Based on Kathleen Mary Norton's well-known children's book "The Dwarfs Under the Borrowers", "The Borrowed Girl Ality" tells the story of the pure friendship between the little girl Ality and a 12-year-old boy with heart disease, Xiang.
While watching "The Borrowed Girl Ality", I kept thinking of works such as "Alien" or "Iron Giant", and the films all told that the boy and the "non-me race" built a bridge of friendship across species.
The story itself is not special, but I appreciate the character setting of the film.
The little human race facing the crisis of extinction and the boy facing death are all working hard to "extend their lives", talking about the courage and courage to not give up in the face of adversity; in addition, Alitie has never seen other people since she was a child. Clan people can't help feeling lonely inside, so they can only go out and take risks every day to entertain others; in the same way, Boy Xiang also feels lonely because he is chronically ill and his parents are busy with work (who are in the process of getting a divorce) and cannot be with him; Souls meet in the huge universe, and I am moved and sighed in my heart; I am moved by the encounter and communication between Alitie and Xiang; Like the characters in the play, they are all seeking the spiritual comfort of "in the vast universe, I am not alone".
There is a more "negative" character in "The Borrowed Girl Ality", that is, Auntie A Chun, the housekeeper.
After Auntie Achun accidentally found Alitie's mother, she quickly grabbed the other party and locked it in a glass bottle, and then called the rodent control company to prepare to capture other little people.
The audience should be very anxious and reluctant to see Alitie's mother locked in a glass bottle? But when we replace the characters in the glass bottle with unicorns or fireflies or other kinds of insects, will we feel uneasy and unbearable?
Furthermore, the little people call themselves a "borrowing" family, um... borrowing and returning is only "borrowing", if only borrowing but not returning it should be "stealing", right? The audience can agree with the "borrowed things" of the little humans, why can't they agree with the "borrowed things" of mice or cockroaches?
The little people are similar in appearance to humans, so the audience can project their emotions on the characters; ironically, the film originally wanted to talk about cross-species friendship (humans and little people), but after watching "The Borrowed Girl Ality" Afterwards, it highlights the narrowness and limitations of human emotion, compassion, and empathy; after all, as long as I see cockroaches appearing in any corner of the room (regardless of whether he borrows anything or not), I will still pursue and kill them with all my strength!
I thought it would be more interesting from a point of view if there was more space to tell about "The Girl Who Borrowed Objects".
"The Girl Who Borrowed Things" has beautiful pictures (hand-painted animations always have a charming temperature), beautiful music, simple and interesting stories.... But if the film can explain a little about the necessity of "borrowing things" between humans and nature, Let’s compare the “borrowing” behavior of the little humans and humans; or, Xiang’s “respect” attitude towards different insects and creatures, and then compare the excitement and exclusive mood of Auntie A Chun seeing the little people, which may bring out the More interesting point of view.
Although the film point of view of "The Borrowed Girl Ality" is not outstanding, I like the director's way of telling the story lightly, so as not to let the Ality family live a happy life with the human family from now on (indicating that some boundaries are still crossed) It's not going to go!!), and it didn't explain whether Xiang could survive the surgery.... The ending of "Great Reconciliation and Great Reunion" that is typical of ordinary children's animation films made me feel heartbroken when the film ended. A touch of melancholy sadness. (Seeing the sudden growth of the child's mood, in addition to being gratified, it will also be a little painful!)
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Those who are familiar with me should know that I like Ghibli and have read some of my creations People should also find out how much influence Ghibli has had on me (it has been said many times that "this piece looks like a Miyazaki Shun animation" XD~), so I can't find any reason not to watch "The Borrowed Girl Ality" ", and of course there is no excuse not to write about it.
The story goes like this. There is a group of little people living in human homes and living by "borrowing" the daily necessities in human homes. In the story, the heroine Ality starts the borrowing action she has been looking forward to with her father. A little accident happened, and it changed her life with her family...
Well, first of all, the theme song is very beautiful, I'm even willing to compare it with the Earthsea insertion song "Song of Theru", the two are very similar in that they don't give me a gorgeous feeling, but they are very sincere and can go straight to the your heart, so from the beginning I thought I would love this story.
As for the presentation of the picture, I don't think I need to say more, just like the preview picture you see, it is exquisite, beautiful and full of movement.
In addition, Milin Hongchang dealt with many small details very carefully. He very clearly distinguishes the different worlds in the eyes and ears of little people and human beings. Different viewpoints and pictures will have different processing methods. The kitchen looks very ordinary when humans walk, but when the little person borrows things, the kitchen is as big as the whole world; there is also a special distinction in terms of sound, especially when I borrow things for the first time, it really shocked me, As if he was a little man walking into the world of giants.
This careful handling of the difference in viewpoints makes people very immersed in the story, and they also deeply understand how different humans are from little people. They may look similar, but they are two completely different creatures.
Yes, two completely different creatures.
This is a story in which the hearts of two different races are attracted to each other and finally understand each other through collision.
While watching this animation, I always thought that there should be some metaphor in the story or something to teach me, but until the end, I changed my mind.
We may be able to discuss the relationship between human beings and nature, and we can also talk about loving things and cherishing things or recognizing values other than money, but in fact, I think...
simple moving, a little sad and shallow A shallow smile is the most precious thing I get.
If you imagine the Miyazaki-style movies, unique world view and accustomed spiritual appeal, then I am afraid that you will be disappointed. "The Girl Who Borrowed Things" is a relatively simple and simple, but yet exquisite work .
I think this is a work that is far more suitable for taking children to watch than Ponyo. Through the interaction between the strong and the weak, we can learn to respect different lives and learn the value of survival.
It feels like a high note, but I heartily think so.
Finally, I want to say, I remember when I wrote Ponyo's experience, I shouted "Ghibli is back", but this time I must say I am relieved, I think Milin Hongchang's performance is great, the whole team is Great, I'm sure Ghibli can go on and on.
The next paragraph has thunder, so be careful.
After watching this animation, I wanted to write my thoughts immediately, but in the end I decided to take a nap and then write again, it is always better to let myself settle down.
There are two strong contrasts in the story, the male protagonist Xiang is a human being, and the heroine Ai Liti is a little human; Xiang's heart is not good and will have a major operation, and he has a gloomy personality because he lacks the company of his parents since he was a child; Healthy, so a little headstrong but lively and lovely.
These two belong to the absolutely strong and the absolutely weak races, but their minds and bodies are opposites. Ai Liti is as strong as the sun, while Xiang is relatively fragile.
I think this is also the reason why the two children, Alitie and Xiang, are interested in each other, and at the same time, this is also the reason why the two children are so direct, cruel and gentle to each other.
And I think that's the beauty of this story.
After watching the entire film, I asked myself, why is Xiang so interested in Ailiti? How does Xiang change throughout the film?
After thinking about it carefully, I felt that Xiang was just a middle-2 boy who was sick and complaining about himself.
In the beginning, Sho is "arrogant", he finds Ality and tells her not to be afraid, because he thinks he is superior to the other party (if the opposite is the case, he should pretend to sleep and peek); he Give the sugar cube and note to Alitie, because that's what he "donates" to the little human race.
That kind of feeling is like seeing a cute little stray dog feeding it. In fact, we don't put ourselves and the stray dog in the same position; but at the same time, I think Xiang is very envious of Alitie. , at least envy her health, envy her company.
People who have always been sunny may not understand this feeling, but for people who have always lived in gloomy weather, if a person appears like the sun, then it is not only enviable, but also quite attractive.
But Alitie returned the sugar cube.
This action declares "our status is not lower than yours, and we do not need your alms". Xiang's cognition was challenged, and I think this challenge was the reason why he later forcibly gave the kitchen to the little human race.
Perhaps in the eyes of the audience, the small kitchen was originally built for the use of the villains, and Xiang was given to the Elity family because of good intentions. But in fact, good intentions without mutual understanding often cause trouble, and it is even arrogant and disrespectful to distribute one's good intentions without understanding.
I think Xiang is unwilling to admit defeat, otherwise why stop Alitie's mother from escaping? Why forcibly replace it? Xiang is showing his absolutely strong side as a human being, which is why Xiang would later say cruelly to Alitie: "You are a race that is about to perish." He also showed off that the world's population is 6.7 billion people. .
If Xiang is really as gentle and kind as shown in the animation, then these malicious words should not come out of his mouth. At that time, Xiang was more like a child who cut off the hands and feet of insects and saw the insects struggling and found it funny , but the way of flying is more benign.
However, Alitte made him see herself clearly. Like all the heroines in Ghibli movies, Alitte is very strong. When watching the movie, I feel that this plot is very casual, but after thinking about it carefully, in fact, the arrangement of the story itself already contains a lot of emotions.
So we have to turn our heads and talk about Ality.
The first time I met Sho was on the way of borrowing things, and Elity was discovered. To be honest, I still can't understand if Alitie's blushing when she first saw Sho was frightened or love at first sight; I don't like the latter, and it's not quite right to say the latter, because when Sho first arrived at the house, Ai Litie had already peeked at him in the garden.
Press that cute but inexplicable blush first.
In the world of little people, borrowing things is very much like a coming-of-age ceremony, and being discovered not only declares failure, but also endangers the safety of all the clansmen. Not only that, Elity even lost her only trophy, even herself. I have always been confident that I will not be discovered in the garden chaos, and I was also denied by Sho.
For Alitie, this is a very heavy blow. If I have to describe it, it is like the top three children in the middle school who have been in the top three for three years in high school, but they were bad in the test because of a fever. Because of a little accident, the three-year Efforts are gone, although not completely lost, but 100% is a heavy blow.
So when Alitie found out about the sugar cube, she was angry; she tried so hard to endure this failure, but the culprit who caused her failure still took pity on her?
But at the same time, I feel that Elity wants to get in touch with Sho again. Ality doesn't seem to have other playmates for 14 years, another kid of a similar age seems attractive, and even I'd like to believe that it's possible that Ality realizes from the beginning that Sho needs to be rescued by another person.
That's why Elity returned the sugar cube out of order.
But then she not only received the kitchen, but also the flowers.
I am very particular about the difference between "sugar cube" and "flower". It is not difficult to get a candy cube as a human, but it is very difficult to pick a small flower that suits Alitte as a human. , so when sending the "flowers", it is obvious that Xiang has begun to sincerely think about Elity, and even more likely to apologize for his rudeness.
I think Elity understands this, she didn't read the note, but returned the flower and note to Sho.
We'll never understand what's written on the note, but I think it's something that neither of us can accept, something that is hidden.
As a result, the relationship between the two has become tense. I think Xiang wants to keep Alitte by his side, so he is anxious to satirize that the little people are about to die, but Alitte shows that they will work hard to survive even if they are about to die. Courage, the kind of strong, let Xiang see himself.
That's why Xiang said that he wanted to be able to protect other things. In fact, Xiang should be looking for the value of his survival. He needed a support, but he didn't have one around him. Come down to be protected by him, that is not the way of life of her clan.
I think Sho understands this, and at the same time takes courage from Elity. Xiang finally can truly respect another life, but also know how to respect his own life.
This brief meeting allowed the two to reconcile, and at the same time Elity's refusal, the boundaries between the two were clearly drawn.
So the goodbyes that followed were both real and touching.
This is not a very complete fairy tale. The little human race did not survive peacefully with human beings. They were separated, but they will always exist in each other's hearts.
This is a story of two children who finally understand each other.
Elity finally accepted Xiang's gift, because the nature of the gift was different. It was not a charity, but a gift with a heart. Elity also returned the gift to the other party.
"This hairpin is given to you as if I were by your side."
"Ality, I will not forget you, you are part of my heart."
This is a simple but actually not simple In the story, there are still many things to talk about and discuss, but I always feel that it would be wonderful to let the ending be contained in this moving.
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I love Hayao Miyazaki very much, even if this movie is not completely Miyazaki's film, it has been waiting for Taiwan's release since it was released in Japan last year~ In
the past few years, I think it may be Hayao Miyazaki As I get older, the stories written by Studio Ghibli gradually become simple and vernacular, and the girl who borrowed things is also an easy-to-understand story.
Well, since Mr. Shrimp Halla accompanied me to see the girl who borrowed things, I will go to see the nasty Mr. Porridge's Qingfeng Man! XD
(Actually, I don't hate Mr. Porridge so much anymore, because I have a new one to hate XD)
The Borrower Girl is a story adapted from the British novelist Mary Norton's fantasy novel "The Borrower", which should be regarded as a child Books, although I love to read bloody cruelty and reasoning, but I also like fantasy and children's books ~
Why do the same eyes see different worlds?
There is always beauty in Hayao Miyazaki's world, and that beauty is always simple and pure
. Everything in nature in Hayao Miyazaki's world is beautiful. Even the breeze blowing makes people sigh, how their eyes are paying attention Observing any tiny thing in this world?
In the movie, I really like Ality's house, as if I can smell the fragrance of the herbal tea and the freshly baked biscuits~
Alitie's room is really cute~
There are many small clutter in the small house, those clutter may be daily necessities or some small decorations, many people don't like clutter, I also like clean and fresh, but I I always feel that these little things represent a symbol of life, and represent the preferences of a person and a family. Even if those sundries are not used, they have life.
If possible, I would like to live in such a small bungalow. It feels very life. It's simple, don't worry about making money, don't worry about people, as long as you live with your family and the people you like, you will be very satisfied, living in a pure environment that is warm and natural. In fact, many houses in Hayao Miyazaki's works are It's very exciting. I also like the bakery where the witch kiki lives and the witch's village. Hall's castle is actually pretty good. XD
Of course, there are some unreasonable parts in the movie. Such a small body can emit sounds that can be heard by humans. If the voices are heard, the resonance and voice in their bodies are indeed too powerful, and it is reasonable to say that when their family is chatting, it is impossible for humans to hear
but he is Hayao Miyazaki! I don't care about their illogical bugs~ I'm partial~ Let's just think that Alitie and Xiaoxiang have transcended the soul of the species~ After all, the first meeting between Alitie and Xiaoxiang that night was in love~~ ～～Love provoked～～～～(Xiaoxiang is picking up girls at all!) XD
In addition to Hayao Miyazaki's nature, I especially like the love of every story written by Hayao Miyazaki.
Mr.Yu said the aboriginal-Spiller , at the end, he gave Alitie a small bright red fruit. Spiler, who was full of wildness, showed her affection to Aliti for the first time, and took out the feet of the mantis, which terrified Alitte's mother. , is obviously not suitable for Ailitie, so the second time Spiller chose a fresh and tender red fruit that is most suitable for girls. It can be seen that Spiller is very attentive and progresses quickly XD!
When she handed it out, she didn't dare to look at Ality, but she just shoved it towards the other party with a silly energy. As soon as Ality accepted it and turned her head, she couldn't help but smile~ What a cute child!
In Miyazaki's world, whether it is the love of friendship, the love of family, the love that transcends species, the love between men and women, they are handled lightly and very cleanly, no more, no less, and they are always the purest beginning, the purest The heartbeat, the purest confession
Hayao Miyazaki's world is really beautiful,
but my favorite is still Castle in the Sky. Hall almost jumped to the first place, but in the end I still love Castle
in the Sky~ I went to Ghibli for the Castle in the Sky. ! I cry when I take pictures with the robot!
btw. Xiaoxiang is so cute, and the soundtrack of the movie is really nice!
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Before the plot, the editor I played in the preview, so I will introduce it a little more. Alitie is a little human race, and they live by "borrowing things" from humans. The only thing Alitie knows is that the little human race is left with only his parents, and she really wants to know if there are other little human races. In her first "borrowing" operation, Alitie was discovered by a human being, namely Xiaoxiang, a twelve-year-old boy who was recuperating due to illness. The rules of the little human race are that humans cannot be discovered. When disaster strikes, you need to move immediately.
However, Alitte always heard from his parents that human beings are very dangerous, but Alitte gradually realized that Xiaoxiang did not want to endanger them. By sending sugar cubes, small notes, and later After the dialogue, Allity gradually gained trust in Xiaoxiang. However, the establishment of the friendship between Alitie and Xiaoxiang was still a disaster. Xiaoxiang's aunt, A Chun, also found Alitie's home. Come and catch all the little people, this time Alitie and Xiaoxiang will work together to rescue their mother...
The style of this movie is still very Miyazaki, including the female protagonist. As a 14-year-old little human, Ailiti is not only very brave and quite adventurous, but also willing to try to believe in human Xiaoxiang, and can rescue him. Mom, another strong and brave little girl. Furthermore, there are quite a few parts in this film where humans and animals can coexist and even communicate with each other. Sometimes you may even suspect that the scary insects seem to be more cute, but humans are quite ugly. There is a scene where Elity is sitting , Suddenly a bug crawled over, but Ality grabbed the bug and played with it like a ball, and suddenly felt that the bug was actually cute. And the last cat, helping Xiaoxiang to find Ai Litie, will also make everyone compare the human beings more, like Aunt A Chun who grabs the little human race, like raising silkworms, Grab it into a jar and wrap it in plastic wrap and poke a hole. This is quite a terrible behavior, which requires human beings to reflect again. We humans have done evil to animals, such a very perverted and terrible behavior, and panic about the creature itself. And it is emphasized that human beings are actually insignificant. A dialogue between Elity and Xiaoxiang, Elity said that her family is actually working very hard to survive, and the derived meaning should remind human beings: We must remember our insignificance, but we will still be brave. of survival. In the end, the Ality family was led away by a little native who was also a little human. A little native who did not live in a civilized life like the Ality family, the implied meaning was that humans should return to nature. No matter how many high-tech items, in the end, it is still the land that is relied upon. Once again, Hayao Miyazaki's concept of deeply caring for the earth.
The above is the implicit part of my personal opinion. Maybe it is different from everyone else, but I think it is all right. Although it is always from the point of view of women, it is not difficult to see that the patriarchy in Japan is still profound. It is still the father's decision in the Alitie family, and the mother will be arrested. However, there are still elements in this movie that are always cute in Hayao Miyazaki's movies, cute animals, and cute feelings. When Xiaoxiang took a sugar cube and said goodbye to Alitie, he said, "You are part of my heart. ”, and then Ai Liti also gave Xiaoxiang her hairpin. Such a lovely friendship touched the audience, and Xiaoxiang also faced her illness more bravely and had the courage to make herself stronger. The things Xiaoxiang and Xiaoturen gave to Ai Liti are very cute, but they can also see the difference in identities. The sugar cube given by Xiaoxiang is still a human-made item, but the mulberry given by Xiaoturen is a pure natural fruit. , the meticulous cuteness and meaning are constant in this film.
Although compared to Hayao Miyazaki's always more complex and diverse characters, and then deeper and more difficult to understand character descriptions and plot meanings, this movie will appear easier to understand, but it is still very good-looking and cute, with an encouraging nature on the front. It is still suitable for children to watch. This film may be more than a sketch, but it is still worth watching in the cinema. There are many cute parts in it.
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