Princess Mononoke is an animated film released by Studio Ghibli in 1997. "Princess Mononoke" inherits from Hayao Miyazaki's long-standing profound thinking about the relationship between man and nature. The film does not stick to the destruction of the environment by human beings, but starts from the natural contradiction that cannot be resolved between human beings and nature, and explores the ultimate proposition of whether human beings and nature can truly achieve harmonious coexistence through the perspective of human survival.
A teenager who was cursed for protecting the villagers set off on a journey to the West in order to get rid of the curse and see the truth of the matter. There, the good and evil of human nature, the beauty and ugliness of nature, the small elves, the unyielding white wolf, the sad and angry pig god... Miyazaki used the eyes of the male protagonist Ashitaka to show us a pair of beauty But it is full of contradictions and killings, warm but full of tragic pictures, telling a story that makes people unable to calm down for a long time.
On the theme of the movie, "Princess Mononoke" does not simply promote environmental protection, but on this basis emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. Therefore, Ashitaka in the film, on the one hand, sympathizes with those people who, under the leadership of Huan Ji, had to cut down forests and burn mountains and fight against the gods in order to survive and develop, and help them defend the city and defend against the enemy; On the one hand, he fought side by side with Princess Mononoke to protect the mountains and forests and protect the gods of the beasts. As the only person who can be accepted by both human beings and the mountains and forests, he once ran around between the gods and people, but in the end he still ended up with the tragic ending that he didn't want to see—the gods and people both lost.
The following text comes from the end credits of "Princess Mononoke":
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 cannot be said to be Hayao Miyazaki's peak production.
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" eschews a happy ending at the end, deliberately leaving an unresolvable, eternal dilemma and cycle.
The noble dignity of life is naturally inviolable. The human instinct 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. Therefore, although they know that they are enemies with nature, they will be retaliated against, and even lead to mutual destruction. Sustainable development is human "justice." "An irreversible link.
It is not out of her selfish desires to cut down the mountains to make iron, but to seek the safety of the "inhumans" and "untouchables" under her command who have been oppressed by the mainstream society (samurai). 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.
In fact, as early as 1997, "Princess Mononoke" was regarded as Hayao Miyazaki's "closed mountain work". In fact, Gong's works are still being updated until now.
In 1997, in the second half of the production of "Princess Mononoke", Hayao Miyazaki suffered from a hand problem in his right hand due to overwork and had to undergo massage therapy before he could work. At the age of 56, he endured the pain to complete this animation. . At the premiere of "Princess Mononoke", Gong announced that it will be closed from now on.
At the end of 1999, Hayao Miyazaki continued to be well-received for "Princess Mononoke", coupled with the untimely death of Kondo Yoshifumi, "My Neighbor Yamada-kun" was a fiasco at the box office, and "Titanic" surpassed "Princess Mononoke" at the box office, arousing ambition Wanzhang, withdraw the seal pen declaration. Miyazaki Hayao, who is nearly 60 years old, finally couldn't help but come back to the arena. In 1998, Disney bought out Ghibli's overseas copyright, and "Princess Mononoke" was released in more than 100 cities in the United States and more than 1,000 theaters, and was released in the European market during the same period. However, most of the European and American dubbing are more mellow, completely missing the vicissitudes of the Japanese version, let alone the hoarse shouting often seen in the Japanese version. Although the wolf god is also dubbed by a female voice, it lacks a series of tones such as due anger.
According to a September 14, 2005, interview with Hayao Miyazaki in the British "Guardian", when Harvey Weinstein was entrusted with the responsibility of "Princess Mononoke" in the United States, Hayao Miyazaki mailed him a samurai sword with a line written on the blade: "No deletion!".
Seeing this, is the image of a cute and serious bearded old man already imprinted in his mind?
Like "Spirited Away" and "Castle in the Sky", "Princess Mononoke" is also a film work directed by Hayao Miyazaki and co-written by Joe Hisaishi. The two masters brought us a visual feast. "Princess Mononoke" has a relatively heavy theme in Hayao Miyazaki's works, and the content is an interweaving of fantasy and reality.
No matter whether the problem of coexistence between man and nature has been solved, as human beings, survival is still the most important problem, so Ashitaka said to Princess Mononoke in the play: "We have to live together! Although our contradictions are irreconcilable, Although all this is unavoidable, "survival" is the only hope." Yes, only by living can it be possible to solve the problem of coexistence between man and nature.
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