Beast Of The Southern Wild Analysis

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The film Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantasy drama film set in America, which involves two main characters, Wink and Hushpuppy. Hushpuppy is Wink’s daughter and they both overtake many obstacles together. Spirited away is an animation film whose main characters are a family of three: Chihiro and her parents. The family is moving to another Japanese town when they come across a hidden spirit world that seems like an abandoned theme park. The films Beast of the Southern Wild and Spirited Away have common elements. The main characters in the films are two young girls who are victims of circumstances in the film. Hushpuppy is six years old and Chihiro is ten years old, showing that the two girls are at very young ages. While Chihiro and Hushpuppy may appear different, upon deeper analysis, one can find many striking similarities.
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Hushpuppy links the changes in atmosphere to the teaching she has received from her teacher Miss Bathsheba on global warming and natural selection. She remembers her teacher saying, “Y'all better learn how to survive, now...” (Beasts of the Southern Wild) so she adapts to the changes in the environment. Hushpuppy does not listen to her father when he asked her to leave when the doctor gives him the results of his diagnosis. Hushpuppy realizes that her father is not the hero she has always looked up to. Hushpuppy escapes the city in search for her mother whom she believes is alive. Chihiro shows intelligence when she chooses not to eat the food in the deserted town, instead she decided to explore the town. She also demonstrates her intelligence when she figures out the identity of Haku, the boy who helped her bring her parents back. Haku had rescued Chihiro when she was a small girl in the Kohaku River. The revelations helps Haku end Yubaba’s control over him and gain back the control over his

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