Message from slopez

[Anonymous]

I have watched many anime films, but I had no idea there was an environmental message to them. I have seen Spirited Away many times and had no clue as to the connection there. Yes, I understood that there was pollution but I had no idea that there was so much of a message to the movie. Also the part about cleaning the souls kind of relates to what Morgan said yesterday about people having tainted souls. The bathhouse is a way for those souls to be cleansed. I am definitely going to have to watch the movie again with the new insight.
As for the other information about Japan post WW II…
Education: I can’t imagine what our society would be like if education was nationalized, would we all be cookie cutter? Maybe not because obviously there are many diverse types of (adult) people in Japan, but how are the kids.
Shut-ins: I have to internally laugh at this one because it reminds me so much of our own present day culture where 20somethings go back home and live with their parents when before they used move out on their own.