Bright theme, flat narrative

Ara 2022-04-10 09:01:08

Scoring: 7 points/10 points reflect the second child problem and the real problems of fathers' parenting. The focus is on inspiring parents how to treat two children equally in the process of children's growth, how older children should get along with younger children, and how The question of late marriage was mentioned. My brother said that the painting style is a bit like Hayao Miyazaki's, and I think there are some similarities in certain places (some of Xiaojun's demeanor is somewhat like the younger sister Xiaomei in "My Neighbor Totoro"), the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai and Mamoru Hosoda There are similarities - love for the world and concern for human beings, but Mamoru Hosoda's screenwriting skills are currently good such as Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai. This realistic theme is good, and it caught my eye at first, giving 8 points , Later, with the advancement of the narrative, it was interspersed with the story of Xiaojun and the dog Yuko who turned into a human (knowing that Yuko did not get the same treatment as before after Xiaojun was born, Xiaojun asked his father to buy Yuko a better dog. food), the future of growing up (cooperating to put the dolls away), the mother in childhood (knowing not to put toys around), the great-grandfather (learning to ride a bicycle), the grown-up self (running away from home to the future, It shows that the Shinkansen is very advanced and is trapped there), the narrative is ordinary, and in the end, Xiaojun is still frightened by the transformation of his sister (・●・). Moreover, the director mostly uses fixed shots (the background remains unchanged, the characters move), close-ups (the part above the character's chest) and close-ups (the character's face), but Xiaojun's feelings for the future did not change much until half an hour before the end (the main storyline did not change much). Too much push), the overall plot seems a bit boring, and my rating for this animated film has dropped to 7. In addition, the setting of late marriage if the dolls are not collected in time at the beginning and the end of the lines of parents and mothers are very obvious (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻ Hosoda Mori, who was about 50 years old when making this animated film, is also Broke my heart for Japan's low birth rate.

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Mirai quotes

  • Father: This is your baby sister, Kun.

    Kun: Sister?

    Mother: Isn't she precious?

    Kun: [gasping in amazement] She is.

    [pokes his finger against her delicate hand]

    Mother: You have to be gentle with her.

    Kun: [gently takes hold of the baby's hand; she opens her eyes]

    Father: She's awake. I think she's staring at you, Kun.

    Mother: Come on, her eyes can't even focus yet.

    Father: Well she sure looks like she's staring to me.

    Mother: You must always be nice to her, okay?

    Kun: Okay.

    Mother: And you have to protect her no matter what.

    Kun: Yeah.

    Mother: Always.

  • Mirai: You did it again. You tried to hit me with your bullet train even after Mom told you not to.

    Kun: But it wasn't a bullet train!

    Mirai: You aren't supposed to use a bullet train to hit people.

    Kun: It was a Super Azusa.

    Mirai: [angrily] I don't care what kind it was!

    [scoffs]

    Mirai: And why can't you be a little nicer to Mom?

    Kun: I don't know, I just can't.

    Mirai: It's her one day off from work. She doesn't get many and she has to spend it fighting with you. Come on, try.

    Kun: [sniffling] I know... I'm not cute.

    Mirai: Huh?

    Kun: [crying, wipes tear from his eye] Both Baby Mirai and Yukio are really cute. Not me. I know I'm not that cute anymore.

    [continues sobbing]

    Mirai: Oh come on, that's not true. You're very cute!

    Kun: [walking away]

    Mirai: You're the cutest! Adorable!

    Kun: [crying harder; runs away]