Chapter 34: Self and Growth
I don't know what kind of feeling others feel when they watch the movie they acted, Bai Xuejia saw himself on the screen, it was a very wonderful feeling.
It's him, but it's not him.
When he saw the empty campus on the screen, he remembered the crowd of onlookers crawling around him to watch the play, when he saw the streets that he had walked countless times, he remembered that he walked around the streets when he thought about how to interpret Guishu, and when he saw the store, he remembered that in order to feel the mentality of Guishu, he would buy the same unique taste of coffee every day to taste......
Familiar scenes emerged clearly from the depths of my mind.
Those shots that he didn't understand at all were now edited and combined, and suddenly a silent language seemed to sprout, flowing silently into the hearts of the audience.
Bai Xuejia also remembered his countless NGs, and now comparing the pictures in the movie, he finally understood why the director asked him to act like this, the small actions that he didn't pay much attention to would have such a feeling in the camera!
Bai Xuejia watched it very seriously and attentively, when he acted, it was a feeling, and when he watched it, he got another completely different feeling, some insignificant details, other people's facial expressions, and even the environment, until this moment, Bai Xuejia understood the meaning they contained.
At the beginning, Bai Xuejia's performance could only be regarded as qualified, but just like the students around the school, he couldn't impress the audience, and if it weren't for his name Guishu, he would probably be thought to be a passerby.
Makoto Shinkai needs the most real kind of student youthfulness, so he tells him what his usual school is like, that is, how to act, so Bai Xue Jia performed a Bai Xue Jia.
In addition to some official guests and fans, there are also media reporters, film critics, etc., who have read countless films, and this subtle feeling may not be cared about by ordinary people, but they can clearly feel that the noble tree played by Bai Xuejia lacks the emotional tension of the noble tree played by Kirito.
Kirito made a very good foreshadowing, but Bai Xuejia couldn't catch it.
It's a pity, the picture is very good, the narrative is improvised, except for Bai Xuejia, who played the noble tree who grew up, the other actors are very good, all in all, as a small-budget youth romance film, it's quite qualified.
Some people have already made a conclusion about "5 Centimeters per Second" in their hearts, and the film reviews and press releases that go back may have to be written around Kirito, Chino Kaede and Tsukasa Nishino...... Isn't Tsukasa Nishino the heroine? Why hasn't it been a long time since she came out?
Zenzawa is in his forties, an entertainment reporter, and this kind of front-line errand task originally didn't need him, but he likes movies very much and happens to be fine, so he came to see Makoto Shinkai's new film. He once paid attention to Makoto Shinkai and felt that Makoto Shinkai was a very potential rookie director.
"5 Centimeters per Second" is still the same style, the same taste.
But Zenzawa felt pity...... Exactly the same style, exactly the same taste, that is to say, Makoto Shinkai has not improved. Makoto Shinkai is like the noble tree in the story, fascinated by his past youth and refusing to come out.
He watched quietly, carefully experiencing the thoughts that Makoto Shinkai had hidden in the story, and felt every soul in the story...... Suddenly, he was surprised: "Huh?"
The gentle story, which suddenly begins to rise and fall, has a soul and suddenly changes!
At night, Hua Miao walked out of the store and saw Guishu leaning on an electric car writing text messages.
Zenze's gaze was attracted by Bai Xuejia, and he felt a strange rhythm, as if a stagnant heart suddenly began to beat.
The light of the store greeted his back, most of his body was hidden in the hazy night, Bai Xuejia's body relaxed, leaning on the electric car, staring at his mobile phone intently and softly, writing text messages, and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
The audience couldn't see what was written on the phone, but they knew very clearly in their hearts that he must be writing a text message to Akari.
Immediately afterwards, Guishu noticed that the flower seedlings were coming, then put away his mobile phone and turned his head.
In the hazy night, under the light of the store, the light smile on his face did not change in the slightest, and his movements were very relaxed and casual, just like countless people who put away their mobile phones when they saw their friends coming, but there was a feeling as if they had come from the unreal to the reality.
Why is this happening?
Zenzawa moved his buttocks, sat up slightly, and looked at the screen more intently and carefully.
In the picture is a close-up of Bai Xuejia's facial expression.
Zenzawa suddenly realized: It's the eyes!
When looking at his phone, his eyes are gentle and bright, as if he is whispering to a lover.
But when he turned his head, from night to light, his eyes seemed to close the door, and although they were still gentle, he could feel a sense of alienation—a sense of alienation that "you are my friend, but you are only my friend."
After understanding it, Zenzawa was even more surprised: Could it be that the actor has changed? Or is it the soul that has crossed over? Why is there such a big difference between before and after?
It's simply not the same person at all!
Yes, it's not the same person, the person in front is called Bai Xuejia, and the person after is called Guishu.
When Bai Xuejia acted, he only played the gentleness of Guishu, but at this moment, when it is connected with the previous one, Guishu's gentleness has another layer of meaning: Guishu's gentleness comes from the reflection on the harm caused to Akari because of impulsiveness, so it will lead to his gentleness that treats everything around him equally.
It seems that Guishu has grown, but in fact, he doesn't seem to have grown, because until now he has been a very selfish person, and what he was thinking about before was his own feelings, and accidentally ignored Akari, and his gentleness still thinks that he doesn't want to make the same mistake as Akari, and he doesn't want to hurt others.
That's why it's gentle and alienating.
Bai Xuejia watched it carefully, looked at the film he played from a different angle and mentality, and he found that this did not seem to be a simple love story, but a story about growing up. Kiki is the only protagonist, whether it is Akari, Hanae or Mizuno, they are just the guides who promote his growth.
His ego is not simply self-centered, but completely locked himself in his inner world, which has never changed. It wasn't until he finally got out of the inner time that he had been imprisoned for thirteen years, that he could be regarded as growing up in the true sense.
The final shot is a large number of independent shots, edited by montage techniques, to form a Takaki and Akari are obviously not together, but they seem to have an inner monologue dialogue across time and space.
At the same time, an episode sounded in the film, the tune was soft and gentle, the voice was vicissitudes and low, with some remorse, with some pain, with some confusion, but then it suddenly became excited, as if with the expectation and determination of a better future, and broke out unwilling to cry towards fate.
"What's the name of this song?" Bai Xue Jia liked the song very much, so he asked in a low voice.
"Yusuke Yoshino, preparing to make his debut again, created the theme song specially for "5 centimeters per second", "One-more-time-One-more-chance". Tsukasa Nishino, who was sitting on the right, whispered a reply for Bai Xuejia.
Bai Xuejia has heard this name, but I only remember that there was a time when it was very, very popular a long time ago, even people like him who didn't listen to songs very much, they heard his name, but then I don't know for what reason, he suddenly disappeared, and now he is going to make a new debut?
In the climax, Shirasuka (Takaki) and Tsukasa Nishino (Akari) pass by, stop at the same time, turn around, and the train of fate separates the two.
The train finally passed, and there was no Akari on the other side, and Bai Xuejia had an expression on his face, lost, understanding, and calm, and then smiled, turned around, and looked at the other side with clear and bright eyes and hope, that was his future.
After the song is finished, the roller poles on both sides of the railroad track rise, the cherry blossoms fly, and the old man has gone.
The screen goes black, and the end credits such as the cast rise from the bottom.
Wait for all the subtitles to end.
The lights came on and the applause was thunderous.