The French people's brain holes are really clear, the mechanical heart painting style is beautiful, and the storyline is not conventional. Miyazaki's story is full of love and hope. And this animated film looks down, intertwined with despair in love, and produces beauty in despair.
The fate of the protagonist Jack is tragic, from birth to death, after being rescued, he was abandoned by his birth mother, he was bullied in order to find a lover to step into school, he fought back in anger but broke the law, he was desperate to find the lover of his dreams, but he was obstructed by his nemesis Joe halfway, so he returned to his hometown with a sad, tired, and shaky life, but was told that his adoptive mother who loved her the most died of heartbreak. In the end he had love and lost his life. In the haze that hung over his life, he chose to leave in the last remaining light.
Jack's heart was frozen by the chill of the world as soon as he was born, and his adoptive mother, who loved him, replaced him with a new heart with an alarm clock. Since then, his time has begun to flow, accompanied by the crisp call of the cuckoo and the swing of the pendulum, love has opened up a living world for him. However, with a mechanical heart, he must strictly comply with three conditions: First, he cannot touch the heart parts. Second, control your emotions. Third, never fall in love.
However, the flow of life cannot be limited by rules. When he was ten years old, Jack went to town to play, and met Acacia, and immediately, the warmth of love caused his mechanical heart to malfunction for the first time. Fate tricks on Jack with a fragile mechanical heart, and Acacia's eyes can't see the world clearly.
In search of his beloved, Jack is like a never-ending Don Quixote. Bear the pain and still be on the road. At school, he was always bullied, and at home, he was surrounded by the love of family and friends. The images of being loved and being bullied alternate with each other and are seamless, so that malice becomes more and more hateful under the background of love. After traveling far and wide, he finally met his partner and lover. That beautiful man came and went in and out of his heart, brought him dreams, brought him courage. His whole heart surrendered to her singing, to her dance.
Fate did not allow Jack and Acacia to go hand in hand. Here comes joe, the nemesis. Joe was the culprit in insulting Jack at school, and now he wants to take Acacia away again. Joe's arrival, in addition to hindering Jack's love process, also reminds Jack that he has been a crippled life from birth. The human heart is very fragile, and deep jealousy and pain will make the heart explode.
He once left his hometown, but now he returns home with his wounds. He was greeted by cold weather and even colder bad news. In this world, the people who care about him the most and hurt him the most have gone. In the end, he gave up his life. If surviving means not having love, then he would rather have his life here. The end of Jack's life was frozen in a kiss. This journey of love has come to an end.
We are all as imperfect as the people in the story. Or like Jack, who has a fragile heart and longs for sweetness but can't bear the weight of love, or we can't see the world clearly like Acacia and can't actively seek it and can only wait for love to be solved; or we are like Joe who tries to stop Jack and Acacia, chasing love but not understanding love. Everyone is scarred in the pursuit of love and dreams. However, if we cling to the defects, refuse to hurt, and stick to the same place, how can we experience the magic of encounters and break the ceiling of life. It's hard to find true love, and it's hard to find dreams. Although it is difficult, it is also necessary to go on the road. There are always people in this world who are willing to be dreamers.
When I wrote this, I was a child, hahaha.
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