The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
或许收集生活里各种美好的、低成本便可获得的小事，就是在把自己当成这世界的游客，而不带目的地、不寻求意义的旅行，其实最容易在路上发现惊喜。
这个主題仿佛我高中时写的作文……犹记得我高考那年的作文题是一枝一叶一世界，我写了篇关于世界不过是在一朵花一片叶中的假大空应试文……动画片比我的作文多了些人生故事作论据，但仔细想來仍是空洞且缺乏细节的。以及爵士乐只是个壳，二维线条在现实世界的运用有趣但太毕加索了，整个非现实世界的画风我也不喜欢。况且让一个实现了梦想的人告诉大家放下我执梦想成真后只有空虚……这有说服力吗？22也不只是被人嫌弃的暴躁厌世平平无奇小灵魂哦，看看她几百年来都和些什么人在谈笑风生！
80/100，尽管仍是Pixar那单一的倚靠概念的直陈式观念输出，但却消弭了以往人物间明晰的对抗关系。仅凭借对世界维度的延展与物质经验的引申，还是唤起了感官深处的微妙心弦。形而上的存在主义思考被有条不紊的安置于充满音乐性的礼赞的语义，这是生活的奇迹，或奇迹的生活。
仿佛在说，只要你努力就能成功，如果你没成功，就说明你还不够努力。
追求梦想是最不重要的，看天空、走路、吃披萨才是正事！
然后我作为一只蹲在地上的野猴子，啃着手里的苹果点头：“对啊对啊。"
结尾蛋生硬记天书的时候配的数码音效实在太生草了哈哈哈
配乐甚好，凝神进入“忘我之境”；金句频出——“灵魂不会击垮你，只有生活才会。”笑点与泪点都掐得很准，含猫量十足，一部特别适合年底收尾的片——“珍惜当下的每一刻”。
本以为今年的十佳片单会很难选，但是没想到年底一下子涌出来好几部值得备选的电影。不少人在为皮克斯的这部电影的排片票房感到惋惜，其实一直以来皮克斯的动画电影在大陆都是叫好不叫座，票房都比较普通，几乎没出过什么爆款。打个不算太恰当的比方，皮克斯的作品有点儿动画电影里的文艺片的感觉。这部心灵奇旅分着眼点还是比较有格局的，对于一些形而上的话题如何用形而下的方式讨论，创作者提供了一个非常不错的示范，值得学习。只是我看的那个厅的放映质量真的堪忧。
主题大胆，视觉大胆，讲故事的方式也大胆。灵魂拷问不稀奇，稀奇的是全面创新。
这个主題仿佛我高中时写的作文……犹记得我高考那年的作文题是一枝一叶一世界，我写了篇关于世界不过是在一朵花一片叶中的假大空应试文……动画片比我的作文多了些人生故事作论据，但仔细想來仍是空洞且缺乏细节的。以及爵士乐只是个壳，二维线条在现实世界的运用有趣但太毕加索了，整个非现实世界的画风我也不喜欢。况且让一个实现了梦想的人告诉大家放下我执梦想成真后只有空虚……这有说服力吗？22也不只是被人嫌弃的暴躁厌世平平无奇小灵魂哦，看看她几百年来都和些什么人在谈笑风生！
他突然发现，他为了他的爵士梦，错过了太多太多。
在西方哲学基础上打转的鸡汤，是解救不了成功学毒害下的美国人的抑郁症的
第一次看是2014年，如今大银幕重看居然完全新鲜。美术很棒，片后纪录片也好看，立项时居然是和BBC合作的。等了多少年等不到的续集，估计此生也不会再有。也很好，封存吧。
2020年的末尾，终于体会到了久违的温暖与柔软。皮克斯的两面，平凡世界的幻想，幻想世界的平凡，将成年人的烦恼在童真中抚慰，将孩子们的欢笑在成长中丰满。一颗对生命毫无激情的纯真种子，聪慧却脆弱，在从零开始的直觉体会下逐渐向往活着的真切，一个迎来生命转机的倒霉男人，执着却迷茫，从满怀目标出发的主观能动后步步卸下包袱的放空，灵魂在这其中流淌生成，那是对生活的敬爱、接纳和珍重。那么事实呢，这糟糕的一年似乎早已不允许这种天真的童话存在，异世界中的精灵们亦如这世界的每一个人那般有着七情六欲，“人”的乐与悲，从未在这部作品中超脱，到头来，生活空前的艰辛，看淡一切的日子那样遥不可及。总不能放弃希望和梦吧，摆脱泥潭，大家也迎来了又一次新生，皮克斯将那份坚守的理想主义与乐观主义，以善良和浪漫之名，化作尘世福音。
其实几个狐狸也不过是想让自己生活的更好些。
应该是《头脑特工队》之后看过最好的动画片，差点因为这个无语的译名错过。对于人生本质的思考和呈现别说动画片了，即便真人电影也没几个比这个展现得透彻。
人物刻画惊人地生动！方丈、和尚、小贩、县令、衙役还有小皇帝。
故事偏套路制式，想象力创造力的亮点不够（可能只有出神的世界），点燃不了我熄灭已久的火花。
Soul具有诗性的温柔，最可取的点是会做减法。除了道理讲太透外（基于商业考量这是必要的），在创造力和主旨深度上令人惊叹。这是从黑暗中走过的人才能写出的故事。
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