I think there are few stories like Tokyo Godfathers where a background with several aspects that can be very raw about societies is shown, but at the same time combined with aspects that gives a slight touch of comedy and manages to have several very unexpected moments that give great twists in the story. This film focuses on the misfortune of 3 homeless characters living on the streets of Tokyo, but by chance they must protect and seek to return a baby to his family after finding him in the middle of a dumpster during the snowy and icy night.
This peculiar story introduces us to Hana, a man who feels like a woman and dreams of having a baby, Gin an old and stocky man with the typical homeless look, and finally Miyuki a young girl who also lives on the street with the other two. At first it is not explained why each of them ended up living on the street, but soon this peculiar “family” will have a big goal when in a way Hana's dream comes true and they end up getting a baby while looking for things in the garbage in the middle of the snow.
At first it seems that they are simply going to keep the baby, but soon they come to the agreement that it will be better to deliver him to his parents or at least find out why they decided to abandon him in the middle of the night where he would have died if they did not appear, although we will soon discover that this baby as Hana says is really loved and protected by God to prevent him from getting hurt and this is precisely what our trio of protagonists will manage to do in a very good way even if it costs them a lot.
The story develops mainly between the misadventures of the protagonists trying to find out where the baby's biological parents live while also trying to survive on the streets and get the basic necessities. In the same way, little by little dramatic and comic moments are presented, where they serve as a prelude to gradually show the background or past of each of the protagonists, giving to understand a little the reason why each one ended up or decided to live on the streets of Tokyo as homeless, although there are several moments of comedy, the past of each character could be quite sad and shocking where in one way or another you will end up empathizing with each of them.
One aspect that is undoubtedly crucial in the story and that gives that unexpected aspect to the film are the coincidences, the protagonists have encounters and simply absurd situations that can be explained by incredible coincidences in the story where we can also see as a comic element, where on several occasions it seems that an accident was about to happen to them and the baby, but simply by discussing or walking they manage to avoid the dangers, it is made clear that this baby is protected by a great power and that God wants him to be reunited with his family.
Undoubtedly it can be very dramatic and somewhat sentimental many moments of the film when you analyze them in more detail and leave aside the comic aspect that tries to be given with certain scenes to cause more fun in the viewer, the complicated life of the protagonists in the streets and how despite that they try to do everything possible to save a baby, An innocent soul who is not to blame for anything and that in a way reminds them the best of themselves to each of the protagonists, each one expresses their feelings about their past and how in addition to being sorry they may think that their lives are no longer worth it, but no matter what they know they have to give their best to help and save a little baby and make sure that he does not have to go through the same thing they had to suffer in their lives.
The ending of this story is interesting and very striking, at first it shows a happy ending but with a change in the story results in a new problem that they will have to solve, several sentimental scenes with the protagonists where they seem to make peace with the past, plus moments where you do not really know what the future holds for them after all their incredible adventure through the snowy streets of Tokyo at Christmas. Tokyo Godfathers despite being an old story from 2003, manages to tell a raw story with dramatic, happy and comic aspects all very well intertwined, and where despite having a not so excellent animation, it gives it its own essence and manages to highlight very well the reactions of each character. A great story to watch.
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Director: Satoshi Kon / Shōgo Furuya
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Creo que hay pocas historias como Tokyo Godfathers en donde se muestre un trasfondo con varios aspectos que pueden ser muy crudos sobre las sociedades, pero que al mismo tiempo se combine con aspectos que da un ligero toque de comedia y logra tener varios momentos muy inesperados y que dan grandes giros en la historia. Esta película tiene como enfoque la desventura de 3 personajes sin hogar que viven en las calles de Tokyo, pero que por azares del destino deberán proteger y buscar devolver a un bebe a su familia luego de haberlo encontrado en medio de un basurero durante la noche nevada y helada.
Esta peculiar historia nos presenta a Hana, un hombre que se siente una mujer y sueña con tener un bebe, Gin un hombre viejo y fornido con el típico aspecto de vagabundo, y por último a Miyuki una joven chica que también vive en la calle junto a los otros dos. En un principio no se explica por qué cada uno termino viviendo en la calle, pero pronto esta peculiar “familia” tendrá un gran objetivo cuando en cierto modo el sueño de Hana se cumple y terminan consiguiendo un bebe mientras buscaban cosas en la basura en medio de la nieve.
En un principio parece que simplemente se van a quedar con él bebe, pero pronto llegan al acuerdo que lo mejor será entregarlo con sus padres o al menos descubrir el motivo del por qué lo decidieron abandonar en medio de la noche en donde hubiera muerto si ellos no aparecían, aunque pronto descubriéremos que este bebe como dice Hana en verdad es amado y protegido por dios para evitar que salga lastimado y precisamente esto será lo que nuestro trio de protagonistas conseguirán hacer de muy buena manera aunque les cueste mucho.
La historia se desarrolla principalmente entre las desventuras de los protagonistas tratando de descubrir donde viven los padres biológicos del bebe mientras tratan igualmente de sobrevivir en las calles y conseguir las necesidades básicas. Del mismo modo poco a poco se van presentando momentos tanto dramáticos como algo cómicos en donde los mismos sirven de antesala para ir mostrando poco a poco el trasfondo o pasado de cada uno de los protagonistas, dar a entender un poco el motivo por el cual cada uno termino o decidió vivir en las calles de Tokyo como vagabundos, aunque hay varios momentos de comedia, el pasado de cada personaje pude resultar bastante triste e impactante en donde de un modo u otro terminaras empatizando con cada uno de ellos.
Un aspecto que sin dudas es crucial en la historia y que le da ese aspecto inesperado a la película son las coincidencias, a los protagonistas les suceden encuentros y situaciones simplemente absurdas que pueden explicarse por coincidencias increíbles en la historia en donde además podemos ver como un elemento cómico, en donde en varias ocasiones parece que algún accidente estaba por sucederles a ellos y al bebe, pero simplemente por estar discutiendo o estar caminando logran esquivar los peligros, se deja en claro que este Bebe está protegido por un gran poder y que dios quiere que se reencuentre con su familia.
Sin dudas puede resultar muy dramático y algo sentimental muchos momentos de la película cuando los analizas más detalladamente y dejas de lado el aspecto cómico que trata de darse con ciertas escenas para causar más diversión en el espectador, la vida tan complicada de los protagonistas en las calles y como a pesar de eso tratan de hacer todo lo posible por salvar a un bebe, un alma inocente que no tiene la culpa de nada y que de cierto modo les recuerda lo mejor de sí a cada uno de los protagonistas, cada uno expresa sus sentimientos sobre su pasado y como además de estar arrepentidos pueden llegar a pensar que sus vidas ya no valen la pena, pero sin importar todo saben que tienen que dar su máximo esfuerzo para poder ayudar y salvar a un pequeño bebe y asegurarse que no tenga que pasar lo mismo que ellos tuvieron que sufrir en sus vidas.
El final de esta historia es interesante y muy llamativo, en un principio se muestra un final feliz pero que con un cambio en la historia resulta en un nuevo problema que tendrán que resolver, varias escenas sentimentales con los protagonistas en donde parecen lograr hacer las paces con el pasado, además de momentos en donde no sabrás realmente que les depara el futuro luego de toda su increíble aventura por las calles nevadas de Tokyo en navidad. Tokyo Godfathers a pesar de ser una historia antigua del año 2003, logra contar una historia cruda con aspectos dramáticos, felices y cómicos todos muy bien entrelazados, y en donde a pesar de contar con una animación no tan excelente, la misma le da su propia esencia y logra resaltar muy bien las reacciones de cada personaje. Una gran historia para ver.
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Director: Satoshi Kon / Shōgo Furuya
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How nice that these people, despite suffering misfortunes and living on the streets, still decide to help a poor and innocent baby 💔 this shows that no matter the past, appearance or social status, a good heart can only be detected through their actions ❤️
It is debatable whether they did what they did out of goodness. Their motivation could be sense of duty or even boredom -- why not try to save the baby if there is nothing else to do?
And their efforts were rewarded, if not only with satisfaction (on which they could not count) then with adventure and character growth.
After all, it is an anime with Christmas mood and sprinkle of comedy. ;)
maybe the feeling of duty or even a little bit of egocentrism to feel important had to do with their actions, but in the end it is still something very good and at a certain point anyone would have easily given up after so many misfortunes hahaha
precisely, although you would think they would do anything but go to such lengths to help the baby, in the end they manage to save him and they really go through a lot of trouble to do it, a great action :D
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es una adaptación bonita donde te hace reflexionar sobre la navidad y los hechos de la familia y conseguir quien te de una mano, buen post!
it's a nice adaptation where it makes you reflect on Christmas and the facts of family and getting someone to lend you a hand, good post!
es una historia bastante bonita y con un significado muy bueno, aunque sea algo antigua y no cuente con la mejor calidad visual, es una gran historia para ver :D
it's quite a nice story with a very good meaning, even if it's a bit old and doesn't have the best visual quality, it's a great story to watch :D