I accidentally pulled out the animation "Nausicaa" and reviewed it. This famous work directed by Hayao Miyazaki can be called the introduction to a series of works he later directed. Seven Days of Fire and Industrial Civilization I remember a TV interview I watched: Japan’s first astronaut Toyohiro Akiyama (who took the former Soviet space shuttle into space in 1990) disappeared from the public’s sight shortly after the end of space travel . He came to the mountainous areas of Fukushima Prefecture and began to engage in pesticide-free farming. *1 Facing the reporter's inquiry, Qiu Shan explained his choice. He said that when he saw his homeland, the blue earth, from the universe, he suddenly understood what his most important job was. In fact, everyone's experience, family experience, and country experience will often interfere in your life without even realizing it. The experience of the two atomic bomb explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki left many claw marks in the hearts of the Japanese nation. From the only people in the world who have experienced the horrific memory of the atomic bomb and believe in the existence of animism, works such as "Nausicaa" were born. The background of the time set in the story is the 1000th year after the disappearance of industrial civilization in the Seven-Day Fire. Under the attack of the forest and the king worm, human beings are lingering, waiting for the appearance of the blue-clothed savior in the prophecy. Nausicaa is the princess of the Secret Realm-Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. This elf-like girl who can resist the wind and communicate with animals and even king insects also shoulders the responsibility of protecting the people living in the valley. When Nausicaa discovered that the forest and the king insects were actually purifying the nature contaminated by humans, she cried with joy; the ethnic group she belongs to, humans, still clings to the conquering nature that cannot be burned even by the seven-day fire. "Common sense". The "common sense" of conquering nature. Just as it was designed in 1443, the clock of the Florence Cathedral, which turns counterclockwise, reveals to us. In our common sense, the so-called clockwise movement of the clock is actually the result of the failure of the watchmaker who chose the other direction in the market competition. There are countless other possibilities hidden in the forest of fixed and inherited human common sense. Occasionally in a trance, do you still remember the dreams of childhood? When you hear the rustle of the first flower opening in the early morning, the first beetle flaps its brown wings and buzzes in front of you, the first colorful baby snake staggers by in the grass, the first A young mouse with big ears and big eyes stares at you. If you and it don’t have common sense of each species, how would it meet? Just like the golden sad dream of Nausicaa in the film: In the golden field, the young Nausicaa was taken on horseback by his father to travel with the people. When she discovered that the tribesmen were walking indifferently in the tree hole where her playmate, Xiao Wang Chong, was hiding, her premonition of the tragedy made Nausicaa jump off her horse and ran desperately: "Don't go there! Don't! !" She ran to the tree hole, tightly guarding the small cave, and shouted: "There is nothing in it!" But the innocent little king insect climbed out of the tree hole to greet her friend with a small The small front paw slapped Nausicaa's shoes as a gesture of friendship. "you Don't come out, you can't come out! Go in! Hide it! Nausicaa stuffed the little king worm back into the tree hole, and then pleaded with her father and the people: "Please, it has never done anything bad!" "Please, please, please, don't kill it!" Nausicaa's lonely cry, and the bewildered footstep of being caught by the little king insect, were all lost in the context of people's dialogue: "Nausicaa is a fairy and can communicate with the king insect." "Nausicaa, humans and king worms cannot coexist in the same world." In the mainstream culture of Europe and the United States today, the Western civilization and scientific spirit originated from Greece, and the belief in monotheism originated from Christianity in Jerusalem. In the latter part of the last century, Harry Potter and other magical novels, movies and literary works were popular. World time (except the Lord of the Rings series), in fact, is the revival of another ancient belief in Europe. Celtic), this is the general term used by the Greeks on the Mediterranean coast of the alien races north of the Alps in the 5th century BC. These peoples living in the forest have not left many written records about their lives. With the conquest of Europe by the Roman Empire and the expansion of forest logging, the Golts retreated to the edge of Europe, and they still remain in Ireland and other places. The Golts who live in the forest believe in the worship of animism in nature. The remnants of this ancient belief can be seen in the trials of witches in the Middle Ages in Europe. Northern Europe is a lush virgin forest. This forest stretches eastward, passing through Siberia in Eurasia and connecting with the north of our land. In the forests of the northeast, the shamanism of ethnic minorities is somewhat similar to the beliefs of the Gothic people. Continue east along the ancient forest and cross the Bering Strait. Among the Indians in North America, you can also see similar primitive worship. The shadows of these peoples in the forest are hidden in Nausicaa. Later, director Miyazaki enlarged it to portray the role of Princess Mononoke. These ethnic groups, who are scornfully called barbarians by civilized people, have mostly chosen the way of life of mankind in submission to nature. When Columbus announced the discovery of the New World, he seemed to forget another group of humans who lived in America for thousands of years in harmony with nature. Nausicaa is regarded as an alien by her own people, because she has the ability to communicate with animals and the guardian of the forest-the king insect, and she has become the savior of mankind. Conquering the future of nature For the Chinese, science and technology bring social prosperity, and nuclear weapons bring national rejuvenation. It is easier for us to embrace the idea of conquering nature. And Japan, which has experienced the nightmare of the atomic bomb explosion like hellfire, although running on the road of scientific progress, there is still a fear of the future unknown destiny in the depths of its soul. "Nausicaa" is such a work that asks about the fate of mankind. Although the story ended hastily, with a clear ending, it was only a temporary reconciliation of contradictions. "Your fate is a mystery to us. You can imagine if you kill all the bison and tame all the wild horses, what kind of scene will it look like? If the virgin forest is full of humans Footprints, a secluded valley full of electric wires, what would it be like? If the bushes disappeared, the eagle in the sky disappeared, and the horses and hounds also lost their use, what would it be like All this means the end of real life and the beginning of lingering life. When the last Indian disappeared with the wilderness, and their memories floated in the air like clouds on the grasslands, these lakeshores and forests Will it still be there? Will our soul still be there? "--- Quoted from the postscript of the letter from Seattle, an Indian, to President Franklin of the United States: After the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear power plant crisis, looking back at this small article written a few years ago, I have a lot of feelings. Although today's technology and civilization look at it It is actually based on the fragile technological and cognitive limits of sandy soil. The industrial civilization has only been more than two hundred years old. In the long history of the earth, its huge energy and laws are far from being able to reach us. Understand. When we are tempted by commercial profits and immediate prosperity to open up nuclear technology, genetic technology...one by one Pandora’s Box, technological progress will aggravate our human risks." "Nausicaa" is such a thought-provoking work. The first draft was written on March 27, 2007, and the last revised on July 29, 2016*1 Supplement: Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 Toyokan Akiyama, who worked as a farmer in the mountainous area only 30 kilometers away from the Fukushima nuclear power plant where the accident occurred, became the “primary refugee” of the nuclear power plant disaster. On November 1st, Kyoto University of Art and Design appointed him as a professor of the Faculty of Art. After Pandora’s Box one by one, technological advancement will aggravate the risks we humans exist. "Nausicaa" is such a thought-provoking work. The first draft was written on March 27, 2007, and the last revised on July 29, 2016*1 Supplement: Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011, it was only 30 kilometers away from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant where the accident occurred. Qiushan, a farmer in the mountainous area, is rich and wide, and has become the “primitive refugee” of the nuclear power plant disaster. On November 1st, Kyoto University of Art and Design appointed him as a professor in the Faculty of Art. After Pandora’s Box one by one, technological progress will aggravate the risks we humans exist. "Nausicaa" is such a thought-provoking work. The first draft was written on March 27, 2007, and the last revised on July 29, 2016*1 Supplement: Due to the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011, it was only 30 kilometers away from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant where the accident occurred. Qiushan, a farmer in the mountainous area, is rich and wide, and has become the “primitive refugee” of the nuclear power plant disaster. On November 1st, Kyoto University of Art and Design appointed him as a professor in the Faculty of Art.
Added postscript on March 13, 2020:
In the spring of 2020, in the new crown plague, I will look back at this short article. Times have changed, and the past years are gone like a golden age. If mankind cannot unite as a community of destiny, respect nature, and reflect on oneself, where will the future go? This is a question that every human being needs to answer.
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