It is no wonder that this has always been Oshii's usual style, calmly laying out the whole story, or perhaps a small part of the story, and then stopped at the right time, leaving a fragment of flickering fragments.
The long-awaited new animation by Mamoru Oshii is adapted from the original novel by Mori Hiroshige, but it still has his own wild and imaginative wisdom. I went to the last reserved store where the source of the film was guaranteed to buy the disc. The introduction on the cover was written in a very paediatric way. Anyone can make up the story setting casually. Most of the interest was lost. After all, Mamoru Oshii has also made some bad films, but if he is out of the way of animation, his live-action directing level will mostly stay at the second- to third-rate stage, which is unbearable to see. In addition, the character setting of "Aerial Killer" is also quite "retro" without three-dimensional sense, and looks very similar. Only the azure blue sky is refreshing.
The first 60 minutes of the film. It is still a very beautiful and realistic picture sense. The realistic and dazzling portrayal of static objects and scenery is far more pleasing than the real scene shot with a single camera; and the dynamic aerial combat scene is the biggest achievement of this animated film. Before this film, I was amazed by "Battle Fairy Snow Wind". I have seen the tidbits of making this film, which are completely based on real materials. The finished picture is full of dynamic, especially the switching of perspective and the real sense of vision during flight. Completely recorded, which is beyond the reach of any live-action aerial combat film. And "Aerial Killer" brings the innate superiority of this cartoon into full play. Relying on the increasing progress of CG technology, we can see the most hearty air battle scenes in this film, 1V1, as well as group fights, perfect processing, realistic and impeccable picture experience, sometimes you even suspect that this is not the case. Not an animation.
When I first heard the movie's THEME, my first reaction was the first hit in 1995. The two songs are too similar. I googled it, and it really came from the same person—Kenji Kawai. Combining the elements of national music style makes THEME sound more atmospheric. If the song from 1995 sounds a little mysterious, then this time is the last time I listened to it when it slowly sounded. So much sadness. And that sadness gradually expanded with the end of the film and became sad.
The last 60 minutes of the film. The real thoughts that Mamoru Oshii wanted to express began to emerge gradually, and the story was pieced together from the narrations of each person. The two most important lengthy monologues were told by Suzuo to Hannan in the bar; Mitsuya in the bedroom Said to Hannan. The latter tells us the reason for the background of this world, and the latter tells us the logic of Oshii Mori's story. It's just that everything is too vague, and Sui Su is struggling with this 8-year cycle of reincarnation without seeing the end. Most of Miya's tone is uncertain or too subjective conjectures and assumptions. This group of "Kil'dorei" with no memory can only do their job day after day like a marionette, killing or being killed in the sky. But no one is willing to think about their own destiny, so they pretend to get along with this new and familiar stranger "Han Nan", waiting in the lounge every day for comrades who are late or will never come back, no Too much sadness, or maybe the sadness is just the interweaving or the feelings accumulated with him in those days. Because soon, he'll be back, doubling up the report the same way his "ex" did and breaking matches the same way his "ex" did. That's why the mechanic roared at Mitsuya, "Huisu is trying to protect you as much as possible without making sacrifices!"
It turned out to be a tragic love story about "the past and the present".
I don't know how many times in the past 8 years, Shui Su has lost her lover, or every time, she stared at the sky with trembling hands, unable to light the cigarette in her hand, or every time, she They can all face "Han Nan" very calmly and say: I have been waiting for you for a long time. She tried hard to suppress the sadness in her heart and the fear that she might lose the lover in front of her at any time. That's why we see her "frivolity" in the first half of the film; her drunken indulgence in the second half of the film. At that time, Hannan could not understand, no one could understand, the pain and struggle in her heart.
Finally, the water element can no longer bear the inner torment. She raised her gun at "Hannan", she wanted to end this boundless reincarnation, and at the same time end her "innumerable" love. But Hannan still came back, and he didn't even bother to ask about his ex. And happened to meet the big mouth Tokino and revealed the truth, so in this reincarnation, there were waves.
The biggest suspense of the film is the true identity of the enemy ace, TEACHER, who is an adult man. After reading a lot of speculations about him on the Internet, one of them has the highest voice and I think it is more reliable. That is, TEACHER exists like GM. He is an adult man, so he can keep accumulating air combat experience, and make moves and tricks that Kildore can't do, and the goal of Hui Su is as she said, "I will not allow others to kill TEACHER" In doing so, she protected her kildore while enduring the accumulation of 8 years.
When the physically and mentally exhausted Huisu whispered to Hannan, "Kill me, just like I killed you", Hannan made a choice
. After all, she still didn't light the cigarette in her hand, and fate wanted her to continue to survive alone until the day she could defeat TEACHER.
I feel that the film always has the shadow of attacking the shell. In addition to the similar THEME, there are almost the same heroine's name, as well as the long-eared dog that used to be Bart. Maybe, here are some personal hobbies of Oshii Mamoru. Bar?
In addition, Morihiro is indeed a writer who usually surprises people. Back then, his "All Be F" played the cards of ethics and love, and the result was a great success. He was also good at piling up invisible clues in a limited description. Although I don't know how many of his classic elements were retained in the adaptation process, his consistent brushstrokes can still be seen in the plot. In his original novel, Hannan is the first person to describe, here is the introduction of the book:
"As a fighter pilot, flying a plane is a part of daily life, and killing is the most important job.
I Playing bowling with killing fingers, grabbing burgers and drinks.
In the vast sky, life and death are just a matter of moments.”
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