In recent days, for anime lovers, the most important thing to pay attention to must be the release of "Totoro" in mainland theaters.
Like many of my friends, I have seen this Miyazaki anime more than a decade ago, but before watching it on the day of the premiere, I can still maintain the throbbing of that year.
However, the most gratifying thing for the overnight jun is that this feeling and love do not seem to belong to me alone, otherwise it would be a little pretentious to shout all day long that it looks good and good.
Up to the current four days of release, the gold absorption ability of "Totoro" is still strong, the total box office performance and has gone to the rank of nearly 100 million yuan, it seems that in a complete screening cycle, it is no problem to reach 300 million.
What does this mean? However, it completely crushed the data of this year's Japanese manga theatrical version of the movie ("Zero Executioner" 100 million+, "Kuroko's Basketball" 600+ play, "Sword Art Online" is only 50 million+ million, not the same level at all).
Well, since everyone is so fond of the Miyazaki anime "Totoro", then overnight Jun will bring you a little-known interpretation of a derivative short film in this article today, so that you can have a deeper and more complete understanding of the world of "Totoro" ---
<h1>"Plum and the Kitten Bus"</h1>
The film was released in 2002, 14 years after Miyazaki's Totoro.
But even so, not many viewers have seen this short animation, and the reason lies in its playback mechanism.
Nowadays, the Douban score is as high as 9.0, and the charm of this short animation should be unquestionable...
In the past few decades, Studio Ghibli has indeed launched a lot of short animations, such as "Caterpillar Pineapple", "Yeast and The Egg Princess", "The Day of Planting Stars", etc., but these short animations have the same commonality--- have not been released on any theater or online platform, and it takes viewers to come to the Ghibli Memorial to see, so even if it has been played for more than a decade, in addition to some "gun version" film sources filmed with mobile phones, If you want to find a little high-definition, it is basically impossible.
At the same time, however, "Plum and the Kitten Bus" also has a difference from other Ghibli animations--- the only animation that will have a plot connection with a long-form work.
The connection of the plot alone is enough to illustrate the transcendent status of "Totoro" in the minds of everyone.
Well, let's take a look at the plot of this anime---
Through the plot of "Totoro", we know that Xiaoyue and Xiaomei finally succeeded in visiting their mother in the hospital with the help of the cat bus, and then the story ended at this moment.
The timeline of this Miyazaki animation is to carry on the end of the main film, bringing us the story after the return of the day to normal.
One day, Xiaomei went to play on the grass alone and took out the guifei candy in her pocket to eat.
As everyone knows, he encountered a strange small tornado and chased Xiaomei into the house tightly.
At this moment, because there was no passage to get outside, the little tornado began to panic, and made a mess of Xiaomei's home, and finally revealed the prototype --- which turned out to be the kitten bus when he tried his best.
Like the same film, Xiaomei still has that kind heart, plus seeing her familiar friend, she enthusiastically and unsuspectingly went to give the kitten bus guifei candy, and the two have since become good friends.
The following night, the kitten bus came unexpectedly, woke up the sleeping Xiaomei, and took Xiaomei to a mysterious place--- the mini compartment of the kitten bus was too friendly, just enough to load into Xiaomei's body.
And on the way, we saw all kinds of cat buses, from the familiar one (the father of the kitten bus), to another female (the mother of the kitten bus), and a train-like cat bus, all of which were buried in a small hill, and the warehouse was loaded with dense guests.
After arriving at the destination cave, the surrounding environment was pitch black, and Xiaomei also felt a hint of fear.
However, at this moment, a familiar figure appeared in front of Xiaomei, gray and white, with a fat figure and a furry body, and a black umbrella in his hand, I believe everyone knows who it is.
With the familiar music of "Tonari no Totoro", somehow, the scene of this reunion became extremely warm, and my tears involuntarily slipped down.
Subsequently, under the leadership of the big totoro, Xiaomei went to meet an old dragon clock cat bus, who seemed to be the guardian of this piece of nature.
Xiaomei also captured the old cat bus by giving toffee, and the atmosphere at the scene became peaceful.
After a few fun, this cat bus also left with a full warehouse of mysterious creatures, and its shape resembles a large shipping cruise ship, and it is also a bit like an ancient trilobite, which may be designed to highlight the high age of this old man.
Finally, the plot also ended satisfactorily under the picture of the kitten bus carrying Xiaomei back to the accommodation.
Although this short story is only 13+ minutes long, the overall quality is not weaker than the main film of "Totoro".
The secret of this, in addition to benefiting from Miyazaki's ability to pry the hearts of moviegoers through plain and innocent brushstrokes, the soundtrack of "Hisaishi Jean", which is a seamless partner of Ghibli Animation, is also a rare match.
Whenever a symphony of rumbling music resounds in the background, the night Jun's eyes will unconsciously appear in front of the picture of Hisaishi waving his baton in the concert hall, and his hands will also swing unconsciously.
This vocal experience has undoubtedly brought a lot of polish to the two Ghibli animations of "Totoro" and "Plum and kitten bus". Even after 30 years of time, it is still unforgettable.
If you can, take a trip to Japan and stop by the Ghibli Memorial to sample this series of short animations.
Of course, if the economic conditions are tight, then please at least pay for a meal, in the "Totoro" release cycle, to support this first time in the mainland Screening Miyazaki animation.