From the end of last summer to the beginning of this summer, I finally saw Ghibli's new director's work "Arrietty the Borrower", which was adapted from the novel of the same name by British writer Mary Norton. Feeling Mr. Miyazaki's good intentions, he planned to close the mountain and began to support new people, first his son Miyazaki Goro, and this time director Mirin Hiroshima. I miss Ghibli the most in the 80s and 90s. There is Kondo Kifu, Takahata Isao, Suzuki Toshio, and Miyazaki Hayao in his middle age. That was Ghibli's most glorious era. However, there are ebbs and flows, and nothing lasts forever. Whether or not there is a successor in this matter can only depend on the talent and acquired fortune of the newcomer.
If it is possible to speculate on the creator's personality through the works, then Milin Hongchang must be an out-and-out romantic. Different from Takahata Isao's delicate and tactful, warm feelings, it is also different from Miyazaki's grandeur and in-depth portrayal of human nature. Director Milin likes to tell it in a concise and clean way - a green little fresh and healing story - flawless and transparent to the point of palpitating, too pure and beautiful to be unbearable. Maybe this is the real heavy taste.
The heroine, Arrietty, is a 14-year-old little human girl whose body is not as big as a ivy. She lives with her parents in a villa in the country (under a certain floor) and lives by "borrowing" human things. During one summer vacation, a frail and melancholy boy Xiang went to his aunt's house to recuperate. Because Arrietty met by "borrowing" sugar cubes, she became curious about the villain family. The kind-hearted Xiang covers Arrietty and helps her rescue her mother, who was locked in the storage room by her aunt. There is a subtle feeling that transcends species between the two. But later, the villain's family had to move again due to being discovered by humans. After they moved out, Sho was going to have heart surgery.
There are many bright spots in the film, in addition to the plot settings, the screen setting is particularly eye-catching. For example, the small house specially made by Xiang's grandfather for the villain is exquisite and cute. It has a magnificent built-in and a strong European medieval retro style. It is like a house wine toy that every girl played with when she was a child. point. Another example is Arrietty's house. Divided into three parts: kitchen, dining room and living room, the decoration reveals the breath of nature. The ceiling of the bedroom is decorated with flowers, weeds and ears of wheat, the wallpaper is blotting paper, and the ceiling lamp is grapefruit peel. The tea sets, kitchen utensils, and stoves in the living room and dining room are also made of discarded items from humans, which are exquisite, cute and innovative. Worth mentioning are the windows of Arrietty's house. Because their family lived underground and could not see the scene outside the window all the year round, so they faked a "window" in the living room. The scenery outside the window was painted by Arrietty's family with brushes. The sky, as well as the sea view, can be changed at will. It's awe-inspiring that someone like the villain can come up with ways to beautify his optimistic state of life no matter what the circumstances are.
The characters created by Ghibli are all like this: Under the ordinary and weak body, there is a strong heart that is calm and firm, and accumulates strength and courage. This is much more tenacious than the vitality of those creatures who are strong on the outside and arrogant and claws. Just like the young boy Xiang, who was frail and sick from childhood, and thus developed a negative and even world-weary mentality, he met Arrietty and found that even the little she and her family had never given up their hope of finding a companion when their tribe was on the verge of extinction, let alone ever. Abandoning the idea of "to live", I was deeply moved and inspired, and decided to live well. After Arrietty rode the water bottle down the river, she bravely faced the surgery and the future life alone.
The relationship between Arrietty and Xiang is like that of Chihiro and Bailong, Kasumi Tsukishima and Seiji Tianzawa, and it is also like any pair of lovers and friends - a self who is not complete, brave and lonely, until Meet someone and your life starts to change. This person and you have some kind of strong bond, supporting each other and moving forward together, even if they bump into each other, they can still absorb nutrients from each other, and even learn the lessons of mistakes, and then become a complete, independent and mature person. People - that's what we meet with those people - even if they know they will leave one day, but they leave behind more than just memories. Hearing Xiang say, "You are part of my heart, forever", I couldn't stop the tears suddenly.
What we "lent" to each other was not just a pink hairpin from Arrietty, not just a candy cube from Young Xiang—the most gratifying thing was that at the moment when the sun rose, the two of them They all saw the hope of life in each other's faces - even if you are alone, you must live well: because I have found faith in you.
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