Posted by Heywood Jablomi at cache-ntc-ae04.proxy.aol.com on May 31, 2003 at 19:48:17:
In Reply to: No posted by KSmithee on May 31, 2003 at 19:30:14:
I went over to epinions for a minute and found:
"I believe No Face is intended to represent modern-day Japan, a culture with no face (meaning both a lack of identity, and a lack of honor). Its greed is such that it forsakes its own well-being, and continues to grow. Eventually brought to collapse by the combination of its own greed, and the recognition of the destruction of nature (the depression of the early to mid nineties in Japan), it falls in with traditions of Old Japan (wishful thinking, I suppose).
In addition, Yobaba is totally ignorant of her child's (Japan's future) disappearance, thinking instead of the false nature of her gold (money). Perhaps Miyazaki thinks Japan's present is mortgaging its future?
Eventually, Chihiro wins her freedom, not only by rejecting wealth, but by recognizing nature (Hoku's true identity) and ignoring false nature (her parent's identities)."
I'm not about to go THAT left field, but doesn't it seem that there is a greater signifigance to some of these characters than what's on the surface?