Farewell, Hayao Miyazaki-Impressions of "Howl's Moving Castle"

Guadalupe 2022-01-25 08:03:03


The action of the old man this time is not small, the ambition is not small, the last time "Spirited Away" won a lot of glory, let the old man confidently plan the next masterpiece. The old man has always been obsessed with magic, just as Otomo Keyang is obsessed with machinery.

I don’t know if every work of the old man is deeply imprinted by him in the style of Miyaji, or the old man is gradually bound by one work. If you have seen his "Goodbye Firefly", you can experience it. Japan at the end of World War II left an unforgettable memory for the old man, and the fragments of this memory can be found in each of his works, such as "Castle in the Sky", "Nausicaa", "Princess Mononoke", etc. , Which film did not show signs of wars such as bombing, shelling, flames, and ruined walls. In "Ha", you can see similar scenes. The beauties that the old man likes are always half-length hair that pierces his ears, and the handsome image in his mind must also be straight shawl hair. The male and female protagonists in "Ha" did not depart from the Gong family tradition in terms of appearance, but the male protagonist is more handsome, and is said to be the most handsome of the many works of Gong fathers. In order to make this new handsome man gather more popularity, The old man abandoned his usual professional voice actor, and instead invited idol star Takuya Kimura to sing for Hal. However, for me, not understanding is one aspect, and the sound effect is not very impressive.

The twists and turns of love, stupid wars, and dazzling magic are still these belongings. The old man has added a lot to this film. To put it in a better way, just sit and follow the usual style, and say it badly, you old Are some of them poor? Perhaps like the Spring Festival Gala, in fact, it is fair to say, but which year's gala is a good one, but who makes you shoulder so much expectation? The taste of the audience is getting higher and higher year by year. If you stay in place, the audience will never buy it. This can be a pain for people. For example, Wong Kar-wai, the audience watched too many long shots and slow half-times, which made him hold back for five years to produce "2046". What kind of narration, petty bourgeoisie, nostalgia, and boredom of Wong Kar-wai’s signature The characterizations are all packaged and compressed in this movie. It is also afraid that the audience will not buy it and say that he is just standing still compared with "In the Mood for Love", so they put all their efforts into adding a future world, and all the special effects that can be used are used. Regardless of this thing, the movie has become a complete image. It's not that I despise special effects. If you can really look like some epoch-making shots of "The Matrix," it's just that you are trying to catch up with the fashion, at the expense of plot and your own style. A Zhou Xingxing got stuck, squatting in the pit and being complacent, but a few well-known directors swarmed into this misunderstanding. Alas, since China introduced American animation software, domestic animation has been completely ruined. Nowadays, Hollywood movie special effects have begun to change the quality of Chinese movies.

Ahem, I'm going far, turning back to the old man, the computer special effects in "Ha" are not old or young, 3D and 2D are born together, and the pictures are everywhere. Disney and DreamWorks have already given up the field of graphic cartoons. At this moment, the huge Japanese cartoons are also standing at the crossroads. Do they stick to their own traditions, rely on their own developed original comics to support film and television creation, or introduce advanced computer 3D technology to create visually stunning so-called blockbusters ? Mr. Gong is very old, and even this age can influence the direction of the cartoon industry in Japan. Everyone looked up at him, and he chose to ride the fence.

Facing such a continuation of the style, I can’t talk of disappointment, because people who like Master Gong will not be unfamiliar with this film, and everything they want to watch can be found here; however, they can’t talk about liking, because of this pace. Works that are too slow and lack innovation can't attract eyeballs for a long time. Abusive plot combined with conservative style, "Ha" put together, is nothing more than to let people who buy Gong Qijun's cartoon complete works in the future pay for a film.

Missing the eternal images of Porco and My Neighbor Totoro in my heart, he said softly: "Farewell, Hayao Miyazaki".

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  • Winnifred 2022-03-20 09:01:16

    bad movie. It is true that Hayao Miyazaki's dreams are true. The whole film is as chaotic as dreams, with frequent lack of logic, unpredictable main lines, and unreasonable performance of the characters. The basic storytelling is not clear. What's the use of having so many beautiful scenery? I might as well learn pixiv from the beautiful pictures. With a score of 8.9, the first comment is actually more than 8,000 useful plot troubleshooting, which is a bit funny.

  • Juston 2021-10-20 19:01:24

    Your hair is dyed the color of stars... The color of love...

Howl's Moving Castle quotes

  • Howl: Don't be alarmed, but I'm being followed. Act normal.

  • Howl: Sorry, it looks like you're involved.