Grow and be strong?

Kaylie 2022-12-14 16:33:53

Momoko, closes himself, stands alone, has no friends, doesn't think friends are important, and is independent and free. Superfluous communication is an unnecessary burden, and interpersonal communication is a big net. Ichigo, the villain of the drag racing gang, is riding a heavy motorcycle. She looks free and uninhibited, but she hides her weakness with the drag racing gang and cool shapes.

Although momoko looks soft and cute on the outside, she can handle many things by herself and does not rely on external evaluation. At this point, I think this is a very powerful mind. Momoko's interpersonal indifference is also built on this. Because of the isolation from the outside world, momoko doesn't get much comfort from the outside world, but he also gets enough space to mediate.

gain and loss. momoko is actually well balanced too. Self-sufficient.

Ichigo looks cold and doesn't care, but in fact, he is attached to the sense of belonging and power brought by the small group, and dare not leave. People always seek identification in groups. The limitations of the group are similar to the orientation of the group, and the tendency to seek comfort and identity is always there. A group cannot bring about the strength of an individual, and those who are surrounded by groups and groups cannot be considered truly powerful.

momoko and ichigo meet. Two completely different people have met. What is interesting is the contrast between the soft and hard clothes, the soft and hard character, and the contrast between revealing and covering up.

At the end of the film, momoko gave up her job as a baby and stood up to fight alongside ichigo against the drag racing party. Momoko, the soft-cut always in good manners that I am familiar with, is more powerful and imposing than ichigo.

It looks like momoko changed ichigo, she made ichigo braver and stronger, broke away from a group, found herself and stuck with it more. However, ichigo also cracked a small gap in momoko's indifferent mask, and momoko also has people he cares about. I don't know that in the eyes of later momoko, is emotional maintenance still a trouble and crisis?

How can a person be strong?

Is it indifference? Or shrink into groups to keep warm?

Probably to find a balance between the two.

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Kamikaze Girls quotes

  • Momoko Ryugasaki: [Repeated line] She spat!

  • Ichigo Shirayuri: What's aristocratic about this forest?