Deep in the green forest, fragrant flowers and plants,
Row upon row are lovely European-style buildings.
The fairy tale of Naoko Anbo is every bright flower,
the flower of faint sorrow,
snow-white flowers,
Another example is the flower that exudes a cold light in the secret realm.
"Mary and the Witch's Flower" is a work by Hayao Miyazaki's favorite protégé "Hiroshi Mirin", adapted from the children's book "The Little Broom" published by British writer Mary Stewart in 1971
The little girl Mary was sent to the country aunt's house for summer vacation. Led by a little black cat, she found a bunch of purple magic flowers in the forest. While cleaning the yard, her pollen-stained hand touched the broom, and the broom rose into the air, sending her to a magic school deep in the forest. Here, she learned all kinds of magical and interesting magic, and also discovered this wonderful story of the school's unspeakable secret...
The red-haired witch, the broom in the forest, and the black cat, "Mary and the Witch's Flower" seems to be reminiscent of Ghibli's representative work "The Witch's Delivery Service." The story is full of Ghibli elements: a fiery heroine, lovely creatures, touching stories for all ages. "Mary and the Witch's Flower" feels like the "sister" work of "The Witch's Delivery Service", about a little girl who discovers a flower that gives her magic power, and quickly begins a dark adventure full of brooms, companions and cunning adults . What's new is that the "girl in distress" role in this film is played by a boy named Peter.
An introverted and sentimental Anna, it is estimated that every girl has that kind of unspeakable sadness in her heart. The blue melancholy in her heart and the loneliness under her inferiority complex needs a sunshine to ignite the hope of life. "Marnie in Memories" is produced by Studio Ghibli, based on the children's literature works of British novelist Joan G Robinson. It is another animated film directed by Mirin Hongchang following "The Villain Arrietty", also known as Ghibli's last work.
Ghibli after Hayao Miyazaki retired In "Marnie in Memories", director Hiroshi Mirin made a brand new attempt. The protagonist Anna, surrounded by loneliness, transformed her soul in a seaside city and built In the context of the movie, in the beautiful and ethereal style of painting, that trace of depression due to life experience, although it is slightly gloomy, it will touch the heart of the growing pain. Whether or not the film has won the approval of audiences of different levels. Mani are Ghibli landmark works. He broke through the inherent mode of expression, artistic style and even spiritual connotation, and opened up a new era of Ghibli.
In mid-1985, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki established Studio Ghibli together. "Ghibli" was named by Hayao Miyazaki, which means the seasonal hot wind blowing in the Sahara Desert. At the same time, Hayao Miyazaki's naming the studio Ghibli also has a deeper meaning. He hopes that Studio Ghibli can create a whirlwind in the Japanese animation industry in the future. Of course, Studio Ghibli lived up to expectations and became a giant in the Japanese animation industry, and the classic works left behind have deeply influenced generations.
In 2015, Hiroshi Mirin and Yoshiaki Nishimura, who left Ghibli, founded Studio Ponoc. They are determined to inherit the spark of Ghibli and continue to produce high-quality animated films suitable for all ages. Ponoc after Ghibli also has its own unique meaning. Ponoc means "midnight" in Serbo-Croatian language, symbolizing the beginning of a new day. Waiting for the original intention of the original Ghibli elite team and their commitment to the world, they will continue to create magical and moving stories, inherit the spirit of Ghibli, and pay tribute to the classic works of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki;
Whether it is the composition, tone and light and shadow of the picture, or the soundtrack and overall style of the film, "Mary and the Witch's Flower" presents a strong Ghibli style, but this does not mean that "Mary and the Witch's Flower" is the right A simple imitation or a re-enactment of Hayao Miyazaki's works, because as the youngest director in "Studio Ghibli" works over the years; Mirin Hiroshi himself is "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle", One of the original painters of many Ghibli classics such as "Ponyo on the Cliff"; it can be said that Mirin Hongchang himself is one of the original authors of the Ghibli painting style. With the Witch's Flower" is the satisfactory answer that Mirin Hongchang handed over after graduating from Ghibli.
Director Mirin Hiroshi has entered Studio Ghibli in 1996 and has been studying animation production with Hayao Miyazaki for nearly 20 years. The storyboard scene, for example, in "Spirited Away", when Qianxun's parents overeating and turned into pigs, the greed in their eyes; another example is "Howl's Moving Castle" when Howl and Sophie met, the inexplicable heart. throbbing; and in "The Ponyo on the Cliff", when the Ponyo Princess rode the golden water to the new world, she couldn't restrain her excitement... Milin Hongchang was responsible for the role of the "Ponyo on the Cliff" After watching the footage of the Fujimoto family riding on the golden water and fish to the ground, Hayao Miyazaki praised him as a "universal animator for the world".
Mirin Hongchang's first feature-length animation "Arietty who borrowed things" has already won the "Japan Oscar" - Japan Film Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and the second work "Marnie in Memory" Also shortlisted for the current "Japan Oscar" nomination. He has extensive experience in animation production and has a strong control over the content and form of the film to be presented to the audience.
At the same time, there is a sense of poetry in his works, using a more powerful display method - metaphor, through the details to metaphorize the emotions of the characters and infect the audience. Under the creation of "Mary and the Witch's Flower" by Mi Lin Hongchang, even an inanimate object - a broom can be very dynamic and vigorous, and the various animals appearing in it also look more intimate and close to life. Use this magic to infuse quality into every inch of the screen.
between paper and thread,
Childhood life is too far away,
But it is fondly remembered,
Distance adds charm to life,
The space shows the long-term memory.
Memories, it seems to return to childhood.
keep an initial impression
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