Let's go back to the protagonist of this article, Miyazaki Goro, his father, the great animator who created an animation era, the animator who has dealt with the magnificent stories of the mountains and rivers and walked in the forefront of his life. Hayao Miyazaki is the one who is favored by talents. His fantasy stories can ingeniously connect with the vast world, and make audiences cry in the cinema. Even if he is tired and does not want to discuss too deep topics, with the idea of making a wonderful animation for his children, he can use this world's supreme imagination to create the world-renowned "Spirited Away".
And let the energy of the old man be run over by the wheel of time mercilessly, his son, a designer who has already achieved some achievements in garden design, returned to Ghibli and wanted to take the old man’s gun. His surname is Miyazaki. , This halo of the surname did not bring him any convenience, on the contrary, it made him unable to stretch out the shackles of his hands and feet. It was the work "Legend of the Earth Sea" that made the audience watch the name of Hayao Miyazaki's son walk into the cinema and leave one after another. The huge worldview in the original novel is not a simple thing that can be controlled by just a surname. Goro Miyazaki, who has played such a big game in the first contact with animation, obviously underestimated the difficulty of animation, which is still a manual art. The bad rhythm and wrong adaptation even made the original author out of anger. Miyazaki Goro, is he really an animation material?
With years of suspicion, Miyazaki Goro, who was not reconciled to the failure of "Legend of the Earth Sea", made a comeback and returned to the big screen with "The Blooming Hillside of Poppies". After half a year after its release in Japan, our celestial animation fans can finally get a glimpse of the beauty. In terms of the subject matter, this time I chose the Japanese post-war school as the background. Realistic campus themes are indeed easier to control than the overhead world. The original artist of Ghibli still makes the pictures fresh and detailed and worthy of appreciation. The story this time is very simple. It is nothing more than the efforts of the Japanese people after the war to get out of the situation of waiting to be rejuvenated and show a new look for people from all walks of life. For me, the most touching thing in the film is not that the male and female protagonists appreciate each other but become brothers and sisters at the end, and then solve the misunderstanding and have the capital to love, but the filthy "Latin" in the school that contains countless treasures. Area". What kind of place is there? There are centuries-long stains on the floor. The corners of the walls have long been occupied by the spider family. The broken door panels cannot stop the wind, but there are people reading Heidegger inside. Although the printing equipment is worn out, they still can’t stop them. The young child uttered an immature cry to the world. With the renewal of the "Latin Quarter", the mood of the audience is also clear and transparent. After the war, Japan can climb out of the ruins and enter the ranks of developed countries. In addition to the assistance of the Americans, this "Latin Quarter" Is the prosperity of China also one of the answers?
With its bright spots, "The Blooming Hillside of Poppies" is far from being a classic of Ghibli. Even if there is a "Latin Quarter" that makes people excited, the film's slightly ordinary narrative rhythm and the expected main story are still regrettable. At the end of the movie, the climax of the scene where the virgin hero gets into the car to chase the hero is a bit short of the scene where Kiki defeats the heart demon and becomes a flying witch in "Witch's Delivery Service". A pure and harmless angel mentality can be written into mainland ideological education textbooks. The facial expressions of the characters are also very problematic. I don’t know if Miyazaki Goro wants to express the unique implicitness of the people of that era or the drawing of expressions is very difficult at all. The characters in the film have different degrees of facial paralysis and cannot be brought to the general audience. What good impression
Working hard and paying attention to details, Miyazaki Goro used his hard work to hand in the second answer sheet "The Hillside Where Poppies Are Blooming". Back to the topic at the beginning of the article, does Miyazaki Goro have any talent for animation? At least from the perspective of "Poppy", I still have to give a cruel negative answer to this question. He worked hard, just as described in the "Father and Son" documentary, carefully drawn every storyboard and revised it. Then modify his own ideas, stubbornly and determinedly want to complete his own animation, but as an animation supervisor, he is still a novice with only an ordinary posture.
No talent, at least not yet. It’s my evaluation of Goro Miyazaki. He still couldn’t find his own style in the huge ocean of animation. He still sang on the mansion built by Ghibli for decades. Many people can hear him. , But they would still say, look, he is the son of the old man Miyazaki who changed the times. I think this must not be because Goro Miyazaki, who is over 40, wants to see the future.
We can tolerate the mystery of Oshii Mamoru, can tolerate the mess that Shinkai Makoto played with the traditional story, and can tolerate the remake of the ruffians again and again. These are the privileges of talented people. After all, most ordinary people are just like you, hoping to create their own works with hard work and confidence. So after "Poppy", I hope you can find your own future.
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