The world of civet cats is a reflection of human society

Kamryn 2022-04-20 09:02:12

Contradictions and Conflicts The first level of contradiction: the contradiction between man and animals, and between man and the environment; the second level of contradiction: through the shell of environmental protection, some phenomena in society, such as factional struggle, the law of survival, and the law of the jungle for the survival of the fittest, are described. Conflicts must be sacrificed in the Heisei Tanuki War, between civet cats and civet cats (populations), when there is a conflict between humans and animals, it will evolve into war, and there will be a war of ten times the sacrifice. The reason for the war is clearly explained in the plot. The civet cats also have their own ideas. There are moderates and radicals. They are the same as human beings and are more realistic. It really feels very helpless and compelled to be there with the civet cat. The civet cats really feel sorry for them, because the film has a very specific expression of the natural habits and living environment of civet cats, and they are naturally not suitable for human life. It is also said in the movie that not only this place, but also the civet cats in other places are being persecuted. Not only civet cats, foxes, rabbits, weasels are like this. The camera is aimed at a small rub, but the focus is on the contradictions of the entire human society.

There are also moments of warmth in the indifferent life. The colorful illusion parade, imagination and technology make up for the lack of technology, and the scene in front of the stall is very powerful.

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  • Mustafa 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    Finally, seeing the civet cats singing and dancing happily, I felt very sad. Once again, I see the difference in style between Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, even if they are talking about environmental protection.

  • Greyson 2022-03-20 09:02:26

    In fact, in the eyes of humans, all animals, except pets, are food. How can there ever be true peaceful coexistence? The structure of this film is a bit sloppy, and it feels like the protagonist is changing around. Takahata's imagination is unbelievable, but his ability to tell stories is obviously inferior to Hayao Miyazaki.

Pom Poko quotes

  • Seizaemon: All pray!

    [the tanuki put their hands together and bow]

    Osho: I'd like to say a prayer for the victims of this operation.

    [At this point, some of the tanuki start to snigger]

    Osho: We wish that we could save our forest without harming any humans. That was never our intention, but our forest is near and dear to us, and we...

    [the tanuki all burst into raucous laughter and head for the exit]

  • TamasaburôBuntaTanuki: [singing] Let's turn into every sacred icon we can think of. Some are this and some are that...

    [They do backflips into the air and turn into various items; stone Buddhas, lucky cats, painted eggs, kitsune sculptures, gold carp sculptures, monkey sculptures and Tanuki sculptures. Ponkichi rushes to join in and tries copying them. He does various poses but is unable to transform]

    Shokichi: [narrating] Back then, all I thought about was transforming. I never dreamed that my friend Ponkichi might just want to be a normal raccoon.