Leafy floating

Kaleb 2021-11-14 08:01:24

Miyazaki always does not shy away from putting the evil, cruel and ugliness of human beings in front of people, in a seemingly gentle way.
For example, if King Laputa flipped the switch gently, hundreds of people fell from a height of a thousand meters in an instant, and it was too late to make a panic expression.

Fortunately, he always does not reserve the expectation of goodness on the children, as if they are the power that can save the future.

In fact, the two robots in Laputa are what I remember most about this story.
A person who woke up in a strange country after a long sleep, the only thing he wanted to do was to protect the little girl, the princess of Laputa.
Another lonely guarding in Laputa, which has long been deserted, is accompanied by forest birds and squirrels, without fighting in the world. Perhaps he has long forgotten the meaning of war and his own existence.

They just stood there quietly, at different times and places. No words, no expressions, only two small indicator lights hung on his face, making a beeping sound.
They can't tell anything, let alone tell, but they seem to be telling everything. Regarding the peace and tranquility that should belong to this world.

And those clamoring human beings are just adding noise.

Laputa collapsed, but it made people feel relieved. Those advanced technologies are like a huge burden, making the trees on Laputa breathless.
Technology will die in an instant, but trees will not. The roots of the tree are too deep for too long, and she will always be floating in the air with luxuriant branches, breathing freely.

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Castle in the Sky quotes

  • Dola: [escorting Sheeta toward the galley] Gotta start talkin' like a real pirate!

    Sheeta: [nervously] I've been practicing! Um... Harrrrr, matey! Shiver me timbers!

    Dola: [not impressed] Keep practicing...

  • [Louie and Pazu are in Tiger Moth's engine room]

    Louis: Hey, Pop! I've finally found ya an assistant!

    Papa: [disgruntled] Stop yelling at me! I can hear you. Believe me, sometimes I wish I couldn't.

    Papa: [to Pazu]

    Papa: Come on, assistant! Let's see what you can do!

    Louis: [whispering in Pazu's ear] Uh, hurry up. He is even tougher than my mother.

    Papa: I need someone who's *mechanically* minded, not some half-baked, swashbuckling Casanova wannabe!