To be a raccoon or to be a man?

Eddie 2022-04-19 09:02:38

very funny. Although the story is told in the tone of tanuki, these tanukis are inexplicably human-like and very cute. There is not only the unique rationality of human beings, but also the innocent and foolish nature of animals. They strive to defend their habitats and compete with human beings. Although they have no chance of winning in the end, they can only live a human life.

Really feel bad for them. Humans were originally a member of animals, but since they gained a huge intellectual evolutionary advantage, they began to compress the living space of other animals, causing many wild animals to lose their habitats and eventually become extinct. be punished.

The tanukis at the end of the film said that the tanukis would definitely not be able to bear such a desperate work life as human beings. Think about it from another angle, the early life of our human beings is similar to that of a raccoon. Although human beings have adapted to and transformed the world, some people have difficulty adapting to the fast-paced urban life. They prefer to live in smaller 18th-tier cities, although there is no bustling metropolis, But you don't need to be so tired, just live happily like raccoons every day.

From this perspective, people in the city are actually alluding to the fast-paced office workers working in the city, everyone is tired, but trying to mix in for a better future. The raccoons allude to those ordinary people who like to live an ordinary life and indulge in small wines and dishes. They do not want to be betrayed by the life of the big city and return to the natural and leisurely life in the small city. When the tanukis who stayed in the big cities happened to meet relatives and friends who had already returned to their hometowns, they would naturally meet and have a drink and chat together like Masaichi met Pengji in the end.

The tanukis who stayed in Tokyo were defeated, and almost all lived a fast-paced life like the Tokyo people, and the tanukis in a small place like Kyushu can live freely without having to be like Tokyo. It is because of this small place. This is where the slow-paced tanukis live.

On the one hand, the creators use the experience of the raccoon to condemn the cruel oppression of animals by humans, and on the other hand, they disapprove of the fast-paced life in the metropolis. Happiness is the most important thing in life.

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  • Dessie 2022-03-24 09:03:04

    It's very sad to watch on the big screen, I have to hope that my ancestors are civet cats... but I heard a lot of laughter, they seem to be the queen mother...

  • Annabelle 2022-03-15 09:01:05

    It's so cute, I was amused by the transformation of a civet cat all the time. In the whole movie, for adults, you might feel like what's going on. It's weird that you can be famous with a fist! Will be anxious. It's so kind, sentimental, and even more understandable to change to a civet cat. How many special and weak people have been eaten by this society. Becoming another numb soul in the ocean, it’s a blessing to remember how you were in the past

Pom Poko quotes

  • Ponkichi: If we get rid of all the humans, that means... we'll never eat tempura again! Or beef jerky! Or popcorn.

    Tanuki: Hamburgers! Donuts! Potato chips! Pepperoni pizza! Chicken wings!

    [Gonta is moved by this. His eyes tear and his mouth waters]

    Gonta: I can taste it!

    Seizaemon: So, then, do you think it would be alright if we kept a few humans around, Gonta?

    Gonta: [wiping the saliva from his mouth] We have no choice.

  • Shokichi: Master, would you re-enact the tale of the young samurai who shot the fan?

    Hage: Ah. I'll need some help.

    [He transforms into Nasu no Yoichi. He flies towards the crowd. Gonta's eyes bulge as he realizes that Master Hage is homing in on him. The crowd of tanuki scramble. Master Hage lands on Gonta and clings to his back. The Taka tanuki struggles, then hops around on all fours and turns into a horse. Hage rides around the clearing. Water seems to flood into the clearing, and Master Hage rides Gonta into it. Before them is an image of the sea, and three boats. One of the boats has the image of a woman standing on the bow of the boat and a fan on the top of the mast. Hage draws a bow and shoots the fan, sending it flying into the air]