Today, when 3D animation occupies the big screen, it is too rare to see a frame-by-frame hand-painted animation film. The Irish animation film "Song of the Sea" released two days ago is definitely a current animation film a clear stream.
This animation was released abroad in 2014, so there are resources on the Internet very early.
Why do I still recommend you to see it?
Because it's really worth it!
Every frame of this animation is beautiful and poetic, natural desktop wallpaper!
The story of "Song of the Sea" is rooted in Irish folklore, about search and return, nostalgia and freedom.
On a picturesque island in the sea, a family of three lives a warm and secluded life.
Soon after, sister Saoirse was born, and mother disappeared.
The father was set up to raise the two children alone, and the unhappy
brother Ben thought it was the younger sister who harmed the mother, so he was hostile to the younger sister.
It turned out that the stories that the mother told Ben were all true.
The mother is a fairy family in myth, the seal girl.
After giving birth to her daughter Saoirse, she must return to the sea.
Grandma stubbornly believed that the environment of the island was not suitable for the two brothers and sisters to live, and forced the two brothers and sisters to stay in Berlin.
Indeed, there are no entertainment, medical facilities, only beautiful scenery.
Facing the industrialized city, the smoky atmosphere, the hustle and bustle, filled people with disgust. The two brothers and sisters yearned for and nostalgic for life by the sea, and they began to embark on a journey back to their hometown.
It can be seen here that the film is anti-industrial revolution, they long for the ocean, long for nature, and the nostalgia complex common to the whole world.
The different attributions of nostalgia in the hearts of Eastern and Western civilizations originate from geography. The nostalgia of "Song of the Sea" is in the sea, while the nostalgia of the Japanese animation "The Story of Kaguya Hime" is in the mountains and forests.
"Song of the Sea" and "The Story of Kaguya Princess" are also stories of folklore, and each frame is an exquisite hand-painted work of art. They are also poignant stories about finding and parting, and the interpretation of beauty in the East and the West. The two have many similarities.
"Song of the Sea" has an obvious anti-industrial color. After the two little protagonists in the film came to the dark big city from the sea, they have always been concerned about the island in the sea. The main line is that all dangers return to the island, and this yearning for the ocean is also a return to freedom.
"The Story of Kaguya Princess" reveals more of an anti-secular temperament. Kaguya in the film also grew up in the mountains and forests, but was finally forced to come to Kyoto, Japan.
But the heart has always been concerned about the mountains and forests that grew up since childhood. This yearning for the mountains and forests has the "reclusion" temperament in the bones of traditional Orientals, saying goodbye to the secular world and converting to Nanshan. This is the pursuit of inner freedom for thousands of years.
It is even more coincidental that the protagonists in the two films do not appear as ordinary people. Kaguya in "The Story of Kaguya" is a fairy who grows in bamboo, while the seal fairy in "Song of the Sea" is the ocean. fairy in .
The place where they grew up is where their nostalgia lies. The Eastern cultural circle is mostly inland temperament, while the West is inclined to the ocean. The limited land and the vastness of the ocean also determine the different interpretations of freedom in the two cultures.
This is the most beautiful animation I have seen so far in my life. It has been sharpened in ten years and hand-painted frame by frame. The visual style perfectly integrates the elements of Ukiyo-e, fine brushwork and ink painting. The ethereal and beautiful soundtrack makes a dreamlike scene. The fairy tale wonderland trip, evoking all the good in people's hearts.
No matter how rough the waves are, how many mountains and forests are, the nostalgia is always sad and beautiful, and the interpretation of beauty in the East and the West is the same way!
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