01. The next story is "Closing the Door"
In the 21st century, the day of November 11 can have many meanings.
It is both a "shopping carnival" proposed by merchants to attract consumers with clever offers, and a celebration of single dogs to commemorate their own new single record.
However, this year, Double Eleven may have several more meanings, such as "Makoto Shinkai attacked Miyazaki", "box office performance refreshed "Ghost Blade", "The legend of the animation industry was born" and so on.
Such a statement is not unfounded, because on April 10, Makoto Shinkai announced on social media that the new work "Suzuya Todi" will be released on November 11.
This animated film, which directly uses the name of the heroine as the title of the film, is less literary and artistic, and tells the story of a 17-year-old girl Suzuya who meets a young man who embarks on a journey to find a "door", and when she comes to a ruin on the mountain in order to chase the youth, she sees a "door" full of mysterious power.
As if attracted to something, Suzuya reached for the door... Soon after, the "doors" of various parts of Japan were gradually opened. Since there are disasters hidden behind the "door", if it cannot be closed in time, these disasters will descend on the world and disturb sentient beings, so under the guidance of the mysterious door, Suzuya decided to embark on the journey of closing the door.
In the public PV, we can see the familiar "Shinkai Makoto elements": the fateful encounter and attraction of the male and female protagonists, the ruins and natural scenery full of dreams, and the protagonists need to work together to deal with disasters when they suddenly strike...
Interspersing science fiction or magic elements in love movies has long been The consistent style of Makoto Shinkai, from the early "Sound of stars", "Children Chasing Stars", and then with the success of recent years, "Your Name" and "Weather Child", it proves that such stories can always lead to some extremely tense pictures, bringing unparalleled shock to the audience.
Therefore, this new work "Suzuya Household" has naturally attracted the attention of many domestic audiences.
Although it is still half a year before the official release of the film, the audience familiar with Makoto Shinkai has figured out the plot trend of this time from the previous "routine".
Some careful viewers perceive that the public pv does not disclose the positive face of the male protagonist, and because the previous "Your Name" and "Weather Child" have adopted different narrative angles, it is speculated that Makoto Shinkai will challenge the new perspective again in "Suzuya Todome", and only tell the story from the perspective of the female protagonist Suzuya;
In addition, because there are many elements similar to "Giant" in the pv (the male protagonist is long hair, the key props are small benches, and the main stage of the story may be on the seashore), many viewers also choose to "borrow the topic to play", and the plot direction of the former is put into the speculation of the latter, bringing interesting paragraphs to netizens;
If you are a die-hard fan of Makoto Shinkai, then you can probably peel off the cocoon from his previous films and quickly piece together a "sincere and sincere" love animation movie; many netizens have expressed that they think that such a plot is inseparable from the main film of "Suzuya Todi";
As we all know, the world of Makoto Shinkai is connected, Yukino-sensei and Takao said goodbye to Mitsuba's department to teach in the town of Mori, Taki put forward the hypothesis that "Tokyo may be flooded" when applying for a job, so is there a possibility that there is a clue to this work hidden in The story of Bungao?
On this point, the Party of Examination gave its own answer:
Of course, the above plots are only guessed by the audience based on a pv of less than a point, and there is no lack of funny and playful elements, do not have to take it too seriously, and some answers are yet to be revealed after the release of the movie.
It is only because the release time coincides with the domestic "Singles' Day", the positioning of the animation created by Makoto Shinkai is often "love", whether it is some high-sugar moments with a sweet explosion buried in the movie, or some sour and difficult to swallow male and female sadism, it is a heavy blow for single dogs.
Because the audience who is familiar with Makoto Shinkai knows that his portrayal of love is too real and delicate, and can always make people feel empathy.
02. Makoto Shinkai, who is good at talking about love
In the era before mobile phones were popularized, letters were the medium for most people to connect with each other, and in "Five Centimeters per Second", letters were both clues that ran through the relationship between Takaki and Akari, and an opportunity for the audience to spy on the psychology of the two.
The first chapter, "Sakura Copy", tells the story of two people who have attracted to each other because of their similar experiences since childhood. However, due to the transfer of their parents' work, the two had to leave tokyo where they met, and because the distance between the two was so far away that it was difficult to meet directly, before Takaki officially moved out of Tokyo, the two decided to fulfill the agreement they had made when they were young--- cherry blossom viewing.
In the process of the two exchanging letters, because the animation tells the story from Takaki's point of view, the audience can only fantasize about the weather, appearance and mood of her place through the letters transmitted by Akira like Takaki.
In the process of accepting the same information, the audience has already brought into the heart of Takaki, feeling the torment and helplessness of long-distance love, and for some long-distance lovers, such feelings are even stronger.
With the development of the plot, the relationship between Takaki and Akari has become more and more real, no matter how similar the two are, relying on each other, time and space will always dilute their feelings, but for these two people, the real regret is that they know that their feelings for each other are true and profound, but in the end they still fail at the feet of reality.
On the day of the agreement, the tram that Takaki was riding on was constantly delayed and stopped due to heavy snowfall, and even the letter written by Akari to himself was accidentally blown away by the wind, and by the time Takaki arrived at the agreed place, it was close to zero.
But to the delight of the audience, Akari was still waiting for him at the station against the wind and cold. After this meeting, the two jointly fulfilled the agreement of "cherry blossom viewing" and exchanged their first kisses.
However, after this meeting, Takaki and Akari were completely separated and met different loves in their respective life trajectories, until 13 years later, when the two passed by at the mouth of a railway road in Tokyo, and at the moment of turning and looking at each other, the roaring train blocked the two people's sight.
Takaki's sadistic love affair with Akari is real and delicate, which resonates with countless audiences and also lets them know that Makoto Shinkai is such a talented but "ruthless" creator.
He first showed the youthful and innocent side of the relationship between men and women, and then shattered it with cruel reality, after all, the gap of thirteen years can indeed erase all the feelings that were once there, leaving only some vague memories.
However, the amazing thing about Makoto Shinkai is not only to resonate with the audience with real experiences, but also to portray the beauty of the feelings of men and women with relationships that break through traditional ethics and morality, such as the teacher-student love in "The Garden of Words and Leaves".
"The Garden of Leaves" tells the story of Takao Akizuki, who wants to become a shoemaker, who meets Yukino, who is a teacher, during a chance skipping class. Under the collision of many conversations and hearts, the feelings of the two quickly warmed up, but helplessly because of identity and age, both sides fell into confusion, although in the process of "shoe making" Takao and Yukino gradually found the answer to life, but their love affair was ultimately fruitless.
Obviously, whether it is objective reasons in reality or subjective reasons in ethics and morality, teacher-student love is difficult to be accepted and blessed, and Yukino, as a teacher, knows this even more. Therefore, in the end, she finally chose to stay away from Takao.
This ending is not only the tenderness that Makoto Shinkai gives to the two protagonists, but also the embodiment of the delicate feelings--- is not only together that can be called love.
If "Five Centimeters per Second" and "The Garden of Leaves" tell the story of love that is difficult to meet the destiny, then "Your Name" and "Weather Child" tell the story of young boys and girls in love who rebel against fate. Blessed with magical elements, they have to go through more difficult ordeals than long-distance relationships.
Taki and Mitsuba need to cross time and challenge meteorites to fall; Sail High and Yang Cai need to cross space and abandon the world for love. These magnificent experiences also make these two animated films instantly capture the audience's heart.
It's just that in "Your Name", the disrupted timeline not only greatly increases the novelty of the plot, but also portrays the feelings between the male and female protagonists more memorable, making the audience unconsciously raise expectations for "Weather Child".
But Makoto Shinkai eventually wrote a more mediocre answer in "Weather Child": there is no brain-burning plot brought about by the timeline confusion, and instead of Taki", "saving Mitsuba and all the people who are guarding the town", Fan Gao chose to flood Tokyo to save Yoko.
After watching a movie, some viewers with special expectations not only did not feel the shock of "Your Name", but were "dizzy" by The "childish" choice of Fan Gao.
Of course, the audience's dissatisfaction with the response was also expected by Makoto Shinkai, because one of the purposes of his creation of "Weather Child" was to "angry people".
In this era of social media, the reduced cost of speaking has led to a variety of different views clashing, which can easily lead to a small public opinion war; and after the success of "Your Name", Makoto Shinkai did receive insults. So he took the most uncomfortable content from these audiences and integrated it into the plot, eventually making Weather Child a highly controversial animated film.
In fact, although the choice of flooding Tokyo with high sails has caused countless people to fall into misery, it is also the embodiment of his love of Yang cuisine, and highlights the difference between this game and other Shinkai Makoto animations--- opposing the world, highlighting the persistence and romance of teenagers.
Only in fictional works, such a way of "showing love" can be recognized and understood by the audience.
In Makoto Shinkai's pen, love can come in many forms, but either way can cause people to think about emotions, let the audience re-examine what love is, and learn to respect and maintain love.
Such an animated movie can be relished by couples and can give single dogs a heavy punch.
03. Conclusion
Presumably, Makoto Shinkai, who created the above delicate story, can also integrate his insights into people and things into the plot in "Suzuya Toji", bringing a visual and spiritual feast to the audience.
Whether it is the plain and watery love that only existed in the student era, or the magnificent love that confronted the supernatural, what remained unchanged was that the protagonists responded to their hearts with the most sincere emotions after struggling in reality.
I believe that Suzuya Toda and the currently unknown male protagonist can also find love in the process of closing the door.
And on Singles' Day, he seriously injured the single dogs again.