Wonderful in many levels, this long movie is a classic. Only for people who don't dislike long and slow films. It has a lot of japanese touch too.
I liked it more the second time. It's possible that I like it waaaaay more than everybody else does.
this is kinda sad tho. touching, even. one of the few unpopular studio ghibli movies I watched.
so many minutes, so many raccoons, so much boring, too many balls...
Thanks to GKIDS, I was able to see Pom Poko for the first time in theaters tonight. I even brought along my younger sister who also enjoyed the film (she's reading subtitles, yay! train 'em while they're young). It has a similar message as in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), the first Studio Ghibli film. We get a view of nature (tanuki/racoons) co-existing in harmony with the modern cities (humans). There were some comedic moments as the tanuki were in training, and some instances made me think of Super Mario Bros. 3 how Tanooki Mario can turn into a statue. I liked the scene with the Yokai (goblins) invading the city at night. There's even some well-known ones (the umbrella, long-neck lady) that I've seen in the 60s Yokai Monsters films like Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968). Just before that as the magic was brewing, I spotted some quick Easter egg cameos of Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro (1988) flying about. See if you can catch them ;-)
Shout by UserBlockedParent2023-02-28T02:21:01Z
Honestly, I believe this is my favorite non-human ghibli film.
It really makes you think about how humans don't think much when doing something; this can cause whole ecosystems to collapse or even unintentional consequences of harming wildlife. Or, corporate greed harming whole ecosystems, like we see happening with the Amazon River.