Japan is a country that fears the spirit of nature. They believe that all things in nature are protected by living beings. Flowers, trees, rivers, mountains and even stones have spirituality. Among them are the familiar kappa fox fairy and so on.
In "The Tale of Genji", there is a scene in which Mrs. Liujo "is haunted by life". The
Japanese believe that even a living person, due to resentment or illness, his (her) life will drift away from the body and attach to other people. If you make trouble with your body, the voice and posture of the possessed person will become exactly the same as the body of the living creature, very powerful, right? (Those who have seen Inuyasha should have a better understanding of this)
"Princess Mononoke" still has to be said to be Hayao Miyazaki's peak production, and it is Hayao Miyazaki's hard work and painstaking work on the relationship between nature and human beings.
The content of this film, of course, deals with the tragedy of the conflict between the two incompatible [sanctuary (or justice)] [nature] and [human beings]. However, Hayao Miyazaki kept denying [environmental protection] beforehand, and kept declaring that how this film does not compromise with commercial and secular views is his masterpiece,
and through the subject matter beyond the comprehension of teenagers, it presents the human and nature in his heart. "Furiousness" avoids a happy ending at the end, deliberately leaving an unresolvable eternal dilemma and cycle.
The noble dignity of life is naturally inviolable. The instinct of human beings to pursue survival and happiness is the source of conflict with other races in nature. Since
human beings are completely different from other creatures, they cannot obtain abundant resources and culture without "plundering" nature, and the progress of history. The enemy will be retaliated against, and even lead to mutual destruction. Sustainable development is an inexorable part of human "justice". The
magic princess is not cutting the mountains and making iron out of her selfish desires, but is being squeezed by the mainstream society (samurai) under her command. The "inhumans" and "untouchables" of the "untouchables" live in peace. The environment can never be solved simply by condemning the ugliness of human beings, and this is where the author can lead the audience to see deeper.
If the war between the two "sanctuaries" of human beings and nature is almost impossible to escape the repeated fate, the "survival" emphasized by Hayao Miyazaki in this film is of course not to celebrate the dignity and joy of life, but to leave it to later generations to solve the problem. Before the wisdom of this eternal problem,
"endurance and suffering" and "survive" are the real solution of Hayao Miyazaki's helpless compromise. He hasn't figured it out yet, so he has to leave it to the audience. Before he figured it out, perhaps washing his hands in a golden basin was his happiest choice.
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