![]() ![]() In order to save their homes and lifestyle, the racoons must conform and shapeshift into humans to learn how to outwit them. Right off the bat we see the separation of civilisation (compulsive heterosexuality) and nature (LGBTQ+ spectrum), with humans suffocating the lifestyles of dancing and partying magical creatures, othering them in the name of progress. ![]() This film highlights the story of gentrification and colonisation experienced by shapeshifting raccoons in the Japanese countryside. Warning: All explanations contains spoilers. So without further ado, let’s dive into the ranking. Themes of magic, fantasy, transformation, curses, war, civilisation versus nature as well as coming-of-age and hero’s journey narratives pose the perfect landscape for the queering of traditional, heteronormative, patriarchal societal standards including those of beauty, love, presentation and behaviour. I realised that the not only are so many other shows I loved growing up derivative of this body of work ( Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra, I’m looking at you) but damn if it isn’t coded in queer ideaology from head to toe. Thanks Ginger!Īnd I binged those f**kers like the world is ending, not that it isn’t. HBO Max recently added the top most popular Studio Ghibli films in the US to their catalogue and when I didn’t want to pay the $14.99, my sweet, sweet 87-year-old grandmother let me borrow her password. My most recent binge was the Studio Ghibli collection. That is why I binge, cuties what’s your excuse? Some of y’all would come for me and say it’s less a choice and more of a lack of culture in my life. I didn’t listen to The Beatles until I was 20. If you’re like me, you’re slow to hop on any train no matter what it is. ![]()
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