"Animation master" Miyazaki's films have always been very touching and deeply rooted in people's hearts, his films are not too bloody, most of them are from the perspective of children, showing endless surprises and wonders. Especially in the movie "Totoro", there is hardly a villain in the plot, which is Miyazaki's depiction of a warm picture for us, which makes people's hearts feel very warm.
Totoro is an animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and voiced by Noriko Hidaka, Chisa Sakamoto, and Shigeto Itoi, released in Japan on April 16, 1988. A high-definition remake was released in China on December 14, 2018. It was named the top ten film of the year by Japan's "Movie Shunbun" and the only work by Miyazaki to receive this award.
This film mainly tells the story of Kusabee Tatsuro, in order to facilitate his wife's illness, so he moved his sisters Kusabee Gaoyue (Xiaoyue) and Kusakibe Mi (Xiaomei) to live in the countryside near the nursing home where Yasuko Kusaki is located, during which the two children met Totoro, and a series of warm stories occurred between them.
This film full of warm colors has created a beautiful picture of people and nature living in harmony for us, and at the same time it is deeply moving, so that we can't help but recall our childhood, hoping that we can also be like the two little girls in the story, even if there is a lot of bitterness in life, we will always remain innocent, and go to see the scenery hidden in our hearts that adults can't see.
This article takes the story of "Totoro" as an example to interpret Miyazaki's emotional expression and reality from three aspects: Xiaoyue, Xiaomei and Totoro
significance.
Xiaoyue "mature and innocent": the little adult in life, but maintain the child's childlike heart
Xiaomei "longs for maternal love": seemingly carefree, but very eager for maternal love
Totoro "Symbol of Beauty": Not just a cute horn, but a symbol of innocence and beauty
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01 Xiaoyue "mature and innocent": the little adult in life, but maintain the child's childlike heart
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In the film, Xiaoyue is the eldest daughter of the Caobi family and the little adult in the family, and the slightly older she plays the role of taking care of her sister when her mother is sick. Xiao Yue's father is a professor at the university, his work is very busy, but also to visit his wife, sometimes can not worry about the family, so Xiao Yue also shouldered the burden of the family.
Since Kusube Tatsuro has to go to work during the day, Xiaoyue will entrust her sister to the mother-in-law next door to take care of, and the naughty Xiaomei is very disobedient and clamoring to go to school to find her sister. Xiao Yue, who still had two hours to leave class, couldn't bear to make her sister sad, so she took Xiao Mei to listen to the lessons in the classroom with her.
In the evening, it rained heavily, and Xiaoyue and Xiaomei waited for a long time at the bus stop in order to send umbrellas to their father. At this time, Xiaomei couldn't help but be sleepy, in order to let her sister sleep peacefully, Xiaoyue used her thin body to carry Xiaomei hard while holding an umbrella, afraid that her sister would be drenched by the rain.
When others are playing and playing, Xiaoyue has to take care of her sister and help her father take care of her life. At the age when she should be playing and playing like everyone else, Xiao Yue wants to be a sensible little adult. Although Xiaoyue sometimes gets angry and upset about her sister's willfulness, she has always been strong, never complains, and sees the world with a childlike heart.
When Xiaoyue moved to a new home, she, like her sister, was full of curiosity about the elves in the old house, and when she learned that there was a totoro, she was surprised and excited, and even looked forward to seeing totoro. It is precisely because of her childlike heart that a series of warm stories have occurred between them and Totoro, which is yearning.
When we grow up, we can always see the cruelty in life, and in the world of children, it is always full of infinite fun. Even if life is not satisfactory, they can still find the little beauty in life.
This is the beautiful image of the character created by Miyazaki for us, he put all the beauty on the child, let us feel that the world is not only cruel and difficult, there are many beautiful things worth discovering with our hearts.
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Xiaomei is a big grinning, full of curiosity about life of the little girl, she saw the black pressed small things in the room, Xiaomei is not only not afraid, but also full of interest in them. Just when the neighbor boy kindly reminded Xiaomei that she lived in a haunted house, Xiaomei muttered, "People are not afraid of these." ”
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Xiaomei is young, but the courage is very large, in the eyes of others, the first time a behemoth like totoro will be afraid, Xiaomei is not the slightest timid. She not only tease the totoro on the belly of the totoro, but also lay on it to sleep. Since then, it can set off Xiaomei's innocence and innocence.
In this film, many people are attracted by Xiaomei's carefree and beautiful and interesting childhood life, but with the development of the plot, we can see that Xiaomei's heart is very eager to have the company of her mother, and also let us feel how cruel the lack of maternal love is.
Especially when Xiaomei learned that her mother's condition had worsened, she was so anxious that she even ignored her sister's persuasion and went to the hospital alone with her favorite corn to visit her mother. She ran alone for a long time, only to find that she had lost her way, the sky was getting dark, and Xiaomei helplessly shrunk into a ball on the road and secretly cried. It wasn't until her sister came to her in a cat bus that she finally stopped worrying.
In the heart of every child, the mother is the most important role in life, she can not be absent in our growth, Xiaomei's desire for the mother has reached the extreme, she hopes that the mother's condition can get better early, and then at night can put her arms around her to sleep. However, even this small wish, she can not achieve, it is conceivable that Xiaomei's heart is very sad, in addition to the long-term lack of maternal love will also make her lack of security.
Such a scene is derived from Miyazaki's life experience as a child. His childhood life was turbulent, because his father was busy with work, his mother was bedridden because of tuberculosis, he rarely had the company of his parents when he was a child, and his sick mother in the animation "Totoro" and his sister who was at home alone were like him when he was a child. Miyazaki's portrayal of his sister through the film highlights the child's desire for the company of his parents.
In our lives, there will always be people who look grinning and passionate about life, but who are very fragile inside and long to be loved. Just like Xiaomei, she is carefree on the outside, but she is extremely lacking in maternal love on the inside.
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Miyazaki not only thinks this way, but also puts his ideas into action. In the film "Totoro", Miyazaki portrays the goodness and beauty of man and nature through the perspective of children, and those innocent children can see things and pictures that adults can't see. It is precisely because only children can see Totoro, so it does not appear many times in this film.
The first time: Xiaomei accidentally fell into a tree hole and met Totoro
When Xiaomei was playing in the yard, she was attracted to the looming little dragon cat, and then followed it to a large tree, when Xiaomei accidentally fell into the tree hole and landed on the totoro, which was the first time she and the totoro met.
Xiaomei had only seen the appearance of totoro in books before, but she did not expect that she could actually meet it in real life, which was simply a miracle. Miyazaki weaves a beautiful dream through the character of Totoro, and Totoro is a symbol of good wishes.
The second time: Xiao Yue and Xiao Mei wait for the car, and the totoro appears again
Xiao Yue and Xiao Mei's mother was sick and hospitalized, dad was too busy to take care of them both, in order to give dad an umbrella, they both stood alone at the bus stop waiting for dad to return, the rain was very heavy, and it was dark. Their hearts are filled with loneliness and fear. At this time, suddenly the street lights came on, and Totoro stood by their side, waiting for the bus with them like a close friend. Then, after Totoro left, the rain stopped and Dad returned.
The company of Totoro makes Xiao Yue and Xiao Mei sisters feel very grounded in their hearts. At the same time, it also implies to the audience that even if life is very lonely and helpless, as long as it is full of hope, there will always be someone who silently supports and accompanies you without asking for anything in return.
Third time: Under the cast of the totoro, the seeds they planted sprouted
After receiving the acorns sent by the totoro, Xiaoyue and Xiaomei planted them in the ground and expected them to sprout, and the totoro used their strength to make them thrive and become towering trees, and then they sat on the trees together. This scene presents a picture of peace and happiness. It was like a dream, but the next morning, the fruit really sprouted.
Acorn sprouts and carries hope, and Miyazaki switches to the life of the protagonist character through a style of magic realism, using natural scenery. Let the audience's experience get the most real resonance.
Fourth time: Totoro helps Xiaoyue find Xiaomei
Xiaomei in order to find her mother to run away from home alone, Xiaoyue looked for a lot of places have not been found, and finally can only ask Totoro to help, then Totoro brought Xiaoyue to Xiaomei through the cat bus, and then the cat bus sent them to her mother's hospital to help them complete their wishes.
At the end of the film, although we did not see Xiaomei's mother discharged from the hospital, it also allowed us to see a warm side, and from the side, it also reflected that there will always be great regrets in life, we must learn to accept, but also to find the beauty under the regrets.
In the film, Totoro is not only a cute horn, but also a symbol of innocence and beauty, it represents our hopes and dreams for a better life, and also makes us feel that life is not all smooth sailing, we have to discover the beautiful.
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"Totoro" is Miyazaki's most successful character, he uses delicate strokes to depict the childlike world, those vast countryside, comfortable environment, kind neighbors... It expresses the yearning of people in the hustle and bustle of the city for rural life.
Such a fantastic life was created by Miyazaki, but in real life, we can also live into the dream world we want.
1. See the world with a child's heart
It is not easy for each of us to live in this world, some people even have to bear the responsibility that did not belong to themselves when they are young, although life is very hard, we must learn to smile, have a childlike heart, and life will be better.
Just like Xiao Yue in the film, in the face of the responsibility that he should bear, do not complain, do not compromise, and look at the things around him with his own childlike heart warmly and kindly, then a miracle will happen. Although we don't have Totoro in our lives, there will definitely be many kind people who are willing to help us when we have difficulties.
2. Use freedom and love to guide children
In the movie "Totoro", Xiaoyue and Xiaomei are very lacking in maternal love, but they can still grow up in love and freedom, and after they found totoro, dad did not hit two children, but chose to trust, and in terms of child growth, he did not ask for anything from the children, but let them grow up happily.
Although her mother was ill in the hospital, she was always concerned about her two children, and she patiently guided the children's letters, saying that she was also interested in the monsters in the room, and asked them to plant the acorns sent by the totoro in the ground. It is precisely because of the love of parents and the education of freedom that children grow up happily in their growth.
In our real life, as parents, we should be like the parents in the film, able to give their children love and freedom, let them do what they want to do, and support their ideas.
3. Man and nature should live in peace
In the war years in which Miyazaki lived, often people were not happy, life was very painful, he was very eager for a good life, so in many anime movies will outline a picture of people and nature living in harmony, let us learn to respect nature, and love nature.
In the movie "Totoro", surrounded by pure natural beauty, full of vibrant scenes, many people are attracted by the beautiful idyllic scenery, and Totoro as the messenger of nature elves, her special friendship with the Xiaoyue sisters makes people moved. And to tell us that when human beings love nature and fear nature, they will be blessed by nature.
Therefore, we must love nature at any time, cherish the ecological environment, and fear nature, which will be what everyone has always wanted to do, and it is also the best reward for our gifts from nature.