Memories that no one can escape

Jerel 2022-11-03 22:32:06

In 1990, the full-time system advocated by Hayao Miyazaki was implemented. After the operation of this system, the first work produced by Ghibli under the standardized management operation was "A Fairy Tale of Time".
This is an animated film adapted from a manga. The manga itself does not have too many exciting points that can be turned into pictures. It just tells the interesting stories of primary school in the 1960s with a primary school student as the protagonist. However, director Takahata added original elements to the background After a delay of more than ten years, like the title, the nearly thirty-year-old heroine reminisces little by little about the previous elementary school days, and also added a small episode in which the hero finally found the right person.
The story focuses on reminiscing about the past events of primary school in Japan in the 1960s. The fragmented stories are strung together through memories. At the same time, in order to strive for authenticity, through realistic and meticulous description techniques, the past social background, customs, popular things, etc. are truly reproduced. All of them responded one by one and reappeared in front of the audience. Although the backgrounds are different, the past events of elementary school students are always strikingly similar, and everyone may be able to find memories of the past in this film.
The above is the most complete information that can be found on this film. Except for the famous names of Miyazaki and Xingsheng, there seems to be nothing worthy of attention, and the texture of the picture is as unglamorous as its story. It seems that it is destined to be a movie that will not be a pity to miss. But fortunately, I got it in a lot of sale DVDs. The film's delicate description of life touches your memory all the time, and it eventually became a collection of my animation movies, without leaving the regret of missing it.
Taeko, who lives in Tokyo, has the perplexity of every urbanite. He seems to be unable to find the true meaning of life in the crowded city, so he tries to use the opportunity to go to the countryside to find a different self. Taeko's memories of the fifth grade of elementary school, or the rethinking of the changing roles in life, after all, in that year, we all changed from willful, naughty, carefree children to teenagers who gradually became ignorant of the world around us. The film does not let the protagonist Taeko go back to the past like other films and change some things in an adult way, but let Taeko re-comprehend life through constant memories, and re-experience the joys and sorrows of growing up. There is no excessive dramatic conflict, which is the biggest feature of this film. The true reproduction of childhood life resonates with every audience. Everyone has regrets in childhood, and sometimes regrets make us ask ourselves every time we think about it, if we changed the way, everything would be different today, but it is precisely because of these regrets that our life will be full of fun and full of right The knowing smile of the past life is full of infinite yearning for the future life. At the end of the film, when Ade's grandmother proposed to let Taeko marry Ade and live together in the countryside, Taeko was shaken as never before. Whether his approval of the simple life in the countryside was out of kindness or sincere love, Zimiao once again expressed Make choices at the intersections of life and which one is your true self. The memories of the fifth grade come to my eyes again. Facing the unpopular tablemate Abu, the kind-hearted Taeko failed to express his true thoughts. The adult-style perfunctory made Taeko feel guilty for Abu, which became his childhood heart. Knot. After all, life is not a book that can be understood at a glance, and it always needs to be savored. Ade finally solved the knot of Taeko's heart by experiencing the heart of a young boy. Under the leadership of the innocent self in the fifth grade, Taeko finally chose to live in the countryside and chose the most authentic self.
Many of the clips in the film are déjà vu, silly: Xiao Miaozi went to a hot spring for vacation and fainted. Growing up: Boys are curious about menstruation and girls are shy. The youth of love: When Xiao Miaozi was confessed for the first time, she was asked about the weather she liked. Doubt about himself: Xiao Miaozi did not do the math correctly and was suspected of IQ. Unruly and willful: Xiao Miaozi quarreled with her sister, and Sapo was slapped by her father. .............Did you have any memories of yourself as a child?
Hehe, thanks to that little Miaozi with the card.

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  • Hirota: Rainy days, cloudy days, sunny days... which do you like?

    Taeko: ...cloudy days.

    Hirota: Oh, then we're alike.

  • Taeko: The king of fruit is... the king of fruit is...

    [the scene flashes from 1966 to 1989]

    Taeko: ...the banana!