After watching "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess", many people agreed that there are many places to consider in the plot, but after thinking about it for a few days, I think that "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess" is a bad review, which is also a bit harsh, because at least I still feel that kindness.
Connecting reality through the network ecology, in "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess", experience the imperfection of the reality that the director wants to express.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > the existence of the virtual world? </h1>
Suzu grew up in a rural area in Kochi, lost his mother to an accident, and became dependent on his father.
After experiencing such a tragedy, even her best singing was completely abandoned, until the clever friend invited her to enter the virtual world of U: a life that allowed you to choose, let her sing again, and also made her popular overnight.
Between the virtual and the real world, everyone creates a doppelganger, and some people will think that this doppelganger is themselves, inside and outside; others incarnate as Matsuko Deluxe and say what they dare not say in the real world. Because of this, some people speak truthfully but hurtfully. Because even if the words spoken in the virtual world are really hurtful, they can be completely free of responsibility.
Suzu's mother died unexpectedly, and what she saw afterwards made her resist the Internet for a while, but with the encouragement of her friends, she regained her self-confidence on the Internet and also unveiled her knot with her deceased mother. Although the period after the death of Suzu's mother was short, that small segment made me see something very realistic:
At present, there are not many people who can sacrifice themselves to become benevolent, and most of the people who usually say those words are people who do not have the courage to say something dry on the Internet to make themselves feel better. But at the end of the day, the virtual world is strictly speaking, a very big and big furnace. Everyone was in different hearths, warming each other.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > camouflaged strength is just surrounded by scars</h1>
The appearance of the dragon is quite sudden, just everywhere to make trouble, so that Belle (that is, the bell) is helpless, but Belle feels that the appearance of the dragon must have his reason, so he found the dragon's residence on his own, and released a scene of "Beauty and the Beast" story, of course, the picture is rich.
There are many scars on the dragon's body, and when the story develops that the dragon's scars are related to reality, I believe that if you are smart, you should think of what happened.
The dragon's rampage, no one thought about what was going on, just thinking of further scarring him, and even launching to find out the real body. However, in the world of children, dragons are extremely popular. You can say it's because of the image of the dragon, but I would feel even more that children like dragons, sometimes not necessarily purely because of the majesty. It's that kind of domineering.
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, in the virtual world, everyone's doppelgangers can be completely different, although it is very dreamy, but the strength of the dragon is presented, why not send a signal to everyone for help?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > there are all kinds of people on the network</h1>
Many people will feel that the story elements of "Dragon" are too rich, and some positions are indeed a bit of a loss of one or the other, which is a fact. But after a few days of digestion, a lot of things are actually intertwined – especially when it comes to the ecology of the internet.
Both Beauty and the Beast are lonely beings (in reality, both are children of single-parent families) who intentionally or unintentionally do something to attract attention on the Internet (one singing and one fight), in order not to pass the time, but to find a place to vent because of loneliness.
And even more coincidentally, the first paragraph of the story was mentioned before, and a small story after the death of Suzu's mother was gently explained: In fact, both of them are experiencing the relentless and irrational attacks of the villagers on the Internet.
I still feel a little stifled by Suzu's final decision, but isn't that the same as what my mother did back then?
What makes me more concerned is that these are the so-called "messengers of justice" of U, ostensibly to maintain world peace, but whether the facts are true, or are they the "righteous demons" that we see the most? This also connects me to a lot of real things.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="31" > no one is perfect, and so is the story</h1>
Yes, no one is perfect, and everything cannot be perfect, even if it is Hosoda Mori himself, this time "Dragon" is a lot worth discussing.
The moment I left the cinema I was a little overwhelmed — "Is this the hosoda Mori I last saw?" I asked myself. But a week went by, and in retrospect, Hosoda hadn't actually changed, but if I had adjusted it a bit more, and some of the arrangements could have been better distributed, Dragon should have been able to get more applause—at least I had to sort out my thoughts to come to that conclusion.
"Dragon" is quite good in terms of technology, the music and the pictures are quite dizzying, and Hosoda still strives to connect with the world and care for the world in which he lives— some people have to face the pain of bereavement, some people have to face family problems, and it is never easy to face the alternation between online identity and illusion, and even to face the villagers who have no responsibility to speak. But he tried very hard.
I'm not his number one fan, but I've accepted the imperfections of Dragon — because it's a bit similar to reality.