A Movie A Day 015: Wolf Children

This is a smidge late, and I’ve been terrible at watching a movie a day but, for the time being, I’m back.*
Upon finding out how much I love family themed movies, someone recommended Wolf Children. If you’re reading this, thank you.
I feel like all the summaries seem kind of wack so for the first time, here’s my version of a skeleton of a summary: A girl named Hana falls in love with a man, who turns out to be a werewolf. They have two kids, Yuki (snow) and Ame (rain), and the movie shows how they care for the two.
Unlike other movies there isn’t an event the movie revolves around. The plot isn’t quite trying to get from point A to point B. It’s more watching Yuki and Ame grow up and the difficulties of trying to be accepting of who they are and Hana’s difficulties of being a parent.
And all of this sounds really cliched but after watching the movie, all I could think about was my mom.
Tangent, but I used to get annoyed when my mom asked “Lisa, why aren’t you eating the bean sprouts” or “Lisa, why aren’t you eating the beef” or “Lisa, why aren’t you eating the (insert dish she made)? You loved it so much as a child.” I’d roll my eyes internally and think about how I’m not a kid anymore and my tastes have changed. But it’s not about how I’ve changed or what my tastes are now. After cooking for myself and trying to cook for other people, I realized it’s because that’s what my mom remembers me as: a little kid who was vocal about which dishes she liked that her mom made. She just wants to cook food that I’ll enjoy, and a part of her is doubly proud because it’s the same foods she liked when she was young.
So now I wonder how it feels when I mutter something about not being that hungry and continuing my meal, not touching the bean sprouts, not touching the beef.
I think we all know how much our parents have sacrificed for us but we only remember it from time to time. It’s not something I’ve truly internalized at least or else it wouldn’t remain in the back of my mind. If you ever need a reminder, or need a different perspective of parenthood, Wolf Children is a good movie to watch. The strength of a mother is like no other.
The Recommendation™
Rating: 4 / 5
Rewatchability: 3 / 5
The Ideal Setting to Watch: any time, but if you could, preferably a rainy day
*Every time I say I’m back I usually disappear again. Fingers crossed.
