by pireze

The works of Makoto Shinkai have had a real impact on my own creative life over the years. The beauty he depicts[描绘] in the ordinary， and the emotions he is capable of stirring[激发] through his visuals and his scripts[剧本]， 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[储蓄] 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[凉亭] 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， “learning 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[与世隔绝] space in which two kindred souls[意气相投的人] 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[异国风情的] locales[场地] 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[动画]， the music， the voice acting—everything in The Garden of Words will simply draw you in…

多年以来，我的创作生涯深受新海诚作品的影响。他描绘出来的平凡之美，他透过画面与剧本调动起来的情感，无一不让人心驰神往。所以当我有机会去看他的最新电影《言叶之庭》时，我当然不会错过。

15岁的孝雄梦想着成为一名制鞋师，为了筹钱实现抱负，他不断兼职打工。雨季期间，他总会在下雨天翘掉早上的课，跑到新宿公园，坐在亭子里画鞋子和脚部的速写。就在一个这样的早晨，他遇到了一位27岁的女性，她翘了班在那里喝啤酒……

电影讲述了一个15岁少年对年长女性的倾慕之情。对孝雄来说，这位久经世故的神秘女子象征着他的梦想，代表了他对成长的渴望，是一个远离他那孩子气现状的存在。这段起初在观众看来并不平衡的关系，随着我们以及剧中人终于认识到这么一点而发生了改变——不管他们之间有多少差异，在对方的帮助之下，这两人都在以自己的方式“学走路”。

雨天是他们得以相见的“暗号”。

雨天将公园变成了一个与世隔绝的空间，让两个相似的灵魂找到彼此。

当然了，雨天还让我们有机会看到一些最美不胜收的细致画面。在新海的每一部电影中，你都能看到他那早就出类拔萃的背景作画更加精益求精。从影片开始直到结束，我不时会被他的作品当中那种纯粹之美惊得倒抽一口气。

有些人到处寻找美的踪迹，甚至走过半个地球去到那些充满异国风情的地方。但美其实并不是事物的性质，而是你对它的看法。这个世界上有各种各样的平凡世俗，新海看见了它们的美丽之处：云朵、雨水、影子、列车，以及每天与你擦肩而过的陌生人。他的电影让观众意识到了这一点。

如果你怎么说都是一个浪漫主义者，要是有机会看这部电影，可一定不要错过喔。雨天、动画、音乐与配音——《言叶之庭》的一切都能让你沉醉不已……