Childlike yet thought provoking

Arnold 2022-04-23 07:03:43

The living environment of animals represented by the civet cats is increasingly destroyed due to the blind development of the environment by human beings. The innocent and cute civet cats use various methods to prevent humans from destroying their own homes. Faced with the difficulties of the living environment, the civet cats can only use their abilities to imagine the vitality of nature to comfort their tired and sad hearts. Fortunately, in the end, humans and civet cats have found a way of living in harmony.

In the movie, civet cats can use their superpowers to prevent humans from destroying the environment, and they can also express their requests in front of humans, but in life, how can those weak animals fight against powerful humans? Who will speak for them? Some of the ever-changing civet cats and foxes chose to integrate into human society, what a helpless choice. Finally, the illusion of the civet cats draws a beautiful blueprint for human beings to get along with nature. Humans have made changes and everyone lives in harmony. And Takahata uses this ending to tell us that in fact, we can do this in the face of the contradiction between nature and development, and we can also do it

Blind development of the environment has led to the increasing destruction of the living environment of animals represented by the civet cats. The innocent and cute civet cats use various methods to prevent humans from destroying their homes. Speaking of the difficulties of the living environment, the civet cats can only use their ability to imagine the vitality of nature to comfort their tired and sad hearts. Fortunately, in the end, humans and civet cats have found a way of living in harmony.

In the movie, civet cats can use their superpowers to prevent humans from destroying the environment, and they can also express their requests in front of humans, but in life, how can those weak animals fight against powerful humans? Who will speak for them? Some of the ever-changing civet cats and foxes chose to integrate into human society, what a helpless choice. Finally, the illusion of the civet cats draws a beautiful blueprint for human beings to get along with nature. Humans have made changes and everyone lives in harmony. And Takahata Isao used this ending to tell us that in fact, we can do this in the face of the contradiction between nature and development, and we can do it.

This animation with the theme of protecting the environment does not look at problems from the perspective of humans, and does not express the revenge of nature for human beings after destroying the environment. Naturally to exchange for a better living environment for human beings, it shows the selfishness and arrogance of human beings. What evokes is not a sense of crisis for people to destroy the environment and create problems for themselves and future generations, but a sense of guilt for depriving other creatures of the earth.

Although this film is based on the environment, it does not reduce the description of the cute and interesting image of the civet cat, the round and fluffy body, the sincere and childish language, it is very cute, and the night walk of the ghosts is very impressive.

It's a really good movie with a good combination of reasoning and storytelling.

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Extended Reading
  • Keshaun 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    An animated environmental protection blockbuster, when all that can't be restored, people realize how beautiful and sad it is. . .

  • Ludie 2022-03-24 09:03:04

    A strong "anti-war" core wrapped under the "environmental protection" coat. A civil war of a small race full of internal civilization begins, and then it is invaded by a powerful foreign race, triggering a counterattack of unity within the small race. The first act, military training, demonstrations, guerrillas, and national heroes, did not work, and the hawks and doves were beginning to emerge. In the second act, the strategy was re-established, foreign aid was invited, and a large-scale armed parade was launched. The third act, being exploited, alienated, and internally divided. The fourth act, disintegrating, falling apart, and finally losing to a more powerful race, either fleeing or accepting the status quo, living on their own soil that is no longer their own country, dying or surviving.

Pom Poko quotes

  • Gonta: What good did it do? You idiots. You think that will stop the developers? Don't just frighten them. We need to hurt them. Inflict some serious pain!

    [He makes an emphatic gesture with his arm. He stops and winces, then doubles over in pain]

  • Tanuki: [singing and carrying Gonta] Moon, moon, moon shine bright, moon shine bright, so bright and long/ Shine, shine, shine on Gonta, pom poko pom pom, pom pom pom/

    OshoOroku: [singing] You showed the world what we can do, now

    Front crowd of Tanuki: [chanting] We have the greatness of Oroku, too!

    Tanuki: [singing] All our friends are cheering for you/ That's the truth, we adore you/ Hail to Gonta, he's our god!/ Pom poko, pom pom, pom pom pom!

    Newsreader: [as the Tanuki chant Gonta's name in the background] ... Nevertheless, a government spokesman stressed that the people of Tokyo are in such desperate need of living accomodations, that the new Tama development project will not be delayed, despite today's tragic accidents.

    [the tanuki stop celebrating and drop Gonta in surprise. They rush towards the TV, trampling Gonta in the process]

    Newsreader: I repeat...

    Narrator: It was, needless to say, an unfortunate accident. Gonta, the mastermind behind the dangerous attacks against the humans, now suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, that would take nearly a year to heal.