The flower of miracle blooms quietly

Amy 2022-01-25 08:02:21

Author: Mizuki Ding

long ago, the early Hayao Miyazaki animated "Princess Mononoke" pulls out of view. My friend disliked the writing of the Pharaohs, and after seeing it in about ten minutes, he said it was incomparable to "Spirited Away" and abandoned it. So I got the chance to appreciate the animation from many years ago by myself. From start to finish, I stared at the screen like a child. The touches are still moved, and the shocks are still shocking. So I thought, the things of the so-called masters are probably like this, turning around to look against the order of time. After brushing away some of the shadows of the times, what is left is still like old wine, exuding a strong aroma.

After watching "Princess Mononoke", I realized that it was a mistake to treat Miyazaki as an animator. Although animation is the only way of expression for this lovely old man with white beard, if he is only judged from this point, it is nothing more than treating him as a craftsman. Simply judging from the brushwork of painting, it is impossible to explain why Miyazaki's works can stand the test of time. And what really makes Miyazaki so special is the deep poetic and Zen sentiment in his works. So I often think that the first thing that touches me is the poet Hayao Miyazaki, and then the poet Miyazaki. Animation master Hayao Miyazaki.

Hayao Miyazaki's works are not complicated, they are as simple as a lonely teenager standing in the bright sunshine, gazing at the green grass and blue sky. In the clear eyes, one can still feel the poetic flavor of this world, and still believe in the beauty of this world. But if you think Miyazaki is simple, then you are wrong again. We always think that the hearts of children are fragile and immature. But when we see the perseverance, calm, and tolerance they have shown in the face of this world. We may have to admit how much we, as adults, wish to be Hayao Miyazaki's boy, and the dream in our hearts never died. Still full of hope for this world and don't wait to die.

I always think this is the secret of Hayao Miyazaki, when an adult learns to give up and compromise because of suffering. When learning to fight and fight each other, the boys of Hayao Miyazaki always stood up silently to save the miracle of the world. They are always so quiet and simple, naturally like a breeze blowing through the fields in the morning, maintaining a gentle and elegant demeanor under pressure, but they never know how to pose with pride. In fact, they were always just one person. Whether they turned into a girl riding a dragon or a young man who sacrificed his life to protect the mountain beast god, they have always been just the child in Miyazaki's heart that never died. He used his animation to summon them out, and also summoned the children in our hearts, so that we can see that in our hearts, it turns out that this is how we long for peace and love.

"Why would anyone die?"
"For comparison."
"Then who would die?"
"Poet, the poet would die."

This is a passage between Virginia Woolf and her husband in "The Moments". dialogue. When I was watching Hayao Miyazaki, the phrase "people, poetic homes." always popped up in my mind. No matter how thrilling the battle to protect the mountain beasts and gods, you can still feel something quiet and gentle in the heart of our young protagonist. I always feel that in a sense, they all have a kind of poetic character. Temperament, perhaps this is why Miyazaki always likes to choose teenagers as his protagonist, because every teenager can be a poet, and we adults who are tortured by the sun and the moon have already Learned not to believe in miracles. How can a person who does not believe in miracles create miracles? This is a contrast, between children and adults, and between poets and mortals. What makes Woolf more great than Hayao Miyazaki may be that her poet will die. So she is a genius, but she left no hope.

However, I still love Hayao Miyazaki so much. I am not a genius, so I thank someone for bringing me miracles. Compared with the earth-shattering in Hollywood blockbusters, Hayao Miyazaki’s miracle is always so quiet and peaceful. It is the towering tree that My Neighbor Totoro grows for the girls in the quiet night. It is the God of Spirited Away. Jie, step forward firmly, no longer looking back; it is the flower that blooms silently under the foot when the mountain beast god walks along. Whenever this time I think, maybe this is what people call oriental color, and it is also a kind of Zen. Many years ago I waited for a miracle. After many years I watched Hayao Miyazaki, I finally understand that if I wait for someone to give me Miracles, then miracles will never come, if I create miracles, then I am a miracle. And maybe a certain kind of people in this world can achieve the kind of tranquility they want only when they themselves become a miracle, just like the girl Chihiro. This is destiny and cannot be given up.

The characters of Hayao Miyazaki may never grow up again. Maybe one day, someone will get tired of it, so the character who criticizes him will remain the same. But I don't care about these, because I know that deep in my heart, there is also a child who refuses to grow up. This child is a poet, when she grows up, it is when she died, so I would rather protect her, with her company, calmly gaze at the world, she is the miracle flower in my heart , Blooming quietly in my heart. I am willing to suffer all the hardships for her, maybe we shed tears, but I will not regret it.

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  • Burdette 2022-03-23 09:01:18

    Every time I look at this, I feel "I'm so sorry to be born."

  • Albina 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    After the war, neither lost nor won, but it was tempting and thought-provoking. There is a connection between traditional Eastern mythology and the integration of Western elements. For example, the unicorn beast blooms one step at a time, just like the lotus flower one step after the birth of Buddha Sakyamuni; the elves in the woods, Shanshan raised by wolves, also has the meaning of Western fairy tales. , the wonderful story elements make people imagine.

Princess Mononoke quotes

  • Kôhroku: Huh, I didn't know the Forest Spirit made the flowers grow.

  • Toki: [to Gonza] Even if you were a woman, you'd *still* be an idiot!