by pireze

The works of Makoto Shinkai have had a real impact on my own creative life over the years. The beauty he depicts[描繪] in the ordinary， and the emotions he is capable of stirring[激發(fā)] through his visuals and his scripts[劇本]， are things to aspire[渴求] towards. So， when the chance came up to see his latest work， The Garden of Words， I surely jumped at[迫不及待地抓住] it.

Fifteen-year-old Takao dreams of becoming a shoemaker， funding[儲(chǔ)蓄] his aspirations through part-time jobs. During the rainy season， he always skips morning classes on rainy days and goes instead to Shinjuku Gyoen， where he sits at a pavilion[涼亭] and sketches[素描] shoes and feet. On one of these mornings， he meets a 27-year-old woman there， skipping work and drinking beer…

The film explores the feelings of a 15-year-old towards an older woman. For Takao， this sophisticated[世故的] and mysterious woman represented his dreams and his aspirations for growing up， an existence far removed from his childish reality. What might strike viewers initially[最初] as an unbalanced relationship is transformed as we， and the characters， come to the realization that despite their differences， they were both in their own way， “l(fā)earning to walk，” with the others help.

Rain is the “code” that enables the two to meet.

Rain is what transforms the garden into an isolated[與世隔絕] space in which two kindred souls[意氣相投的人] find themselves meeting.

And rain， of course， provides the opportunity for some of the most stunning[出色的] and detailed imagery[意象] yet. With every one of Shinkais films， you can see an evolution in the sophistication of his already outstanding background art. From beginning to end， I found myself catching my breath from time to time， from the sheer[非常] beauty of this work.

Some people go searching for beauty， traveling to exotic[異國(guó)風(fēng)情的] locales[場(chǎng)地] halfway around the world. But beauty isnt in how something is； its just how you see it. Shinkai sees how beautiful the mundane[平淡的]， ordinary things of this world are： clouds， rain， shadows， trains， and the strangers you walk past every day. Shinkais films help the viewer realize this.

If youre a romantic in any sense of the word， be sure not to pass up the opportunity to see it. The rain， the animation[動(dòng)畫(huà)]， the music， the voice acting—everything in The Garden of Words will simply draw you in…

多年以來(lái)，我的創(chuàng)作生涯深受新海誠(chéng)作品的影響。他描繪出來(lái)的平凡之美，他透過(guò)畫(huà)面與劇本調(diào)動(dòng)起來(lái)的情感，無(wú)一不讓人心馳神往。所以當(dāng)我有機(jī)會(huì)去看他的最新電影《言葉之庭》時(shí)，我當(dāng)然不會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)。

15歲的孝雄夢(mèng)想著成為一名制鞋師，為了籌錢(qián)實(shí)現(xiàn)抱負(fù)，他不斷兼職打工。雨季期間，他總會(huì)在下雨天翹掉早上的課，跑到新宿公園，坐在亭子里畫(huà)鞋子和腳部的速寫(xiě)。就在一個(gè)這樣的早晨，他遇到了一位27歲的女性，她翹了班在那里喝啤酒……

電影講述了一個(gè)15歲少年對(duì)年長(zhǎng)女性的傾慕之情。對(duì)孝雄來(lái)說(shuō)，這位久經(jīng)世故的神秘女子象征著他的夢(mèng)想，代表了他對(duì)成長(zhǎng)的渴望，是一個(gè)遠(yuǎn)離他那孩子氣現(xiàn)狀的存在。這段起初在觀眾看來(lái)并不平衡的關(guān)系，隨著我們以及劇中人終于認(rèn)識(shí)到這么一點(diǎn)而發(fā)生了改變——不管他們之間有多少差異，在對(duì)方的幫助之下，這兩人都在以自己的方式“學(xué)走路”。

雨天是他們得以相見(jiàn)的“暗號(hào)”。

雨天將公園變成了一個(gè)與世隔絕的空間，讓兩個(gè)相似的靈魂找到彼此。

當(dāng)然了，雨天還讓我們有機(jī)會(huì)看到一些最美不勝收的細(xì)致畫(huà)面。在新海的每一部電影中，你都能看到他那早就出類(lèi)拔萃的背景作畫(huà)更加精益求精。從影片開(kāi)始直到結(jié)束，我不時(shí)會(huì)被他的作品當(dāng)中那種純粹之美驚得倒抽一口氣。

有些人到處尋找美的蹤跡，甚至走過(guò)半個(gè)地球去到那些充滿異國(guó)風(fēng)情的地方。但美其實(shí)并不是事物的性質(zhì)，而是你對(duì)它的看法。這個(gè)世界上有各種各樣的平凡世俗，新?？匆?jiàn)了它們的美麗之處：云朵、雨水、影子、列車(chē)，以及每天與你擦肩而過(guò)的陌生人。他的電影讓觀眾意識(shí)到了這一點(diǎn)。

如果你怎么說(shuō)都是一個(gè)浪漫主義者，要是有機(jī)會(huì)看這部電影，可一定不要錯(cuò)過(guò)喔。雨天、動(dòng)畫(huà)、音樂(lè)與配音——《言葉之庭》的一切都能讓你沉醉不已……