Saturday, May 12, 2012

Pom Poko (PG) 6.0

Pom Poko (1994) 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ(original title): A community of magical shapeshifting raccoons desperately struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development. (7.4)

Director: Isao Takahata
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki (idea), Isao Takahata
Stars: Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura and Yuriko Ishida

Okay, so the shape-shifting raccoons transform to things that are easier to draw/animate ... coincidence? I think not.  That's where I lost the interest in this movie, quite early on.  Some of the wide-angle equivalent shots are quite elaborately drawn.  Most scenes are not that kind.  The story is simplistic and unimaginative.  Perhaps, I was missing quite a lot of Japanese social norms or myths.  My Rating: 6.0

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