#big fish and begonia

[probablyhuntersmom]

This movie always wrecks me with its beauty

[unibat]

Consequences~ Big Fish and Begonia

Made in Sai/ Csp (7 hours)

Such a beautiful movie

[northerngoshawk]

see the sky and sea (and remember me)

V. soul (灵魂)

Story Summary: Sixteen-year-old Katara was about to partake in the most important ceremony of her life: a rite of passage through the human world as a dolphin. But then everything goes horribly wrong, and a boy sacrifices himself to save her. She brings him back to life with magic, but at costs not even she could've imagined. AU based upon the movie 大鱼海棠. Multi-chapter.  

Chapter Summary:

Just as Adlartok, Katara, and Sokka were growing in their own ways, so too were the storms plaguing the land. Downpours that once rarely lasted past two days could sustain themselves for weeks at a time. The rolling thunder booming overhead increased in intensity, and the roiling storm clouds had darkened to a near black that worried even the White Lotus. During one such stormy day, Katara had dashed towards her room after an onslaught of freezing rain disrupted practice with her mom. Automatically, she went for the spot where she usually Adlartok: a niche she carved out herself, placed down on the ground and behind the door so that when someone walked in, it would hide him. She got to her hands and knees and eagerly pulled out the bucket. But when she peered into it, all she saw was water. No. Panic slammed into her chest, knocking the air from her lungs. No. - When Adlartok goes missing, Katara and Sokka embark on a rescue mission.

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Weeks passed, then months. Katara spent most of her waking days training with her mother, learning new waterbending forms and refining the precision of her techniques. Bit by bit, her powers grew stronger, which only meant more time spent on training to make sure she could control them.

Sokka was often off splitting his time between Kanna’s tutelage as a shaman-in-training and Hakoda’s trips to complete tasks. Sometimes it was shoring up the snow wall surrounding their tiny village; other times it was hunting for fish; and still others it was making trips to meet with the leaders of other villages. Whatever it was, their various tasks often kept them from crossing paths during the day.

But at night, when both their parents were in bed and the flame of their oil lamp was put out, Katara and Sokka would sneak away to let Adlartok leave his bowl and swim around in the air so he could stretch and exercise.

Katara was surprised at how quickly Sokka warmed up to Adlartok: grumbling and reluctant to tag along at first, his stony face soon gave way to genuine smiles whenever Adlartok peeped out of his bowl, chirping excitedly. And while Sokka still complained about it from time to time, Katara knew he was only really doing it for show.

In that time, Adlartok kept growing and maturing. After just a few short weeks, Katara had to move him into a bucket, the ceramic bowl too small to hold him. His skin was now taking on a pale orangish tint, the blue arrows starkly contrasting against it. His eyes, which had once seemed so big, were beginning to look more proportionate to his body.

And as she spent more and more time with him, she began to notice the little things.

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[daily-rayless]

I don't know if this character has any sort of name, but it's the cat spirit (?) from Big Fish & Begonia. It's only visible in a few shots in one scene (starting at around 31:30) to guide Chun through the Chamber of Heaven. I have no idea what its deal is, but it seems to be a quiet person who takes their work very seriously. Because it lacks an official name and sort of guides her through a museum or library, I'm calling it the Cat Docent.

Cat Docent is a good animated cat that I think more people should know about.

[cassioh]

l will never understand why Chun wouldn't choose Qui, or why weren't they the one for each other?? Kun saved her life once and it's his instinct since he grew fond of the dolphins esp. red ones but Qui had always been there for her and saved her ass many times.

I share the pain of Qui. You don't deserve this as your love is so beautiful.

[dubiousdisco]

" I regret not holding you tightly that night" // "I El needs you, Mike. And I she always will."

Stranger Things 4 (2022); Big Fish and Begonia (2016)

[bluismie]

big fish and begonia? more like big angst and crippling depression

[zersk]

big fish and begonia is like

a really good film

i might be biased though because its portrayal of the contrast between the Chun's world and our world feels very potently like a parallel for being from a remote rural community and seeing the larger world beyond it

[picturefrommovies]

Big Fish & Begonia

[goodbyeeveryonetillwemeetagain]

If anyone out there wants to watch a movie so sad that could possibly make you cry an entire river, I have a recommendation.

Behold

Big Fish and Begonia (大渔海棠)

This is a Chinese movie made back in 2016

No matter how many times I rewatch this movie it always made me cry, it is very beautiful.

so beautiful that it has been carved into my memory cell forever.

If you haven't watched it I highly recommend it.

[hi-jjo]

大鱼 (great fish) - english translation

大鱼 is the theme song created for the 2016 animated movie 《大鱼海棠》 (big fish & begonia). Lyrics by 尹约 Yin Yue, composed by 钱雷 Qian Lei, sung by 周深 Zhou Shen/Charlie.

海浪无声将夜幕深深淹没 漫过天空尽头的角落 大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过 凝望你沉睡的轮廓

看海天一色 听风起雨落 执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波 大鱼的翅膀 已经太辽阔 我松开时间的绳索

怕你飞远去 怕你离我而去 更怕你永远停留在这里 每一滴泪水 都向你流淌去 倒流进天空的海底

海浪无声将夜幕深深淹没 漫过天空尽头的角落 大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过 凝望你沉睡的轮廓

看海天一色 听风起雨落 执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波 大鱼的翅膀 已经太辽阔 我松开时间的绳索

看你飞远去 看你离我而去 原来你生来就属于天际 每一滴泪水 都向你流淌去 倒流回最初的相遇

Silent waves submerge the curtain of night Soaking through the alcoves of the sky A great fish swims through dreamscape’s seams Gazing at the contours of your slumber

See the one hue of both sea and sky, hear the wind call forth rain Raise a hand, disperse the boundless mists The great fish’s wings are already far too vast I loosen the rope of time

I fear you’ll fly far away, fear you’ll leave my side Even more, I fear you’ll always stay right here Every tear I shed flows out toward you Until it reaches the heavens’ seafloor

Silent waves submerge the curtain of night Soaking through the alcoves of the sky A great fish swims through dreamscape’s seams Gazing at the contours of your slumber

See the one hue of both sea and sky, hear the wind call forth rain Raise a hand, disperse the boundless mists The great fish’s wings are already far too vast I loosen the rope of time

I watch you fly far away, watch you leave my side So—you were born to be with the horizons! Every tear I shed flows out toward you Until it reaches back to our first meeting

t/n:

this song was explicitly written to fit with the movie's plot (which is kind of scattered and hard to follow imo), but without that context these lyrics really seems to be about the grief of parenthood/loss of a child…???

the embedded video includes another english translation in the captions. it's interesting to see where our translations had similarities and differences.

[heliosphere-underthesky]

Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome, Year of the Wood Dragon 2024! 🌙🐉🧧 Here's Luna all dressed up for the festivities!

Timelapse under the cut! (VOLUME WARNING)

[addictivecontradiction]

大鱼海棠, 2016

[northerngoshawk]

see the sky and sea (and remember me)

VI. begonia (海棠)

Story Summary: Sixteen-year-old Katara was about to partake in the most important ceremony of her life: a rite of passage through the human world as a dolphin. But then everything goes horribly wrong, and a boy sacrifices himself to save her. She brings him back to life with magic, but at costs not even she could've imagined. AU based upon the movie 大鱼海棠. Multi-chapter.

Chapter Summary:

Sokka and Katara raced over the grassy plains, guided by the cobblestone path. Katara lugged a big bucket that sloshed with water while Sokka forged ahead with the lantern. “It’s good we managed to act so quickly,” Sokka panted as they sprinted down the path. “If they found Adlartok, we would’ve been done for!” “Well,” Katara huffed, unable to resist making a jab, “you can thank my ‘magic water’ for speeding it up, then!” Sokka groaned in exasperation, which only filled Katara with a vindictive satisfaction. “Don’t you let anything go?” he complained, sounding chagrined. “I was only seven!” Katara gave him the sweetest, most exaggerated look of innocence she could muster. “Never.” Sokka shuddered. “Remind me not to get on your bad side.” Katara was about to send another jab at him when she caught sight of something and halted abruptly. Sokka skidded to a stop a split second later, just barely managing to avoid crashing into her. - Katara and Sokka try to keep Adlartok hidden—with devastating consequences.

...

Fireworks exploded above the tulou building, illuminating the night sky with a brilliant array of colors: blue, red, green, yellow, purple, and much more. The colored sparks burst into glittering images before sizzling out, leaving only a trail of smoke in their wake. Lanterns of all different shapes and sizes bobbed up and down in the breeze, tied down to the foot of the building.

The curtains of a stall snapped open. “Aha! I gotchu!” But Lee’s triumph quickly fell away when he looked around and realized that there was no one hiding inside. His annoyance mounting, he snapped the curtains shut and stalked off, scanning the area with the steely focus of a saber-tooth moose lion on the hunt.

He scrambled up one of the trees overlooking the celebration, squinting down at the people below. There was Grandmaster Iroh, the most powerful wielder alive—though he couldn’t remember everyone in the White Lotus, Lee at least knew him. There were the two scary teens with the weird tattoos on their foreheads—he didn’t like them all that much. There were his parents, chatting with other parents—probably boring grown up talk. There was his brother Sensu, talking to his friends.

But no sign of Lee’s.

“Where did you guys go?” he muttered in frustration, scanning the area again. When it was clear to him that they weren’t anywhere in plain sight, he slid down the tree and thought to himself. He was pretty sure he had checked every possible hiding spot in this place—twice. So if they weren’t here, he reasoned, they must be outside.

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[remytw]

Qiu ❤️