"In our countryside, there is a kind of magical elves. They live and play around us like our neighbors. But ordinary people can't see them. It is said that only the innocent and innocent minds of children can capture them. Their appearance. If you listen
carefully , you can faintly hear the sound of their running in the wind." This is a legend Miyazaki heard in his hometown when he was young. When he was young, he also waited seriously on the path, in the grass. Look for it in between. When he grew up, he devoted himself to animation production, always remembering the wonderful time spent in the countryside, and always remembering this delicate dream weaving for the children. Inspired by this emotion, "My Neighbor Totoro" came out.
The little girl May and her sister A Ming moved into a new home in the country with their father. The story of "My Neighbor Totoro" also unfolds in a picturesque rural scenery. As my father often went to the hospital to visit his sick mother, the two girls had to get to know the brand new surroundings by themselves. The sky in the country is so blue, the air is so good, there is no noise of traffic, no high and thick concrete walls. In the embrace of nature, the two children experienced joy that they had never felt before.
So I saw the moving little chinchilla in the courtyard, the mysterious towering old oak tree, and the nest of large and small chinchillas in the tree hole. Although it's fat like a hill, it's not scary at all. Fat Chinchilla, would you like to make friends?
In the rain, I saw you waiting for the bus at the bus stop. You are still fat, standing in the rain. Can your father's umbrella cover you completely? And the cat BUS that is screaming and rushing, it must feel good to sit on it, right?
My mother's condition changed and she couldn't go home. My sister also lost in the woods. The only thing May can do is to find the old oak tree and ask My Neighbor Totoro. Sitting on the cat BUS and running wildly, across the fields and across the hills, the children felt the breath of the tree and heard the singing of the wind at this moment. Just like that first encounter with My Neighbor Totoro, like that seed breaking the soil and turning into a towering tree, all of this may be just a pure dream in the heart of a child, and it is also true and illusion, reflecting the beautiful heart.
Hayao Miyazaki loves to describe nature and is keen to weave dreams for children. The entire "Totoro" has its usual magical realism style, using some natural scenery to cut into the stream of consciousness of the protagonist, so that the viewer's heart can get The most true resonance. Hayao Miyazaki said:
"Japan is a country that is changeable in the four seasons and is full of rich and beautiful natural scenery. "My Neighbor Totoro" is selected as the background of the country full of nature.
"Clarified rivers, forests, and fields, The people, birds, beasts, insects that live in it, the sultry summer, heavy rain, the sudden strong wind, the terrifying dark night... These things all show the beauty of Japan. I think it is important to protect these natural environments where organisms can thrive.
"The weird creature My Neighbor Totoro that appeared in the midfield of this story leisurely lived in the depths of the forest a long time ago and never appeared in front of people." Over the years, nature seems to have been greatly destroyed, but the flowers and trees around it , Xiaohe are still mutually existing. Flowers, pebbles, insects, etc., some of them are not beautiful in appearance, but you can also try to touch them with your hands and observe carefully. "
Have the opportunity to go to the countryside to watch the dance of wheat ears, listen to the singing of the wind, sit on the wooden fence and listen quietly, maybe you can also hear the breathing of the chinchilla next to you.
Comment: In the whole film, Totoro as the protagonist does not appear until about 20 minutes into the film, and the total number of appearances is only 4 times, which can be regarded as the one with the least appearance of the protagonist in Hayao Miyazaki's work. However, since each appearance can give people a different feeling, not only will the audience not be dissatisfied with the protagonist's too few appearances, but will look forward to his appearance and look forward to the new changes brought by the Chinchilla plot. In the first appearance, My Neighbor Totoro can be said to be a typical "lazy cat"^_^. The second time, when playing with the umbrella under the lotus leaf, he looked like a cute child. On the third time, I brought Xiao Totoro, Zaoyue, and Xiaomi to sprout the oak seeds once, and when they went up to the top of the tree to blow the xun, he looked like a big brother (actually, he is already an old man, hehe!). And the last time, when I called Maobushe to help Zaoyue find Xiaomi, it was a knight who was in a hurry and thought about it! Four appearances, this time I have a different feeling, just like a person with a heart from children to adults at the same time, it is no wonder that he will be welcomed by audiences of all ages at the same time, and he has achieved such a huge success!
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