【Charpter 2】【Six Year Itch】
When we have the heart to revisit the story of "Liz and the Blue Bird", we should note that the bond between Kazuka and Yuki Umaki began 6 years ago in junior high school.
If the starting point of the story should be from the moment when kasumi, who is alone, is talked to by Ximei.
In the eyes of this girl who always likes to lightly strand her hair and is lonely, it is Ximei who polished a match in her own dark and uneasy world. Kasumi has a goal and a vision under the guidance of the fire, but just like the fairy tale, the small flame shakes in the wind, and everything will eventually come to an end——
Graduation season is coming, where do the two go?
This is a story with [Kaizuka Kasumi] as the main perspective.
The familiar street, the familiar school gate, the familiar blink, the familiar turn, the familiar kicking shoe, the familiar sigh, and the familiar hesitation, and, the familiar waiting.
That series of brisk broken steps brought the sound of piano and birds, and the world of [Armor Tsukatsuki] instantly had vitality, brightness and satisfaction swayed with the wind, and at that moment, it seemed as if all the tears had already written the script, waiting to start at a certain moment.
The almost inconsistency soundtrack for the few minutes in which [Kaozuma Katsuma] waits for [Hiromi Umbrella] and the two walk to the music classroom one after the other, called "wind, glass, bluebird" is the soundtrack.
Although the name of the track does not have a deeper meaning than the "doublelead "series" behind it, in this relaxed and leisurely rhythm, we can intuitively see the personality and relationship between the two people.
[Umbrella Mu Ximi] after taking the shoe from the shoe cabinet, will let it fall freely; [Kazukatsu Kasumi] after taking the shoe from the shoe cabinet, will gently put down.
【Umbrella Mu Ximei】 The stride is larger, the pace frequency is denser, when walking, you will swing your hands, sometimes one step or two steps up the stairs, you will deliberately make a circle when you encounter the turn of the stairs, and when you come to the music classroom, you will turn in a circle (dance) like a bird and then enter the door.
[Kazukatsu] stride is not large, the pace is soothing, the hands will try not to move when walking, from the rhythm of the two people, she seems to be unable to keep up with the [Umbrella Mu Ximei], and [Umbrella Mu Ximei] will not let her go, but from time to time to look back - "it seems to be waiting, but immediately turned around and walked away."
The language of these shots reminds us that [Yukimi Umaki] is an outgoing and lively girl with a big grin, while [Kazukaze] is an introverted, careful, and emotionally delicate girl.
Further, from the behavior of [Umbrella Mu Ximei] walking all the way before [Kazuma Kasumi], [Kazuma Kasumi] will from time to time gaze at [Umbrella Mu Ximei] with a longing and longing look, [Kao Tsuka Kasumi] repeat (or imitate) [Umbrella Mu Ximei] touching the shoe cabinet to open the faucet, in the relationship between the two people, [Umbrella Mu Ximei] is the dominant, and [Kao Tsuka Kasumi] is the follower.
Here, the ponytail of [Umbrella Wood Ximei] is quite clever, and the ponytail that follows the pace of the pendulum highlights the speed and character of the "Umbrella Wood Ximi", and the horsetail also gives [Kaotsuka Kasumi] a visual focus - and also guides the audience to think about the relationship between these two people.
Many people will think that [Kazuka] is like a weak and curious cat.
Under the gaze of [Kazuka Tsukasa], [Yuki Yuki] advanced into the music classroom, and then the screen went blank, and the subtitle appeared [disjoint].
This [disjoint] expresses "disjoint", is this a hint at the relationship between two people? Or something else?
We don't know.
All we know is that the relationship between the two is like the mutual prime number implied by the creator, "adjacent but not close" (as Naoko Yamada put it in an interview).
We only know that the eyes and hearts of [Kazuka Kaoru] are full of "Umbrella Mu Ximei", and she listens to every word of Ximei and does not want to miss it.
It's just that Ximei next to her seems to be so far away from herself—she doesn't know how to get closer to kasumi, who is delicate and sensitive.
What she could feel was that Ximei's attention was not on herself, but she was particularly lost.
For Ximei's sudden approach, Kasumi was instinctively surprised, and even a little avoidant.
[Umbrella Mu Ximi] Talking about her love for the fairy tale "Liz and the Blue Bird", [Kazuka Kasumi] did not care. I hadn't seen this fairy tale's "Kazuka Kasumi", and when I listened to "Tsukigi Yoshimi" say the synopsis, I thought of the scene when the two first met.
As viewers, we heard the metaphor of the movie from the mouth of "Umbrella Mu Ximi" - the story of "Umbrella Wood Ximi" and "Kazusuka Kasumi", just like the fairy tale "Liz and the Blue Bird".
"Liz and the Blue Bird" is a fairy tale about separation, and [Tsukigi Hiromi] said that she did not like sad stories, and the ending she was looking forward to was "the more happy the better".
However, where in the world there are so many satisfactory people, spend a good full moon.
Even in the "next second" in the movie, [Kazuka Tsuka] wants to lean on the shoulder of [Umbrella Mu Ximei], but the moment it is close, it is "Umbrella Mu Ximei" who suddenly stands up.
Everything is so without warning, without warning to bring accidents and losses, this kind of "self-care", or "not paying attention" reminds people of the "no resignation" of [Umbrella Mu Ximei].
At that time, [Armor Tsukatsuka] was also like today' sudden loss of the "center of gravity" that can be relied on, and only silently endured——
Bear a proposition called the decision of love.
At this moment, for [Umbrella Mu Ximei], her "like" is her love for music and repertoire; for [Kazuka Tsuka], her "like" is because she is accompanied by [Umbrella Mu Ximei] when practicing, and she enjoys this "two-person time".
At that time, for [Yukimi Umaki], it is an expectation and satisfaction to be able to play the flute in the performance competition; for the "Kazuka", to be able to play the musical notes in the performance competition will be the countdown to the moment of separation (graduation).
Graduation means facing confusion and uncertainty again.
The mirror image of the fallen silence raises such a question:
Will Heimi Umaki become a beacon and companion in her life as before?
Perhaps, it is better to never come to the main game.
However, in "Blow It! At the beginning of the second season of "The Bass Horn", which is the same timeline of the movie "Leeds and the Blue Bird", Kumiko Huangmae and Reina Takasaka are not so pessimistic, and they have already reached a consensus hand in hand -
"Even the best friends will one day be separated."
In fact, the "separation" of the two has long been opened before the concert, and one party is too dependent and less talkative; one party is too strong and less listening.
[Umbrella Mu Ximei] "only" regards [Kazuka Kasumi] as a part of the world, but many times neglects to take a serious look at the world——
[Kazukatsu] wants to accept her hug, but she says "tease you";
Because Ofimi's "casual" sentence "I want to test the sound of big", he regarded it as his goal, and said, "Because Ximei is going, so I am going too", the reply that Ximei heard was——
"Kasumi is just joking!"
Maybe [Yuki Yukimi] really took "jokes" as jokes at first, but the "jokes" after this seemingly open and cheerful girl are more like their own defenses - the "strong vulnerability" unique to girls.
When [Umbrella Mu Ximei] found that [Kaozuma Kasumi] began to have the admiration and contact of the younger generations, the original "little follower" [Kao Tsuka Kasumi] also had a new dependence, "playmate"; when it was found that [Kao Tsuka Kasumi] had a more powerful musical talent than himself, had better conditions but realized a greater dream (Kasumi's family conditions were far superior to Xi Mei, even if he did not understand the original work, the film in which Kasushi easily played the piano also prompted us from the side - this girl actually has many years of piano practice), but he did not, this gap, is envy, joy , jealousy, or something else?
Everything seems to happen at the same time in an instant, but even you and I in front of the screen will understand that each other who are too familiar with each other will suddenly feel strange one day.
Teacher Taki's comments on the cooperation between the two have easily pointed out the problems in the relationship between the two.