I'm actually surprised that Japanese people would steal food and start eating it without permission. I'd still be standing at the doorway waiting to be seated
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The way I interpret it, Chihiro's parents wouldn't ordinarily act like that and did so only because the food (which we later know to be cursed) existed specifically to be a trap, and so had some magical lure on it that made it even more seductive and impossible to resist - like how siren song draws sailors to their deaths, even against their better judgement.
Indeed, her parents acting out of character is at least part of why Chihiro is uncomfortable with the situation.
That was very American of them.
Wasn't a line,Daddy has a credit card? Or similar, not sure I quite caught how our of character that was for anyone remotely typical for Japanese culture.
One of my favourite movies of all time, it's so beautiful from visuals to the story of a kid learning to accept change.
"My stupid parents have fucked up my life" is a classic trope of the Faerie Tale genre.
Usually because they sold said child to the Fae at some point. Though I don't get the problem, Fae are nerds you can just set them on fire and kick them into a barn because it's funny.
That’s what Disney movies have turned into. Ghibli movies tend to illustrate that children have a stronger awareness of the world around them.
Yeah poly parenting rep!