MOVIE REPORT

Wolf Children
Ella Mae Caberte
I.T 801 WORLIT
Characters:
Hakujuji Wolfman and at!er of "uki and #me
Hana Mot!er of "uki and #me
"uki ir$t %!ild of Hana and Hakujuji
#me& 'e%ond %!ild($on of Hana and Hakujuji
)ira$aki # farmer and friend of Hana.
'ou!ei& riend and %la$$mate of "uki
Settings:
'%!ool and Countr*$ide
Plot:
Hana fall$ in lo+e ,it! a %la$$mate named Hakujuji ,!en $!e noti%ed !im alone
in t!e %la$$room. W!en t!e* -et to kno, ,it! ea%! ot!er. Hakujuji ,ant$ to tell
$omet!in- to Hana and t!i$ $e%ret re+eal$ !im t!at !e i$ a ,ere,olf and %an tran$form
into a ,olf. Hana ,a$ $%ared but $till lo+e !im no matter ,!o !e i$. He and Hana !a+e
t,o ,ere,olf %!ildren/ a dau-!ter. "uki. and a *ear later a $on. #me. 'oon after #me0$
birt!. t!eir fat!er die$ ,!ile !untin- food for !i$ %!ildren.Rai$in- "uki and #me alone i$
diffi%ult1 t!e* %on$tantl* $,it%! bet,een t!eir !uman and ,olf form$. and Hana !a$ to
!ide t!em from t!e ,orld. W!en $!e i$ +i$ited b* $o%ial ,orker$ %on%erned t!at t!e
%!ildren !a+e not !ad +a%%ination$. Hana mo+e$ t!e famil* to t!e %ountr*$ide a,a*
from 2r*in- nei-!bor$. '!e ,ork$ !ard to re2air t!e dila2idated !ou$e and $u$tain t!e
famil* on t!eir o,n %ro2$.'e+eral *ear$ later. "uki be-$ !er mot!er to let !er -o to
$%!ool like ot!er %!ildren. Hana a%%e2t$ on t!e %ondition t!at "uki kee2$ !er ,ere,olf
nature $e%ret. T!ou-! "uki0$ %la$$mate$ find !er $tran-e at fir$t. $!e $oon make$
friend$. Ho,e+er. #me i$ more intere$ted in t!e fore$t. and take$ le$$on$ from an old
fo3 about $ur+i+al in t!e ,ild."uki0$ %la$$ re%ei+e$ a ne, tran$fer $tudent. 'ou!ei. ,!o
reali4e$ $omet!in- i$ $tran-e about !er. W!en !e 2ur$ue$ !er. "uki tran$form$ into a
,olf and a%%identall* injure$ !im. leadin- to a meetin- ,it! !i$ 2arent$ and tea%!er$.
'ou!ei tell$ t!em a ,olf atta%ked !im. ab$ol+in- "uki of blame. and t!e t,o be%ome
friend$."uki and #me fi-!t o+er ,!et!er t!e* are !uman or ,olf. T!e ne3t da*. ,!ile
"uki i$ at $%!ool. a fier%e $torm -at!er$ and #me di$a22ear$ into t!e fore$t1 Hana -oe$
after !im. T!e ot!er %!ildren are 2i%ked u2 from $%!ool b* t!eir 2arent$. lea+in- "uki
and 'ou!ei alone. "uki re+eal$ !er $e%ret to !im b* tran$formin- into a ,olf. 'ou!ei
tell$ !er !e alread* kne,. and 2romi$e$ to kee2 !er $e%ret.#$ Hana $ear%!e$ t!e fore$t
for #me. $!e $li2$ and fall$ un%on$%iou$. #me find$ !er and %arrie$ !er to $afet*. '!e
a,aken$ to $ee #me tran$form into an adult ,olf and run into t!e mountain$. '!e
reali$e$ !e !a$ found !i$ o,n 2at! and a%%e2t$ !i$ -oodb*e. T!e ne3t *ear. "uki lea+e$
!ome to attend a dorm in junior !i-! $%!ool. Hana al,a*$ !ear t!e !o,l of !e $on #me
in t!e fore$t $a*in- t!at !e5$ fine. Hana left in !er !ome alone but $!e5$ !a22* t!at $!e
,a$ bra+e to take -ood %are of !er %!ildren and ne+er -i+e u ,it! t!em and no, $!e i$
2roud t!at !er %!ildren are -ood !and$ t!at t!e* find t!eir !a22ine$$ and 2at!.
Climax:
W!en "uki i$ at $%!ool. a fier%e $torm -at!er$ and #me di$a22ear$ into t!e
fore$t1 Hana -oe$ after !im. T!e ot!er %!ildren are 2i%ked u2 from $%!ool b* t!eir
2arent$. lea+in- "uki and 'ou!ei alone. "uki re+eal$ !er $e%ret to !im b* tran$formin-
into a ,olf. 'ou!ei tell$ !er !e alread* kne,. and 2romi$e$ to kee2 !er $e%ret.#$ Hana
$ear%!e$ t!e fore$t for #me. $!e $li2$ and fall$ un%on$%iou$. #me find$ !er and %arrie$
!er to $afet*. '!e a,aken$ to $ee #me tran$form into an adult ,olf and run into t!e
mountain$.
Point of ie!:
T!e mo+ie i$ a $li%e of life $tor* %on%ernin- a famil* of a mot!er and fat!er and
t,o %!ildren. T!e mot!er Hana i$ a %olle-e $tudent ,!o fall$ in lo+e ,it! a man named
Ookami. #fter fo$terin- t!eir relation$!i2. Ookami re+eal$ !im$elf to be reall* a Wolfman
or Were,olf to Hana. Rat!er t!an runnin- in t!e o22o$ite dire%tion. Hana a%%e2t$
Ookami0$ $e%ret and t!e* be-in a famil* to-et!er. T!e* $tor* take$ off ,it! t!eir t,o
%!ildren "uki and #me. bot! !alf !uman(,olf a$ ,ell. a$ t!e* li+e t!eir li+e$ and -ro, u2
to-et!er. T!e $tor* allo,$ *ou to bot! %onne%t ,it! and -ro, ,it! "uki and #me a$ t!e*
di$%o+er ,!at life !a$ in $tore for t!em.T!e mo+ie re2re$ent$ bein- different. -ro,in-
u2. and !o, !idin- it %an ultimatel* de$tro* *ou until *ou finall* embra%e ,!o *ou are
in$ide. ,!et!er t!o$e ,!o kno, *ou ,ould a22ro+e or not. It5$ about famil*. and
%!oo$in- *our de$tin*. It5$ al$o about lettin- -o. and !o, !ard $u%! de%i$ion$ %an be
made ,!en *ou5+e $et t!e -oal in $i-!t and t!ink *ou5re 2re2ared for ,!en it finall*
%ome$. #me and "uki too feel like ,!at kid$ -ro,in- u2 $!ould. T!e* 2la* and -et in
trouble1 t!e* !a+e t,o +er* different 2er$onalitie$ t!at !a22* and mood* and t!e*
%!eri$! t!e $mall t!in-$ in life. T!e* don5t need i2ad$. i2!one$ or an* of t!e late$t
te%!nolo-*. T!e* -et to e32erien%e nature and $ee it$ ,onder$ for t!eir$el+e$ . 'im2l*
2ut it0$ about a mot!er rai$in- t,o ,olf %!ildren. It0$ one of t!o$e mo+ie$ t!at -i+e$ *ou
a -reater a22re%iation for *our 2arent$ and ,!at t!e* ,ent t!rou-! to rai$e *ou. It al$o
-i+e$ $ome in$i-!t into ,!at rai$in- %!ildren i$ a%tuall* like. and to $ome e3tent ,!at
o,nin- a do- i$ like.
A MOVIE REPORT ABOUT
Wolf Children
KYLE M. ESTANISLAO
I.T 801 WORLIT
Characters:
Timid Ame named after the rainy day on hi!h he a" #orn i" the e$a!t o%%o"ite of hi" #i&
"i"ter. 'e i" a timid #oy ho orrie" hi" mother #y !ryin& him"e(f to "(ee% e)ery ni&ht. 'e "ho"
(itt(e intere"t in e$%(orin& hi" o(f herita&e* ref+"in& to "tray too far from the "afety of 'ana.
,ent(e and tho+&htf+(* Ame fee(" more at home in the h+man or(d than in the i(d.
Y+-i the o(de"t of 'ana." !hi(dren a" named for the "noy !ondition" +nder hi!h "he a"
#orn. She i" an ad)ent+ro+" yo+n&"ter ho (o)e" to e$%(ore her "+rro+ndin&". She ha" an
ener&eti! nat+re and ta(ent for ma-in& me""e" !hara!teri"ti!" of her o(f "ide that often ma-e
(ife diffi!+(t for her %oor mother. Y+-i ha" the fear(e"" "%irit of a o(f* and "he fee(" more at
home in the i(d than any h+man de((in&.
'ana / a !o((e&e "t+dent ho"e (ife !han&e" dra"ti!a((y the day "he meet" a hand"ome and
my"terio+" "tran&er in one of her !(a""e". She find" her"e(f dran to the man* ho e)ent+a((y
tr+"t" her eno+&h to re)ea( hi" mo"t &+arded "e!ret0 he i" a o(f man. 1e"%ite the differen!e"
#eteen them* 'ana and the man em#ar- on a hir(ind roman!e that %rod+!e" to #ea+tif+(
o(f !hi(dren. 'ana %ro)e" to #e a "tron&* !o+ra&eo+"* n+rt+rin& mother i((in& to do anythin& it
ta-e" to #+i(d a #etter (ife for her !hi(dren.
'a-+2+23Y+-i." 4ather / Thi" (oner dri)e" a tr+!- for a (i)in&* #+t he a("o en2oy" "nea-in& into
(e!t+re" at the (o!a( +ni)er"ity. It i" there he meet" 'ana* the oman ho 5+i!-(y #e!ome" hi"
e)erythin&. 1e"!ended from the no e$tin!t 6a%ane"e o(f* he re%re"ent" the )ery (a"t of hi"
-ind. Wi(d* !o+ra&eo+" and !arin&* he i" fier!e(y %rote!ti)e of hi" #e(o)ed 'ana and the o(f
!+#" he father" ith her.
Sohei Thi" friend of y+-i di"!o)er" the tr+th a#o+t y+-i #+t "ti(( a!!e%t" her e)en tho+&h "he i"
a o(f. I thin- he fe(( in(o)e ith y+-i that." hy he a!!e%ted her a" "he are.
Mr. Nira"a-i an o(dman* a farmer ho i" a(ay" a ne&ati)e thin-er and mad #+t "ti(( he(%"
'ana to %+r"+e her farm(and.
Settins:
S!hoo( / here 'ana and 'a-+2+2i met.
7o+nty"ide here 'ana and her !hi(dren tran"ferred in thi" %(a!e to (ea)e the !ity.
Plot:
At fir"t 'ana." da+&hter Y+-i narrate" the "tory of her mother 'ana* a Nineteen/year/o(d
!o((e&e "t+dent in Nationa( 8ni)er"ity of To-yo* She noti!ed a &+y ta-in& note" in !(a""room that
"he ne)er "een #efore. After !(a""* "he ran to rea!h the &+y #e!a+"e thi" &+y didn.t fi(( +% the
attendan!e "(i% and a"- him to fi(( it +% #+t he "aid he a" not a "t+dent here. After ho many
day"* "he -ee% on thin-in& a#o+t the &+y #e!a+"e "he !an.t "ee him in "!hoo( #+t (ater the &+y
ent to !(a"" and they &et to -no ith ea!h other. On a "noy day* 'ana ait for 'a-+2+ and
hen they met* 'a-+2+ to(d the tr+th a#o+t hi" "e!ret* he "hoed hi" tran"formation into a
ereo(f and ye" he i" a ereo(f and !an a("o #e a h+man a" e((* 'ana a" "ho!-ed #+t
a!!e%t" him ho he i" #e!a+"e "he rea((y fe(t dee%(y in(o)ed ith him and ma-e (o)e ith him.
After that* "he &ot %re&nant and 'a-+2+ too- &ood !are of hi" ife hi(e !arryin& their da+&hter
in the om#* then "he &a)e #irth ith her da+&hter and named her a" Y+-i* and a year (ater "he
&a)e #irth ith hi" "e!ond !hi(d* hi" "on Ame. After Ame9" #irth* in the midd(e of the rainy day*
her h+"#and didn.t ret+rn and "he ran o+t"ide to find him #+t "+dden(y he noti!ed the !ree-
#e(o and "a her h+"#and dead* in a ereo(f #ody and the &ar#a&e man thro him in the
d+m% tr+!-. 'ana fe(t "orro and &rief of her h+"#and." death and %romi"ed him that "he i((
too- &ood !are of their !hi(dren. 'ana rai"ed Y+-i and Ame a(one and it" rea((y diffi!+(t #+t "he
"t(( mana&e" to ta-e !are the to of them e)en tho+&h they a(ay" "it!h #eteen their h+man
and o(f form"* and 'ana need to hide them from the or(d. When the "o!ia( or-er" )i"ited
their ho+"e* they a"- 'ana to ha)e her !hi(dren a )a!!ination "in!e they fo+nd o+t that the -id"
ha)e not )a!!inated yet #+t 'ana didn.t %ermit them to &o in"ide #e!a+"e they mi&ht harm the
ereo(f -id" ith the )a!!ination and fo+nd o+t that they are not h+man* they had mo)ed to the
!o+ntry"ide aay from %ryin& nei&h#or". She or-" hard to re%air and !(ean the o(d and
a#andoned ho+"e and "+"tain the fami(y on their on !ro%"* "he "t+died ho to farm !ro%" in
their (and and a"- he(% from an o(dman ho i" a("o a farmer* he i" a ne&ati)e %er"on* at fir"t he
i&nore" hana* #+t "ti(( he he(%ed hana in maintainin& the farm(and and had many har)e"t". After a
year* 'ana a" ta(-in& ith her nei&h#or" ho are a("o a mother* they "aid that "he need to (et
her !hi(dren to &o to %re/"!hoo( and Y+-i ha)e heard hat they are ta(-in& a#o+t and %(ea"ed her
mother to &o to %re/"!hoo(. At fir"t 'ana a" orried and doe"n.t %ermit hat her da+&hter
ant" hi!h i" &oin& to "!hoo( #+t "ti(( de!ided to "end her to "!hoo( ith a !ondition that Y+-i
i(( %romi"e not to t+rn into o(f and not to "ho to other %eo%(e ho "he rea((y i". In "!hoo(*
Y+-i a" e$!ited* "he had friend" #+t her !(a""mate" fo+nd o+t that "omethin& i" "tran&e a#o+t
her #e!a+"e hene)er they %(ay* Y+-i a(ay" "!are" her !(a""mate in term" of !at!hin& anima("*
"o they a)oided Y+-i. Y+-i a" "ad that "he need" to fit in ith her !(a""mate"* "o "he a"-ed her
mom to ma-e her a &ir(y dre"" and !han&e her"e(f into a (ady. 'oe)er* Ame i" more intere"ted
in the fore"t* and ta-e" (e""on" from an o(d fo$ a#o+t "+r)i)a( in the i(d.In Y+-i." !(a""* the
tea!her introd+!ed a tran"fer "t+dent named So+hei* he anted to #e friend" ith Y+-i. 'e
a(ay" !ha"e her #+t Y+-i ant" to a)oid him* hen he !at!hed +% ith her Y+-i tran"form" into
a o(f and a!!identa((y in2+re" him* (eadin& to a meetin& ith hi" %arent" and tea!her". So+hei
te((" them a o(f atta!-ed him* a#"o()in& Y+-i of #(ame* and the to #e!ome friend". After the
in!ident* in their ho+"e* Y+-i a"-ed Ame hy he didn.t &o to "!hoo(* Ame "aid that he ant" to
#e a o(f and (i)e in the fore"t* "o Y+-i a" rea((y mad at him and a"- him to fi&ht ith her that
end +% to o+nded area" in their #odie".. The ne$t day* hi(e Y+-i i" at "!hoo(* a fier!e "torm
&ather" and Ame di"a%%ear" into the fore"t: 'ana &oe" after him. The other !hi(dren are %i!-ed
+% from "!hoo( #y their %arent"* (ea)in& Y+-i and So+hei a(one. Y+-i re)ea(" her "e!ret to him #y
tran"formin& into a o(f. So+hei te((" her he a(ready -ne* and %romi"e" to -ee% her "e!ret. A"
'ana "ear!he" the fore"t for Ame* "he "(i%" and fa((" +n!on"!io+". Ame find" her and !arrie" her
to "afety. She aa-en" to "ee Ame tran"form into an ad+(t o(f and r+n into the mo+ntain". She
rea(i;ed he ha" fo+nd hi" on %ath and #e ha%%y ith hi" de!i"ion. Ne$t year* Y+-i !ho"e to
fini"h her "t+die" and "tay in a dorm in 2+nior hi&h "!hoo(. Ame9" o(f ho(" !an #e heard far
and ide in the fore"t. 'ana rea(i;e" that her to !hi(dren a" her in"%iration and "he a" ha%%y
that the to of them ha" their on ay" to (i)e ha%%i(y.
Cli!a":
The !(ima$ of the "tory i" hen a de"tr+!ti)e "torm &ather" in their area* then Y+-i." !(a""
a" "+"%ended and ait to #e %i!-ed +% ith her mother* to&ether ith "o+hei they remained in
the "!hoo(." &ym and ait for their fet!her". In the other hand* hi(e the "torm de"tr+!tin& their
area* Ame ant" to (ea)e #e!a+"e the o(d fo$* hi" friend died in the fore"t* he "aid to hi" mother
that he need" to (ea)e and &o to the fore"t and !ontin+e hi" friend." mi""ion to ta-e &ood !are of
the fore"t and mo+ntain"* hen Ame (eft* 'ana find" him* "he ent to the fore"t* there are
in"tan!e" that "he a" "!ared #e!a+"e "he "a a i(d #ear #+t "he hide in the tree" and remain
"i(ent to #e not heard #y the #ear. When "he !ontin+e" to find Ame* She "(i% in the mo+ntain and
fe((* "he #e!ame +n!on"!io+". In the other "!ene* hi(e Y+-i." mother i" findin& Ame* Y+-i and
"o+hei ere the one (eft in the "!hoo( #e!a+"e other "t+dent" ere #een fet!hed ith their
re"%e!ti)e &+ardian". They hide in the !(a""room and Y+-i ant" to re)ea( her "e!ret to So+hei.
She re)ea(ed her "e!ret to So+hei* "he tran"formed into a o(f* So+hei a" not "ho!-ed #e!a+"e
he a(ready -ne that Y+-i a" a o(f* he a(ready -ne it hen the time he a" "!rat!hed #y
Y+-i in the ear" "o he %romi"ed to -ee% her "e!ret and Y+-i a" ha%%y that he "ti(( a!!e%t" her a"
a friend. ,ettin& #a!- to the "!ene hen 'ana a" +n!on"!io+"* 'ana dreamt of hi" h+"#and*
they h+&&ed ith ea!h other and hana "aid to him "he need" to find Ame. Sin!e "he a"
+n!on"!io+"* Ame fo+nd her and !arry her into the road.
Point of #ie$:
Wo(f 7hi(dren i" a )ery en&a&in& "tory hi!h in e""en!e i" a modern fairy/ta(e a#o+t a
"in&(e mother !a((ed 'ana ho ha" #een for!ed to rai"e her !hi(dren itho+t !ondemnation
from "o!iety. A(tho+&h 'ana i" h+man* "he met Oo-ami at S!hoo( ho a" a ereo(f and a" a
re"+(t of their +nion* their !hi(dren are ereo(f hi!h !a+"e" a(( "ort" of !ha((en&e" for the main
%rota&oni"t of the fi(m. 8nfort+nate(y thi" ne fami(y i" (eft father(e"" and it i" +% to 'ana to
rai"e Ame and Y+-i on her on a" they "tr+&&(e to (i)e #oth a" h+man" and o()e".The #e"t %art
of Wo(f 7hi(dren i" ho norma( the "tory i" and a(tho+&h the ereo(f theme &i)e" the "tory
%+r%o"e* it i" more a#o+t 'ana a" a yo+n& mother and her re"i(ien!e in attem%tin& to &i)e her
!hi(dren the #e"t and -ee% the memory of their father a(i)e. It." a("o &reat at!hin& the !hi(dren
&ro and (earn to +nder"tand hat it mean" to #e ereo(f h+man* e"%e!ia((y a" they (earn ne
thin&" a#o+t the or(d hi!h i" 5+ite a 2oy to at!h. There." an inner #ea+ty and armth to Wo(f
7hi(dren that i" 5+ite rare in the ma2ority of fi(m" today that i(( (ea)e yo+ ith a )ery #ea+tif+(
memory of not 2+"t thi" e(( animated fi(m #+t one of the #e"t "torie" that I.)e at!hed in 5+ite
"ome time. The mo"t to+!hin& %oint of the "tory <for me %er"ona((y= i" 'ana9" materna(
determination to rai"e Y+-i and Ame to the #e"t of her a#i(itie" in an en)ironment here they
!o+(d fo((o hate)er %ath they !ho"e. The "tr+&&(e"* the (o)e* the or-* and the determination
demon"trated #y 'ana in thi" mo)ie i(( (ea)e "+!h an im%re""ion on yo+r heart that I o+(dn9t
#e "+r%ri"ed if yo+ anted to %i!- +% the %hone afterard and te(( yo+r on mother that yo+ (o)e
and a%%re!iate her. 'ana i" a )ery %oerf+( !hara!ter* not thro+&h her (oo-" or #ein& a&&re""i)e*
#+t #y her (o)e and her "e(f/"a!rifi!e. The"e %oint" add an emotiona( (ayer to an a(ready &reat
"tory.