#their works may be forgotten today but somewhere their spirits are joyfully reunited

[nerdy-nonbinary]

Thinking about Inu-Oh… thinking about how Inu-Oh was ostracized from society from the moment he was born and made a game out of his ostracization but was at his happiest when he found acceptance in Tomoari…thinking about how Tomoari had a system in society which accepted him as a blind person but had no desire to remain in that system…thinking about how Inu-Oh only received “full” acceptance (safety from the emperor) when he disowned Tomoari and their work, and made that choice not because he cared about acceptance but because he wanted to save Tomoari’s life…thinking about how Tomoari refused to give up his creativity and was killed for it… thinking about how institutions in power don’t care whether marginalized people fight the system or succumb to it, we are all torn apart and our works forgotten in the end…

#inu oh #tomoari #masaaki yuasa #this sounds so pessimistic but I actually find the ending really heartwarming #their works may be forgotten today but somewhere their spirits are joyfully reunited #I think the film is a very smart commentary on marginalized groups tha doesn’t vilify those who fight the system #or those who feel forced to conform for their safety #ALSO I NEED TO SAY #Inu-Oh intentionally going around and scaring people by taking off their masks #reminds me so much of when I was little and would ask kids I didn’t know #’do you think I’m a boy or a girl?’ #trying to reclaim the thing that people use to put us down #my own post #ahhhh this film is so good