A family work that seems to be a sci-fi but is actually a healing work, but also a work that depicts growth. The film uses time as a clue and narrates the little things in daily family life through the perspective of the 4-year-old protagonist "Xiaojun". story
The overall tone is relaxed and realistic, and the narrative style is non-linear. It consists of a series of seemingly unrelated short stories, and finally concludes with the words of high school students in the future.
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real and ordinary
This film selects some very subtle things in daily life. For example, Xiaojun is jealous that his second sister will take away his parents' love for him in the future, and there will be some quarrels in the family; And learned to ride a bike and so on. It is because of these that we feel simple and real. Although seemingly simple and mundane, we may also be reminded of ourselves. We may feel disgusted when we watch Xiaojun jealous of his sister's coquettish slapstick in the film, but isn't that how we came here, the time we spent playing with our brothers and sisters when we were young, and the efforts we made to win the favor of our parents, Resentment for not understanding parents...isn't these all our lost time? And perhaps it is because of this truth and commonality that the film resonates with the audience.
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past, present and future
Regarding the technique , I like the imagination of this film very much . Every scene switching is very interesting. Using the courtyard of Xiaojun's house as a carrier, there have been several "travels" between high school students and sisters and their own time and space. Xiaojun even met his grandfather. And learned to ride a bicycle. Through these crossings, the past, present and future are connected, and it is precisely the encounter with these relatives from the past and the future that allows Xiaojun to continue to grow. At first, she was jealous and disliked her sister because she stole the attention of her parents. Later, she had an intersection with her parents, gradually understood her parents, and gradually accepted and tolerated her sister. And the most touching thing is what the future, who appears as a high school student at the end of the film, said when he clasped Xiaojun with both hands and flew through time and space with him, "The superposition of countless small things has shaped us now." Running with all her might, the great-grandmother did not deliberately stop and wait for the great-grandfather, then there may not be the present Xiaojun and the future; Jun has not been guided by his relatives, perhaps he is still ignorant and will only blame his parents and sisters . It is all our choices that determine who we are today, so at every crossroads in our lives, we must choose carefully and spend each one well. Today, don't give the future a chance to regret
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other ideas
Regarding the inadequacies, I personally think that the title is a bit one-sided, because it is not only about the younger sister "Future" from the future, but also depicts the daily occurrences from the perspective of the elder brother "Xiaojun", but it is rendered in A fantastic and imaginative story. We gain a lot from ourselves while being in contact with people and things from the past or the future.
But in general, it is still a very good work for family growth. Director Hosoda Mamoru, from the perspective of children, through the description of psychology, the emphasis on family life, and the grasp of emotions, shows this delicate picture From this we also know that the parents and elders may ignore the inexplicable jealousy of the elder brother towards the younger sister, and the child may not be able to heal the carelessness and partiality of the parents and elders.
Due to age restrictions, some audiences may not be able to resonate strongly with it at present, but as Xinyue Bingbing said, this film is " like a prose poem dedicated to family love ", it is still a film worth feeling and savoring. work. I hope you and I can feel the extraordinary little fortune from ordinary life , perhaps the trivial matter of firewood, rice, oil and salt, perhaps the stumbling growth, perhaps the awakening after suffering, that is also the meaning of our life.
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