Here is Princess Phantom A certain version A brief review of the film at the end of the film. It is more reasonable than I thought, so it is posted here.
The original "Princess Phantom", literally translated, should be called " Strange Concubine of Things ", that is," living beings ". Japan is a nation that reveres the spirit of nature. They believe that everything that exists in nature is blessed by living beings. Flowers, trees, mountains, rivers and even stones all have spirituality, among which we are familiar with river children and fox immortals.
In the "Tale of Genji", there are six stories about "creatures haunting" the Imperial Rest House 。 The Japanese believe that even a living person, because of his or her grievances or illness, will float away from the body and attach to others. Even the voice and posture of the attached person will become exactly the same as the body of the living creature, is it very powerful? (Those who have seen Inuyasha should have a better understanding of this)
The "Princess Phantom" is still not Miyazaki's peak production. It is Miyazaki's painstaking work of pondering over the relationship between nature and human beings.
The content of this film certainly deals with the two indescribable "nature" and "human" Holy Land ", but during the film promotion, Hayao Miyazaki constantly denied" environmental protection "and claimed that it was his" last work "to not compromise with commercial and secular views. He also presents the "ferocity" of both human beings and nature in his mind through subjects beyond the scope of teenagers' understanding, and avoids the happy ending at the end, deliberately leaving unsolvable and eternal dilemmas and cycles.
The noble dignity of life, the inviolability of nature, and the instinct of human beings to pursue survival and happiness are the source of conflicts with other races in nature. Human beings are totally different from other creatures. Without "plundering" nature, they cannot win abundant resources and culture. As a result, although they know that they will be retaliated against nature, even lead to mutual destruction. Sustainable development is still an indispensable part of human "justice".
Mirage's iron smelting was not out of her selfish desire to get the "inhuman" and "untouchable people" under her command who were oppressed by the mainstream society (warriors) to settle down. The environment can never be solved simply by criticizing the ugliness of human beings, which is also where the author can lead the audience to see more deeply.
If the war between the two "holy lands" of man and nature can hardly escape the "repeated" fate, then the "living" emphasized by Hayao Miyazaki in this article is certainly not to celebrate the dignity and joy of life, but to leave it to the future generations to have patience and suffering before the wisdom to solve this eternal problem is generated.
"Living" is Miyazaki's helpless compromise when he is in poverty. The real solution, which he has not yet "figured out", has to be thrown to the audience. Before he "thinks it through", perhaps "wash your hands in a golden basin" is his happiest choice.
Author: mikusa
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