Japan suffered a 311 earthquake in 2011, and the people's sentiment was sluggish, which also caused the film industry to enter its small age. Even if "From Honghuazaka" won the annual box office championship of local movies, its performance has shrunk compared to previous years. However, in addition to considering external factors, the outside world still expressed distrust of director Miyazaki Goro. In their opinion, there is nothing more worrying than the future of Studio Ghibli-after all, Mr. Miyazaki is very old. In the context of the massive attack of Pixar and 3D animation, Miyazaki and his colleagues build The two-dimensional world is the last fortress. Therefore, the gossip between Hayao Miyazaki and his son Goro Miyazaki for two generations always attracts attention. Obviously, everyone has reached a common understanding: Although it is a father and son soldier in battle, Lao Tzu is quite disappointed with his son. But disappointed, disappointed, Miyazaki did not dare to neglect to support his son's animation career. Specifically in "From Honghuazaka", he still spares no effort to help. Compared with Shinkai Makoto's attempt to catch up with Hayao Miyazaki and try a big production that lacks advantages, Miyazaki Goro this time behaved quite decently, steady, and conservative. In the case of "War of the Earth and Seas" encountered bad reviews, precisely because of the conservative disposal of "From Honghuazaka", this also succeeded in protecting the film. Basically, "From Honghuazaka" is a small format work that brings out a specific time and space story with a nostalgic mood. If you remove the background of the times, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a typical literary and fresh animation. Many people will also find some reasons, no matter what, Xin Haicheng is a single person, at most three or five heroes. In any case, Miyazaki Goro has the support of the studio's team. There is no mistake in the general direction of the story, and the standard of the film will naturally be guaranteed. "From Honghuazaka" is still produced in a down-to-earth manner in accordance with traditional Japanese animation techniques. From the perspective of the style of painting, its iconic features are also outstanding, such as girls, sky, ocean and green plants. Many people will realize that it is produced by Ghibli as soon as they look at the picture, and they have not lost their form and spirit. In some respects, it is more like Mibayashi Hiroshi's "Arrietty the Borrowing Villain", rather than Hayao Miyazaki's blockbuster work that has been maturely thought out and is suitable for large-scale development. In my opinion, due to the background of the times, "From Honghuazaka" actually reminds people of Yamazaki Takashi's "Forever Sunset on Third Chome" series, especially in 1963 and details such as the coming of the Olympics, saying that it is an animated version. And the "Sunset on Third Chome" version of the girl on the beach is not an exaggeration. If you close the sunset bathing paragraph at the end, it is simply a direct crossing. The students' awareness of participating in discussions and acting together in the film is somewhat mirrored by a series of movements in Japan in the 1960s. However, "From Honghuazaka" focuses more on the motif of cultural conservation. The Latin Building, which was once dilapidated and renewed after being cleaned and cleaned, is actually a spiritual and cultural symbol, appearing in the prominent shape of a Western-style building. The students said that they could not abandon the past in order to move forward better. This is actually a word for Japanese citizens. Among Asian countries, Japan has always been at the forefront of Westernization. Even after the defeat of World War II, thanks to a series of changes in the international situation such as the Korean War, Japan became a modern country again in the 1960s and quickly washed away from the shadow of a defeated country. "From Honghuazaka" clings to this clue, and uses the kindness of the gentle boys and girls to vote for each other, and brings out a period of the past: like the true identity of the hero, like the cause of death of the heroine's father, it tries its best to smooth the characters. With inner scars, look up at the sea and see the sky, and face life positively. On the surface, this is just a nostalgia for the past, and I cherish it out of blood and emotional reluctance. However, this is actually the national mentality of Japan. The past will always pass, and the future is still exciting. It is just like Sima Ryotaro. Looking at the clouds on the slope, it seems to see Japan's rapid development, standing in the forest of the world. However, due to the several twists and turns of the popular brother-sister relationship, many people criticized it because it was too casual and dramatic, and the plot setting too ignored the audience's feelings, but it reduced the overall style of the film. In addition, "From Honghuazaka" is filled with familiar Japanese animation plots, high-quality flag-raising girls, and colorful campus life... These don't need to be mentioned. One of the characteristics of movies is that the music is overflowing and continuous. From the beginning of the breakfast song, the soundtrack of the film was almost uninterrupted, and many episodes were even quoted in full. For example, the popular "上を向いて歩こう" appeared just right. This nostalgic song from the 1960s has appeared in many film and television works. For Chinese fans, the most familiar film is Yang Dechang's "Yi Yi", played and sung in a bar by Ogata Kazusei Daejeon. In contrast, the ending song and other soundtracks are too fresh, mostly seaside scenes, and the love is short and long, and it fails to fundamentally open up the big picture of the movie. Fortunately, no matter how you say it, "From Honghuazaka" is always the kind of film that will not hurt the audience's emotions. Seeing the students singing uniformly, whether it is to hide from the sky or to protest successfully, people will always be moved with emotion. It is often said that when we see some passages of Japanese movies, we will feel sincerely that those pictures cannot appear in this country. This is no longer technical or emotional reasons, but the fundamental national character. Perhaps, facing these scenes in the film, that's the mood. [Shanghai International Film Festival "Daily News" is also published in "Beijing Youth Daily"]
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