电影《心灵奇旅》22号人物形象分析

ChapterOneIntroductionThereleaseofSoulin2020hasattractedwideattentionandheateddiscussioninthesociety.Theeconomyofcountriesaroundtheworldisdeclining,andpeople'slivingpressureisalsoincreasing.ThereleaseofthefilmSoulwillspreadtheuniquevaluesofthefilmtothepublic,givingatemporaryhealingtopeopleundergreatpressure.1.1DirectorProfilePeterHansDocterbornAugust10,1968inBloomington,Minnesota,isanAmericananimationfilmdirector,screenwriterandproducer,andgraduatedfromtheUniversityofMinnesota.In1995,hewrotetheanimatedadventurefilmToyStory.In2001,hedirectedhisfirstanimatedfilm,MonsterElectricPowerCompany,whichwasnominatedforthe74thAcademyAwards-BestAnimatedFeatureAward.In2002,hedirectedtheanimatedshortfilmTheNewCarwithBigEyes,whichwasnominatedforthe82ndAcademyAwards-BestOriginalScreenplay.In2007,heappearedinthedocumentaryfilmDisneyland:Secrets,StoriesandMagic.In2008,hewrotetheanimatedfilmWall-E,whichwasnominatedforthe82ndAcademyAwards--BestOriginalScreenplayAward.In2009,hewonthe37thAnnieAward-BestAnimatedFilmDirectorfortheanimatedcomedyfilmUp.In2013,hewastheproduceroftheanimatedcomedyfilm"MonsterUniversity".OnOctober6,2015,directedbyitsanimatedcomedyfilm"inagents"inChinesemainland,thefilmbyAmy,PhyllisSmithjointdubbing,filmwonthe88thOscarforbestanimatedfeaturefilm,the69thBritishacademyoffilmandtelevisionartsfilmaward-bestanimationandotherawards,whilehewonthe43rdAnnieaward-bestanimatedfilmdirector,screenwriter.1.2FilmIntroductionSoulisafantasyanimatedfilmco-producedbyWaltDisneyCompanyandPixarAnimationStudiosandco-directedbyPeterDocterandCapeBauers.ItisvoicedbyJamieFox,Tina,Philippines,FeliciaRasheadandothers.ThefilmwasreleasedontheChinesemainlandonDecember25,2020.ThefilmtellsthestoryofJoyGona,whodreamsofbecomingajazzpianist,meetingtheworld-wearinessSoul22,whoreturntotherealworldtofindthemeaningoflife.ThefilmwontheBestAnimatedFeatureAwardatthe78thGoldenGlobeAwardsin2021andtheBestAnimatedFeatureAwardatthe48thAnimationAnnieAwardsin2021.JoyGona,amiddleschoolmusicteacherwholovesjazz,unremittinglypursuedhisdreamandfinallygothisdreamchancetoplayonthestage.Butbecauseofanaccident,Joey'sbodyalmostdied,andtheSoulhaswanderedintoafantasyoutsideofhumanexperience——"theGreatbefore".[1]102Itturnsoutthatthe"theGreatbefore"isauniquespacewhereallSoulsexistbeforetheEarth.Here,humanself-consciousnessisfirstendowedbeforethebirthoflife,andeverysoulhastofinditsown"spark"whenitcandevoteitselftotheearth.Itisalsohere,determinedtoreturntotheearthJoymetasolitary,precociousandworld-wearinesssoul22,thelatterbecauseofthedelaytofindtheirown"spark",andlongwanderingstayhere.Theexperienceofastrangecombinationofcircumstances,Joeyand22fateimplicatedeachother,twopeoplereturntotheearth,experiencedaparagraphofstrangeandwonderfullifejourneytogether,andbegintoreconstructthevalueandmeaningofoneselfexistence.Movieisacollectionofmovingimageswhichmadebyadirectorthroughascriptorfictionstorythatcanbedevelopedandhasaspecificmessageorpurpose.ComparedwiththeWest,China’sAnimatedMoviesseriesandfilmindustrystartedlateanddevelopedslowly.ToacceleratethedevelopmentofChina’sfilmandtelevisionindustry,peoplecanlearnfromadvancedWesternfilmsandtelevisionworks,amongwhichcharacterdesignisamajortheme.Soulisanexcellentmovie.

ChapterTwoAnalysisofthe2222isoneofthemaincharactersinthefilm.Thename22referstothenumberofPixarfilmsreleasedbeforethepremiereof"Soul".ThedirectorofthefilmSoulbelievesthatpeoplearebornwithauniquecharacter,andtheyarebornwithauniqueandspecificunderstandingofthemselves.Withthisthinkinginmind,theproductionteamofthefilmcreatedtheman"theGreatbefore"YouSeminar,aplacetogivethesoula"Spark".22isoneofthesoulsoftheYouSeminar.2.1ExternalImage“Charactersarepeopleorthingsthatperformaspecificroleorappearinamovieanditareunderstoodbytheviewerashavingmoralqualitiesandparticulartendenciesthatareexhibitedintheirwordsandactions.”[2]8Throughtheanalysisofthecharacters,wecanhaveabettergraspofthemainideaofthefilm.Inaddition,thecharactersinmoviescanoftenfindtheirprototypesintherealsociety,sowecanalsohaveabetterunderstandingoftherealhumansociety.“Characterizationistheprocessoftheactor’sinterpretingacharacterinamovie,howthecharacterreactsandorresponsetotheothercharacter.”[2]8Therearemanywaystoshapecharacters,includingthedescriptionoflanguage,thedescriptionofcharacterbehavior,thedescriptionofcharacterappearance,theexplanationofcharactersocialrelationsandsoon.2.1.1Naughtyappearance“Thewayothercharactersviewapersonoftenservesasanexcellentmeansofcharacterization.Sometimes,agreatdealofinformationaboutacharacterisalreadyprovidedthroughsuchmeansbeforethecharacterfirstappearsonthescreen.”[2]7InYouSeminar,mostoftheSoulswaitingfortheeartharebigroundheads,smallbodies,purpleeyesandeyebrows,and"passes"toEarthontheirchests,proofthattheyareallowedtobeborn.Number22UnlikeotherSouls.“22’sbodywasshapedlikeabulb.Shewaslightaquawithfacedpinkcheeks,purpleeyesandeyebrows,abucktoothinhermouth,atuftofhair,andnolegs.”[3]89However,sheisabletoformlegswhenevershewantedto,asseenwhendancingandrunning.Thelast,shewasnakedorwithoutwearinganydress.Shedoesnotlookascleverastheothersouls,andfromherexpression,wecanseethatsheisanaughtychild.Shealwaysspokewithadisdainexpression.Shealwaysturnshereyebrowsupandsquintedtheothereye.Shealwayshadapinchofextrahaironthehead.Inheroriginalformasalostsoul,sheretainsherfeatures,buthereyesandmouthturnedcyan,givingheranevilghostlyappearance.Hersecondformbecamelargeranddeformed,withherhandsbecomingtentacle-likearms.Herlegswillalsogetlonger.Inherthirdandlasteye,shehadonlyoneblueeye,shebecametallerandmoredeformed,shehadallherteeth,andthetipofherheadwaslikeaChristmashat.2.1.2HumorousLanguageConversationsarebetterviewedasconversationsbetweenandamongdiscourses,notjustamongindividualpeople.“I’mgonnamakeyouwishyouneverdied.”[11]TheChinesesentencemeans"IbelieveitornotIcanbringyoualive,"said22whentheyfirstmetJoey.Fromthissentence,wecanseethat22isnaughty,naughty.Shehasherownwayofspeaking.Inthefilm,herlanguageisveryhumorous,andalsoverysharp.“I'vehadthousandofmentorswhofailedandnowhateme.”[11]22hadmanymentors,lotsofcelebrities.Butwithoutexception,theyallhate22.Obviously22himselfalsorecognizedthispoint,but22doesnotthinkitishisownproblem.ThetutorsoftheSoulInstitutethoughtthat22hadabigproblem.Theythoughtshewasselfishandgreedy,unscrupulous,unabletoliveonearth,andevenconsideredherawaste.Forsuccessfulcelebritymentors,itistheirtasktohelp22tofind"Spark".However,the22whodon'twanttogotoliveonEarthcannotletthemcompletethetaskfirst,soforthosecelebritymentors,22isabigproblem.“Um,wait.Weforgottotrybreakdancer.Yeah!Ithinkthat’sgonnabemything.”[11]Thisiswhat22saidtoJerrywhenJoywasabouttobetakenaway.Evenwhenshedidn'tliketoliveonearth,shewasnotenthusiastic.Thisisoneofthecontradictionsof22character.2.1.3ExaggeratedBehaviorThe22'sbehavioristofollowone'swishes,shewillnotbefalsetocatertomorenottotaketheinitiativetopleaseothers.Ifshedoesnotwanttoattendtheseminar,shewillnotgo.Shewillmercilesslycriticizewhatshedoesnotrecognize,andnevercareaboutthefaceofothers.Butatthesametime,shewillpatientlylistentothestoriesofothers,andshewillsincerelypraisetheadvantagesofothers.Hermovementsareexaggerated,completelyshowingherinnerworldthroughundisguisedmovements.IntheYouSeminar,22neverchangedhisbehaviorbecauseofothers'evaluation.Forexample,22doesn'tattendamentor-studentmatchingmeetingjustbecausetheyarecriticized.22Idon'tbepolitetothatpersonjustbecauseheisafamousmentor.ShewillnotgiveuptheSoulofcheatinginecstasyjustbecauseshewasafraidofbeingpunished.FortherequirementsoftheteachersoftheSoulCollege,shewillnotcompleteeverything,shehasalwaysbeenonlytodowhatsheiswillingtodo.Whenlivingonearth,22iscurioustorolloverthelidofthesewersinthebusystreets,shewilleatpizzastains,andevendrinkhalfaglassofcokeshepickedupunderthesubwayseat.Wheneverhegoes,shewillalwaysdofromherheartandsaywhatshewantstosay.2.2InternalImage2.2.1NaughtyandcapriciousThe22asinhernameiscontradictory.JustliketheCatch-22,thepilotcanavoidflyingonlywhenheismentallyill,butheneedstoreporthimself,butthereportitselfcanprovethatthereisnomentalproblem,sothepilotcanneveravoidflying.Later,Rule22generallyreferredtothecontradictions.22characterisalsocontradictory,infact,humannature.Sheiscapricious.OtherSoulswillbeinfluencedbythementor,forexample,whenJoyGonafirstcametoYouSeminar,theSoulwhowentwithhimwillchangehishat.Andnumber22willnot,whenhermentortriestohelpherdiscoverher"spark"tocompleteherearthbadge,22wouldpushthemaway.22Andtodislikehermentor.Gandhi,AbrahamLincoln,MotherTeresa,MuhammadAli,Copernicus,ArchimedesandMarieAninettehadallbeenhermentorsinthepastandgavenohonortothem.22isNaughty.Facingactivitiesshedoesn'twanttoparticipatein,shewillhideinhersmallspace,andnomatterwhatJerrycallsher,shewon'tcomeout.WhenshefirstsawJoy,shebecameapuddleofmudandhungonherbody.Inherecstasy,shewouldthrowstonesathersoulandinterruptpeople'shardwork.2.2.2LonelyandsensitiveInshort,sheisatypicalteenager:naughty,capricious,withdrawn,sensitive,whilemaintainingthechildlikeinnocenceandkindness.22Italsomimicsthevoiceofamiddle-agedwhiteladytodisturbothersandpreventthemfromapproachingher.YouSeminarThecounselors,arrangedmanymentorstoenlightenandhelp22,letherfind"spark"quickly,andthencangobacktoliveonearth.However,noneofthemcouldhelpher.22Likeanaughtychild,hewilldeliberatelydisturbthequietinthe"ecstasy"ofthepeople,andshewilltakeitasfun.WhenYouSeminar'smentorcametoher,shewouldalsodeliberatelyhideaway.Shewasunwillingtoacceptthesethingsthatmadenosensetoher.ButevenifthereisnointerestingoingtoEarth,22willsaytothecounselor"tryagain"forJoytoreturntoEarth.2.2.3Rebelliousandworld-weary22isatypicalpessimist.Shedeniesauthority,despisedtheso-calledcivilizedrulesandfalsemorality,respectedtheunconsciousandinstinct,andpessimisticaboutthefutureoftheworld.Thisalsomadeherloseherselfintheconstantself-denial.22WhileleavingbehindtheEarthpass,shealsocastsashadowunderthelightofherself-consciousness.Thisshadowislikearepressedsecondself,aself-reflectionofherweaksubconsciousmind.Thisdarksidehasalwaysbeenwithus,anditisthedarksidethatweignore.“Sheisworld-aryandcynical,butshehateslivingbecauseshehatesthehypocrisyofpeople.22LikeaBuddha-likeyouthwithnodesire”.[5]23Beforetherealexperienceoflifeonearth,shedidnotwanttoliveonearth,andwouldratherstaybeforethisgreatworld,becauseshebelievesthatlifeonearthisnotasfullofhopeandbeautyasitcalls,shethinksitisboringboringfalseplace.EvenafterlivinginYouSeminarforhundredsofyears,shedidnotfinda"spark"tomakeher"alive".InYouSeminarmetthehypocriticalPresidentLincoln,shewillbeunkindtoexposeit.22whobecameatutorfromJoefeltthedifferencefrombeforehebecameatutor.22hadnevermetasoulasdeterminedasJoebefore.Joe’slifewassosadthathewasveryconcerned.SeeingJoe’stenacityinhisquesttoreturntohisoriginalbodyonearth,22thenhasthepassiontofeelalivetoo.FromthehardworkingnaturethatJoehas,itcanmake22meltstoJoeandiswillingtohelpJoetoreturntohisoriginalbodyintheworldBeforeYouSeminarwenttoEarth,22itwasresistanttolifeandunacceptable.Atthattime,22believedthatthehumansocietywasfulloffraudandhypocrisy,andthatthecommunicationbetweenpeoplewasnotpure.BeforegoingtoEarthtoexperiencelife.Likethosecelebritymentorswhotoldher.Nogoals,noloftyidealscannotgotolive.Peopleshouldstrivetorealizetheseideals.Because22hasnogoal,sothecelebritymentorscriticize,ridiculeandeveninsulther.Thismakes22evenmoredisgustedtolife.BeforegoingtoEarthtoexperiencelife,22alwaysthoughtthatspendingtimeonfinding"Spark"wasawasteoftimeandmeaningless.Thepastmentorgave22theillusionthathecannotliveonearthwithoutagoal.Lostsoulsarenotthatdifferentfromthoseinthezone.Thezoneisenjoyable.Butwhenthatjoybecomesanobsession,onebecomesdisconnectedfromlife.“Youhatedmusicuntilyouwereinmybody.Youhatedeverythinguntilyouwereme.”[11]ThisiswhatJoeyGonasaidto22onearth,andJoeydidnotunderstandthat22hadalreadywantedtolive.Thefirst-timenumber22couldn'twalkatall.Hestumbleddownhishatedstreetandfinallyfelltotheground.Joeystoleapieceofpizza,number22wasattractedbythesmelloffood:"Whatissofragrant?Ah,Idon'tseemtobeangryanymore."Itsaid:"Ithink,Ihavefoundagoalinlife,maybewalkingismygoalinlife,Iwalkverywellnow,Iliketowalk."However,Joetells22thatthisisnotthegoalandthisisjustlife.[6]31The22ndsuddenlyactivatedtheEarthpass,butitstilldoesnotknowwhathissparkis,disheartenedtogivetheEarthpasstoJoy,himselflost.AfterarrivingonEarth,22foundthatlifewasnotasdirtyandshabbyassheimagined.Lifeisalsohavingagoodside.Thelollipop,theleftoverpizza,theleavespickedup,theseallbecomeinterestingin22'seyes.22foundallkindsofbeautifulfragmentsoflife,suchaspickinguptheleavesontheground,smellingthefragranceoffood,havingasinceredialoguewithfamilyandfriends...afterexperiencingthereallife,22wantedtolive,andhavethedesireandexpectationoflife.ChapterThreeTheInfluencingFactorsofCharacterImageShaping3.1livingenvironment:theescapefromlifeforalongtimeBecauseofthehypocrisyofthegreatcelebritymentors,22stubbornlybelievethatthelifeontheearthishypocritical.Peoplearejealousofeachother.Peopleallhaveafaceofhypocrisy.Soshewassodisgustedwithlife.Evenmorereluctanttounderstandthereallifeontheearth.So.Shebegantoescapefromlife.BeforeshemetJoy,shedidn'treallygettoknowthepeopleonEarth.Shedidn'tknowtherewerepeoplelikeJoyonearth.Shehadthoughtthatpeopleonearthwereassuccessful,sohypocritical,sohypocriticalasherpreviousmentors.Becauseofthislongescapefromlife,22hasmoreandmorelostconfidenceinthereallife.22Sheisalittlewithdrawn,andsheisnotwillingtoestablishgoodsocialrelationswithothers,soshehasnowaytoestablishsocialconnectionsfromothersouls.SoneitherthereallifeonearthnorthesocialconnectionbetweenthesoulsofYouSeminar.Shehasnothingtodowithsociety.Sheislikeapersonwhoexistsoutsideofthesociety.Fromourcurrentgeneralpointofview,peoplemustbecloselyconnectedwiththesociety.Otherwise,peopleareincompletepeople.So,22intheYouSeminarperiodisproblematic.Sothevaluechoiceof22iscompletelydifferentfromJoey.22paysmoreattentiontoeverythingaroundher,anditisbecauseofthisthat22willbemoretouchedandeasiertofindlife.3.2Educationalfactors:theuncomprehensionofcelebritymentorsAtYouSeminar,almostallthementorsregardtheso-called"spark"asthegoaloflife.Andthementorslet22findthe"spark".Obviously,22doesn'tallowthemtoachievethisgoal.Therefore,22becameastainintheirgloriousandbrilliantlife.Sowithoutexception,mostmentorsattributeallthisto22.Theyfeelthat22isastubborn,capricious,selfishgroundproblemteenager.Nocelebritymentorwenttofindtherealreasonwhy22refusedtogotoEarth.Thedifferentmentorsjustrepeatthe22thingsoverandoveragain.Theyjustwanttogetridofthebigtroubleof22morequickly.Theyonlysaw22cooperationwiththeirwork,sothattheycouldnotachievetheirgoalsquickly.Theirprideandarroganceandhypocrisydisgust22.So,22willoftenembarrassthem.“Exceptyou.Idon’tlikeyou.”[11]ThissentenceiswhatMotherTeresa’ssoulsaystoSoulNo.22whensheteacheshiminthemovie.TheemotionofthesentenceisstrongerthanMotherTeresa’saversiontoNo.22intheoriginaltext.Moreover,thisisingreatcontrastwithMotherTeresawhowontheNobelPeacePrizeandiscalledasaintbytheworldandfurtherexplainswhyNo.22hasnotreturnedtoEarthafterthousandsofyearsandpavesthewayforNo.22finallyfindinghispassionforlifeanddiscardinghisworld-wearyfeelings.Allofthesemake22becomemorehateherimpressionoftheearthlife,alsobecomemoreandmorewithdrawn.EvenJerry,whohasbeenworkingatYouSeminar,hasaheadachewith22.Althoughtheyunderstandthetruemeaningof"spark"andarewillingtogive22manyopportunities,theycannotunderstand22.Likethosecelebritymentors,theythinkthat22cannotbeenlightened.Theydidnotthinkofusing22toexperiencethereallifetohelphim,so22hasbeenstayinginYouSeminarforthousandsofyears,notwillingtocommunicatewithothersouls,alsonotwillingtoestablishcontactwiththesociety.EvenJoeywouldtellher：“Youhatedmusicuntilyouwereinmybody.Youhatedeverythinguntilyouwereme.”

ChapterFourTheSignificanceoftheCharacterImageof22totheYoungPeopleintheCurrentSociety4.1TheRightAcceptanceof"BuddhistYouth"Lifeshouldhaveagoal,butwedonotliveforagoal.Joeyoncesawthesparkofthesoulasa"goalinlife",andbasedonthemainstreamviewofmodernsociety,theyalsobelievedthatachievementisamoremeaningfullife.Underthis"zeitgeist"criterion,neithermediocreJoenorexistentialist22willberecognized.This"zeitgeist"ismoreofakindofbias,anemotionaltendency.Itactswithanoverridingimplication,throughtheunconscious,onthesofthearts,makingthemdriftwiththeflow.SouldealswithGardner'sdreamofbecomingajazzmusicianandfindingthesoulbadgespark,tellingeveryoneinthisera.Whenpeoplebecomedifferent,successfulandrealizetheirdreams,whattheyhavetodoistolivenormallyandseriously.Becauseweoriginallydesire,thepursuitofthekindofdifferent,successanddream,isakindoflifeandlivingordinary.Inthecurrentsociety,peoplemention"Buddhistyouth"and"lyingflat"morederogatory.Theythinkthatsuchpeoplehavenogoals,donotpursue,peoplethinkthattheydonotbeartheresponsibilitiesgiventothembythesociety,thinkthattheyescapefromrealityandrefusetoacceptalltheexternalinformation.However,whenweexplorethereasoninessence,wecanfindthatthisiscausedbythesocialanxietyofmysociety.Forcontemporaryyoungpeople,theyhavethesocialpressureontheirbackwithoutenteringthesociety.Sincechildhood,theyhavebeenplannedtoenterahigherschool,work,buyahouse,getmarriedandhavechildren."Buddhistyouth"isnotavoidingsocialresponsibility,norawasteoflifewithoutgoals.Theyjustchoosetofollowtheirinnerlifeinanerawhenpeopleinthewholesocietyarebrainwashedbysuccess.4.2TheAcceptanceofFailureJoeain’tgettingnogig.YouknowheisMr.Close-But-No-CigarJoeisajazz-lovingpianist.That'swhatotherssayaboutJoey.Wecanfromthe"mind"isobsessedwithadream,itisnottheonlywayoflife,inlife,wecanalsonoticeandenjoyotherthings,seizeanopportunity,openyourheart,listentotheopinionsofothers,failuredoesnotmeanthatyourlifeisover.[8]155Before,Joe'slifewasallaboutjazzandunpaidpay.Livinginthebusiestcityintheworldmadehimforgetthathecouldstopandcareforhimselfandthepeoplearoundhim.[9]31Whenheborrowedthecat'sbodytolookbackateverythinghehadbeeninhisdailylife,hewassurprisedtofindthattheso-calledsuccessandhappinessarenotequal.Inthefaceoffailure,somepeoplemakethemselvesnolongerobsessedwithcareer,dreams,idealsandaspirationsthese"nothingness";andsomepeopleareunabletojumpoutoftheirownnet,buildwallsaroundthemselves,everythingaroundthem,blurred,asifonlythencancompletetheoriginalsetgoalsmorepurely.Wehavesincebeentaughttosetbiggoals,andtostrivetoachievethisbiggoal.Whenweachievethisgreatgoal,ourlifeisasuccess.Butthetruthis,noteveryonecanachievebiggoals.Weshouldnotgiveupbecausewedonotachieveourbiggoals.[2]xWeshouldnotdenyourselvesjustbecauseofourfailure.Themeaningoflifeisnotinachievingsuccess.Themeaningoflifeexistsindailylife,themeaningoflifeisasimplehug,themeaningoflifeisanordinaryjourney,themeaningoflifeisanordinaryleaf,themeaningoflifeisasurprisewhentastingdelicious.Especiallyfortheyoungpeople,theutilitarian-ledvaluesmakeourphysicalandmentalexhaustiontothepointofunbearableexhaustion.However,thevaluethinkingofsuccesslearninginstilledsincechildhoodmakesushaveadeeperyearningforfameandinterests.Fromyoungtoold,wearetaughtabouthowtosucceed?Withoutthemainstreameducationideasgoingbacktoteachtheiryoungpeopletolearnhowtoacceptfailure?Forthesetworeasons,itisevenmoredifficulttoacceptfailure.Thereisevenaperceptionoffailure.Somepeopleeventhinkthatlifedoesnotearnenoughmoneyisafailure,lifedoesnotgetenoughpowerisafailure,lifehasnotaccumulatedenoughfameisafailure.Butthetruthis,noteveryonecanachievebiggoals.Weshouldnotgiveupbecausewedonotachieveourbiggoals.Weshouldnotdenyourselvesjustbecauseofourfailure.Themeaningoflifeisnotinachievingsuccess.Themeaningoflifeexistsindailylife,themeaningoflifeisasimplehug,themeaningoflifeisanordinaryjourney,themeaningoflifeisanordinaryleaf,themeaningoflifeisasurprisewhentastingdelicious.4.3TheAcceptenceofSelf“IwoulddieahappymanifIcouldperformwithDoro⁃theaWilliams.”[11]TheheroJoehaschangedhisperspectivemanytimes.First,JoebecomestheSoul,posingasamentorand22companion,lookingfor22sparks,andtoldhistrueidentityto22.AttheSchoolofMind,Joeandnumber22sawtheirlives,andJoewasrepeatedlyrejectedandsataloneatthepiano.Joefeelsashamedofhispastlife,andtells22hisdream,inexchangefor22help.Secondly,onreturningtoEarth,the22entersJoe'sbody,andJoebecomesacat.Intheprocess,JoeregainedhisoldfriendDez,whousedtotalk,butwashappytolistentoDez'sdream.Again,duetothedamagedsuit,Joeand22hadtofindtheirmother'shelp,intheemergency,Joeborrowed22mouthtospeakhisheart,anotherexistenceallowsJoecanopenhishearttocommunicatewithhismother,andfinallygotthesupportofhismother,Joehasbecomeacat,expressedhisgratitudetohismother.Finally,afterfulfillinghisdream,Joefeltdisappointed.Heplayedthepiano,returnedtothedaywhenhefellinlovewithjazz,andreallyunderstoodthemeaningof"spark".SheaccidentallyenteredJoe'sbodyandmadeitfeelthelifeontheearth.Eventhoughheknowsallkindsoftheories,whenhetastedthedeliciouspizza,heardthebeautifulsongofthesubwaystationandsawtheleavesfalling,hereallyfeltthebeautyoflife.22alsofoundhisown"spark".Thechangeofperspectivegivesthecharacterstheopportunitytoexaminethemselves,knowthemselves,andexperiencedifferentlives.Theingeniouspointliesinthatthefilmintegratestheaudience'sperspectivethroughthetransformationofperspective.Theaudience,whilewatchingthestory,theyalsoenterintotheprocessofsolvingproblems,findtheirownlifeanswers,andcompletetheacceptanceofthemselves.[5]1254.4APassionforLifeThereisonestoryaboutafish.Heswimsuptothisolderfishandsays,"Imtryingtofindthisthingtheycalltheocean.""Theocean?"saystheolderfish."Thatswhatyoureinrightnow.""This?"saystheyoungfish."Thisiswater.WhatIwantistheocean."Sometimeswearelikethisyoungfish,tryingtofindtheocean,butwearealreadyintheocean.Sometimes,wearetryingtofindthepurposeoflife,butthepurposeoflifeislifeitself.[11]ThisconversationiswhatSoulwantstotellusabout：tolovelifeitself.Wealwaysthinkthatthemeaningoflifeistorealizetheirdreams,tohaveenoughmaterialbasis,sothatthefamilycanliveahappylife.Aswestrivetopursueourdreams,weoftenforgettheiroriginalintention.Theyoftenlosetimewiththeirfamiliesbecauseoftheirbusywork.Wemaybringnegativeemotionstotheirfamiliesbecauseofbadcareersandwillnotfeelhappyeveniftheyrealizetheirdreams.Aftersearchinghard,the22becamealostSoul.Joynowrepented,returnedtotheSoulworld,andfinallymadehimselfandthe22tofindthetruemeaningoflife.Asparkisnotagoalinlife.Themomentyouwanttolive,thesparkislit.Lifeinitselfistheend,andeveryminuteoflifeisveryprecious.[10]128Especiallyatpresent,whenhumanlifeisdestroyedandoppressedbythevirus,peopleshouldlovelifemoreandcherishlifemore.Whenyoubegintoenjoythefallingleavesofatree,thesingingamongthecrowdsinthesubway,thegreatjoywhichfoodbrings