Have you watched or heard of Porco Rosso (Kurenaino Buta) also titled ''The Last Romantic Hero or the Flying Pig''?
for those who like anime with heroes this is a good choice and Porco Rosso is a different hero. In fact, he can even be considered a bounty hunter.
Pig Rosso is an anime that tells the adventures of a hydroavião pilot in Italy in 1920. Next, we will see the details of this movie. Contains spoilers!
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Porco Rosso is based on the Hikōtei Jidai manga by Hayao Miyazaki, directed and scripted by Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli, released July 18, 1992.
The movie is adventure and is 1 and a half hours long. The main cast includes Shūichirō Moriyama, Tokiko Kato, Akemi Okamura and Akio Otsuka. The movie raised $ 59 million.
It is worth mentioning that the film of this work is available on Netflix.
Who is Porco Rosso?
When we watch a movie, the first curiosity we have is why the main character looks like pork. During the anime, we do not see other characters with hybrid characteristics between human and animal.
As history unfolds, clues about the past and its previous characteristics appear. His real name is Marco Parrot, a former captain who served in the French Air Force.
I figured that throughout the anime movie he would unravel what happened to him, but it doesn't happen. When asked by another character about the reason for his appearance, he simply replies that he doesn't know.
Apparently, Porco Rosso has the appearance of a pig due to a curse, but many details are not provided. The film shows some scenes of Rosso's Life in the Air Force before the curse.
He lost all his friends and comrades in battle, only he survived and resolved not to engage in battles to defend his homeland anymore. He becomes a bounty hunter.
Plot by Porco Rosso
Rosso pig takes place in the Mediterranean Sea, where the hydroavions dominated the waters. He faced air pirates in search of honor, money and everything he considered valuable.
Porco Rosso has the same physical characteristics (apart from the face) and habits of humans.
He has as a great friend Gina, owner and singer of the “Hotel Adriano” which serves as a meeting point for several seaplane pilots. She is loved and respected by everyone.
Gina has been married at least three times, but has been widowed. Even her last husband was very good friends with Porco Rosso when he was working in the Air Force. But he died in the last battle before Pig's transformation.
She has a secret crush on Porco Rosso, and has known him for many years since he was a normal human being. But he never got around to it.
In a battle with pirates from the sky, the Rosso Pork Hydroavion is destroyed and he goes to 'Piccolo', the only reliable place he knows. The workshop is named after his friend, an expert in aircraft engines.
Piccolo has only women on their staff of employees due to the departure of the city's men in search of employment. Pig Rosso feels a certain prejudice about this, especially when thread, piccolo granddaughter, only seventeen, assumes the responsibility of renovating his plane.
Despite his reluctance, he allows it and the plane manages to work, but Fio decides to return with Porco Rosso to ensure the seaplane works properly.
Upon returning, go to the pork hiding place, but are surprised by pirates of the sky wishing to kill him. Thread negotiates with them, proposing a fair fight between hydroavions. The bet is her hand in marriage to Curtis, case pig loses. If you win, you will receive an appropriate amount of money to pay your debts.
Donald Curtis accepted right away as he was impressed by Fio's beauty. He is an American and talented pilot. He is called in as additional help by Mama Aiuto to neutralize Porco Rosso. Mama Aiuto is the head of the Sky Pirates.
The competition is fierce, but Pig manages to win. And Gina appears at the end on his plane to offer help, but he just hands her over to Fio so she can be taken to a civilized place.
Thread who starts narrating the movie after that. It shows a certain undefined passage of time and she says she became great friends with Gina, became a great seaplane engineer and never heard from or saw Porco Rosso again.
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Reviews present in the anime film
post war world – the feature takes place in 1920 and a war had just ended and nothing has returned to normal, it was still common to see bombs and debris falling from the sky. But of course, as it is an animation, it was not highlighted how this dark period really was and its difficulties to get back on its feet.
Fascism – Porco Rosso says during the movie ''I'd rather be a pig than a fascist'' when being recalled to the air force. This makes it clear that this regime did harm to the entire population, perhaps meaning that because of them he ended up becoming a pig for refusing to serve the nation.
deconstruction of the hero – The hero is a Pig who is also a bounty hunter who doesn't care about fitting the standards, but about keeping his hands clean of blood. He's not the "good guy" at all. He is critical, drink and smoke a lot.
How are women seen in society? – If women are currently banned from doing a lot of things because of sex during this period, then it was more complicated. In the seaplane workshop there were only women and Porco Rosso had to overcome prejudice and trust them.
The aircraft engineer, seventeen-year-old Fio wore pants and despite being very sweet, she was very decisive, intelligent and bully when necessary. Showing that a woman can perform functions aimed at men and receive recognition for it.
Have you ever watched Porco Rosso? If so, what did you find most interesting about the film?
