form may not matter

Braeden 2022-04-23 07:05:28

The surface looks rough, scribbled, and the colors are monotonous, but this is Takahata Isao's new attempt to the animation style, which can be said to be original. People who think that this animation has little technical content actually reflects their own lack of viewing ability.
When it comes to picture style, it's just a form of expression, and sometimes it's not that important, what matters is the content.
Apparently this is an animation that reflects the theme of "family life". A typical family of five is the "protagonist" of the whole story. There is no dramatic conflict in the story. From the beginning to the end, it shows the trivial, plain, interesting and humorous life moments of the family of five. The whole animated story is made up of bits and pieces of a family's life, which makes the structure of the story seem fragmented to us. The scattered story structure is precisely the creator's best interpretation of trivial life. Triviality is the essential characteristic of our real life, no one's life is not trivial.
However, what this animation really wants to express is a philosophy of life and an attitude towards life. The life principles in the story are all clichés, such as "up and down life, inevitable storms, sudden happiness, etc. The road of life is not easy to walk, "tolerance" and "thinking" are to avoid or The best way to remove obstacles on the road is not to worry about what will happen on the road ahead? Can we go on? We just need to walk. There must be a way for the car to the front of the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, because things are impermanent.

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Extended Reading
  • Rico 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    It is said to be another work of Hayao Miyazaki's studio, but it feels very ordinary to me

  • Jake 2022-04-24 07:01:25

    It is such an ordinary Yamada family, interpreting a trivial, warm, joyful and hilarious happy life. The pencil drawing is simple in concept and lively and fun. The traditional Japanese humor is quite interesting. The image of the Yamada family is really moving, which is a great work.

My Neighbors the Yamadas quotes

  • Takashi: [Matsuko sets hot pot on the table] Hot pot? We just had that the other night!

    Matsuko: But it tastes so good in the winter.

    [Matsuko finishes setting the ingredients on the table]

    Matsuko: Okay, help yourself!

    Shige: It's more like "Cook it yourself."

  • Noboru: [Noboru runs to Nonoko, then takes a bar of chocolate out of his schoolbag] Look, chocolate!

    Nonoko: Wow!

    [calling out]

    Nonoko: Mommy! Noboru spent all his money on chocolate!

    Noboru: No, I got them for Valentine's Day!