Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, you are back!

Bartholome 2021-11-27 08:01:18

So after many years, you still came back and brought that most innocent touch.

Time should go back to about 1997 after the return of Hong Kong. On a night when there was no one in the house, in the spinning mill TV station that only appeared every night at 8 o'clock, the girl named Sida appeared and appeared. Laputa, those elevated railroad tracks appeared, and the clumsy and terrifying robot appeared. When the closing tune was played, I actually sat in front of the TV foolishly, unable to forget it for a long time. So in subsequent dreams, you will often dream of large white clouds, flying countless strange aircrafts.

This is just passing by.

The real acquaintance was in the second year of high school. On that day, I clearly remember that I picked up the VCD of "Castle in the Sky" in a small shop that rented books and sold discs hidden in the family courtyard. Then I went home and watched it without eating or drinking. Twice. I won’t repeat the madness afterwards. In short, he brought me into the door of animation.

The above is Hayao Miyazaki in student days, and the "Goldfish Princess on the Cliff" I finished watching yesterday is my first contact with Hayao Miyazaki after my work.

When I was in school, I always felt that it was the most difficult thing to do to describe apocalyptic plots, sci-fi scenes, and large shots. But now I feel that the most dull little things in life, the purest fantasy in childhood, are the most difficult things to do. It's hard to describe.

The style of crayon drawing is not much worse than the exquisite style of Chihiro, but it reveals the style of childhood. It reminds me that when I was a child, I was lying on the ground and drew irregular figures with crayon. In these graphics, I can see all my fantasy things. I don't know how much better than the previous paintings today, but I can't draw my fantasy things more and more. If it's clumsy, that's it.

Seeing those round shapes, gorgeous pictures, and Poniu’s wide-eyed eyes, it seemed as if I was back at the time when I was carefree watching animations and going out to go out in the wild, and I saw the clear grass. I always think of the days when I was a child basking in the sun with my grandmother downstairs. And looking up at the window, the tall buildings and the gray sky were overwhelming.

Ponyo’s appearance is not as mysterious as Totoro’s, but I really want you to pinch it, and the processing of the tail, I’m afraid only 2D animation can do it. And the seemingly simple scenes behind me don't know how many kinds of fish are moving. It is a nightmare for animators. This time I found that there are a lot of depictions of underwater creatures in the film, which shows that the evidence is quite rich.

Abandoning the lazy Japanese animation method of one shot, two shots and three shots, one shot and one foot frame, in exchange for the performance of a child who gets his beloved thing. It reminds me that I bought my beloved toy when I was a child, and I also hold it wherever I go—maybe it's just a toy pistol, or a toy car, and looking at the things that are quickly eliminated around me, I should be grateful for the rich material life Well, I should still feel that nothing is eternal.

I admit that my lacrimal glands are very shallow. When I saw Zongsuke sending messages to dad with a light, I suddenly felt that my father had a thousand words in his heart, but he had to leave his wife and son to set sail. , And a bunch of stupid stupid stupid stupid idiots in the lining shot out, but they can realize that behind this strong woman is so weak. In exchange for that passage was the brilliant lights of the entire ship-I love you. I don't know why I was moved by this lens. Unlike Chihiro's parents, this family is more real and ordinary. And finding the hope and happiness of life from these various separations and helplessness, this kind of silent dialogue, even surpasses the last sentence of "Princess Mononoke" "to live".



There is another place when Ponyo turned into an adult, when standing on the waves and chasing Zongsuke's car, perhaps many people would think that this passage was just a simple chase, but under the background of Hisaishi let the music, it seemed so cheerful. At that time, I was watching this episode at the company during a break at noon. The curtains were all around, everyone was sleeping, but the Ponyo on the screen was so cheerful. She knew what she wanted, and she knew that she would catch up with Zongsuke. I can get ham and happiness, so she runs desperately and happily, and I can only watch her chasing my dream in front of the screen with envy, and after work I can only get out of the company tired, not knowing my direction Where.



I don’t know if there is love between five-year-old children, and I don’t know if they will change their hearts when they grow up, but I like it, should we laugh at them if this is a idiot dream, or believe that it exists in this world? Hold your hand and grow old with you. The seemingly simple words in the Book of Songs are becoming more and more difficult to find today. I only hope that there is no sequel to this story. I only hope that Poniu and Zongsuke will grow up like this and grow old like this. Perhaps in a word, it is a lifetime responsibility, are you ready?



I don't want to write this film anymore. It's like seeing a good scenery that I can't describe and record with words and photos. This is like a sweet spring that drains the soul.

In fact, my heart has never been calm, because I saw a 67-year-old man who used his persistent pursuit to fulfill his dream, while in my 20s, I was lingering at the intersection...

with the seed attached, there is a need Just download it, it’s not very clear, but I can’t help it...

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Ponyo quotes

  • Sosuke: Look at her. Isn't she pretty?

    Kumiko: That's the most boring goldfish I've ever seen in my entire life!

  • Kôichi: You can't be busy - you're five!