Released this summer, it has successfully become the box office champion in Japan in 2019, with more than 7.5 million viewers, ranking among the top ten domestic film box office in Japanese film history, and representing Japan to compete for the best foreign language film at the Oscars this year...
"Weathering With You" has too many "halos", and the last Japanese movie that broke 10 billion yen was Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name." "-However, "Weathering With You", which landed in the domestic market with such momentum, did not get "Your Name." "Such a compliment.
There are many voices such as "chaotic story", "dog blood", "weak script" and so on-although from the overall box office and word of mouth, the film's performance is not bad, but for Xin Haicheng, it is undoubtedly a (experienced in China). ) a small setback.
In all fairness, "Weathering With You" has the entire online screen, footage, emotion, and audio-visual experience. It is a very "Shin Haicheng" animated film. If you feel disappointed after watching it, it may be that your expectations and positioning are deviated. .
[Friendly reminder: There will be spoilers below. 】
Many viewers like Makoto Shinkai, to a large extent because of the delicate, beautiful, realistic and delicate style of his works. "Wallpaper Maniac" also did not disappoint this time.
"Weathering With You" still adheres to the principle of "every frame of picture can be used as a wallpaper" , and the water droplets, colorful fireworks, all kinds of passers-by, etc. can stand up to the most critical eyes of the audience. scrutiny.
Moreover, if you have the opportunity to enjoy it while pausing in the future, you will find that none of the water droplets, fireworks, and pedestrians in the same picture in the film are repeated, which can be called "perverted-level" finesse .
with "Your Name. "Similar to "Weathering With You", the story of "Weathering With You" also took place in Tokyo. In addition to continuing to promote Tokyo's scenery, the latter also continued the former's worldview and style to a certain extent.
The film has spared no effort in emphasizing the connection between the two. Recently, a joint promotional video of the two films was released, and the two generations of male and female protagonists appeared in the same frame.
In Weathering With You, "Your Name" appears explicitly. "The hero and heroine Taki Taki and Mitsuha Miyamizu, among them Taki is the grandson of Hodaka and Hina's clients, and Mitsuha is the shopping guide "Miyamoto Shigeru" who sells Hodaka rings .
However, "Weathering With You" did not get "Your Name" three years ago. "The reason for the almost one-sided praise is probably that the story is too "floating".
At the beginning of the film, the heroine Amano Yangna accompanies her seriously ill mother. She prays for a clear sky with a sincere heart, crosses the gate of the torii gate and travels to the heavenly world, becoming a "clean girl" with magical power...
To be honest, the story of the film is indeed a bit weird. It sets a sufficiently fantastic tone at the beginning, and then descends into the mundane world and returns to the world. The male protagonist Hodaka Morishima comes to Tokyo to discuss his daily life, and then slowly unfolds Hodaka and Hodaka. The bond between Hina and the "weather" setting of the entire film.
But what "Weathering With You" really wants to talk about is only a strong "juvenile spirit", and other things are not important, so the plot of the film feels a bit vague, light and heavy.
I heard that "Weathering With You" has the original novel, but even with the many settings in it, there are still many places in the film that are not clear enough, not to mention that most movie audiences don't understand the story at all.
Why did Hodaka run away from home and come to Tokyo alone? In fact, there are factors of domestic violence behind this, but the main tone of the film is Fangao's pursuit of sunshine, rain, and freedom, and the dark side is vague, which weakens a lot of due logic.
In fact, there are many places in the film with such "castration of reality, consciousness first" treatment, and many places are light novel-style tune.
If you carry the right to "Your Name. "Weathering With You", the audience may be disappointed, because the story of the film is not complete, the narrative style is not surprising, and it is still untenable at a realistic level (there are no plans to go to Tokyo The 16-year-old boy who can meet noble people, beautiful girls and cats)...
We have to understand a reality: Makoto Shinkai was originally a niche choreographer who paid more attention to pictures and less plot, and his story's starting point, landing point and foothold have always been small.
In my opinion, "Your Name. " is more like an unexpected extraordinary performance by Makoto Shinkai, who put him in a position that did not belong to him, and accepted the attention and judgment of the public, according to "Your Name." "The taste of "Weathering with You", which has the same sense of sight, will naturally go downhill.
Once you figure this out, you'll be much more relieved to watch the movie again. "Weathering With You" from the beginning to the end just wants to talk about the recklessness of young people.
Fan Gao and Yangcai are the same human beings, pure, stubborn, and value the present more than the future: Fangao wants to work in Tokyo as a "black household" to earn money and survive, and he will be angry at the crown in order to be kind to Yang Cai. ; Yang Cai wants to bear the burden of the whole family with her 15-year-old body, and while raising her younger brother, she will sacrifice herself for Hodaka and the smiles of others.
The relationship between Hodaka and Hina not only keeps warm, but also uses their naivety to fight against the whole world. If we look at it from the eyes of mature adults, we will definitely feel awkward - besides, "adults" are is the enemy in their eyes.
"Weathering With You" uses a very dramatic and decisive way to separate the communication and communication between teenagers and adults - the "trouble" of the community service staff looking for Amano sisters and brothers is because they can't let two parents without parents be allowed Regardless of minors, the police kept trying to control Hodaka, only because he accidentally picked up a pistol while running away from home.
Adults themselves do not have any malice towards young people, but in the eyes of young people, it has evolved into an either-or, black-and-white oppositional contradiction, or even an obstacle that hinders them .
Not to mention whether this is appropriate or not, in short, the film's position is to stand on the side of young people... So the most chewy character in "Weathering With You" is actually Keisuke Suga.
Suka is an adult who grew up according to Hodaka's experience, so he knows and understands Hodaka very well. He leaves a business card for him to leave a way out, and does his best to let Hodaka support himself... But in the case of "doing nothing" , he chose to stand on the side of adults, after all, Fan Gao's words and deeds are more like willful actions.
When Suka finally beat the police for Hodaka, he still lost to the "juvenile spirit" that he could not forget (PS: Oguri Shun is really suitable for such a slightly decadent, ruffian and handsome uncle).
All the emotional catharsis, all the inappropriateness, are just for Fangao Xiangyangcai to sing "You know, even if the heavy rain turns the city upside down, I will give you my arms."
A world without you will be bleak even if the sky is clear; for you in the world, even if the heavy rain will never stop - as long as this childish, selfish, warm and decisive emotion is expressed in place, then "Weathering Sons" The story is complete.
Maybe Hodaka and Hina will regret it in the future, and maybe many viewers will be dissatisfied and disgusted, but that's all things in the future and beyond.
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