I really admire how human beings can stand it

Guadalupe 2022-04-19 09:02:38

The works from 1994 still have a lot of cautionary significance when looking at them now. The protection of the environment, the reflection on the development of human society. However, mankind has never been taught a lesson, and everything can only develop in an increasingly extreme direction.

How good it was to be a civet cat before, with a childlike innocence and pure happiness. This animation is as imaginative as Ghibli has always done. In the laughter and laughter, a very cruel reality was revealed. When I was a kid, when I watched this cartoon, I could only think about protecting the environment, but not much else. But looking at it now, it's more of a feeling of remorse. Why did human beings become like this, fighting each other and hurting each other.

I'm probably also a civet cat that has difficulty adapting to society.

The movie finally brought tears to my eyes. Why the simple animation can bring such unforgettable feelings.

The civet cat did a prank with the last ounce of strength.

The playful tanuki got on the big boat and didn't know where it was ahead.

The remaining civet cats join human society to accept the whipping of reality.

In the end, the civet cats who returned to the silly music danced together, but fortunately they have not forgotten each other.

But it's all just like a dream. Because the fox and the tanuki have disappeared.

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Extended Reading
  • Kamille 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    Miyazaki’s storytelling ability is still not as good as Takahata Hoon, but Takahata Hoon’s imagination is not inferior to him... I don’t pay much attention to technology... Takahata Hoon is Ghibli Strongest

  • Kallie 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    Ghibli's Toshio Suzuki said that Takahata is an artist, I rarely read his works before, and because of Kaguya, I thought he was saying that he had artistic pursuits in the style of painting like Kamimi. This work finally understands that he is really not the same as Hayao Miyazaki. The depth of his plot is that of Akira Kurosawa Imamura Shohei, the first five-star Ghibli work.

Pom Poko quotes

  • Gonta: [as his attempted coup d'etat and call to action devolves into a random conversation about how best to cook a mouse] WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ALL OF YOU? I say...

    [He changes into his ultra simplified form and sings]

    Gonta: A mouse tempura is the best one, yes it is!

    Oroku: See, Gonta? We can't fight. All we can think about is food. I think it's best if we wait for the transformation masters to get here.

    Gonta: [in a gruffly rueful tone] Sorry about that.

  • Shokichi: As soon as it's springtime, everybody goes crazy. All of a sudden they want to get married and have families. Nobody seems to remember Oroku's warning that we're not supposed to have any cubs. The second the sun hits their fur, they fall in love.

    [He and Kiyo gaze into each other's eyes]

    Shokichi: But not us. You don't see us chasing after each other like we're lunatics. We can handle not getting married and not having cubs, don't you think?

    Kiyo: Of course we can. I'm so pleased. It's just what I'd hoped you'd say. You're... wonderful.

    [She embraces Shokichi passionately]

    Shokichi: Yeah. We can hold off. I don't need to kiss, or cuddle, or rub noses or...

    Kiyo: [eyes burning with desire] Oh, Shokichi.

    [She kisses him. She leans into Shokichi, then he leans into her]

    Narrator: That was a mistake.