"Little Hedgehog in the Mist" is the work of Yuriy Norshteyn, and I haven't seen this short animation before.
As one of the most important animation writers alive today, the films of Master Yuri Norskine, who have seen and know more about "A Story within a Story" (Tale of Tales, 1979), and "Fox" broadcast by the teacher in class The Heron and the Crane (1974) and The Heron and the Crane (1974).
"Little Hedgehog in the Mist" is the same as these films. After watching it for the first time, you will find that the stories they tell are all very small and simple stories, but you don't really understand what the director really wants to tell. center.
Then, the short films have a strong "poetry" atmosphere - hazy beauty. The "hazy beauty" I want to say does not simply refer to the medium of "mist", it is the feeling of the whole animation temperament. With a little bit of sadness, the imagery reflected in those small details is full of mystery, and it is generally difficult to guess the actual expression. As the teacher asked in class, what does the white horse that the little hedgehog lost in the fog refers to.
In my opinion, it walked into the fog and couldn't see its own hands and body, but saw the faint white horse in the fog, which not only refers to distant dreams, but also a longing and unreachable imagination of beauty. In the end, the little hedgehog did not. Get close to finding the white horse. And life is also like this, there is always a beautiful vision, even if it is not sure whether it is real or illusory, whether it can be realized or not, we are all experiencing it. It is like a dream. It's a wonderful dream.
Maybe there is no hedgehog in the forest with raspberry jam to go out at night to find the bear on the other side of the forest to count the stars, but I believe that life is an interesting road, with beginning, innocence, joy, loss, panic, Sad, getting help, slipping, being rescued, fulfilling, passing away, repeating... That's it, in the end it was peaceful, all the ups and downs passed, I sat down quietly, the sky was full of stars, and good memories gradually emerged.
Norriskin calls his artistic style Visual Memory, which is what makes his works nostalgic and reminiscent.
Although the work is in the style of fairy tales, and it is said that children's songs are used as the creative elements, I think it is qualified to watch as a child, with a wonderful lighthearted and cheerful story, a gentle ending, and a beautiful art picture; , it is successful, not only bringing adults into the beautiful memories of childhood, but also thinking about the philosophy of life.
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