Both Shenggong and He Shenggao

Dawn 2022-04-22 07:01:46

Those who are familiar with Ghibli will recognize that this is clearly not Miyazaki's work, even without looking at the credits. Gong's works are much better than Gao in terms of plot coherence and rationality. Gao's works particularly like to start small, preferring extremely meticulous and realistic details of life, and the small burdens often shake. But there was always a bit of confusion.

The display of many monster allusions and Shinto folk customs in this film is a big highlight. But on the whole, Gao's works always lack wisdom and atmosphere. This is also the reason why Gong is more master-like and enjoys a higher international reputation, so that Ghibli's works are often mistakenly attributed to him alone.

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Extended Reading
  • Johnnie 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Compared with the nail households in space, the guarding on the timeline is more important, and the raccoon is not a raccoon without a childlike innocence. It's too heavy to be transformed.

  • Andreanne 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    The united civet cats, the human beings who should reflect, at the end, the civet cats are extremely helpless to adapt to human life. The Hundred Ghosts Night Walk is really imaginative.

Pom Poko quotes

  • Osho: [Osho is patiently teaching a class to the young raccoons] A raccoon fell out of the tree! Yes, that's right. Who can tell me *why* the raccoon fell out of the tree? Gonta?

    Gonta: He was a loser. *I* wouldn't have fallen.

    Osho: Good answer.

  • Bunta: So what has been happening to our forest? It's only been three years. I feel like Rip Van Winkle.

    Shokichi: We did everything we could to try to stop it.

    Bunta: Every inch of the woods has changed. How could the land be so transformed?

    Tamasaburô: We're so sorry. This must come as quite a shock.

    Bunta: So the humans did it themselves?

    Kiyo: [crying] That's right. They transformed all of Tama Hills.

    Bunta: But how? Only raccoons should be able to do that. We're the only ones!

    [He rushes off and shouts at the city]

    Bunta: Who do you think you are, you stupid humans? Raccoons are the ones who transform things. How can you do this? How can you do this?

    [He sinks to his knees and beats the ground]

    Bunta: The only way this makes sense is if all you humans are raccoons! You're all stupid, evil, selfish raccoons!

    [He sobs and howls]