So, when we appreciate this Studio Ghibli cartoon, we are not experiencing it, but reliving it, reliving that dreamy feeling full of wonder. This is the style of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, writing fairy tales, chasing simplicity and truth, returning the soul to the clear and peaceful nature, to the sweetness at the beginning of the dream, to childhood, fairy tales and childlike looks in the past. "Arrietty Who Borrows Something" reproduces a fairy tale dream, responding to the audience's innermost call for beauty. A relaxed and comfortable cartoon, but it can wash away the dust and cleanse the soul, which may be the humanistic spirit of Hayao Miyazaki.
Arrietty is a 14-year-old who calls herself a "borrower", but in the opinion of the housekeeper A Chun, Arrietty should be called a "little thief". The film continues the proposition of "all things coexist" in "Nausicaa" and "Princess Mononoke", but the cognition and realization of coexistence are very difficult, and in the distribution of interests, there are more deceptions, competitions and killings. The polar definition of “borrowing” and “stealing” is the revelation of the two survival mentalities. Arrietty said it was borrowing sugar, because she felt that the world was shared and coexisting, while A-Chun thought it was stealing, because she felt that the world was a unique feature of human beings. Some and exclusive. The continuation of individual and population life requires a coexistence environment, and human greed and self-righteousness are always a threat to this coexistence system. The housekeeper A Chun is the embodiment of this threat, and it is her stirring that makes the film's somewhat dull plot a bit tense. In the eyes of the Arrietty family, human beings are not only terrifying, but also heavy and clumsy. There are many scenes in the film that show this contrast of speed.
Arrietty did not dare to say "take", but only said "borrow". She knows her sojourn status and recognizes the dominance of human beings in the world. She and her parents hope to be at peace with human beings in a cautious state. Sharing life, sharing nature and sharing a small sweet cube. But they have always wondered whether humans are so generous, and they have even observed that "children are now changed" and their worries become a burden to life. The villain Arrietty, who "borrowed" things, met Sho by chance. Xiang is a lonely and silent little boy with heart disease. He returns the sugar cube dropped by Arrietty and writes on the note: What you dropped. There is no doubt that Sho is a sharing co-existenceist who believes that the sugar cube belongs to Arrietty, an attitude that stems from his kind and gentle personality. After that, Arrietty's mood changed from resistance to hesitation, from doubt to trust, from evasion to touching. In the end, she and Xiang became good friends. She shared the human sugar cube, and a human child also shared her Lively and happy, it turns out that sharing is an act of caring for each other. Xiang's sadness and loneliness are gradually warmed by Arrietty. Arrietty is really "borrowing" and she returns it to human beings in another way. The audience is deeply touched by this sincere emotion. deeply impressed.
Xiang's parents are selfish and indifferent. After their divorce, they both excused themselves from work and stayed away from Xiang's side. Xiang, who has lost the warmth of his family, is eager to find friends. Arrietty's family is in stark contrast to Xiang's, a cautious and rare mother. The steady and down-to-earth father, who is not good at talking, lives a happy and simple life for the three of them. But in fact, Arrietty is also very lonely, she has no friends, she is full of curiosity about the outside world, and she is very worried about the endangerment of her own race. It was not until the appearance of "Archer" Xiaobu that she was relieved. of distress. When Xiang and Arrietty communicated head-on for the first time, when Xiang mentioned the number of 6.7 billion human beings, his face was still lonely and sad, and when Arrietty mentioned the only compatriot Xiao Bu she had met so far, his face was full of grief. It is hope. It can be seen that no matter how huge the numbers are, they are just a bunch of numbers without emotional maintenance. On the other hand, Arrietty's little human race, although there are only a few people, the world opens up in front of their eyes.
At the end, Xiang said to the distant figure of Arrietty: "You gave me the courage to live, you are part of my heart." I feel that what Arrietty represents is our own dream, but more often , such a dream world has no place in the real world. In the film, four generations of Xiang's family are looking for villains. Maybe they are just looking for their dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are getting fewer and farther away. The result of their pursuit is that of the original three villains, one disappeared, the other moved away, and now, the last family is also moving away. This kind of pursuit is not worth it. They built a splendid palace for their dream, with luxurious rooms in it, and all the furniture and utensils that fit the size of the villain were placed in it. However, it turned out that the luxurious kitchen was not very practical and caused disasters. I don't want to give it to the villain at all. This model villa is just for viewing, just like Arrietty's father emphasized: "Don't touch them, they don't belong to us." These gorgeous looking objects also The refreshing fragrance of a small vanilla leaf in the teapot cannot match.
How materialistic the dreams of those adults are, while the dreams of children and little people are innocent and lovely. Xiang's dream is to see what Arrietty looks like and become friends with her. Arrietty hopes that Xiang will get well soon, Arrietty's mother wants to see the sea, and Arrietty's father only wants to keep the family safe.
The music of the whole film is quite lively and cheerful. In terms of content, it should be said that the director Mirin Hongchang fully upholds and implements Hayao Miyazaki's ideas, so that his personal characteristics are not revealed much in the film. Hayao Miyazaki's producer status and original painting plan , almost makes the audience feel that this still belongs to his personal work, but it is clear that Hayao Miyazaki's determination to support the successor has not wavered, and he is also trying his best to retreat behind the scenes, so that his personal honor does not obscure the light of Studio Ghibli , This balance is difficult to grasp. Hayao Miyazaki can only continue to promote new directors and continuously strengthen the influence of Studio Ghibli. He hopes that one day, Studio Ghibli can still have a strong presence without him. Animation production strength and appeal.
The film is a fairy tale. A wonderful fairy tale can let children enter a peaceful dream, and can also let adults temporarily relieve their fatigue and bring their former self back to their eyes.
View more about The Secret World of Arrietty reviews
