Original link: In this corner of the world: For the people, trying to survive is their war
The reviews for "In This Corner of the World" were mixed. Some say that anti-war themes have rich connotations, and some say that it beautifies war, which is the main theme of Japanese movies.
As director Hayao Miyazaki's chief apprentice, Sunao Kabuchi was also scolded abroad, and was scolded by the people at home. It can be said that "inside and outside are not people". But it cannot be denied that this "In this Corner of the World" won the top ten list of Japanese films that year and the Grand Jury Prize of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.
Aiming at the controversy, Manman watched it from beginning to end. I don't see the beautification of the war, but the anti-war ideology is quite obvious. Compared with this early "Grave of Fireflies", one is dark, and the other is sadness in light.
Highlight the theme of "anti-war" from the protagonist's perspective and family changes
When many works express the changes of the times, they often highlight the great changes of the times through the trivial matters and life changes of one family or several families.
The same goes for this animation. The protagonist is a girl named Urano Ling. She is silly and naive. She is 18 years old and married to a seaport called Wu Shi. She has never met her husband. She is a stranger to people and Wu Shi. of.
There are many ships in Wu City, and both her father-in-law and husband work in the naval forces.
She is very ordinary, and has no special skills. She can only fetch water and cook at home. Even her clothes are extremely worn, and they cannot be repaired when they are torn. ridicule".
The background of the story is World War II. At that time, it was the war period. Shortly after the marriage, supplies began to be in short supply. Many equipment materials could not be distributed, and sugar and rice became extremely expensive. From the first few dishes to the last, there were only four small salted fish, and then only wild vegetables were eaten, and no vegetables were eaten with rice, etc. It's getting harder and harder for them as a family.
Then the situation became more dire and the air strikes came. At first it was several times a month, once a week, then it became once a day, once an hour.
The elder brother died, the elder sister's child Qingtian was blown up, and Xiaoling's right hand was also blown up, and life has undergone tremendous changes. Her sister complained that she could no longer paint because of her right hand injury, and she had to be taken care of, dressed and eaten.
She once again returned to the isolation and helplessness when she first came to Wu City. Later, a special bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, where my parents and my sister were located. The home was gone, my parents were gone, and my sister was also irradiated. She died soon. From lack of food to life-threatening, she was as silly as Xiaoling. Anger and grief.
In the face of more and more intensive air raids, the people have become more and more insensitive: "The air raid sirens are all thunderous and the rain is small." After seeing the stray bullets fall, he sighed, "So this time is true", Run slowly into the dugout.
Like them, Xiaoling became angry from the initial panic to the later numbness, and then to the destruction of her home and the separation of her relatives. While sighing "it's okay", while suffering difficulties.
But in the midst of war, as the common people, they can't do anything, and they can't save the status quo.
So when Japan surrendered, they were willing to queue up to receive the leftovers from the US military, and they also sighed "deliciously", as if they got a baby. Show them the way, and they will get chocolate, candy, and they are very happy to get rare and precious items. They don't know that these people airstruck them a few days ago, dropping countless stray bullets...
Because survival is their war.
Therefore, what the director actually wants to present is the horror and fear of war from the perspective of a complete citizen, and the impact of war on people's lives and their psychology. This is the most real and can best reflect the disadvantages of war, so the intention of "anti-war" It is clear.
The reason why some viewers think they glorify war, or even "lick dogs", is because they stand from the perspective of the people, not the country. In that dying moment, as long as someone gave food, they would rejoice and even be grateful.
After all, people are just victims of war.
The "anti-war" idea of this work is actually as strong as that of "Grave of Fireflies". The difference is that "In the Corner of the World" uses the form of painting to hide more terrifying pictures and minimize the number of post-war images. The decadence and fear of the visual experience have been buffered to a certain extent.
In the end, there is actually a short plot that fits the "Grave of Fireflies". The house collapsed, and only the girl and her mother were alone in the place. Later, the mother died and was attacked by mosquitoes.
But the story ends with hope: the girl meets Xiaoling and her husband and brings her home. This ending allows the audience to see a "miracle", and in fact it also highlights the reality that after World War II, the Japanese people quickly got out of the haze, devoted themselves to life, and restored the economy.
Director Pian Yuan Xuzhi was "anti-war", and at the same time took care of the people's pain, weakened it, and presented the feedback of real history. Manman likes this approach.
Compared with anti-war, it is better to show the details of life
This anime allows Manman to see the sense of detail in Japanese film and television dramas. Whether it is the character's emotions or the details of some action designs, they have all been handled delicately.
In this work, there are mainly two emotional treatments. One is the triangular relationship of Xiaoling, Hojo Zhouzuo (Xiaoling's husband), and Suwon Tetsu (childhood friend). The other is the emotional change between Xiaoling and her husband's sister, Akimura Kurimura.
1. The feelings of Xiaoling, Suwon Tetsu and Zhou Zuo
Xiaoling and Suwon Tetsu can be called childhood sweethearts, and they like each other, but Suwon Tetsu wants to be a navy. Therefore, when Xiaoling was approached to ask for relatives, the two still did not express their intentions and missed it.
Xiaoling had never met her husband before, so even if she didn't want to marry, she had no reason to shirk. She was as honest as her and married Wu Shi alone, but she didn't know that Zhou Zuo fell in love with her at first sight and had deep roots.
After getting married, the relationship between the two is not considered husband and wife behavior, and it feels a little respectful. Later, in the heart-to-heart talks again and again, the two people got to know each other.
Xiaoling's painting book was confiscated by the military police because she painted a ship. When Zhou Zuo found out, not only did he not blame him, but he also gave her a pen and a book to support her to continue painting. During the period when she was not used to Wu City's life, she was also very gentle with her, often touching her head to kill because he was four years older than her.
The real feeling of the two people warmed up when Suwon Tetsu arrived and said that he would take her away. When Zhou Zuo saw a different Xiaoling, he would refute, tease with others, and get angry. He had never seen any of these, and he was jealous, but he still gave them space to catch up. Only later did Xiaoling know that Zhou Zuo had been eavesdropping on their speech, and he was also afraid.
Especially when he brought Suwon Tetsu into the warehouse with the aura of the head of his own family, he was so handsome. Later, Xiaoling and Suwon Tetsu reminisced about the old days, and gradually understood their own feelings, and the two of them were able to get along with each other as a young couple and would kiss secretly.
The director captures the emotions of each character in this relationship very well, not only can you see the changes in each of their faces, but also shows the psychological state.
This paragraph is completely watched as an idol drama, especially the actions and dialogues after the two people's feelings have warmed up are sweet. If it is expressed in the way of an idol drama, it is love after marriage: President Ba and his cute little wife.
Single dogs are really abused enough.
2. The emotional change of Xiaoling and her sister
Sister Jingzi is a thoughtful woman who wears dresses and falls in love freely, so at first she looked down on Xiaoling's practice and dress, and despised her for being stupid, slow, and tattered.
Some viewers think this is a conflict. Regarding the contradiction between the new daughter-in-law and the sister-in-law, it is viewed from the perspective of family ethics drama.
Actually not, from the beginning to the end, my sister was actually helping Xiaoling to change, but she was used to the poisonous tongue, she just said the most hated things and did the warmest things.
The elder sister will instruct Xiaoling to cut clothes, help her share housework, and adjust her mood in time after her daughter is bombed to help Xiaoling get back on her feet and sew new clothes for her.
In fact, my sister has always been the most reasonable and the person who takes care of her the most. The reason why Xiaoling can grow up, a large part of the credit should be attributed to her sister, followed by love, war and life.
At first, Xiaoling thought that the family she married into was unfamiliar and would not be suitable for her, but whether it was her sister, husband, father and mother, or Qingmei, they all encouraged and tolerated her, and truly cared and loved her. A moving place.
There is also a story about Xiaoling's childhood.
A little girl was wearing tattered clothes, and she stole it while her family was sleeping, eating the watermelon rinds they had left before they could throw away. After seeing it, with the help of her grandmother, she quietly put the watermelon for her to eat.
In the end, this matter also had a follow-up development. Xiaoling met this little girl when she lost her way, and then got her help and went home smoothly. Echoing back and forth, the design is very clever, and it also shows the gentleness and kindness of the heroine. Although she is silly, "silly people have silly blessings."
As long as you are kind, you will also get blessings.
long talk
Director Pianyuan must be a historical control, so there are a lot of historical details in the works. For example, Yamato, Aoki, and Hiroshima were dropped with new weapons.
The ashes of those who died in battle could only be replaced by stones because the body could not be found. These are all justifiable facts that can be queried. Therefore, whether it is plot or emotion, what Pianyuan Xuzhi conveys is real, real situation, real life and real psychology.
Compared with Hayao Miyazaki's romantic narrative techniques and fairy tale-like love stories, Manman actually prefers Katabuchi's way of expression, borrowing people's lives to "see the big from the small", using delicate emotions and many subconscious ideas. The behavior and actions highlight the details, and it deserves to be the top ten in the ten-day newspaper.
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