Beauty and the Beast continues to inspire the most disparate authors and now the characters of the famous fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont "become" avatars and enter the metaverse. With Belle, the Japanese animation master Mamoru Hosoda uses it giving the web a positive image, that of a virtual place that can have beneficial effects on real life
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
At the cinema Belle tells how the web is not only a source of addiction for young people and a possible dangerous and perdition place. Japanese animation master Mamoru Hosoda restores a positive image to the Internet that can have beneficial effects on real life. Suku knows well that with her avatar Belle regains serenity and self-confidence.
Suzu is a 17-year-old high school student who lives in the countryside with her father, withdrawn after losing her mother as a child. And that at some point in her life he enters [U], a virtual world where she becomes Belle, world famous avatar for his extraordinary voice, where he meets a mysterious Dragon (the Beast) with whom he embarks on an adventurous journey in search of their true nature.
In the past I have dealt with the way in which people have become more connected than ever - the author Mamoru Hosoda explains to Ansa - as well as with the infinite theme of connectivity via the Internet, which I hope will allow new generations to change the world for the better. in a positive and fun way. But I am also very aware of problems associated with the Internet such as online abuse, social exclusion and fake news
The web has been repeatedly accused of being an unhealthy virtual place especially for young people and the very young, more easily influenced and therefore susceptible to addictions and dangerous encounters.
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But Hosoda, already nominated for an Oscar in 2019 with Mirai, wants to give another version: it is true that the web can affect real life, and even a lot. But he can do it in a positive way too.
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Because Suku, shy and introverted, tries to overcome that block by creating an avatar, Belle, in the world of U, the largest internet space in history, with over 5 billion subscribers, where one's alter ego is built on biometric data.
The girl inherited from her mother who died prematurely her passion for music and with Belle she immediately became a star with her songs, a virtual pop star, with millions of admirers (but also haters and trolls) who wonder what her real one could be. identity.
Between the fear of being discovered and the satisfaction of having realized at least in the virtual world, Suku meets the Dragon (the Beast), avatar with the wolf's head, who does not bend to the rules of the virtual universe and who, like Suku / Belle , suffered a trauma. A deep bond will be born between the two.
The very young girl has no confidence in herself in real life. But her online alter ego of hers, Belle, is the exact opposite of her and this has an effect in real life: she gives her the strength to protect people "really".
A very different image of the Internet that restores hope.
The film is in theaters from March 17th.
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Sources: Anime Factory / Ansa
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