An iconic quote from Porco Rosso ended up trending on Twitter as Spanish voters took to the internet.
Highlights
- A quote from Studio Ghibli’s Porco Rosso became a viral campaign slogan in the Spanish general elections, with Twitter users creating fan art related to the election.
- The quote, “Better a pig than a fascist,” reflects the anti-war message of the movie and connected to the inclusion of far-right party Vox in the election.
- The Twitter campaign may have had an impact, as the far-right party Vox lost seats in the government, showing the influence of Porco Rosso even today. Miyazaki would be proud.
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July 23rd saw the Spanish general elections, and surprisingly, a quote from a Studio Ghibli film made its way into the news as it became part of a campaign slogan. The quote came from the movie Porco Rosso, and thanks to a huge influx in fan art on Twitter related to the election in Spain, it went viral. Twitter user and artist Álvaro Ortiz was the first to make the connection and post on the social media sight, and he started a snowball effect that took over Spanish Twitter.
Porco Rosso was originally released in 1992. It follows the story of Marco, a pilot who takes to the skies to hunt down “air pirates” over the Adriatic Sea. However, he is no ordinary pilot – he is the victim of a strange curse which has turned him into an anthropomorphic pig! The movie follows his journey as a bounty hunter, while trying to avoid the threat of war creeping over the horizon in Italy.
In English, the famous quote used was, “Better a pig than a fascist” (“Mejor ser un cerdo que un fascista” in Spanish). Porco Rosso is set during World War II, and like many Studio Ghibli films, is an anti-war message. The main character, Marco, is a veteran of WWI in the story. When his friend Rory warns him that the new Italian government, the National Fascist Party, will try to recruit them to fly for him, he counters with this memorable line – made even better because he is, literally, a pig.
It connected with the modern-day election in Spain because it included the central-right party Partido Popular along with the far-right party Vox. These political parties, along with the line from Porco Rosso, are what inspired the art movement online.Ten days before the election, on July 10th, Álvaro Ortiz posted the first bit of Porco Rosso-inspired art. It was a drawing of Marco in his airplane simply saying “vote” in Spanish.
Shortly after the original post, the quote was trending on Twitter, and many other artists joined in the fun. They all redrew the same picture as Ortiz, with Marco offering a thumbs up from his airplane and encouraging people to vote. What was most interesting was all the different artists remade the picture in their own style, resulting in a plethora of Marcos taking over Spanish Twitter – just in time for the election.
At the time of writing, there is still no clear result for the election in Spain, and a solid winning party has not yet been declared. However, far-right party Vox did lose seats in the government for sure, which shows that perhaps the Twitter campaign had at least a little bit of an impact on the election! Hayao Miyazaki himself, known for his strong anti-war beliefs, would surely be proud if he knew what Porco Rosso was still inspiring even today.
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork
Fuente: successacademy.edu.vn
Categorías: Anime
