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Black Hat (Phantom Ji)
I think the greatest thing about "Princess Mononoke" is that it is always new to watch, and every time you watch it, you have a new understanding and a different shock.
The first time I saw it was in elementary school. At that time, the idea was simple. Everything I saw was either good or bad. At that time, I didn't like the black hat very much. I remember a juvenile magazine encouraged by the school at that time. There was a column about this movie. It simply defined "Princess Mononoke" as an environmental protection article. In the character introduction, the black hat was simply and rudely attributed to the antagonist.
After that, I basically watched it again every year. Now that I have gone to college, I have found that the most three-dimensional and favorite is Black Hat.
I want to justify her name, she is not a villain, she does everything: to live. What is more interesting is that similar words have appeared in the mouths of many people. When Ashitaka faced the dog god, he replied, "At least I can live with Xiao Sang." It's not easy." But Black Hat never said anything like that, but everything she did was to live hard, she didn't mine for wealth and power, all she got was just for the survival of Dadala City, she Using iron for food, she made fire guns not for expansion, but for self-defense (to defend against the aggression of samurai, although she also killed mountain gods, such as the wild boar god at the beginning, but that was also to obtain necessary materials for survival.) In the war between the human beings and the mountain gods, there is no one more noble, both are for their own survival. The wild boars fight for the forest, which at first glance seems selfless, but that is because the forest is their home, the same way that the women of Da Dara took up guns to defend against the siege of the samurai. The so-called civilization is built on food and clothing. In the film, in an era when eating a full meal is a problem (the beginning explained, the skinny monk drinks porridge, and Ashitaka makes a sack of food can cause a sensation, and even Arouse the ill will of others, etc.) Who cares about protecting the environment? This is also the reason why Ashitakayu was initially angry at Black Hat's actions, and then wavered. Ashitaka lived in a village that relied on the gold mines for food and clothing, and moved to a remote place to escape the war. To be honest, he didn't know how hard it was for people outside to survive at first, but he saw women working day and night. Stepping on the iron, although hard but satisfied, he could not help but respect the black hat.
She has many positive factors, such as being brave, facing the mountain gods, she is the one who carries the firearm and drives them away; she is also very intelligent, she can pick up and protect a city through a deal with the skinny monk; she is very strong , her situation is actually more dangerous than the mountain god. The mountain god has only one enemy, the human being, and she has to face the attack of the mountain god and the attack of the humans who coveted the city of Da Dala. Dadala City is an isolated island, and she can be said to be the enemy.
What I love most is her penetrability. She helps the cursed people change their medicines. She said that if you want to curse, just curse me. I don’t attribute it to being kind. She understands how much they hate him from the point of view of the mountain god and Xiao Sang, and she is ready to suffer retribution at any time, but she doesn't feel that she has done anything wrong, nor does she feel that there is anything wrong with the mountain god. The spirit of survival and struggle is very similar to Inu God and Xiao Sang, so she does not see Xiao Sang as full of hatred as Xiao Sang sees her, but a strong desire to win, even with a hint of appreciation. She is not a Virgin who asks to live up to all things in the world, she only wants to live up to herself. During the day, she followed the men to the death to deliver food and supplies, and at night she had to check the steel produced, and from time to time, she would help people change medicines and supervise the production of weapons. She was the backbone of everyone in the city, but when Ashitaka told her Dadala The city is in danger, and when she asked her to go back, she said, "I have given them weapons to protect themselves." I love this arrangement, yes, the black hat has done enough for Dadala City, she is worthy of her She herself, although hunting the unicorn beast seemed to be forced, but at that time, the challenge that the black hat faced in order to continue to survive, she did not hesitate and reluctant, but determined and excited.
In the end, it seems that the black hat side lost, and the unicorn beast killed a lot of people in a rage, and blew the city of Dadala. But the other side did not win either, the forest was destroyed, and both sides lost their homes. Later, grass grew in the wasteland, and it naturally regained its vitality. At the same time, human beings also gained hope of survival, and both sides of the contradiction still existed. The unicorn beast in charge of life and death does not actually stand on either side. It can save Ashitaka, the representative of mankind, and let the wild boar god at the beginning die like that, which shows that the two sides are the same. To live, to survive.
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