"The film that won the Grand Jury Prize at the 13th Hong Kong International Film Festival is Castle in the Sky, congratulations to Mr. Hayao Miyazaki." With George? Lucas's voice fell, and the audience burst into warm applause, but in addition to the applause, almost all of them had surprise and disbelief written on their faces, and no one would have thought that the Grand Jury Prize at the first award ceremony of the Hong Kong International Film Festival would be awarded to an animated film.

But when you think about it, it's a relief that Castle in the Sky has garnered worldwide attention since its release in 1986, and has been a box office success not only in Japan itself, but also in other Asian countries and North America. The city of Laputa in the sky in the film represents a dream that ends in ruin, and the origin of the story is poignant and tragic, just like Greek mythology.

However, the journey of the two little protagonists in pursuit of the city in the sky is actually a portrayal of everyone's pursuit of their ideals. Although the ideal may be shattered in the end, however, we have pursued, have a brave heart, and have a beautiful process, with these, what is there to regret?

It is indeed very commendable that it contains such profound humanistic content in the form of an animated film, and Miyazaki deserves this award. Accompanied by the light music of the film's eponymous "Castle in the Sky", Hayao Miyazaki took to the stage. Lucas received the trophy in his hand.

Unlike previous award presenters, George? Lucas didn't step aside after presenting the trophy to Miyazaki, but walked back to the microphone and said, "In my opinion, Castle in the Sky is not just a cartoon, it also contains a lot of deep philosophy. ”

"I remember that there was a myth in ancient Greece. It is about a giant who is the son of the earth, and Mother Earth has given him infinite power. No one can defeat him. But once, his opponent lured him into the air to fight a duel, and the giant, whose feet had left the earth, could no longer gain strength from his mother, and was finally defeated and killed. Without Mother Earth, even the mightiest giants would be vulnerable. The ancestors of ancient Greece may not have foreseen that the primitive civilization of their time, which was still as weak as infants, would grow into the technologically advanced civilization of today's giants, but the advice they left to future generations in a prophetic attempt to understand the myth was forgotten by mankind for an unknown number of years. It is heard by an Oriental man in this noisy world with his heart, and interpreted to the world in his unique, magical, and more powerful way than mythology. ”

"After watching this film. I understood what Mr. Miyazaki was trying to say: the relationship between civilization and nature is like the relationship between trees and soil. Even towering trees cannot survive without being rooted in the earth's soil. In the same way, civilizations that try to be divorced from nature, to control nature, and to be above nature cannot survive. This is a relatively esoteric question. ”

"That's just one point. The more you look at it, the more you will discover. And one of the most simple truths he embodies is the unyielding pursuit of ideals and never giving up. As long as you've seen it, you'll know that Castle in the Sky isn't just a cartoon. ”

"I've never had a single cartoon collection before, but I'm sure Castle in the Sky will be a treasure for me forever."

George? Lucas's speech was warmly applauded, and after his explanation, those in the room who were still skeptical were also relieved. Lucas's identity. It's such a grand occasion again, and the creator is there. Naturally, this remark cannot be made up, that is to say, "Castle in the Sky" is really an extremely good animated movie.

Many people who hadn't seen Castle in the Sky had the idea of seeing it, and wanted to see why it got George. Lucas has such a high rating, you need to know George? Lucas is a world-renowned master director, and although Miyazaki is famous today, he does not have the status of fame like that of later generations. Lucas is so sure, it is definitely an honor for Miyazaki.

In applause, George? Lucas took two steps back and gave up his position to Miyazaki, who was a little excited at this time: "Thank you very much, really, very, very much thank you Mr. Lucas, now my heart is full of incredulity, he completely guessed what I wanted to express, if it weren't for the fact that I had never told anyone about this, I even thought that Mr. Lucas had asked someone beforehand, it was really incredible." There is no doubt that this trip to Hong Kong will be my most memorable experience. ”

"At the same time, I would like to thank the Hong Kong Film Society, the Organizing Committee of the Film Festival, and the jury, I am very happy and honored to receive this award, and I will devote more energy to the creation of animation in the future, and create more and better works for the audience who love my works."

The award ceremony continued, and before I knew it, there was only the final Golden Bauhinia Award left, Liu Songren and Shen Dianxia walked on the stage again, the same tall and short, thin and fat, the difference is that the dresses on the two have changed, and this is the fourth set of dresses that the two have changed since the beginning of the red carpet ceremony, this time it was Shen Dianxia who spoke first: "Songren, do you believe that an animation can contain so many and such profound philosophies?" I've watched cartoons on TV, and I'm bored. ”

Liu Songren smiled and said: "The cartoons you watch are different from cartoons like "Castle in the Sky", those cartoons are for the entertainment of children, and adults naturally feel bored. I went to see this animation when it was released in Hong Kong, don't laugh at me, there were a lot of adults in the cinema at that time, if you saw it in person, you will feel that this animation is just a surrealist film dressed in cartoons, which can bring a lot of inspiration, and it is indeed a rare cartoon. ”

"I'm so excited by what you say, and when I'm done, I have to go to the video store to see if there is a tape of "Castle in the Sky", buy it and watch it with my daughter." Shen Dianxia's slightly exaggerated expression and movements caused a burst of chuckles from the audience.

"I'm really curious what kind of strange picture that will be." Liu Songren showed a contemplative and yearning expression, and there was a burst of chuckles in the audience, and after the joke, Liu Songren looked straight: "Okay, let's get down to business, until now, tonight's awards ceremony has entered the final stage, and the next award will be the final, and the highest award of this film festival: the Golden Bauhinia Award." ”

At this time, two hostesses wearing cheongsams walked up to the stage and slowly pushed the golden bauhinia trophy that was originally placed in the middle of the stage to the center of the stage. ”

Wei Yixin got up, tidied up his clothes slightly, walked over to the stage with a smile, shook hands with Liu Songren and Shen Dianxia, took the envelope from Liu Songren's hand, didn't say anything superfluous, directly opened the envelope, took out the card, and read into the microphone in front of him: "I announce that the film that won the Bauhinia Award, the highest gold at the 13th Hong Kong International Film Festival, is "The Love of People and Ghosts". ”

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The 13th Hong Kong International Film Festival came to an end in countless cheers and applause, there is no doubt that this is a successful film festival, according to incomplete statistics, the closing ceremony of the film festival attracted a total of more than 200 reporters from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria and other 27 countries and regions, as well as a large number of freelance photographers and freelance writers, they used their lenses to chase the style of various stars, which was unimaginable in the previous film festivals - "Oriental Daily".

Although a dark horse appeared in the process, the final result was not unexpected, "Ghost Love" became the biggest winner of this film festival with the Best Screenplay Award, Best Actress Award and the highest Golden Bauhinia Award, Zeng Zhiwei was impressive when he came to the stage to receive the Golden Bauhinia Award. And it is also these three trophies that make "Ghost Love" become the expectation in the hearts of countless people before it is officially released, looking forward to the poignant love story between fantasy and reality, which makes people sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes inspired by justice, and finally moved by the protagonist's unswerving love - "Sing Tao Daily".

Although it is surprising and surprising that "Castle in the Sky" won the Grand Jury Prize, it makes sense when seriously analyzed. Lucas said that it is not just a cartoon, it also contains many deep philosophies. Indeed, Miyazaki has integrated his outlook on life and world view into each of his animations, which makes each of his animations rich in meaning, which is very different from the animation that ordinary people know, as long as you watch it carefully, you can feel some truths from it, most of these truths are not profound, not only not profound, on the contrary, they are also very simple, even ordinary children understand, but few people will think about it with their hearts, Miyazaki uses animation to entrust his outlook on life and worldview is a typical edutainment - "Ta Kung Pao".

Obviously, the reform is correct, in the second half of September, the world's eyes are focused on Hong Kong, more people know Hong Kong for the first time on the platform of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, know Hong Kong's prosperity, know Hong Kong's charm, know Hong Kong's customs...... It also allows more professional filmmakers to pay more attention to and attach importance to Hong Kong films, and this is only the first session, and we have every reason to believe that the influence of the Hong Kong International Film Festival will increase with the development of Hong Kong films in the future. (To be continued......)