Welcome to the new issue! What
wants to share with you today is the classic animation film "Princess Mononoke", directed by the well-known Japanese animation film director Hayao Miyazaki, and released by Studio Ghibli in 1997. Many people think that Hayao Miyazaki’s most pinnacle animated film is the animated film "Spirited Away", which is still in theaters. But in my opinion, this film was conceived by Hayao Miyazaki for many years and took more than ten years to produce. "Princess Mononoke" is truly the pinnacle of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. The story of
movie "Princess Mononoke" is actually very deep, but the core of the film is very simple, that is, how to treat nature. The story of
started around a war between humans and beasts. The humans headed by Ebbsie wanted to occupy the forest, but the animals headed by the pig god and the Mononoke Sang swear to defend the forest against human attacks. The war between the two camps intensified, and finally affected the village where the male protagonist Ashitaka lived in seclusion, prompting Ashitaka to leave the village in search of a way to rescue. This was the first scene of the film. The
film is developed from Ashitaka’s perspective, which shows the specific conditions of the human camp and the animal camp. Ashitaka travels between the two camps, but never decides which side to help, showing It is very contradictory. He hoped that humans and animals could live in a peaceful way, but he was mercilessly mocked by the leader of humanity, Ebersey. She believes that the contradiction between man and nature can no longer be reconciled. Therefore, in the second half of the film, there is an unprecedented battle between the human camp and the animal camp.
Compared with the simplicity and simplicity of the movie "Spirited Away", "Princess Mononoke" is very complex and profound. In terms of character creation, I think there are two characters that are the best, one is the actor Ashitaka , And the other is the leader of the human camp, Aibosi. Ebbsey is not a villain in a simple sense. On the contrary, she is a very thoughtful and far-sighted human being. Her so-called conquering nature is only to seek better development for mankind. Her starting point may not be wrong, but her approach It was wrong. In the film, the director and screenwriter showed many aspects of Ebbsie, making this character full and deep. Another well-formed character is our hero, Ashitaka.
Hayao Miyazaki said in an interview that the role of Ashitaka is actually his incarnation in the film. Throughout all the animated films directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s life, we can see that Mr. Hayao Miyazaki is a person who loves nature very much. He believes that nature is the treasure of mankind, so there are a lot of things about human beings in his films. The scenes of natural destruction, although these performances are all point-to-stop displays, it also shows that he attaches great importance to the natural environment in his heart. Therefore, Ashitaka is not so much in a dilemma between the human camp and the animal camp, but rather the ambivalence of Mr. Miyazaki’s attitude towards nature and the development of nature by humans. For human beings to develop, it is necessary to develop nature, but it will also To a certain extent, it caused harm to nature. Mr. Miyazaki saw this contradiction and harm, but he was helpless. Just like Ashitaka in the movie, he has been in a deep contradiction and cannot extricate himself from it.
That's why there are such magical creatures as unicorn beasts in the movie. The unicorn beast is a divine beast that lives in the depths of nature. It has a human face but has a beast body. It is a combination of human and animal. His ability is to create life and death, and it is a strange beast that controls life and death. In the final battle between man and beast, it was his presence that turned the tide of the battle and finally resolved the dispute. Ashitaka and Princess Mononoke also lived a happy life like a fairy tale.
Generally speaking, "Princess Mononoke" is definitely an animated film worthy of being recorded in movie history. Hayao Miyazaki chose to stop shadowing after filming "Princess Mononoke". The film work is actually very satisfied, so satisfied that he has no plans to make other animated films. And the movie "Princess Mononoke" was not only a success in word of mouth, but also won 19.3 billion in the box office, but it was defeated by the American "Titanic" in the second year, so Hayao Miyazaki would choose He came back and shot the movie "Spirited Away".
I think the pinnacle of director Miyazaki is "Princess Mononoke", what do you think?
