The original novel left a great impression on me. Ms. Diana’s clever and lively texts showed interesting and profound stories before people's eyes. I should have been expecting the movie version, but when I actually saw the real thing, I still couldn't bear to be disappointed.
I still remember the cool air that rose from my heart after watching the movie version. After the coolness passed, I decided to forget the movie. The plot of the original work was stripped of fragments in the movie, and the main line was added with completely irrelevant wars. I don’t know if Mr. Miyazaki sent Ms. Diana to modify it when he adapted this work. I guess if the lady saw it, she would not agree to such an adaptation. Because the main idea is completely different from what she wants to talk about in her work.
If Hal in the movie version is a prince, then the original is a kind-hearted wizard who is troublesome but in the end. One would walk in the air, and the other would dance with the hyacinths on the guitar. How can these two people be said to be one person? So does Sophie.
Mr. Hayao Miyazaki has several other works that I highly appreciate, but compared with his previous works, this Hall has a step back too much. Except for the beautiful and clean pictures of the still warm story, I don't see any imprints that transcend the past. It is precisely because I once liked it that I was disappointed.
Of course, if you take out the Hal movie version alone, it is still a successful film (note that it is only "successful", in fact, there are many faults in this movie), but it does not stop there. Not to mention comparing with other excellent films, even compared with the films created by Mr. Hayao Miyazaki himself, it can't be regarded as very distinctive. Another fairy tale of love that floods in the waves is over.
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