The power of dreams and hopes motivates one brave man after another to step out of the closed castle and embark on the path of pursuing the truth fearlessly. They will see the dead body of the martyr during the trip. The bloody scene may make some people choose to retreat, but there are still brave men with determination and perseverance to move forward.
But the brave will face more unimaginable challenges, dangers and confusion. The power of dreams seems insignificant in the face of the daunting reality, so the remaining brave will either turn back with indelible scars, or become another A corpse displayed in the wilderness, but there will always be someone who will find the truth that is enough to redeem the world after going through all kinds of hardships.
The cartoon "The Secret of the Book of Kells", co-produced by France, Ireland and Belgium, tells a story about dreams and truth. When Hollywood's fascination with 3D is like a drug addict's attachment to opium today, this film tells a story about dreams and truth. The seemingly anachronistic animation works stubbornly use 2D graphics. But the dreamlike hand-painted style, ethereal and melodious Irish music, and the allegorical plot setting make it enough to surpass the 3D animation movie that trades stunts for the box office.
The story of the film takes place in the city of Kells, Ireland in the 9th century AD. In order to resist the looting of Vikings, Abbot Albert Serage devoted all his energy to building tall walls, and he was 12 years old. Brother Brandon, his nephew, was ordered not to step out of the castle. The outside world is very dangerous. This is what my uncle said to Brandon the most, so the little monk could only peek at the scenery outside the city through the cracks in the city wall.
The audience can easily see the director's intentions. He worked hard for Acura's seekers of truth, but let the audience realize that the road to truth is not smooth. The abbot is the person or thing that stops you from pursuing the path. He may be your elder, or some kind of stubborn force that you can't fight against. He uses admonition and intimidation to build a high level in your subconscious. A thick wall; he may indeed be there to protect you from evil, but he may also evolve into a full-blown demon due to a strong desire to protect or to preserve his dignity.
Even more sadly, the abbot may have also been one of the seekers, as Aidan, the painter who guided Brandon out of the castle and into the vast world, said: "He [the abbot] was also A sutra painter." But the demons and ferocious pirates in the forest transformed the seekers into city wall designers hiding in high towers. Not only did he stop walking out of the wall, but he also did not allow others to leave the city wall's "protection". ".
If you were Brandon, would you be able to get over the walls? And how far can you go outside the city walls, or... now you are an abbot?
All we can see is that the city wall cannot protect the abbot and everyone. If everyone chooses to retreat and escape, the pirates will still break open your city gate one day, and brutally take everyone away with knife and fire. life. It's like the famous fable says, everyone owns a cherry tree, when a mob chops down someone else's tree, and you choose to be silent out of fear, indifference, or whatever, the axe will eventually make you be the next victim.
But as the text says, the road to truth is really bumpy, and it requires you to face even your worst fears. Brandon sneaks into the forest outside the city to pick the berries that can draw the Book of Kells, and gets his wish with the help of the magical Elf Aisling, but even the seemingly omnipotent Aisling can't help the darkness. The demon was so frightened that he didn't dare to call him by his first name.
"Eisling" means "dream" in Irish. In the film, Esling's mother was killed by the dark demon, and she was also swallowed by the dark force when she helped Brandon enter the demon's cave. Although Aisling can make you "see the beautiful hope in the most vulnerable place", she is still so weak in the face of demons.
But Brandon still has to take the initiative to find and defeat the demon, otherwise he will not be able to obtain the crystal eye that can understand the essence of the world.
In ancient times, in order to "enlighten", some monks would choose to temporarily return to the secular world and "join the world" to experience the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of life, and then "born" both physically and mentally; writers who can write immortal chapters are often played by fate. On top of that, deep life wisdom is precipitated in the pain. Those who do not experience great sorrow, great joy, great suffering and great calamity cannot pursue the ultimate meaning of life, but only a few of those who have been devastated by life can reach the peak of life.
Fortunately, Brandon, who escaped from the sharp teeth of the demon, got the crystal, and after his uncle's city wall gate was breached by pirates, he followed the pioneer Aidan to leave the conservative and closed castle, in order to turn the darkness into light. Kyle is working hard after the drawing is complete. A few years later, the bearded Brandon returned to the ruined city of Kells, and handed the Book of Kells to the old abbot-the former sutra painter who locked up his nephew back then. into the basement to restrict his freedom of movement in the hands of his uncle.
2010-11-11
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