of who would take the mantle as his successor.

誰將繼承他的衣缽。

Many landed on Makoto Shinkai, and for good reason.

許多人把目光投向了新海誠，這是有道理的。

Shinkai directed the most successful Japanese animated film of all time, Your Name, which

新海執導了有史以來最成功的日本動畫電影《你的名字》。

surpassed Miyazaki's Spirited Away in worldwide box office revenue.

全球票房收入超過了宮崎駿的《千與千尋》。

It's a comparison which Shinkai has been keen to shake off, however, as for him, there

然而，新海一直希望擺脫這種比較，因為對他而言，有

is only one Miyazaki.

只有一個宮崎駿。

His success with Your Name, Shinkai believes, comes from the thematic comparisons with Japan's

新海認為，他在《你的名字》中取得的成功來自於與日本電影的主題比較。

2011 earthquake, which was still fresh in the minds of Japanese audiences in 2016.

2011 年的地震，2016 年的日本觀眾仍記憶猶新。

There was always a question, Shinkai says, of 'what could have been done differently',

新海說，"我們一直在思考一個問題，那就是'還能有什麼不同的做法'、

and this resonated for Shinkai enough to incorporate it into his narrative.

這引起了新海的共鳴，並將其融入到他的敘事中。

But it's not simply luck or timing that propelled Your Name to dizzying heights.

但是，將《你的名字》推向令人眼花繚亂的高度並不僅僅是運氣或時機。

Shinkai's eye for the small, missable aspects of modern life, wherein he finds his most

新海對現代生活中微小的、容易被忽略的方面有著敏銳的洞察力，在這些方面，他發現了自己最有價值的東西。

beautiful shots, are a huge draw to his films.

美輪美奐的鏡頭是他電影的一大亮點。

In traffic lights, in skyscrapers, in TV aerials or in the glow of a phone screen; Shinkai

在交通信號燈中，在摩天大樓中，在電視天線中，或在手機螢幕的光芒中；新海

focuses on these snapshots of minutiae sometimes for mere seconds, but makes each one enchanting.

他對這些細枝末節的捕捉有時只有短短几秒鐘，卻讓每一個細節都令人著迷。

A common thread in Your Name and indeed in all of Shinkai's work is connections, specifically

你的名字》乃至新海所有作品的一個共同點是 "聯繫"，特別是

missed or lost connections.

遺漏或丟失的連接。

Between men and women but also between

男女之間以及

the individual and society.

個人和社會。

Loneliness features in Your Name and throughout Shinkai's other films, which he draws from

在《你的名字》和新海誠的其他電影中，孤獨都是他的特色。

the present-day issue of isolation in Japanese culture.

當今日本文化中的隔離問題。

This distance, between people and between worlds, is illustrated best by Shinkai's

這種人與人之間、世界與世界之間的距離，在新海的作品中體現得淋漓盡致。

impossible skies.

不可能的天空

They so often dominate his scenery, dwarfing the characters on screen.

它們常常佔據了他的風景，讓銀幕上的人物相形見絀。

So much of Shinkai's scenery is based on the real, with real brands and real-life locations

新海的許多場景都取材於現實，使用真實的品牌和真實的地點

in Tokyo and beyond.

在東京和其他地方。

Yet his skies are ethereal, otherworldly; a reminder that the world we're experiencing

然而，他的天空是空靈的、超凡脫俗的；提醒我們正在經歷的世界

is tinged with fantasy, the unreal.

帶有幻想和虛幻的色彩。

They are almost never dull or realistic, moreover they are shown at their most entrancing, with

它們幾乎從不沉悶或寫實，此外，它們還展現出最迷人的一面，如

enormous constellations, galaxies and shooting stars.

巨大的星座、星系和流星。

Shinkai clearly enjoys, too, the duality of traditional hand-drawn animation and digital

新海顯然也喜歡傳統手繪動畫和數字動畫的雙重性。

animation; combining paint brushed white clouds and dazzling lens flares.

動畫；結合了彩繪白雲和炫目的鏡頭閃光。

Skies of the type Shinkai creates are a shortcut to visual fidelity; their spectacular nature

新海創造的這種天空是實現視覺保真度的捷徑；其壯觀的性質

changes little across his body of work, which not only demonstrates his enduring fascination

在他的作品中，變化不大，這不僅顯示了他的持久魅力

but that their usefulness in illustrating themes Shinkai is interested in is undiminished

但它們在闡釋新海感興趣的主題方面的作用卻絲毫未減

too.

太。

With Shinkai's careful study of the connections between people, skies are a metaphor that

新海對人與人之間的聯繫進行了細緻的研究，天空是一種隱喻，而這種隱喻就是

unite without prejudice, and this is sometimes used narratively, such as in 5 centimeters

無偏見地團結起來，有時也用於敘述，如 5 釐米

per second.

每秒

Shinkai's characters are often introspective about their own existence, their place in

新海筆下的人物常常對自己的存在、自己在社會中的位置以及自己的命運進行反思。

the world, ambitions or their romantic interests, and the sky allegorises that yearning for

天空寓意著對世界、野心或浪漫情趣的嚮往。

meaning, and for one another.

意義，以及彼此的意義。

Though his characters may be separated by location, time or some other divide, the sky

儘管他筆下的人物可能因地點、時間或其他原因而分離，但天空

joins them under one constant.

將它們連接在一個常數之下。

It's a refreshing reminder of solidarity in a world where solitude is so common.

在這個孤獨如此普遍的世界裡，它提醒人們要團結，令人耳目一新。

Ironically, this introspection often grounds the characters in Shinkai's films.

具有諷刺意味的是，這種自省往往是新海電影中人物的基礎。

They are reminded of their place, in the world, in society, and after these brief moments

他們被提醒了自己在世界和社會中的位置，在這些短暫的時刻之後

grow and develop as people.

人的成長和發展。

The sky is simultaneously inspiring and humbling.

天空既令人振奮，又令人謙卑。

They're also a vehicle for a moment of peace: providing a clarity and serenity juxtaposed

它們也是片刻寧靜的載體：提供一種清澈與寧靜並存的感覺

with the busyness and stresses of the urban, modern cities in Shinkai's worlds.

在新海的世界裡，都市和現代城市的繁忙與壓力並存。

Shinkai is clearly now the forerunner to be the most interesting and exciting director

新海顯然是最有趣、最令人興奮的導演的先行者。

in Japanese animation after Miyazaki.

繼宮崎駿之後，日本動畫界又一 "巨星"。

His willingness to adopt new cutting-edge technology into his work is a markedly opposite

他願意在作品中採用新的前沿技術，這與他的創作風格截然相反。

approach to the old masters of Ghibli.

與吉卜力的老大師們一樣。

With Your Name, Weathering With You and The Garden of Words before them both, he's established

在《你的名字》、《與你風雨同舟》和《文字的花園》之前，他已確立了

his style as a master of photorealistic animation.

他作為寫實動畫大師的風格。

Though, importantly, he merges this with the traditional, and nothing could illustrate

不過，重要的是，他將這一點與傳統融合在一起，沒有什麼能比這更能說明問題了。

this better than his eternal, impossible skies.

這比他永恆的、不可能的天空更好。

Thank you for watching.

感謝您的收看。

If you enjoyed this video, here are two more for you!

如果您喜歡這段視頻，這裡還有兩段！

The first showcases a selection of video games that, if you're a fan of Studio Ghibli,

如果您是吉卜力工作室的粉絲，那麼第一部分展示的是精選的視頻遊戲、

you might enjoy.

你可能會喜歡

The second showcases how Hayao Miyazaki's childhood, in wartime Japan, influenced his

第二部展示了宮崎駿在戰時日本的童年如何影響了他的創作。

entire body of work.

整個作品。