Ambiguity between good and evil

Feb 2020

"A big tick: Oti points to Zeniba, who first seems evil but proves caring and loving, and KT adds the varying degrees of good and evil in No-Face."

Feb 2020

"You both see people as multidimensional here: Porco looks like a pig yet is treated as human, the authorities eye him because he won't serve the army, and his soldiering left real pain and collateral damage."

Feb 2020

"Oti holds up Lady Eboshi, destroying the forest while sheltering lepers and prostitutes, as the perfect example; KT agrees she's layered and less mustache-twirling than Yubaba, but finds her turnaround tied up too neatly."

Feb 2020

"Oti reads Kushana as neither clearly good nor bad, sparing Nausicaä and enabling the final rescue; KT compares her to Lady Eboshi but finds less nuance than Yubaba and Zeniba, with evil clearly drawn."

Feb 2020

"You both see it played with a lot: the Witch of the Waste outdoes Eboshi and Kushana in turning from villain to ally. Oti reads it as no one being inherently bad; KT finds her welcome senseless."