As for the plot, at first I had the ambition to understand it once, but after reading it, I found that I was still in a daze. For most people, this work is likely to be a work that is unclear, the art is strange, the plot is messy, there are many things to discuss and express, and the expression is sticky. Honestly this is the most CULT animation I've ever seen. There are hardly any mainstream elements that keep people watching. But this animation gave me a rare feeling - fear from the bottom of my body. This is the fear brought about by philosophical speculation.
The easiest way to explain this work now is that the girl Lingyin put several stamps on her body, everything is an illusion. real. The whole film is evaluated in two words, fake, pale. Pale picture, everything is false. It's more of a philosophical horror than a sci-fi suspense. A story like psychedelic noise music. Uncertain endings give people more room for imagination. Which ending is right and which ending is wrong, because there is no real right or wrong in the world.
It was successful, and it delivered to me what it wanted to convey. This kind of fear is not lost in today's world, but multiplied. Just thinking about it a little bit, and it gave me the chills to the bone. And this story is to guide people to think and explore. Fortunately, I was educated in materialism since I was a child. At this time, I could only recite Marxism and the Communist Manifesto to keep my peace to calm my heart. Searching for "me" is incomprehensible and only leads me into a whirlpool. Exploring the self is the same as exploring the universe, and thinking deeply all the way will make people crazy.
It's a crazy, experimental work. Do not ask others to appreciate this work. This story falls under the category of "fun for half the world, and the other half will never understand". People who love this work experience all the feelings brought by this work over and over again.
Finally, this kind of animation may be difficult to appear in today's world. There is no so-called "selling point", and it wants to lead people to think about animation. [Maybe female junior high school students are a selling point? 】
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