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Marvel Meows #18

Trjegul vs Loki

Floof Study of my rescue huskies, Luna and Nova

My models, my muse

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Interesting. Two tweets by a Japanese person (from the auto translation of their profile, they seem to be a cinema enthusiast) echoing the thoughts I've had about Inu-oh and how it's USA release brought forth a lot of LGBT interpretations of the film, especially gender, like this lovely ask I received.

(unsure if this is an artefact of the auto translation but "only maniacs are going to see it" made me giggle)

They link this article, with its own interpretation of the theme, which according to its author was a request from their editor to further explore previously worded ideas. Fair warning, it contains spoilers for the entire movie.

Given the titular character is voiced by an openly transgender actress, on top of what the article details, it's impossible to deny the existence of those gender themes. But as both this twitter user and I had the same reaction of curiosity at how the movie was perceived, it leaves me wondering if there's a cultural aspect I am not getting.

When I saw this film, I hadn't seen trailers and was mostly blind. On top of this it was in the unique setting of an animation festival (light hearted, but passionate fun and importantly a community that has many transgender folks, for increased awareness and acceptance), in my home country, who is incredibly hostile to transgender folks. Comparatively the American internet feels much more aware of "queer" people and themes. People from different countries focused on different aspects. In what I saw of the japanese community, romance took the lead (as expected for a movie with two male forever-BFF leads, lol). The moment it hit USA theaters, it was gender.

I'm not making this blog post with a strong conclusion in mind, just listing interesting things I've noticed. Varying interpretations of the same work is a mark of quality if you ask me - a sign it's complex and layered and invites you as a viewer to think. Excited to see what discussions will pop up when it premieres in the UK next month. Despite the heartbreaking reports all around of empty rooms in the USA, so many people have loved the film and are discussing it. Hoping it becomes a cult classic like MindGame. Cheers 👺🎸

inu-oh posters my beloved

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I saw this photo of Avu-chan and Mirai Moriyama and went feral

our hearts, here together as one

⚠️Spoiler Alert⚠️

Inu Oh☺️💕💕

台灣上映啦！！！

sleepy on tour

watch Inu-oh (2021)

as a society we need to normalize platonic soulmates. please. like literally live with your best friend. raise a kid/pet with your best friend. why should people have to "be alone" and not experience some parts of life just because they never fall in love. stop making the world revolve around fucking romance.