Miyazaki has so many works, if you have to choose your favorite one, which one will you choose? I would choose "Porco Rosso", a film full of romantic skies and a yearning for freedom.
Porco Rosso poster
The story of the film is actually quite simple:
During World War I, the Italian Air Force Polluk became a pig. Later he became a bounty hunter, chasing air robbers in the Adriatic Sea. The robbers brought in the American super pilot Cadiz for a disgrace.
Cadiz defeated Polluk when its engine failed, and Polluk transported the plane to Pokoló's factory for repairs, where he met Paulo's granddaughter Fior. Fio perfectly repaired Polluk's plane and returned to the blue sky with Polluk.
Cadiz fell in love with Fio at first sight, and in order to fight for Him, they began a duel again. In the end, Polluk defeated Cadiz and won glory.
In a word: A pig defeats his opponent with the help of love and friendship to win glory and regain his story
1. "I fly only for myself"
In a movie theater, Polluk told his former comrade-in-arms Ferrarin to join the Air Force to serve the fascists: "I would rather be a pig if I want to become a fascist." And when comrades-in-arms justified: "The era of adventurous pilots is over, and we can only fly for the country and sponsors now." He responded, "I only fly for myself." ”
Most people are trapped in the context of the times, compromising on authority or secularism. But I think everyone has a kind of persistence in their hearts, whether right or wrong, but some people practice him, and some people hide him deeply. Polluk would rather curse himself, be a weird pig than become a fascist.
Before the duel, Polluk told Fio his story about the Istrian Peninsula, when he and his comrade-in-arms Bellini patrolled the peninsula, and Bellini had just married Gina and returned to the battlefield. They encountered the enemy army, Polluk was pursued by three enemy men, there was no time to take care of his companions, and finally he was left alone, and while fleeing, Polluk entered the Plain of the Sea of Clouds, which was full of tranquility and there was a drifting cloud above. Polluk saw friendly and enemy planes drifting together toward the drifting clouds. Look closely at the drifting clouds, which are filled with fighter jets from different countries. Looking back, Polluk found that he was the only one flying in the veneer, and the enemy army was no longer where to go.
Sea of Clouds Plain
As we all know, Miyazaki's works often have anti-war ideas. The Sea of Clouds Plain is the most obvious place in "Porco Rosso" where anti-war intentions are revealed. Regardless of region, position, or nationality, the dead pilots drifted with the clouds to where they should have gone. The Plain of Clouds is like a thorn in your faint pain, and Miyazaki lays this kind of pain for war on the basis of the film.
Polluk then became a pig, no longer involved in war, nor disdainful of being an air robber, and began to fly for himself, becoming a bounty hunter. There are no longer any so-called interests, no more so-called clashes of positions. Some are guilty of surviving alone, and some are pure of flying. Polluk famously said, "Pigs that can't fly are just ordinary pigs." ”
Famous scenes
2. "Are you still trying to delay the happiness of another girl?" ”
Love in Porco Rosso is also full of a romantic and sentimental quality.
Gina waited for Polluk to land in her garden, and Polluk kept that heart in the deepest part of himself. Both of them are concerned about each other, and it's not that he doesn't know Gina's feelings for her, it's just that I think he always has a self-atonement for himself. This kind of feeling is not a teenager's crush, and the feelings of adults often contain many factors. And the relationship between Polluk and Gina has another color of regret in this Adriatic Sea, in the magnificent sea and sky.
Fio's enthusiasm directly infected Polluk and made him see a vision of hope and a better world. Fio kissed Polluk twice, once on the eve of the duel and once when he left at the end of the duel. Fio's feelings for Polluk don't really lay too much groundwork, but that doesn't prevent us from being infected by his personality. I think Fio's feelings are more like the kind of adolescent yearning for heroic characters. Although Polluk blushed every time, in fact, it was more of a kind of care for the juniors.
The two women in "Porco Rosso" are important beings in this movie, they are kind, brave, intelligent, elegant... Bright and twinkling in that chaotic world. The movie doesn't tell us who Polluk ended up with at the end, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore.
3. True Red Wings
The soundtrack of this film is also very good.
Sung by Noriko Kato, the elegant female voice in the melodious melody brings you into an atmosphere of reminiscing about the past under the setting sun, thinking of the turbulent years and the joy of enjoying a peaceful life to the present.
"True Red Wings" is the theme song of "Porco Rosso", and I believe that people who have not seen "Porco Rosso" should be attracted to this film when they hear this song. The violin, the piano, and the saxophone blend perfectly in that melancholy melody.
I think that freedom and romance must be sad in this Adriatic Sea, nostalgic for the old and the old days, holding on to the most peaceful island in their hearts, and the price paid is often indescribable. But when flying in the air of the Adriatic Sea, looking at the endless sky and ocean, you can probably be relieved: "This is probably life..."