"The frog at the bottom of the well, has never seen the vastness of the sea, but knows the blue of the sky", I believe that everyone who has seen the movie "Know the Blue of the Sky" will have a deep feeling for this sentence, this film takes place in a small town under the blue sky, and boldly let the male protagonist of his youth appear in the future 13 years later, facing the sister who was once a young plum bamboo horse, as well as the former lover and middle-aged self, which in turn triggered a series of dreams and reality collisions, love and family stories. The contradictions also reflect the theme of this film very well, have you ever known the blue of the sky?
As a work personally participated by Okada, the film is naturally full of that familiar taste, the joy and bitterness of youth, and the raindrops that drip under the seemingly clear sun, all of which have a good grasp of the delicate emotions between the characters, this kind of silent expression of moisturizing things will gradually break through the audience's heart, although there is no great joy and sorrow, but let us feel a little sad, which may be the reason why many people say that Okada's works always make people's stomachs ache! In addition, the painting of this film can also be described as first-class, and some of the pictures have a fake and real effect, which simply makes people feel that this is like a photo, in fact, this is a miracle of art.
Although this film is based on love, it looks as if it is an intricate emotional entanglement between four people, but in fact, what the film really wants to discuss with us is the problem that life must face, that is, the vast dream like the sea, in the well of reality, where should we go, I believe this is also the reason why many people feel touched, and it is precisely because of this that the film also shows the ignorance and recklessness of young people, passion and dreams, the regret and unwillingness of middle-aged people, Giving up and persevering, and expressing the core idea of the film well through many details.
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Aoi in the film and the juvenile Shinyuki, there is no doubt that the juvenile is synonymous with teenagers, they all have a musical beauty, and Tokyo is the paradise where they realize their dreams, just like the episode in the film "ガンダーラ", this song, in fact, is the ED in "Journey to the West" filmed in Japan in 1978, telling the story of the four Tang monks and apprentices yearning for their dreams and moving forward, and the rock version of "ガンダーラ" adds some youthful passion, the dreams of youth, Often without impurities, and it is precisely because of this that Aoi likes the same as herself, full of dreams and passion, and therefore expresses dissatisfaction with the way of life of adults, but youth is also bitter and confused.
They are not ready to meet the world, they have to rely on their own enthusiasm to look at the vast ocean, seemingly strong, in fact, far weaker than they think, so Aoi feels the itchy feet, immediately want to rely on her sister, obviously is her own home, Aoi does not even know where the medicine is, and caution is the same reason, obviously intend to fight for their dreams, but because of the departure of their lovers and cling to it, as if it is a red bass, Leaving there forever what he really longs for in his heart, which is why he is there, and the real him seals the memories of the past in a box, deceiving himself into living in what he thinks he is.
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Compared with the characters of the juvenile age, the middle-aged group is relatively quiet, they live an ordinary life, the passion has dissipated, and they look at the world in the way of adult expression, but in the depths of their hearts, they dare not express their true world because of the shackles of reality, and can only use lies and actions to expect that things will happen to miracles, and Akane is a good example, the core of this film is also around her, young she is because of the death of her parents, Having to take on the role of an adult, and then missing the opportunity to pursue her dreams with her boyfriend, it also confirms the words she said, although she is a frog at the bottom of the well, she does not know the vastness of the ocean, but she can see the blue of the sky, she made her own choice, she has to take on her due responsibility.
This is the reality, but deep in her heart, how eager she once lost to be able to return to her hands, and it is precisely because of this, she looks weak but has a strong heart, she drives a jeep that only men will choose, becomes the omnipotent sister in her sister's heart, single so far but when she sees what she loves in her heart, and can not break the status quo when the tears, are very good to reflect the helplessness after truly entering the society, in contrast, the caution after middle age, When he was young, he thought he could control everything, but he did not think that the fist of reality beat him to the point of not being able to breathe, the same song "ガンダーラ", he sang it in middle age, but he did not have the passion of the past, only exuded a kind of sentimentality and helplessness.
Therefore, this film seems to be about love, but in fact, it is reflecting the different states presented by the two groups of people in the face of things, there is no so-called right and wrong, only reality and ideals, so when these two lines really come together, Aoi understands that her sister is not so omnipotent, and Shinyuki also understands why Akane is just making kombu rice balls in the first place, and after middle age, Shinyuki also knows what he should pick up again, and Akane also wants to make a rice ball for herself and her beloved. Although the film is not perfect, I personally think that the director still has some regrets about the rhythm of this film, including Aoi's feelings for Shinyuki, which may be too much to express, so there will be some confusion.
But these, for this movie, are no longer so important. We may have different dreams, we may have some people will look at the sea, some people will be defeated by the ocean of the ocean, some people will be frogs at the bottom of the well, there will be regrets and misses, but we all live under the same sky, more vast than the ocean, of course, is the sky, can find the sky blue you, presumably you also have a heart of the sea, life is a choice and process, there will always be many unexpected things, but we also have to remember that life is also a process on the road, do not think that the end is there, after all, we, They are all "people who know the blue of the sky".