I watched the movie The wolf childrens and the anime The promised neverland long ago and I feel wrong about it. (Spoiler alert for those who don't know these animes) : r/nevergrewup Skip to main content

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I watched the movie The wolf childrens and the anime The promised neverland long ago and I feel wrong about it. (Spoiler alert for those who don't know these animes)

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In the film The Wolf Children, we follow Hana, a young woman who becomes the mother of Yuki and Ame. In the film, the sister is very protective of her little brother and they play together a lot. Yuki is very go-getter and Ame is fragile and whiny. I really loved this movie. But there's like a big problem: At one point towards the end, a violent argument breaks out between the two to convince one or the other to remain wolf/human. This scene shocked me, thinking about it I feel helpless. And on top of that, we never see them reconcile even at the end of the film. The sibling relationship seems to be on hold. This is what disappointed me about the film. I didn't dare say it. I told myself that it was normal because I thought that's what everyone thought.

And in The Promised Neverland, the film implies that not growing up is equivalent to death. Because the Gracefield House orphanage is in fact a farm where humans are raised so that demons can eat them. This famous message: “you have to grow to survive.” made me uncomfortable. I mean: Do we always have to grow up to be happy or to live at all? I forced myself to think like everyone else so as not to be criticized but my age identity is 100% valid even if I have made big mistakes in life I want you to know that I am sorry and that I wish things were different.

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ngu who is also a therian- wolf children was a very pretty but also really really upsetting movie.