The future of the future

Zackery 2022-04-07 08:01:01

The direct meaning of this film, which confirms family connections and one's own identity through time and space, is "mellow" enough to arouse emotional resonance, and is more supportive than other schools in recent years. It's too solid for its line counterparts (same reality plus fantasy). Of course, there are many widespread criticisms of Hosoda's various arrangements for realizing this idea in the narrative of this work, which are based on reality or on the basis of drama, but under my personal aesthetic preference, I am still hopeless. I was persuaded by Hosoda's strategy of protruding space in this work. It is the biggest secret magic weapon for this role to supplement the "persuasion" of time and space and family connections. appearing after time change) already hinted at this appeal. Under the unique scene space design of the protagonist's house, the low-conscious and objective lens is because of this special space. The functions such as metaphorical composition, on the other hand, are completely different from popular methods in aesthetics. This mirror tone is also extended to the plot in the fantasy past, and the result is that compared to most modern urban and fantasy films, even the fantasy part of this work has a too high sense of existence. The significance of this is that: this kind of perspective that highlights the protagonist's time and space is not only a "memory" but also a "personal experience". If it is not a "personal experience", for example, the life of the great-grandfather is a purely inspirational story. If it has an impact on the protagonist, it must be the most rude preaching, but the current emphasis on the "personal experience" performance strategy, trying to give the audience a personal experience, still provides a certain degree of persuasion. Of course, it is a pity that this strategy has not been done very well. The "rootless" fantasy component of the Shinkansen part is suddenly too strong. Fortunately, it came back at the end - the experience in the family record tree is not Simply peeping at the records one by one, but experiencing the past and the future, and then confirming the connection with the family.

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Mirai quotes

  • Father: This is your baby sister, Kun.

    Kun: Sister?

    Mother: Isn't she precious?

    Kun: [gasping in amazement] She is.

    [pokes his finger against her delicate hand]

    Mother: You have to be gentle with her.

    Kun: [gently takes hold of the baby's hand; she opens her eyes]

    Father: She's awake. I think she's staring at you, Kun.

    Mother: Come on, her eyes can't even focus yet.

    Father: Well she sure looks like she's staring to me.

    Mother: You must always be nice to her, okay?

    Kun: Okay.

    Mother: And you have to protect her no matter what.

    Kun: Yeah.

    Mother: Always.

  • Mirai: You did it again. You tried to hit me with your bullet train even after Mom told you not to.

    Kun: But it wasn't a bullet train!

    Mirai: You aren't supposed to use a bullet train to hit people.

    Kun: It was a Super Azusa.

    Mirai: [angrily] I don't care what kind it was!

    [scoffs]

    Mirai: And why can't you be a little nicer to Mom?

    Kun: I don't know, I just can't.

    Mirai: It's her one day off from work. She doesn't get many and she has to spend it fighting with you. Come on, try.

    Kun: [sniffling] I know... I'm not cute.

    Mirai: Huh?

    Kun: [crying, wipes tear from his eye] Both Baby Mirai and Yukio are really cute. Not me. I know I'm not that cute anymore.

    [continues sobbing]

    Mirai: Oh come on, that's not true. You're very cute!

    Kun: [walking away]

    Mirai: You're the cutest! Adorable!

    Kun: [crying harder; runs away]