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Summarized in one sentence: "Deducting the simple core to such a moving, "おおかみのこども Rain and Snow" is definitely a masterpiece. "
Let's talk about perception first. The combination of sound and picture is very beautiful. Although it is a digression, I once again felt Japan's closeness to the mountains and forests and the importance it attaches to forest protection. Correspondingly, there are no such films in China (maybe there are, but they are still in the range that only a small number of people know about), is it because the mainstream is still urbanization? The setting of the werewolf is also related to the Japanese Shinto concept of "animism" (Rain and Snow's father is a Japanese wolf, and the wolf born abroad in the zoo cannot talk to the flower). In the listening class, there is such a passage about Hokkaido, which talks about the natural and religious views of the indigenous people of Hokkaido:
"Beihai Road は かつ ア ヌ ヌ ヌ む む で.. す す ね ね ヌっ っ 住 住 住 住 住 住 住 住 住 住 々 る 観 観 々 る を る 観 ム 観 観 る ム 観 観 を ム ム を を ム ム ム ム ム ム ム を を ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ム ムHold ち, この厳しい北の大地を權しく生き抜いてきました.” (Hokkaido used to be the place where the アイヌ people lived. You have heard of the アイヌ people, the indigenous inhabitants of the island. They have such a religious concept that they are from There are gods (カムイ) in the natural world, all living beings, and even the utensils of daily life. In this way, they have lived tenaciously in the harsh land of the north.) By the way, the second season of PSYCHO-PASS The villain's surname is "Deer Spear 囲", pronounced "カムイ", even the accent is the same, I don't know if it's a coincidence or deliberate.
Although "animism" does not mean Shintoism, but as far as I am concerned, it seems difficult to imagine that the table I am using has an anthropomorphic...?
Back to the story. I saw a lot of criticism of the idea in the comments, but I intend to defend it. "The problem with the film's conception doesn't prevent it from being a great film."
Where "Wolf Children Rain and Snow" was criticized: the unreasonable death of the wolf father, the excessive beautification of the flower (making her an otherworldly and sublime), the original more animal sister Xue chose to become a human, and The weak younger brother Yu became a wolf, and he left home and never came back.
The tone of the whole story is warm and sad, and the coexistence of animal and human nature in werewolves is also mentioned later. Daddy Wolf may be a little different from the world we humans see (hunting instinct, or being attracted to good-looking animals), so I think the plot is a little deliberate, but not unreasonable.
In my opinion, flowers are representative of Japanese society's notion of female virtues. It's not that I criticize the film's old-fashioned moral values (if it's true, I'm afraid it's not chasing it backwards, and the stench of female virtues will definitely affect the look of the work and be noticed by everyone), but the flower has indeed been shaped into a very great image of a mother. She accepted the existence of transcendence, raised two children alone with amazing tenacity, always thinking "whether it is a human being or returning to the mountains, the possibility of the children cannot be deprived" (in the end, the children also have their own choices, I can't help but say that it was because I was determined to move from the beginning), and faced one problem after another in life with a smile. I remember learning the Analects or something. There is a sentence in it, to the effect: It is precisely because the sage's standard is too high that no one can do it. The impression that flowers give us is "the sage's rule", not "ordinary moving" (an example of this type is the "Wan Yin き family" thief family), but the "sage's rule" is not because most people can't do it and lose its luster.
Regarding the respective choices of the elder sister and younger brother, although it seemed a little strange at first glance, it does not seem abrupt in retrospect. In terms of physical fitness, the elder sister is more talented than the younger brother, but the experience of the two is the one that plays a decisive role, that is, the difference between nature and nurture. The elder sister quickly learned the rules of society in the place of "school" (especially the pressure of the small group of girls, she can empathize with her), and she also met people who could accept her, so she could choose the human society without any worries; the younger brother was bullied at school Relying on my sister to save the scene, perhaps my experience at school was not so pleasant. I have more opportunities to get in touch with nature while working with my mother. The choice of the two is not easy: the elder sister has to cast a spell to put a shackle on her animality, while the younger brother learns from the "teacher" regardless of rain or shine, it is very likely that the elder sister will be born, and the younger brother may fail to hunt and fall into the water. At a critical turning point, he realized the contradiction between "hunting instinct" and "immature ability". This way of overcoming many difficulties and insisting on one's own choice is also the touching part of the work.
Although I regret that Yu did not go home after becoming a wolf, it is not incomprehensible. I feel that the overall meaning of "parting" in the work is very heavy (Father Wolf passed away unexpectedly, Hua left the city where he lived and his small home with Father Wolf, Xue went to school in a distant city, Yu became the king of the mountain and never came back). If Yu can "come home often", of course everyone will be happy, and if he doesn't come back, it might not mean that he is providing a more tearful interpretation angle.
The interaction with the mountain people reflects the character of flowers and the difficulty of rural life. Nevertheless, Hua still kept this place in Daddy Wolf's memory, relying only on Daddy Wolf's narrative and a photo. With mountain people around, flowers are probably not so lonely, so I can rest assured (laughs).
"Sweet but depressing".
Although the core of the story is not new, fundamentally speaking, the motif of the work is constant, and the same is love, and "A Dream of Red Mansions" is not in the same rank as the tragic romance of conventional operations. Deduce the simple core to such a moving, "おおかみのこども Rain and Snow" is definitely a masterpiece.
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