I like Director Takahata Isao's depiction of the changing seasons and plants the most! It has nothing to do with the content, just such simple details can make people very admirable.
Tanukis are simple and cute, but they are destined to lose the battle against humans no matter how hard they try. Of course, civet cats are just ordinary animals, and it's the humans who force them to fight that are the root of the problem. While the story forced a happy ending with upbeat music, the set of problems caused by environmental destruction was not soothing.
The film was released in 1994, and Beijing more than 20 years later is going through the same thing. The difference is that there should be no such cute civet cats in the capital, and there are not so many tall trees and clear rivers. Objects are people.
There are too many people, and resources are not allocated enough. Therefore, vulnerable groups like civet cats who have no right to speak will be forced to leave. Of course, the elites from tanuki—those with illusion magic can disguise themselves as human elites and stay and live with reluctance.
In order to regain their territory, civet cats can also gather and discuss, and use various means to demonstrate to human beings: the "Hundred Ghosts Night Walk", which has spent a lot of effort, is regarded as a free festival parade by ignorant humans, and even children can't get enough of it. "It's so cool. , this is gone?" It's simply not dignified to lose; pretending to be elves scared away the construction workers, and as a result, the development company recruited a group of new people the next day. There are too many people, and the civet cats should be speechless.
But in real life, the "low-end population" who were driven out of Beijing rarely spoke up. What we hear more is helpless obedience: Last week, the Tianyi Small Commodity Wholesale Market, which had been open for more than 20 years, closed its doors in Beijing. Before closing, many citizens who lived in the surrounding area went to buy and sell goods. The merchants have expressed their reluctance. After staying here for so many years, they don't know what to do in the future...
As the government's propaganda window, TV stations must of course vigorously promote the benefits of population reduction. The camera panned to an old gentleman: "It will be inconvenient to buy things in the future. You just come here to buy stuff like you usually buy needles, etc. On the one hand, some places don't sell them, on the other hand, the big shopping malls are too expensive. When the government makes decisions, can we think more about our ordinary people, not one size fits all?"
My ears are startled, am I being too negative?
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