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I noticed that when re-watching the Spell of the Unown that out of the three lolthree I've seen, it really has the most relatable and deepest themes going on in the movie. For one, it concentrates pretty much on family and growing up, which was appropriate for the fanbase at the time. I know Pokemon was pretty big back in 2000/2001, which is when the demographic it was aimed at originally (generally 10 or so) were literally growing up and were at the stages of their lives when they break away from family and start to make their own way in the world.
There's something about the way Molly "grew up" in her dream world--yes that actual part isn't realistic--that could apply to everyone watching it. For example, she wanted to be a trainer but she didn't think she was old enough to be a trainer, or strong enough but the fact that she grew up mentally showed that she could actually handle it (growing up mentally in the sense of being "spoiled" at first, aka wanting Ash' mother to herself and by the end learning to let go of who she loved so she could save everyone else). There's also the fact that for her, all she wanted was her family which I'm pretty sure anyone who the anime did appeal to at the time thought of as an important thing. Actually if anything I think this is also more relatable because of Entei playing the fatherly role, and when Misty said, "we're like family too", which sends a message that if you care about people enough they're as close to your actual family as you can get. Just idk, it's hard to explain but there's definitely something about that movie that stands out from the others.
The other movies I feel are based on a central Pokemon too much and this one can relate back to those watching it the most. For example, the first one was based upon Mewtwo being a clone (while controversial now maybe it wouldn't relate to those watching it back then), the second one really had no major point tbh, etc. idk, it just seems like this movie could relate to the audience at the time the most - it also kind of disappoints me that most other movies after that are concentrating on a featured Pokemon rather than a human aspect, I guess.
So now for some questions related to this:
- Which movie could you relate to the best? Which movie do you think could relate to the audience at the time the best and why?
- Would you rather if there were more movies concentrating more on relatable issues, like the Spell of the Unown rather than Pokemon-centralized ones?
Discuss!
There's something about the way Molly "grew up" in her dream world--yes that actual part isn't realistic--that could apply to everyone watching it. For example, she wanted to be a trainer but she didn't think she was old enough to be a trainer, or strong enough but the fact that she grew up mentally showed that she could actually handle it (growing up mentally in the sense of being "spoiled" at first, aka wanting Ash' mother to herself and by the end learning to let go of who she loved so she could save everyone else). There's also the fact that for her, all she wanted was her family which I'm pretty sure anyone who the anime did appeal to at the time thought of as an important thing. Actually if anything I think this is also more relatable because of Entei playing the fatherly role, and when Misty said, "we're like family too", which sends a message that if you care about people enough they're as close to your actual family as you can get. Just idk, it's hard to explain but there's definitely something about that movie that stands out from the others.
The other movies I feel are based on a central Pokemon too much and this one can relate back to those watching it the most. For example, the first one was based upon Mewtwo being a clone (while controversial now maybe it wouldn't relate to those watching it back then), the second one really had no major point tbh, etc. idk, it just seems like this movie could relate to the audience at the time the most - it also kind of disappoints me that most other movies after that are concentrating on a featured Pokemon rather than a human aspect, I guess.
So now for some questions related to this:
- Which movie could you relate to the best? Which movie do you think could relate to the audience at the time the best and why?
- Would you rather if there were more movies concentrating more on relatable issues, like the Spell of the Unown rather than Pokemon-centralized ones?
Discuss!