflection of the relationship between the heroine and the mother. The process of looking for a bright mother to wake up is actually a true reflection of the mentality of wishing to do more for the mother’s recovery. In the film, a very important line is "remember what your mother said". Several conversations with her mother and her mother’s words of educating the heroine have also become very important clues in the development of the story, and ultimately guide the heroine to find Mirror mask.
The windows and mirrors are created by the heroine through her own paintings in the dream world, and these paintings are also hung in her own bedroom. Therefore, whenever she looked over there through the window, she could always see the real world. When she and Valentine mentioned related topics, Valentine said something very interesting, "It's not the windows, but the mirrors that can see her room." Although through the window, the heroine sees the princess from the dark world, not herself, but in a sense, the dark princess is the embodiment of the rebellious part of her heart. And her actions can be seen as pursuing the so-called "real life" in a rebellious way. Therefore, for the heroine, the window has also become a mirror, because through the behavior of the dark princess, she realizes that the so-called pursuit of "real life" is actually a very stupid thing. For this reason, when she brought the dark princess back to the dream world, she would say "the real world? You can't handle it." In fact, this sentence came from her inner world after experiencing a series of events. Heartfelt. In addition, the window is a necessary prop to use the mirror mask in the story, so it can be said that there is a very close and wonderful relationship between the mirror and the window.
Mirror mask The key and clue prop of the whole story is the mirror mask. From the above analysis, it can be seen that the most important function of mirror in the whole story is to make people recognize themselves. In a sense, mirror mask also has this function. Regarding the mirror mask, in the mask shop, the proprietress has the following statement: "The mirror mask will concentrate your desires and wishes, and at the same time realize your needs." Judging from the fact that the heroine finally returned to the real world through the mirror mask and realized her wish, this is indeed its function and the core of the whole story. Therefore, the name of the film is named mirror mask. From another perspective, the main point of the whole story is the process of getting to know herself and the real world in the heroine's series of adventures. The function of mirror in reality is to allow people to see themselves and everything around them, while the function of mask in the film is to give people an expression and a meaning of existence. (This is true for both the real world and the dream world.) Therefore, when the protagonist wears a mirror mask that can see herself and everything around her, and at the same time has a mirror mask that can give herself an expression and existence, logically speaking, it also shows that she is on the one hand Recognizing the real world, on the other hand, I have the ability to live in the real world. Therefore, the name mirror mask is very appropriate and interesting.
The dream world is the stage where the main plot of the whole story takes place, and it is also the place where the heroine uses to escape from the real world. In terms of the expressiveness of the film, the director succeeded in creating a dream world with a deep fantasy color. From the huge difference between the two different world styles of light and darkness and good expressiveness, to the various strange creatures that exist in the world, the scenes are very beautiful. All make people really feel like they have fallen into a fantasy world in their dreams. The director's combination of 3D and traditional 2D black and white animation to express the world is also very interesting. The successful creation of this dream world, on the one hand, makes the level and style of the entire film very attractive, on the other hand, it also expresses the heroine's feeling of living in her own wonderful world. Especially the design of books and cats and other animals makes people feel the director's very peculiar imagination.
In addition to the keywords mentioned above, there are many details in the film that are very expressive and very interesting. On the one hand, the whole movie is a good reflection of the unique characteristics and style of fantasy movies. On the other hand, the handling of details also makes people feel that the whole movie is not entirely based on the word fantasy. A very interesting and memorable theme. After watching this movie, I thought of "Spirited Away" by Hayao Miyazaki. The two have many similarities in themes. Both tell the story of a little girl who knows the world and herself, and also uses fantasy themes as the background of the story. There are even certain similarities in the personalities of certain characters, such as the Dark Queen and the Witch, between the two heroines. In the case of real-life performances and low cost, being able to make such a good film with such expressiveness is indeed a manifestation of the director's skill.
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