When Chihiro sat in the attic watching the water train, she didn't know whether she could go home or where she would go in the future. In the silent night, there is only the sound of waves splashing when the train passes through the water, and there is only endless night and a car light in front of me. The new Chihiro experienced novelty and fear during the day, and finally she could have quiet time to be alone and recall this fantastic experience. However, in the light at this time, there is a lot of confusion, worry and loneliness, just like finding yourself out of place with this world. After tasting the ups and downs, we are deeply confused about what the world is like and what kind of person I should be. At that time, didn't we feel powerless and struggling for the first time, just like Chihiro? Give up the blood of hard work during the day, don't need so many passionate burdens at night, just coax yourself and soothe all anxiety, and then say, it doesn't matter, although the road ahead is long, just stick to it.
Similar psychology also happened at Chihiro's dinner party. Why is this a classic shot of Spirited Away? After reading the tidbits, I found that story board in this paragraph is very detailed. The director explained the details of Chihiro's facial changes in each frame accurately. In other words, every frown and cry shows the delicate mental journey of the characters, so we can describe the dinner so vividly and touch people's hearts. Unconsciously, we agree with every unconscious in Chihiro's micro-expression, which is really ingenious. This happened when Chihiro went to the pigsty to see her parents. When she was depressed and desperate, Bailong handed food and encouraged her to eat it no matter how sad she was. At that time, people's fragile psychological defense line was defeated, and in front of a person who didn't need to be alert and disguised, they could finally pour out their sadness. The audience immediately had a strong connection with this sense of vulnerability and security. Instead of crying Chihiro, they saw themselves struggling to survive. Once this identity is established, they will no longer appreciate the story of Chihiro, but their own lives.
Let's talk about the role of the white dragon first. In my opinion, this character is very symbolic. I wonder if the audience is young. Douban's comments are mostly interpreted as "lovers", including Qian's saying, "Are you in a hurry to see your boyfriend?" . But in fact, I think this character actually plays a role in a broader sense, such as a bosom friend, a timely and valuable person and so on. Because the white dragon's compassion helped Chihiro, Chihiro also took care of the white dragon in his own way, saved the white dragon and made atonement for him. In fact, what Miyazaki Hayao wants to say is that trust and love between people can help you overcome all difficulties. So, love bravely and hard. This relationship, which is constantly strengthened through the same experience, finally makes both of them braver, more independent, more trusting and closer. Everyone will have such a "white dragon" in his life. Because of accidental factors, they met, and because of hardships, they deepened their fetters. Finally, they may become friends, confidants or lovers. In a word, this is a fable about establishing intimate relationship.
The various roles of the Tang family are very popular in film reviews. Grandpa Boiler represents a friendly elder who is willing to show a little kindness and help guide when young people are new to society and strangers. This concern from strangers is the warmth beyond the cold interpersonal relationship. On the surface, Grandpa's boiler showed her the way to see Don and covered her with a blanket when she slept on the floor. This little kindness makes people feel the great power of tolerance and love. On the other hand, in the boiler room, an interesting scene is Chihiro helping the briquettes to carry materials, causing all the briquettes to do work for her. Grandpa Boiler scolded her and said, "You are hurting them. If they don't work, they will lose the chance to survive here. " This not only illustrates the "work culture" of the Tang family, but also illustrates a small truth: not all help can really help others, parents. If children are not allowed to realize the significance of hard work and let them suffer, they will eventually become fish at the mercy of others. Chihiro's parents became pigs because of greed and laziness. When I was a child, I had to say that I was frightened by this scene. The scene of people turning into ugly pigs is really scary. Miyazaki Hayao probably wanted to give the children a profound enlightenment lesson through this scene: stay away from greed and laziness forever. People who get something for nothing are no different from pigs. The value and dignity of human beings lie in labor.
Tang is the owner of a room, symbolizing the capitalist exploiting and objectifying the people. She asked everyone to forget their names and become a machine for her. Perhaps this is the portrayal of people in our society. Everyone becomes a slave on the production line, unable to pursue his own personality and development, and eventually becomes an ignorant and mediocre generation at the mercy of society. Tang himself is a smart, snobbish, selfish and cunning person. After Bailong was injured, she immediately made a decision to "deal with" Bailong, because he was already a useless person. Her eyes only see luxurious life, gorgeous jewels, and her arrogant baby, a typical capitalist image. But speaking of it, aren't all the people in the soup house like Tang? The soup restaurant only accepts those paying guests, and there is not even a place for passers-by to rest, let alone take a look. Kaonashi is such a rejected guest.
Speaking of Kaonashi, he is often the focus of audience discussion. Why is this role so recognized? Compared with Chihiro, Kaonashi is more like an animation template representing ordinary people. Kaonashi has no face. I think there are two possible understandings: the first is that I was born without a face, but you all have one. In order to walk in the sun like you without being criticized, I can only wear a mask to show that I am your kind and get the chance to be accepted; The other is to face all kinds of eyes and true and false lips in the world, at a loss, and don't know how to respond with the right expression, so I just put on a mask of smiling forever, so you don't have to see my true face and true expression, which is humble; You can't and won't have a chance to know my true joys and sorrows. This is loneliness. Therefore, Kaonashi actually symbolizes ordinary people who are at a loss in interpersonal relationships. They are not good at refusing to deal with people and are lazy to socialize and communicate. They are afraid and disdainful. In order to hide their hearts and survive basically, they put on masks in disguise.
When Kaonashi first arrived in Tang Wu, he was actually an intruder in the same country and a new world as Chihiro. But the difference is that he is a child with a blank personality, without the role of White Dragon to guide him, and unlike Chihiro, who has been cared for and educated by his parents, he has learned some truth. Kaonashi is really ignorant, so his future experience will shape his personality. This is just like young people entering the society for the first time. If they don't have their own values, they are easily swept away by the torrent of society. He found that he couldn't even get in without money, but kind Chihiro left a door for Kaonashi. She is the only one who won't despise Kaonashi, and it is this door that opened Kaonashi's lost journey.
The noisy soup house has no place for Kaonashi. He can only hide and wander around. Seeing the money worship and depression prevailing in the soup house, Kaonashi began to understand how to adapt to the rules here and take advantage of people's greed. He conjured gold to lure frogs and get his own food. I was really shocked to see that he ate three people after eating delicacies. Kaonashi, who was gentle and only knew how to stand aside, showed fierce aggression. His insatiable appetite has become more and more inflated under the worship of people in the soup restaurant, and the ugliness of people's infinite desires is vividly shown here in Kaonashi. His terrible eating and bloated body are not like those potbellied local tyrants. His stomach is full, but his mind and heart have become slaves of desire. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins of human nature. Greed makes people lose control and freedom, and it looks disgusting to do whatever it takes for profit. Kaonashi was crazy in this period, but in fact he was still lonely. He thought that as long as he was contaminated with the atmosphere of the soup house and abided by the rules of existence there, he would be able to live well, but he was actually lost in his own desires and social strangeness, and his heart was still empty, without an anchor point that could really make him confident, happy and belong. When he came to Chihiro with gold and asked her to accompany him, Chihiro said, "I don't want these, there are too many of them." . At this time, Kaonashi, who once believed that greed could be satisfied, was shocked. He found that even with money, he still had something he couldn't get, so he became even crazier. Chihiro gave him the balls of the river god at the critical moment and took him out of the soup house. He became docile and obedient again. The key point is Chihiro's sentence "This person will go bad in the soup house". In fact, there is nothing wrong with Kaonashi. The point is that the big dye vat in the soup house has soaked him beyond recognition.
Chihiro and Kaonashi went to the sixth stop by bus, which reached the climax of the film. Although this clip is quiet, it is this silence that gives people unexpected power. Because Chihiro is firm at the moment, she is no longer as afraid as before. Because of the person she wanted to protect, she comforted Bailong, bid farewell to Grandpa Boiler, and got on the train with Kaonashi. Before getting on the bus, what impressed me most was that Tang Wu's sister said that the train had left and never came back, and Bailong was away. You are the only one. How will you come back? Chihiro didn't show any fear, just said, it doesn't matter, then I'll walk back along the water. She began to look at the danger ahead calmly and told herself calmly that I have something I want to do, and I will realize it anyway. I am not afraid of all the difficulties I have experienced before, because I know I can solve it. Chihiro began to know that crying was useless. Facing the desperate situation in life, only her own positive actions can really save herself and her friends. At this time, Chihiro suddenly grew up and became brave and responsible. This is a mature girl. And haven't we found that only those who help themselves will get help from God after falling down many times? Instead of complaining, crying, despair and anger, it is better to say quietly, it doesn't matter, although the road is long, I can go far alone.
The journey from the water train to the sixth stop seems to have gone through a long life. Someone got on the bus and got off. Everyone is in a hurry and can't see their faces clearly. Everyone has only one silhouette in the movie. Chihiro took Fang Bao and Kaonashi by car quietly, watching the changing crowd and the scenery outside the window. In this silence, Kaonashi's noisy heart has also been precipitated, and he finally got the correct guidance. Although he didn't know where he would go in the future, he followed Chihiro, as if he could go to a place that made him feel at ease. In the past, Chihiro, who loves to cry, became the support of Fang Bao and Kaonashi. Since when do we start to put aside childishness, learn to take care of others, protect others and become their dependence? But there is no doubt that this is a gratifying growth. There is also a classic line in this paragraph. Life is like a train. On the way, you will meet all kinds of people, but everyone can only go for a ride with you and eventually get off and leave. At this time, we just need to be grateful and then smile and wave goodbye to them. In fact, this line can also be regarded as a footnote of the whole movie. Whether it's White Dragon who finally makes Chihiro "go forward and never look back", or Grandpa Boiler, Kaonashi and Bao Fang, they are just passers-by in life. Will we meet again? Nobody knows. White dragon said, I will. Actually, I just want to say that I am looking forward to seeing you again. I have a bright future. Faced with the uncertainty of life, no one knows who we will meet next and who we will be separated from. Then, let's be grateful for the time we spent together and thank you for accompanying me through this growing time. Although life is helpless, we can also accept impermanence with a smile and find a little sweetness in this fleeting bitter life. Seeing the hand that Bailong has not put down for a long time, in the crystal tears, it seems to see what is eternity.
In a humble and warm hut of money, I found a place to work and tied a headrope made by my partners. Why is there this headrope? Because when Chihiro left the soup house and returned to his parents, this rope flashed and told Chihiro that all this was not a dream. This fantastic adventure and difficult growth story is Chihiro's real experience, and will eventually leave an indelible mark of tenacity, courage and kindness in her life. This is also the warm power that Spirited Away wants to convey to the audience. Live bravely and live beautifully. As long as you are alive, there is hope.
Pay tribute to Spirited Away forever.