The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Difference between revisions
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(trope artsy moon fits better than weird moon; the moon is just the normal one from earth, but depicted in an artsy and unusual way.) |
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* [[Lonely at the Top]]: Princess Kaguya struggles to make genuine and authentic friends as a Princess. Despite living a luxurious life surrounded by wealthy individuals, she longs for her old lifestyle. The trope is made more powerful by the fact that the Princess does not have a choice in getting to the top; she is forced into the top by her parents.
* [[MacGuffin]]: The items that Kaguya asks the suitors to bring her.
* [[Magic Realism]]: The film begins and ends with supernatural elements, with additional magic sprinkled occasionally throughout its runtime. The rest of the film, however, is rather realistic, and the magic only impacts Princess Kaguya herself. Instead of characters racing to destroy an ancient power source, we have an internal, character driven conflict. You could say the magic is simply an allegory for life and death.
* [[Mind Screw]]: {{spoiler|As Princess Kaguya is not from Earth, supernatural things can occur to her. It is difficult to tell whether these things really happened in the film's world, or if they are just visual exaggerations and [[Deranged Animation]] representative of the characters' emotions.}}
** The ending of the film can be confusing, {{spoiler|as in involves moon people floating on clouds to take Princess Kaguya back to the moon}} in a film that's mostly grounded in reality. It can be difficult to determine if it is really happening or if it's just a metaphor for death. The abstract nature and minimalistic animation doesn't help.
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