在宮崎駿的故事裡，戰爭從來不是榮耀，而是一種無法避免卻又無法理解的力量，它不屬於任何人，也不真正為任何人而戰，最後留下的，往往只是那些不得不繼續活下去的人。
In Miyazaki’s stories, war is never portrayed as glory but as something inevitable and incomprehensible, a force that belongs to no one and serves no true purpose, leaving behind only those who must continue living in its aftermath.
中文
宮崎駿筆下的戰爭，沒有明確的英雄，也沒有真正的勝利者，它更像是一種持續運作的背景，一種吞噬個體的巨大力量，在霍爾的移動城堡中，戰爭幾乎沒有被具體解釋，觀眾無法清楚知道誰對誰錯，甚至連戰爭的起因都顯得模糊，這種刻意的模糊讓戰爭變得更加荒謬，城市被轟炸，人民被迫逃離，而這一切似乎與角色的個人選擇無關，霍爾拒絕參與戰爭，但他依然被捲入其中，他的力量既可以保護他人，也同時讓他逐漸失去自我，這種矛盾顯示出在戰爭之中，即使是擁有力量的人，也無法真正掌控自己的命運，而在風起中，戰爭則以另一種形式出現，它不再是直接的衝突，而是潛伏在創作與理想之中，堀越二郎設計飛機的初衷是對飛行的熱愛與對美的追求，但這些飛機最終被用於戰爭，這讓他的夢想變得複雜甚至沉重，他並不是戰士，卻成為戰爭的一部分，宮崎駿透過這種間接的方式，描繪出戰爭如何滲透進日常生活，如何讓原本純粹的理想被扭曲，這種描寫讓戰爭不再只是前線的事件，而是一種影響所有人的結構，而宮崎駿對戰爭的態度，並不是單純的反對，而是一種更深層的質疑，他質疑人類為什麼總是不斷重複這種行為，也質疑個體在其中能夠做出多少選擇，在他的作品中，角色往往試圖遠離戰爭，但卻無法完全逃離，因為戰爭並不只存在於戰場，也存在於制度、科技與人類的慾望之中，而這種無法逃避的特質，使得戰爭成為一種持續的陰影，而在這個陰影之中，宮崎駿選擇關注的，並不是戰爭本身，而是人如何在其中生活，如何在破壞之後重新建立關係，如何在失去之後繼續前進，他的角色並不試圖改變整個世界，他們只是試圖保護身邊的人，守住某些仍然重要的東西，而這種微小的選擇，正是他對抗戰爭的方式，宮崎駿沒有給出答案，也沒有提供解決方案，他只是讓觀眾看到戰爭的重量，以及人在其中的脆弱與堅持，而這種視角，使他的作品帶著一種安靜卻深刻的力量
English Version
In Miyazaki’s films, war is stripped of heroism and presented as an overwhelming force that engulfs individuals regardless of their intentions, in Howl’s Moving Castle the conflict is deliberately vague, with no clear justification or defined sides, creating a sense of absurdity where destruction unfolds without meaningful explanation, cities are bombed, lives are disrupted, and the characters are caught in a situation that feels both distant and inescapable, Howl himself resists becoming part of the war, yet his power draws him into it, and the more he uses it, the more he risks losing his sense of self, suggesting that even those who attempt to stand apart cannot remain untouched, in The Wind Rises war is not depicted through direct confrontation but through its influence on creation and ambition, Jiro’s dream of designing beautiful aircraft is rooted in passion and imagination, yet his work becomes entangled with military use, turning his vision into something morally complex, he is not a soldier, yet he contributes to the machinery of war, and this indirect involvement highlights how war extends beyond the battlefield into everyday life, shaping choices, opportunities, and consequences, Miyazaki does not simply condemn war but questions its persistence, asking why humanity continues to repeat cycles of destruction and how much agency individuals truly possess within these systems, his characters often attempt to distance themselves from conflict, but they cannot fully escape it because war is embedded not only in violence but also in structures of power, technology, and desire, this inevitability creates a constant tension, and rather than focusing on the mechanics of war, Miyazaki turns his attention to those who endure it, exploring how people rebuild connections, preserve fragments of normalcy, and continue living despite loss, his protagonists are not tasked with ending war but with protecting what remains meaningful, their resistance is subtle, found in small acts of care and persistence rather than grand gestures, Miyazaki offers no definitive answers or solutions, instead he presents war as a weight carried by individuals, emphasizing vulnerability alongside resilience, and it is through this quiet and human perspective that his work conveys a lasting and deeply affecting message.
