Trying to write this type of review for the first time.
A successful healing anime:
① The arrangement of the story should be scrutinized and need not be of universal value, but at least it can resonate with some social groups, so that the audience can naturally associate with their own real life experiences from the movie story. If they feel the same, they will have resonance. It is easy to inspire "empathy", so the story itself has a certain social value. "Letter to Taozi" tells the story is not complicated-the 11-year-old sixth grade student Taozi accidentally lost his father, and moved to Xidao with his mother's unfinished letter "To Taozi". To make money, her mother went out early and returned late, and had no time to take care of her daughter. The lonely Taozi noticed a series of unthinkable things, and met three ugly monsters. Taozi argues with her mother because of her guilt and miss for her father, and her mother suffers from asthma. Taozi crosses the bridge to seek a doctor with the help of monsters, and the story is brought to a climax. Finally the mother and daughter reconcile, the monster ascends to heaven, the father writes, and the family is happy. ——It is not difficult to find that "single-parent families cause family conflicts", "parents are busy with work ignoring the spiritual needs of their children", and "missing their deceased relatives". These key story elements that connect the plot of the movie are all directly realistic. On the basis of reality, add magical imagination. The magical imagination also has a realistic basis. For example, the image of the monster comes from the Japanese folklore painting "Youkaizhi" similar to the Chinese "Shanhaijing".
②It does not matter whether the selection of scenes creates an overhead world, or adopts a "map" of the real world, but it is a common technique to frequently use one or two specific scenes to bring a certain character to it. The bridge in "Spirited Away" (the white dragon is called Qianxun run fast), the temple in "Firefly Forest", "My Neighbor Totoro" "I meet a cute thing by chance at a rainy night" in "For Peach" Similar scenes can be found in "The Letter", such as a small island, a long bridge where children are diving and playing, a shrine torii on the mountain, a Japanese-style old house, a ship, a neighbor’s neighborhood where well-meaning old people live... this combination (not It must be exactly the same.) Healing anime has a high probability of appearance, such as "The Blooming Hillside of Poppies", "Wolf's Child Rain and Snow", "Firefly Forest"... These scenes represent the slow-paced Japanese life and simple folk customs. , It is easier to breed a heart-warming story. At least for me, I love small islands and yearn for life on small islands, so these kinds of scenes can often grab my heart at the beginning of the story.
③There are more types of character designs, but just as the plot serves to shape the characters, the character traits of the characters also serve to promote the development of the story plot. How to create conflicts? Presupposing a "background character" for a character is the usual practice. For example, Taozi has always felt guilty for her deceased husband due to his father’s death (the death of his father is a content outside the film, which is narrated in the form of memories in the feature film, which can be counted as one of the main backgrounds of the story) and the day of the parents’ wedding anniversary. Imagine that she would feel inferior when getting along with children of the same age. This naturally created her boring, introverted and timid character at the beginning of the film. At this time, the heroine is reluctant and submissive, and she is dissatisfied with the mother’s neglect of company. Do not say. Then, the strengthening of my father’s longing, the misunderstanding of my mother’s grievances when the mirror was broken, and the hidden worries of seeing my mother talking and laughing with the uncle battery car, these emotions are accumulated together, the original love in the personality of Peach transcends the compromise of reality, plus a little bit of noness when he is young. Sensible, it became a quarrel with his mother. Not obtrusive at all. In the end, the heroine is determined to cross the bridge to seek a doctor alone, and further completes her growth from relying on her mother to being independent, and in turn taking care of her mother. She let go of her remorse and self-blame, let go of her unprovoked child temper, let go of painful thoughts, and left her full love for the heavenly father and the earthly mother. If the protagonist is flawless at the beginning, it may appear in the Kingly Blood Manga (a punch...), but in fact, even the strongest protagonist will have weaknesses and defects (a punch: I am bald, I am stronger...). "All big brothers evolved from the rookie chicken." The process of the protagonist overcoming psychological obstacles is the process of growing up. If the details are handled well, the audience can also experience the pleasure of spiritual sublimation. Isn't this the purpose of healing?
④ The depiction of details does not require the obsessive-compulsive version that fills the picture with no detail, but the necessary details can definitely add color to the story, make the story respond before and after, and have a more overall sense. Some details act as clues in themselves. I find that the response of the detailer is usually-"Wow, this is great too!"?
Nice details in "Letter to Taozi", such as:
"Water droplets?" Since the heroine was still on the ship, there were three drops of water falling from the sky, creating suspense. After the hostess moved in, she encountered these three drops of water that seemed to be alive again and again by herself. It wasn't until the three mobs came out that we suddenly realized. Finally, the water droplets ascended into the sky against gravity, which represented the three little monsters completing their mission and ascending into the heavens. If you look closely, you will find three drops of water, one is fat, one is thin, and the other is tiny, representing Ayan, Achuan and Adou. (The name is also very appropriate: the rocks are hard and thick, the rivers are flexible and narrow, and the beans are petite and cute) Besides, does the water drop have any other meaning? Like tears? life?
"Diving? ♀️" Many people in the barrage complained: "Are these kids doing nothing but diving?" In fact, this should be intentional by the director. A fixed activity can directly reflect the growth of the character or the change of the situation. (For example, the baseball catch game in "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", from three people passing each other to one absent only two people) Taozi was originally afraid of diving, wore a swimsuit and came to the river, but finally gave up timidly; at the end of the film , Taozi completed the leap of faith, which reflects the change of her personality (more cheerful and outgoing, bolder and lively), and also heralds her future happy life-she finally integrated into the children's game, and finally relieved After adapting to life on the island, she is finally the child of the island!
"Umbrella?" "Photo album" and "mirror" all fully illustrate the image of a mother-strong, careful, and loyal. Her love for her husband has never diminished, but she tried her best to show a strong and optimistic side in front of her children. Even if the child breaks the precious mirror left by the husband, he is the first to care about whether the child is injured. I think of two sentences, "Women are weak when they are mothers." (Of course this is not entirely correct) "When you can save the darkness to yourself and the light to others, you are a real Adults." ("Galaxy Tutorial")
"Pass" This is the pass for the monsters to enter the heaven. At first, the hostess used it to coerce the monsters to listen to her own words and help herself; at last she abandoned it on the ground, determined to seek a doctor alone in the rain. The pass is the representative of those "dependencies" in the heroine's life. Believe that the moment when you throw it away, the heroine also understands that there are some things in life that you really can only rely on yourself.
There are many more, such as father's unfinished letter, motorcycle old luck, boy's sister... read it a few times, and you may have new discoveries and feelings.
Not much to see. After reading this movie, I felt very emotional, so I itched my hands and wanted to write an analysis. Poor writing, only representing personal opinion~
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