Variety civet cats-survival of the fittest

Elta 2022-04-23 07:03:43

A story of chubby fat men fighting for their homeland. Watching them frown, pat their stomachs, and sway chanting incantations, I can't help but laugh.

Until their hard-working parade was taken over by humans, their angry and sad looks made me also wipe away tears. Their purpose is not fame and fortune, they just hope that humans can know the existence of civet cats, and they just hope that their homes will not be destroyed.

The fox said to the elder, "survival of the fittest, we can live in their world like humans." "What about the civet cats that won't change shape? Does it matter whether they live or die?" The fox is also helpless, there is no way, the fittest Survive and survive.

It's cruel, as if you have to face this law no matter where you are. Being forced to grow up, being forced to do things you don’t want just to survive, doesn’t seem like an exaggeration, or even justified. But always feel sad.

The elder and the mother-in-law said to the camera with tears in their eyes: We did all those things. The mountain area is our homeland. I hope you don't destroy it. Then all the civet cats turned into rabbits, deer, bears and other small animals, they surrounded reporters and photographers, and finally turned into fireflies and flew away.

This is not just the story of the tanuki.

Suddenly I wondered, would I be walking on the road and encounter a human being transformed into a civet cat or other small animal?

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Extended Reading
  • Julia 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    The final illusion made people rush to tears, but everything can never go back.

  • 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.

Pom Poko quotes

  • Ponkichi: If we get rid of all the humans, that means... we'll never eat tempura again! Or beef jerky! Or popcorn.

    Tanuki: Hamburgers! Donuts! Potato chips! Pepperoni pizza! Chicken wings!

    [Gonta is moved by this. His eyes tear and his mouth waters]

    Gonta: I can taste it!

    Seizaemon: So, then, do you think it would be alright if we kept a few humans around, Gonta?

    Gonta: [wiping the saliva from his mouth] We have no choice.

  • Shokichi: Master, would you re-enact the tale of the young samurai who shot the fan?

    Hage: Ah. I'll need some help.

    [He transforms into Nasu no Yoichi. He flies towards the crowd. Gonta's eyes bulge as he realizes that Master Hage is homing in on him. The crowd of tanuki scramble. Master Hage lands on Gonta and clings to his back. The Taka tanuki struggles, then hops around on all fours and turns into a horse. Hage rides around the clearing. Water seems to flood into the clearing, and Master Hage rides Gonta into it. Before them is an image of the sea, and three boats. One of the boats has the image of a woman standing on the bow of the boat and a fan on the top of the mast. Hage draws a bow and shoots the fan, sending it flying into the air]