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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  • Gia 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    ★★★★☆ I was very moved to see the part where I turned into a forest at the end. How stupid are human beings to make their homeland into this ghostly appearance step by step? In fact, this ending is much better than "Avatar"...

  • Willow 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    The final ending was handled very cleverly. Unlike "Grave of the Fireflies", which can still make you cry comfortably, it is obviously very sad, but it is still very cheerful. I can't even spit it out, it hurts.

Pom Poko quotes

  • Oroku: When I said go out into the world and make some money, I did not mean it literally!

  • Shokichi: [to himself] I'm starting to get nervous. What if our little pranks aren't doing any good at all? What if the humans leveled the entire forest? Then where are we gonna go? Maybe Gonta's right. The only way to stop them is to get violent. I don't want to have to hurt any more humans. It just doesn't seem right to me. But what if they won't stop? Then what? "To be, or not to be?"