It's a metaphor for people

Sydnie 2022-04-21 09:03:02

Variety of civet cats.
Or Miyazaki.
Yet another utter shock.

It was originally a happy and harmonious mountain, where civet cats and humans lived happily. However, human beings want to transform it to be suitable for more people to live in, so they destroy forests, occupy land, and degrade the environment, which reduces the food of civet cats and even prohibits reproduction. They just want to go back to their homeland. They worked hard. I thought they would attack humans in the last monster battle. I didn't expect that they would just march on the street. For many humans, it was just a game wonderful performance. Later, the fruits of their labor were taken away by the shrewd and cunning amusement park owner, and they were said to be free performances in the amusement park. The unity of the civet cats completely collapsed when the effort that was supposed to be a sure victory failed this time.


They have three different attitudes when faced with difficulties, which is a reflection of human nature. One is the radical, saying that other civet cats are women's hearts, and use their blood to wake up their weak compatriots. In the end, he died in battle and did not achieve any results, although it was a bit tragic.

The other is to believe in a god of nothingness because of powerlessness. Money, endless food, endless enjoyment. God says those are in heaven, so they rush to death with a pious smile. A worthless and utterly sad death.

And the few remaining can't get rid of fate's mercy. Although they persisted rationally, they were powerless in the end. At that time, they used their last strength to use illusion to turn the mountain into its original appearance. In that big tree, they saw the carefree self before, and saw the green and clear water of the mountain. They cried, and ran out excitedly, and then the hallucinations cruelly disappeared, and they stood there stunned. Is it all over?
No, human beings will not commit suicide collectively because the reality is cruel and they cannot get what they want. They accept this harsh reality, try to adapt, and live seriously. Some chose to change into human form "to earn money to support themselves with human beings as cunning as foxes". Others went to eat food discarded by humans, went to human gardens in search of mice... In short, they managed to survive. It's just that the situation is so tragic. In the end, however, they were still happily together. There is happiness in living, but it is easier to be satisfied, but it is not a bad thing. However, it says that we civet cats can survive by becoming human, but what about other animals? What about other animals?


There was also a scene that left a deep impression on me. The monk couldn’t bear to be taken away by the owner of the playground, so he wrote a letter to complain. The TV station came to ask for advice, and sang in the forest: “Tan cat, civet cat, come out. Ah, you brought me here." The voices of the civet cats came from the bushes, "But we have no food to eat." But we have no food to eat, "Why do humans who are also animals destroy ours? Home, forcing us into a desperate situation?" Finally, the civet cats came out in fear, as the TV station people asked, and showed them, lions, giraffes, rabbits... Then pigeons, fireflies. The fireflies flew into the air little by little, it was a silent night, very beautiful.

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Pom Poko quotes

  • Narrator: A few tanuki went into real estate and got rich, selling forests to developers. They're no different from the humans.

  • Narrator: Some raccoons sold real estate, and, unable to resist the money they could make, promoted leveling even more forests.

    [Seizaemon, in human form, is shown on the phone]

    Seizaemon: I've got a prime piece of forest just waiting to be developed!