in the name of redemption

Citlalli 2022-02-07 14:50:57

Occasionally hear this long-lost song on the bandstand. Miyazaki's only music MV movie.
6' piece length. A chapter of redemption dedicated to the last days of humanity.

chage and ask. Their singing sounded like a promise from the depths of their souls. Firm. Gentle.

On your mark... Jun と Servants ん で
Ye Ming け を chasing い 抜 い て み た い
You and I, side by side,
want to fly over the dawn with your own power.

When the flying picture encounters the climax of the song. The most shocking scene in all of Miyazaki's works.
You see them gradually sending away the angel's hand, the wings of Yufeng fluttering and raising.
You see all Miyazaki Shun's passion and desire to fly, like a firework in an instant, pointing directly to the heart, blooming silently.

There are always some wishes buried deep in the heart.
They are either naive or sentimental, and they have nowhere to say, and no way to realize them. Just at a certain time, it will be gently summoned.
It's not about coercion or greed.
It's just that people and things in this world can't be arbitrarily manipulated because of my love...
if I have to give up. But still can wait. As long as I can be with you.

On your mark
Servant ら が そ れ で も STOP め な い の は
Even so,
you and I did not stop.

End credits angels fluttering high in the sky.
Maybe Miyazaki wants to use it to protect our dreams. Even if it's just a little consolation.
When we grow up, we are more and more able to understand that the sky that is free to fly is so precious.

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  • Aniyah 2022-04-19 09:02:56

    If this world really becomes the world written by Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, I can't imagine my sorrow the one with her

  • Kaia 2022-04-19 09:02:56

    another possibility for the story

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