The Ecological Consciousness In Hayao Miyazaki's Animation Films

The ecological problem has already become one of the most popular issues while human civilization was stepping into the 1st decade of the 21st century. The relationship between human and nature was getting strained and people began to pay for what they did. In new century, people began to focus on the environmental protection and the ecological equilibrium while developing the economy. As a result, here turned up a new word--"low-carbon". People might get some enlightenment from Hayao Miyazaki's animation films on how to keep ecological equilibrium and to preserve a balanced-relation between human and nature. Hayao Miyazaki infused the profound humanistic care into his films, especially his ecological consciousness and the spirit of environmental protection, which turned out to be the distinct mark of Miyazaki's animations. The deep implication in his works made people meditate. Hayao Miyazaki's animation films were inimitable in the current situation though Disney animation films had successfully developed to capture the film market. Hayao Miyazaki's animation films infected people's soul just like a stream of fresh water.According to the study on Miyazaki's works, it was easy to feel that Miyazaki was persisting in art. His films got huge praise, which come to the fore among a lot of animation films from Japan and America because of his conscience and persistence. The outstanding works stands the test of time. Hayao Miyazaki devoted himself to animation films from the eighties in last century. His films were regarded as classics by mass animation fans and experts. Under the situation, this academic paper began to research Hayao Miyazaki's ecological view and which revealed in his animation films. This paper first summarized the topic of Miyazaki's films, which could be classified into humanistic care, antiwar sentiments, and his thinking over human's state of surviving. The second chapter discussed Hayao Miyazaki's puzzle and introspection on the relationship between human and nature. The magical color, fresh and nature aesthetics style, sympathy of Hayao Miyazaki's films composed distinctive aesthetic charm with mark of Miyazaki. The ecological aesthetics in his films was an important factor which made his films charming whereas Hayao Miyazaki himself was a contradictor. He has passion and awe to the nature, while he has full disappointment to human society. He hopes that one day weed will take over our world, which indicates that he is an anti-anthropocentric. Nevertheless, the pressure of actuality and commercialized operation made him have to choose an eclectic way to consummate his films. Therefore Hayao Miyazaki is an eclectic pessimist. His contradiction, worry and persistence built a world of Hayao Miyazaki with profound meaning and long implication.The final chapter of this paper mainly discussed what enlightenment Chinese animation film got from Hayao Miyazaki's films. The beginning of Chinese animation film was not late, and which was brilliant before. However, the present situation of Chinese animation films is not very well. This chapter compared the present situation of Chinese with Hayao Miyazaki's from components and art. It discussed about how to assimilate Miyazaki's enlightenment with tradition, then pushed forward Chinese animation to brilliance.