Everyone has a dream, because they have a fiery sincerity in their hearts, so they run and chase it all their lives. However, realizing the dream is not so simple. Fortunately, countless stories still remind us again and again: no matter what kind of difficulties we encounter, we should not stop us from having dreams, and bravely moving forward for the sake of dreams can truly show the excitement of life.
The film "Dream Quest" produced by Pixar Animation Studios is a journey of dreams, and on the way to find dreams, there will be obstacles and pressures from all sides, and there will also be misunderstandings from family members. In the midst of many difficulties, how should the flower of dreams bloom?
In order to communicate the "other side", many countries will have a specific festival, in China there is a Qingming Festival, drizzling rain, a little sad; in the West there is Halloween, homes hang pumpkin lights, children dress up and frolic to beg for sugar. Mexico's Day of the Dead, on the other hand, is different: abandoning the inherent impression of "deep pain, sadness and depression" in the eyes of the world, the "Day of the Dead" has become a grand carnival party. The inspiration for the creation of "Dream Quest" is derived from the traditional festival of Mexico, the Day of the Dead, in Mexico, death is the highest meaning of life, and life and death complement each other to form a complete life cycle. The Mexican writer Octavio Paz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, once said: "For people in New York, Paris or London, death is something they don't easily mention, because the word burns their lips." Mexicans, however, often pay lip service to death, ridiculing death, sleeping with death, and celebrating death. Death is one of the most beloved toys of Mexicans, the eternal love of Mexicans. ”
The film tells the story of a young boy with a great musical talent, but his family has made shoes for generations, and his passion for music has been opposed by almost all of his family. On the day of the Day of the Dead, Mig stole the guitar of the god of song to participate in the music festival, but by chance, he came to the world of the dead, met his late ancestors and relatives, and the strange world and distant dreams were in front of him. Where reality and unreal meet, reality and dreams intertwine, MiG and Fallen Musician Ecoto take on a magical adventure in a colorful and mysterious world of the undead.
As in the movie, when The Day of the Dead arrives, the townspeople elaborately arrange sacred altars, display brightly colored skeletons and dazzling private tributes, even a simple bouquet of marigolds, symbolizing spiritual beliefs passed down from generation to generation. Not only the altar, but even the gloomy cemetery is much warmer than ever, the public cemetery is crowded, everyone gathers in front of the graves of the ancestors, puts beautiful flowers, serves rich offerings, lights a row of candles, the atmosphere is peaceful and joyful, as if the predecessors are gathered here, and it turns out that death can also be without crying and tears.
While searching for his ancestors in the "Land of the Dead", Mig meets his great-great-grandfather, the man who has been forgotten and even hated by the family because he abandoned his family. In order not to be forgotten by his great-great-grandfather, and so that the family can meet to resolve the conflict, Mig sang the song that his great-great-grandfather wrote for his daughter to his elderly great-grandmother - and finally, the great-great-grandfather was remembered in the moment before he was about to disappear.
Mig, who has experienced the experience of death, finally understands that the most terrible thing is not to leave and die, but to be forgotten by loved ones.
Some people say that perhaps there are two deaths, one is physical death, and the real death is actually never left in the world- the last trace of other people's concerns and memories of you will eventually be annihilated. In the film's interlude, there are these lyrics: "Remember me before the memory of love disappears." "Death is not only the opposite of life, but also a supplement to life.
In "Dream Quest", what has always supported MiG is not only the desire and love for music, but also the deep love of his family, and the silence is always there. Great-grandmother Coco always accompanied Mig's life, listened to his imaginary world, agreed with his musical dreams along the way, and at all times, Great-grandmother Coco always accompanied him silently. The great-grandmother's kind smile was full of love for Mig, the wrinkles on her face collected many vicissitudes of the past memories, and sometimes dementedly muttered to herself that she also missed her own father...
The love that can truly withstand the test of time, space and even life can slowly condense into the "memory" of life and continue to continue. In family life, carrying and reproducing the genes of love from generation to generation, even if it is far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, even if it is separated by yin and yang, even spanning dozens or even hundreds of years, that love and responsibility are still continuous, which is the biggest touch that the movie "Dream Quest" brings to the viewers.
May the regrets of the past be the foreshadowing of surprises in the future. May the broken family, as well as the broken mirror when the reunion, it is because of the company of the family that we can always firmly move towards the future; it is precisely because of the pouring of love and responsibility that our emotions and minds gradually mature; it is precisely because of unconditional support that we can face the unknown world with a better mentality and posture.