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Did anyone else relate? To the parts where Taeko is a child?

posted 16 years ago by blondiebear_17
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This movie was kind of slow for me but despite that and the fact that I grew up in a totally different country and era I so related to this. I mean it definitely seems like this could of happened to someone. Like Taeko not swallowing her pride and trying to eat the pineapple by herself. Her envy over her older sisters things? Her wanting her family to drop what they were doing and try to convince her to go to the Chinese restaurant. Who hasn't pulled that? etc etc.

Your no bunny till some bunny loves you

[–] flashesbeforeyoureyes 14 years ago

I agree with the seemingly random statement that if you have trouble with maths when you are young then you have a hard life, whereas if you find it easy, or can even just manage it then you'll have an easy life...it's quite funny thinking of all the people you had in your classes and how even though it might be in your head, it does seem to be true.

My mum certainly reacted the same way when I did badly in maths, although I don't think my dad was ever fussed about me not wearing my shoes outside!

[–] suz-mal 14 years ago

Yeah, they got the child characteristics spot on. I've noticed lately, however, that the middle-aged adults in most of the Ghibli dramas always seem to be devoid of personality, and just plain miserable and depressing people. I wonder if Ghibli is trying to tell us something

[–] speccyboy 12 years ago

Like what?

[–] Suzume-san 12 years ago

the middle-aged adults in most of the Ghibli dramas always seem to be devoid of personality, and just plain miserable and depressing people

Really? Can you cite some examples, Suz-mal? The older people in most of the more realistic Ghibli films (Totoro, Whisper of the Heart, Kiki) seem happy enough. I'm attempting to write an essay about the elderly in Japan and in my own country, the UK, for my Japanese language class. I have the impression, and am saying so to the best of my ability, that the elderly are more valued, and therefore happier, in Japan than in the West. They certainly seem to be healthier.

Any insights gratefully received!

[–] elijahyael_08 11 years ago

that's exactly what i liked about the movie... i could really relate to Taeko when she was a kid. pridefully eating the food i asked my parents to buy me even after discovering the awful taste... even PRETENDING to like it... lol... the reaction when you find out that someone from another (or even your same) class has a crush on you, and then TALKS to you... and i too would never get how to solve fractions... those scenes just felt so natural that even i somewhat wandered back into my grade school days...

There's more to attraction than meets the eye.

[–] Errington_92 11 years ago

I sympathised with Taeko as a child struggling with Maths. Personally the treatment Taeko received seemed very harsh, "she's not a normal child" to paraphrase Taeko's Mother.

"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not".

[–] Enoculator 11 years ago

I related so much with the film that this became my all-time favourite Ghibli film.

Things that I related to:

1. Acting like a brat when my family was going out.
2. Curious about girls' period.
3. Teasing fellow female classmates.
4. Crush on a female classmate.
5. Bad at math in my pre-teen years (though I became a math whiz starting in my late teens).
6. Things I wanted but parents never bought for me (yup, sneakers) because they were too expensive.

[–] luzi_825 9 years ago

The funny thing is, I'm Brazilian, 22 years old, my family was not strict (c'mon, South American, not strict AT ALL) and I still relate to this movie on a very personal level. It's actually one of my favorite Studio Ghibli movies because I think it's such a beautiful and sensible film.
I can relate to my childhood when I look at hers, having similar feelings and memories.
I can relate to her personal advantages and disadvantages. I too was terrible at Math, but great at essays. I loved acting when I was younger, but it didn't lead anywhere as well.
I can relate to her adult life as I, too, am in my twenties and not sure about my life or what to do with it. I don't like cities either and I probably would like a simpler life.
I can relate to her relationship, as my boyfriend is from the countryside (even though he's not a farmer, just from a smaller city).

So that's why this film is brilliant. It makes people across the world feel like one.