Those who have watched "Spirited Away" please come in

February 20, 2004 19:53 Guo Jiangtao Sina Animation

Different from the themes created by Hayao Miyazaki 20 years ago, there is no war in "Spirited Away". Focusing on the return of the countryside and the confrontation between man and nature, this is a simple story about growth.

The willful and squeamish little girl Qianxun accidentally got lost in the city of desire - Yubaba's home. Her parents turned into pigs because they couldn't resist the temptation of food. Chihiro's name was also stolen by Yubaba. She became "Qian" who wandered outside the world without any reason, so "Qian" wanted to find her original self. Qianxun also wants to save her parents.

In the ordeal that he had to go through, Qian learned patience (doing the hard work arranged by Granny Yu without complaint); learned respect (helping the dirty God Luo wash away the dirt on his body); and be kind to ordinary people. (Let the rootless masked man have a place to hide from the wind and rain); Be honest (help Mr. Bai return the stolen treasure); Find your own love (find the long-lost treasure for Mr. Bai) name); fulfill your promise (make your parents human again).

Miyazaki Hayao completed a strange growth ceremony with the inherent virtues of the East, and two other branches were extended from the main line of Chihiro's story.

The story of the masked man - The homeless masked man accidentally walked into the house of desire. He drank greedily and without restraint. He did not know that his body was about to Walking into death in the midst of expansion, the kind-hearted Qian took him to escape from this world full of desires.

The story of Yubaba’s baby - without Qian, the baby will always be imprisoned in a cradle with no view of the scenery. His adult body has a head that cannot grow. An unexpected accident After the incident, the baby who was possessed by magic was able to follow Qian on a short trip. He finally understood that there were no terrible germs in the outside world. Growth requires a broad world.

The rails protrude from the water, and the train appears on time, heading for another corner of kindness. Qian, the masked man, and the baby quietly waited for their own light during the journey in the dark night, until a faint light came out in the distance.

In this plot, Hayao Miyazaki began to find a reasonable ending for his story. Qian stood in front of Yubaba. The problem she faced was to find her own among a group of identical pigs. parents.

Qian said: They are not here at all.

As a result, the spell attached to Qian disappeared automatically, and Qian took back her name from Yubaba. She completed her mental journey and could return to the human world.

At this moment, Miyazaki Hayao has sublimated Mowgli's children's words into a motto that opens the door to the world. Perhaps this is why Japanese director Ozu Yasujiro wrote on his epitaph throughout his life After choosing the word "nothing" and facing the originally pure world with a pure heart, everything will return to peace.

After leaving Yubaba's house, her parents had forgotten what happened, because they had too many desires. Only Chihiro left a mark on her life. In the unknown of the parents (symbolizing human beings), the child's mind quietly matures, and the world silently smiles for it.

In "Spirited Away", war is a metaphor for spiritual suffering, and nature is replaced by innocence. The ancient buildings that have gone away in the movie are Hayao Miyazaki's return to his own pastoral. A trace of melancholy, after all, there is no going back.

Everyone cannot avoid growth. Exhausted from the duel between man and nature, Hayao Miyazaki returned to the real world. He decided to use the theme of growth to realize his doubts about the world, instead of just expressing his doubts about the opposition between man and nature. The mood is different. What he wants to say this time is that if everyone is "thousand", man and nature will be pure and integrated.

May 09, 2005 11:09 Hu Biwen Sina Animation

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Baba Yu is a professional manager, a witch, and extremely talented in management. Her company is built on the ruins of a theme park in Japan - a super luxurious bathing center for the gods to play. Make money from the gods. Didn’t you expect gods to do this too?

Qianxun is a ten-year-old girl. One time, she moved to another country with her parents, probably because her parents were transferred from work. Dad drives a luxury four-wheel drive Audi car and is very confident in taking mountain trails... so he breaks into Yubaba's sphere of influence, which is a place that humans are not allowed to enter.

Yes, this is "Spirited Away", because of it, it really made the Japanese animation master Miyazaki Jun famous all over the world, although he was already excellent before that. In fact, the story structure itself is very "Hollywood", but the presentation method is completely oriental. Let's take a look:

Qianxun and his family are circling the mountain trail. They don't know that they are intruding. In the fairy world (another world), there is a stone Buddha standing on the side of the road: it seems to be smiling but not smiling, and it seems to be shaking but not shaking, and there is a mysterious oriental omen - all this is only noticed by Qianxun who is sitting in the back seat.

Similarly, in the middle of the city gate entering the fairy world, there is also a stone Buddha, and it is a double-faced stone Buddha. Because of it, the family abandoned the car and walked. Here, the stone Buddha is a hint or a warning: Qianxun repeatedly begged her parents not to move forward, but to no avail.

After entering the fairy world, it was really another world. The streets were empty, with mottled walls and markets lined up one after another, like an abandoned city. Because it was daytime, the gods were still sleeping. On a certain street, Qianxun's father found a snack street that was full of hot food and a variety of items, but there were no sellers. The parents couldn't care so much and started to help themselves. The father also said: I have credit cards and cash. At this time, in Qianxun's eyes, everything was turbulent and dangerous. She repeatedly begged her parents not to eat and to leave quickly. Of course, all this was to no avail.

Little Qianxun was walking alone in the empty city, feeling nervous. It was almost getting dark when suddenly a boy with lavender hair appeared in front of him. He said to Qianxun, this is not what you came for. Where you are, leave quickly. When it gets dark, you won’t be able to get out. Qianxun ran to the snack street like flying. Her parents had turned into two greedy fat pigs. The panicked little Qianxun ran around for a while, but a small river blocked her escape route. It was completely dark, and Qianxun was separated into another world, including of course her parents who had turned into fat pigs. It's just that her name is no longer Chihiro, her name has been taken away by Yubaba, her name is Qian, and her new friends call him Xiaoqian.

Continuing from the above article, just when Xiaoqian was completely desperate, her body began to become transparent, and she couldn't help but cry loudly. A boy with lavender hair appeared. He was Bailong, whose name he also forgot. Bailong gave Xiaoqian a medicine, and Xiaoqian's body became solid again.

The night life has begun, and the entire fairy world (the underworld) is lit up. There is a boat slowly docking and the lights are brightly lit. It is the gods who come from a distance to have fun. At this time, The scene has a strong sense of oriental ritual: the gods in ancient costumes (like Chinese Tang suits) float ashore as if they are going to court, and it seems that they are still chatting: Have you eaten? The picture is warm and there is no yin vapor from the underworld at all.

Bai Long told Xiao Qian that she had to find a job and slowly think of ways to go back. So, with the help of Bai Long, Grandpa Boiler, and Xiao Ling, Xiao Qian started to work as a bathing worker. It was all dirty and tiring work, (ha! It was a bit like the overseas life of international students!) During this period, she helped the smelly river god to drain the waste, helped the faceless man to change his evil ways, and helped Yubaba's twin sister with money. The mother-in-law and a kind witch found the seal. Of course, more importantly, the young man and woman Xiaoqian and Bailong helped each other through many difficulties because of their love.

At the end of the film, Qianxun (she started calling Qianxun again) and her parents escaped from the bathing center and returned to the world. At the city gate, the double-faced stone Buddha was still there, but their car was covered with Withered leaves and branches, one day in heaven and ten years on earth. Who knows how long it will take for them to be gone?

"Spirited Away" has achieved great success, winning awards and breaking box office records. Of course, its superb and almost mature animation skills are indispensable, but it is more important. The most important thing is that the world he created is exactly what people yearn for: singing and dancing, happiness like gods! As human beings, everyone has more or less beautiful expectations for the next life, that is, the underworld, right? Aren’t countless lovers vowing to each other like this: We will still be husband and wife in the next life!

I believe that most people have the same idea as me: First of all, we are not superstitious. It can almost be said that we believe in science. Since there is "matter" and "antimatter" in the microscopic physical world, and in the From a philosophical perspective, everything has two sides. Where there is "yin", there is "yang". So why don't we believe that there is no underworld except the yang world we live in? Even our simple yearning for the afterlife!

For me, the luxurious bathing center in "Spirited Away" is exactly what I want for my afterlife: every night in another world, there are hot springs and wine, and Kabuki. Hopefully our ancestors are enjoying it right now. And I also hope that in my afterlife there will be such a welcoming one-legged lamp: when a friend comes to visit, it can jump over on one leg to attract the lovely person, and then hang it at the door of the courtyard...

Moreover, "Spirited Away" also provides strong evidence for our simple yearning: in the underworld, people stink, and people are terrible! ——Just as we have the same grudge against the underworld!