The dark-haired girl Xiao Ai sat in the corner of her friend's wedding banquet, calmly looking at the people around her who were infected by the happy atmosphere of the cocktail party.
She carefully ordered a glass of Bailey's sweets, indulged in the beauty of the cocktail, and like a small train, she embarked on the night tour of Shijo Wooden House:
In the dazzling adult world, encounters await me.
And the wonderful story that happened on this night also began.
Today I want to introduce this Douban score 8.5 animation film "Spring Is Short, Girls Go Forward!" Adapted from the original book by Noboru Morimi and directed by Masaaki Yuasa, it won the highest award in the feature division at the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival in Canada after its release in 2017.
In 2007, Noboru Morimi with the title of "Spring Is Short, Girls Go Forward!" It won the 20th Yama-Nagoro Award, the Second Place Japan Bookstore Award, and da Vinci Magazine readers chose him as the first place favorite novel of the year.
In 2008, he won the third place in the Japan Bookstore Awards with "The Top Heaven Family", establishing the status of a best-selling author.
Director Masaaki Yuasa is known for his wild imagination, and his predecessors, including "Crayon Shinshin" and "Cherry Pills", were designed and supervised
In 2017, Yuasa's "Song of Dew That Announces the Dawn" won the "Best Animated Feature" at the 26th Festival d'Annecy, known as the "Oscar of the Animation World".
If you like Imatoshi, you must also try Yuasa.
Yuasa's unique and eerie illustration style, design-filled scenes and outstanding storyboard performance remind japanese animation master Toshi Imamoto, a mysterious and rich style of painting that attracts audiences who are curious and try to get a glimpse of it.
In addition, every line is full of "the truth of life", which is also a highlight of Yuasa's work.
As a representative of "Spring Supper is short, the girl is moving forward!" In terms of the achievement of the mirror, it is further than the previous work "Four and a Half Myths". Just as the dark-haired girl Xiao Ai expected, Yuasa did show us a "dazzling" night with his ghost talent.
Friends who love to drink have more or less fantasized about owning a private winery, right? But our heroine Xiao Ai is even more powerful, sitting in the bar drinking 200 yen (about 12 yuan) of wine, fantasizing:
If only the Pacific Ocean had been formed by rum
Lying on a small raft and drinking a piece of Pacific wine with a rubber straw, isn't it very exciting!
If you don't have much affection for wine, you can exchange it for a cake, and you may be able to appreciate how strong the fantasy of little love is
At this time, the uncle Dongtang in the seat next to him introduced the legendary wine "pseudo-electric brandy" to Xiao Ai, which immediately attracted the attention of the wine girl, at this time the uncle tried to extend the salty pig hand to Xiao Ai, who knew that immediately invited Xiao Ai a friendship broken face fist.
Xiao Ai's strength deserves the praise of two passers-by, who use the taste of "pseudo-electric brandy" as bait to guide Xiao Ai, who is obsessed with cocktails, to see the real appearance of this night street.
They burst into all kinds of banquets and toasted with strangers.
People were infected by this fearless atmosphere and joined the trio night tour.
At the other end, Azai, whose pants were snatched away by Lee Baishi (a collector's old man), awkwardly covered his lower body with a barricade in the park, trying to find Xiao Ai's figure while avoiding the side eyes of passers-by.
A year ago, Elder Azai fell in love with the little love of the same community at first sight, and thought that he had cleverly implemented the "Plan to Do Her Best", that is, trying to brush up on the favorability level by creating a chance encounter with The Little Love.
However, when he really faced each other, he only dared to rub his shoulders and say "just by chance".
(This kind of provocation, I will not admit that I am very similar to the third sister)
This night, the senior finally plucked up the courage to follow Xiao Ai again.
While Xiao Ai leads the parade to find fine wine in The Wooden House, the senior is also working hard for his crush.
Xiao Ai is a vibrant girl, on the way to taste fine wine, she will always be attracted to new things.
She looked at a couple in the night by the river, but she remembered the most cherished picture book of her childhood, "Radadadam".
So she immediately set off and went to the old book stall to find books.
In fact, picture books have long been taken away by the collector Li Baishi.
After learning this news, the senior challenged Li Bai's hot pot hell feast in order to win the hearts of the picture book:
However, the senior is always difficult to catch up with Xiao Ai on the way forward, it is difficult to get a picture book, and the senior learns that Xiao Ai is touched by the love history of his friends——
Volunteer to participate in the gakuen festival performance he holds to find his favorite person.
At the end of the performance, Little Love will kiss another actor.
Where does this work?
The senior was in a hurry, climbed over the power grid, passed through the flames, and finally kicked away the male protagonist and the girl met on the stage:
When embracing as a lead actor, Xiao Ai's heart, which has always been fearless, suddenly "thumps like a carp".
Before the people could express their hearts, a cold storm blew up in the city.
Xiao Ai set off again, this time, she used enthusiasm and hope to cure li Baishi, the source of the cold.
The people of the city were healed, except for one person, the senior.
So Xiao Ai braved the fierce wind and set off again, this time to the senior's hut:
Surprise approached, but Elder Azai flinched.
He thought that his feelings were not worthy of such a flawless and beautiful girl.
Fortunately, after experiencing the inner sophistry, the senior finally accepted himself and expressed his admiration for the girl (this scene of the inner war is very classic, and everyone may find their own shadow from it).
The final confession scene pays homage to Spirited Away:
It's a beautiful love adventure, but it's rich in charm that goes far beyond that.
Pulling aside the gorgeous and dazzling shell, the story itself is so familiar -
The Azai senior who loves fantasy but does not dare to take a step out of the way is just like each of us ordinary people; "Cold" is an excuse for our inner struggle; And the young girl who never worries much about going all the way is beautiful and simple like everyone's student days.
In addition, Uncle Dongtang, who misses his daughter, the elderly who is worried that time passes too quickly, and even Li Baishi, who is high up but is deeply imprisoned in loneliness, are all contemporary anxieties and uneasiness that can be experienced at any time.
But hope is always greater than despair, and the courage to move forward can beat the cold in your heart.
The picture and plot of the whole movie are imaginative, but they all have a warm and healing core.
From young seniors, to lewd trees, to lonely old people, almost all kinds of roles throughout people's lives show that everyone has different troubles and knots at various stages.
But instead of worrying continuously, it is better to open your heart to a glass of "good wine", time is rushing, and enjoying the present is the best attitude to life. In the words of the film:
Spring is short, but it doesn't hurt!
After watching the movie, it is also unforgettable to remember the legendary wine "pseudo-electric brandy", if you have the opportunity, you must drink it!
To express the warmth of this film, we conclude with a passage from the original sitting book:
Let me exaggerate a little: The smell of pseudo-electric brandy simply warmed my world from the deepest depths