Listen to your heart - Appreciation of "Hearing the Sound of the Waves"

First of all, it needs to be stated that "Hear the Waves" is only produced by Ghibli and has nothing to do with Hayao Miyazaki himself. This animated film only belongs to Mochizuki. To be honest, I am very grateful to Hayao Miyazaki for not participating, but for giving opportunities to young people (the main creative staff are all in their twenties), so I can see the mood, emotions and attitudes of young people, and also It is the strong youthful atmosphere exuded by them that makes this film such an excellent and heart-stirring youth stage drama, which is really unforgettable for me. Needless to say, Teacher Gong’s works are classics. He is a master of his generation and his works have far-reaching and broad influence. But to be honest, among all the animated movies I have watched, only "Hear the Waves" can make me remember every detail after a while.

The storyline is simple and "cheesy", but it was just right for me. I would still like to repeat this sentence: Her beauty lies precisely in her simplicity and cliché.

The plot of the movie is very life-like. In the ordinary bits and pieces, our protagonists experienced the most precious time in their lives. The most important thing is that they learned about themselves through each other. There is a new understanding of relationships with others - tolerance and understanding.

A very interesting detail is that the protagonist’s hometown, Kochi, is a rainy area in Japan, but I didn’t see a single rain. Xin Haicheng likes to use rain and snow to enhance the atmosphere and express artistic conception. I think this may have something to do with their characters. I have always felt that Xin Haicheng always has a touch of melancholy in his works. What’s interesting is that the character of Taku Tozaki’s best friend Matsuno in this movie is a bit like Makoto Shinkai, while Taku Tozaki is a bit like Tomomitsu Mochizuki. Mochizuki Chichong allows you to smell the fresh and sunny side of the youthful atmosphere.

We can see from the film that she is a girl with a distinct personality and strong independence. The same is true for Du Qi Taku. Some of the similarities between them make them natural to each other. produced attraction. Under Du Qituo's aggressive appearance, he is actually a kind-hearted and simple person. His character originated from her mother. Because of her parents' divorce, Liga Zi was in a very sad and painful situation. Although Du Qi Tuo never comforted her, sometimes silence is better than sound. Du Qi Tuo comforted her with his actions. In short, his character made people feel Felt very relaxed and warm.

In addition, there are two obvious temptations in the film. It may be more appropriate to call them experiments, which shows that Li Jiazi is also a scheming girl. One is borrowing money. By borrowing money, she can test many of a person's qualities: honesty, kindness, etc.; and the other place was in a hotel in Tokyo. They were in the same room, and Rigako was already half-lying on the bed, a little tipsy. Well, in fact, she could stay at a relative's house, just as she said to Du Qituo the next day. Du Qituo had no choice but to sleep painfully in the bathtub in the bathroom, which was also locked. Du Qituo suddenly had a subtle change in his feelings. It was the last words Riga Zi said when he was about to leave the hotel that shocked him greatly. He found that he actually did not understand Riga Zi.

There is another point that is very illustrative. From the photo of Rikako in a swimsuit that he bought to vent his personal anger, to when he was admitted to the University of Tokyo, he put this photo in his rented apartment. By the bed in the apartment, this creates a strong contrast. This change in mood also shows that sometimes you don't really understand yourself. This also shows Li Jiazi's position in his heart and his deep longing for her.

Rigako is destined not to have a relationship with Matsuno. Although he is also very good, it is just because of his character. As I mentioned before, even if Matsuno does not have that kind of melancholy character, he is He is a relatively soft-spoken person. I am not very sure that he is an indecisive person. He makes people feel a little bit "old-fashioned". When she is with him, she will feel warm, but it will not make her feel relaxed.

?In the end, the two of them had a misunderstanding, and he "unintentionally" hurt her. After graduating from high school, the two never saw each other again, and they seemed to end up fruitless.

At the class reunion, confessing to the person you admired and had a crush on became the theme of the night. Rigako did not come. In the loneliness of being alone, Rigako's best friend Yumi said something that moved Du Qituo's heart. Interpretation: "Rigako said she wanted to meet someone in Tokyo, someone sleeping in the bathtub."

Duqi Taku stared at Kochi City in the night, and his thoughts filled Kochi briskly. Gradually it stretches to Tokyo...

Speaking of the city, I remember that shots of Kochi Castle appeared several times in the film. At that time, I was a little touched: the city and history are related. Even so, just like when I saw the city of Xi'an, I first thought of its history. Kochi is a small city, and sooner or later many young people will leave and go to big cities like Tokyo and Osaka to pursue their dreams. At the end of the movie, after the students gathered together, they were all sighing at the beauty of Kochi City, and seemed to feel a little reluctant and helpless. I don’t know why the director repeatedly shows images of Kochi Castle. Maybe it’s as a beautiful memory, or maybe it’s the helplessness after the collision of tradition and modernity.