Sosuke's mother was a RECKLESS DRIVER!
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TwinkiePon — 16 years ago(March 20, 2010 08:23 PM)
Haha - I thought the same thing - her driving is kind of crazy, and then it's only later on in one scene when things get crazy she tells her kid to put the seat belt on. Then later she leaves 2 five year olds alone at night. I kind of felt the mom got a fail in parenting. But then, I do realize it's just a movie and I'm sure Miyazaki had his reasons for the mom being like that and he showed she obviously does care for Sosuke and later Ponyo, too. ^.^
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rdufault — 16 years ago(March 22, 2010 12:14 PM)
Reminded me of the scene in Castle of Cagliostro, minus the car full of bad guys and grenades going off all over the place. I think in this case, Myyazaki was showing that the mother was an impulsive, hot-tempered person in every aspect of her life - driving, relationships ("stop spraying weed killer!" - "BUG OFF BUG OFF BUG OFF BUGOFFBUGOFFBUGOFF"), leaving her 5-year-old alone with an unknown friend OVERNIGHT, etc. Most of what the mother did in the film would be considered very bad parenting, in my opinion but it's a fairy tale.
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PoisonedDragon — 15 years ago(April 13, 2010 06:32 AM)
I would have drawn the similarity with Castle of Cagliostro as well; the way Sosuke loses Ponyo on the shore reminded me somewhat of the way Lupin lost Clarisse on a similar shore.
I think Lisa is intended to be an American, hence her hot-tempered impulsiveness. The only thing that she did that I found really questionable is her leaving Sosuke and Ponyo alone at the house, losing the ability to return home because of rising sea levels. I would expect such a mother to completely freak out and insist on commandeering a boat to take her back to her house; unless she had already met Fujimoto and Granmamare at that point.
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aerrich — 16 years ago(March 24, 2010 11:39 AM)
It looks like anti-driving propaganda really. Trying to scare kids into never wanting to start driving in the first place to prop up the public transit system.
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aakurara — 15 years ago(September 17, 2010 01:49 PM)
I thought the fact that she's a mighty reckless driver showed an affinity between Sousuke's mother and Ponyo's personalities. They're both ardent, impetuous, and affectionate women; and they both like ham. But maybe Ponyo shouldn't be let drive when she grows up.
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iheartthetalkies — 15 years ago(September 17, 2010 03:08 PM)
This is a very amusing thread! I did think her driving was pretty erratic too, when I was watching it..
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kill-the-boxtrolls — 15 years ago(September 17, 2010 06:32 PM)
I agree. How could she do that to a five year old child? He could've got hurt, cried and died. And I wanna beep that mother anyway for ignoring her child and her husband saying "Bug off" and runs away crying now that totally pisses me off. Sosoke's mother is the worst mother who ever nursed her own child! I'd sue her for God's sake than take her license away. Otherwise, the kid would have to live in an orphanage or a foster home.
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scarlettbees — 15 years ago(September 18, 2010 06:27 AM)
Every time I watch this with my toddler, when Sosuke's mother drives through that storm, I say, "This is very, very stupid. Don't ever drive like that." She doesn't understand what I'm saying, but it's like I can't help myself. Sosuke's mom is INSANE on the road!
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kill-the-boxtrolls — 15 years ago(September 18, 2010 12:40 PM)
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