there is a love

Barton 2022-12-28 11:19:16

I haven't written anything for a long time. This time, it's a gift to Miyazaki and the new supervisor Hiroshima Mirin.

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remember "Magic"? Reiko Shimizu presents us with a love story that turns a thousand times over. After going through all kinds of fate, separation, time and memory, Hua Qi still said, "The reason why I like Mark is because his eyes and hair are the same color as Daddy's."
That's flat and wrinkled Memories that have been smashed but never scattered, knowing that it is impossible, knowing that it is fruitless, but it is time and time again, touching the bottom of my heart, soft, those so-called imperfect perfections . Just waiting for a certain moment, she will bloom the most dazzling flowers.
The name of the flower is love.
After a lapse of two years, "Arrietty of Borrowing Things" is once again like a wonderful flower, blooming in my heart.

If "Ponyo on the Cliff" is some kind of comeback of Hayao Miyazaki, then this "Arrietty of Borrowing Things" reminds me of "Heart Listening". At that time, Hayao Miyazaki handed over the heavy responsibility of supervision to Kondo Yoshifumi, in order to dedicate a young but beautiful first love story to us. It was only after the sudden death of Kondo Yoshifumi that Miyazaki had to come out again, and at the same time, he has been quietly working hard to find another Kondo. From "The Cat's Repayment" to "The Legend of Earthsea", this search is painful and confusing. Now, Hayao Miyazaki has finally found someone who can make him feel at ease with his own efforts, that is Mirin Hongchang. The new supervisor of Arrietty the Borrower.
The name of the new supervisor is not well known, and the story is still a love story.
Milin Hongchang once said "I also want to make such a movie" after watching "Listen to the Side", and dropped out of school to enter Ghibli. Then it is not difficult to understand why "Arrietty of Borrowing" has so many similarities with "Listening".

The story starts with an old house. There is a family of borrowers living here.
They live cautiously every day, relying on borrowing or stealing human daily necessities to survive. Trembling and hiding their whereabouts, once discovered by humans, they flee immediately. But even if they live in such a small place, they still insist on living, and being able to usher in the sunshine every day is the greatest satisfaction for them.
Arrietty, a lively, brave, and curious girl, is a borrower.
And Xiang is a frail human boy who is about to undergo heart surgery. Parents are about to divorce, relatives can not care. Under that clear vision, there is a deep, deep loneliness. He had no confidence in the future, lost his direction, and waited for the surgery next week to end this hopeless life.
So he came to the country villa to rest, where he and Arrietty met.
This is not such a wonderful encounter, one side is happy, the other side is terrified. The long-standing concept is rooted in the heart, and the warnings of the parents are even more in the ears. However, while Arrietty panicked, she was curious and inquiring. This human seems to be different from what he has always imagined.
So even if he was afraid, he still returned the sugar cube he sent, and warned him not to approach it again. I think, Arrietty will never forget, when we first met, in the darkness, Xiang's clear and pure deep eyes.
For her, it was love at first sight.

The ending of the story was not unexpected. The family who borrowed things was discovered by humans. They destroyed the house they had built so hard and moved away silently with their luggage on their backs. Say goodbye to this old house, these familiar sights, this lush garden. The road to another world is so long and unfamiliar.
And Arrietty and Xiang finally parted at sunrise.
He smiled and handed a handkerchief, opened it gently, and lay a white sugar cube inside.
He said, I will be very happy if you accept it this time.
You take it silently. Holding his soft fingertips, weeping handed over his favorite red hairpin.
He said, you are part of my heart. I will not forget you. forever.
The sunrise that day was like the sunrise fifteen years ago. There were colorful clouds stretching across the sky, the breeze brushing across your cheeks, and the dazzling warm sunlight slowly climbed up from your toes.
And I still burst into tears.

"Arrietty of Borrowing Things" is not such a perfect and mature story, it has a little greenness and a lot of shortcomings. I won't go against my heart and say it's a 100% story, but the faint but sad feeling in my heart will accompany this imperfect love affair for a long time to come.
Sometimes, smiles are hidden in tears. It's like Qian Zhao said "I'll wait for you in the future" in "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time"; it's like the full room full of Chinese clothes at the end of "Kiss of Heaven"; it's like Akin smiling in "Forest of Fireflies" Saying "Come here, Hotaru, I can finally meet you."; It's like the "Hello, 24-year-old Xiaosheng, I'm 15-year-old Mikako!" received by Xiaosheng at the end of "The Voice of the Stars"
is "Honey" With the four-leaf clover, the final song:
Goodbye, goodbye.
How wonderful it would be to have a reunion day.

Years later, she looked back among the green leaves, a light and shadow under the tissue, the faint, faint warmth that lingered on her fingertips.
It's part of my heart.

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The Secret World of Arrietty quotes

  • Arietty: I have to go. When is your operation?

    Shô: The day after tomorrow. I'm going to be okay. You gave me the courage to live.

    Arietty: [Unclipping the pin from her hair & giving it to Shawn] For luck.

    Shô: Thanks.

    Arietty: [Now crying] You protected me after all.

    Shô: Arrietty...

    Arietty: I hope you have the best life ever. Goodbye.

    Shô: Arrietty, you're a part of me now. I'll never forget you, ever.

  • [last lines]

    [North American version]

    Shawn: I never saw her again. But the following summer I returned and was happy to hear the people in the house down the road talking about how many things in their home had gone missing.