According to my experience, the film "Miss Pei's Fantasy Castle" is quite satisfactory in terms of character setting and plot development.
An unremarkable, even unheard of male protagonist of his age, a grandfather full of secrets, paired with a pair of realistic and lacking insight parents.
There are no surprises in the plot, no ingenious reversal, no thrilling plot. It's just a very traditional story of diaosi counterattacking in another world and finally defeating the villain to win love and dignity.
But I don't think the 2 hours of watching the movie is a waste of time, because I like the setting so much. My heart sank when the group of children walked out of the dusty ruins of the school.
The bright colors on the children are a stark contrast to the grey and white building wreckage. I can't help but think that in 1943, when the bomb dropped by the Allies actually fell, how many children in reality did not have the protection of Silver Brin, but died so coldly. Their lives are also fixed on that day, but that day will never be as beautiful and moving as in the movie.
The children under Miss Pei's protection are like living in the Garden of Eden. Although life repeats day after day, everyone is safe and satisfied. They don't need to grow up, they don't need to think about birth, old age, sickness and death, and they don't have any worries. Totally the Welsh version of Peach Blossom.
But after all, human beings have to walk out of the Garden of Eden under the trend of desire. This is not only the law of movies, but also the inevitable trend of life. There are some power users who have become greedy and want to pursue complete freedom that is not limited by the time circle.
They began to use their compatriots to do human experiments and take away the eyes of children. These dark human natures are closer to us than the unreachable Garden of Eden.
It is not difficult to imagine that everything that happened in the context of World War II must have its own purpose, cruel human experiments, ruthless deprivation of people's lives, all this is just to re-present what happened in the past to our eyes through the means of supernatural beings. The danger to children who are alive and happy may inspire another reflection on the war.
In the end, aside from the practical significance, I still feel that this story is full of beauty. The silver Brin who can control time, the little girl who can control the growth of plants, and the girl whose body is full of air sounds like a fairy tale version of X-War police. The way the movie is presented is also very dazzling. The scene where Miss Pei controls the time and the scene where the hero sneaks into the sunken ship all greatly satisfy the tastes of fantasy lovers.
Of course, in addition to the praise, there are also many places worth complaining. For example, the setting of the time circle is really unclear, and the emotional development of the male and female protagonists is so hasty that people can't figure it out. The most important thing is... Are the villains all idiots? Not only weak, but also very kind... When I saw that Barron could take advantage of the opportunity to kill those children, but he just walked past them leisurely, I was really speechless. The fight against the villains is not at all the climax of the movie it should be.
In a nutshell, a beautiful world view, beautiful pictures, talented actors and mediocre plots are all quite satisfactory!
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