A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014)

Porco Rosso turned into a pig because of egoism, nationalism and militarism, this academic analysis argues. It applies Kenneth Waltz's 'man, the state and war' framework to the 1992 Studio Ghibli film. Porco, once ace pilot Marco Paggot, cursed himself after surviving a dogfight that killed his friend Berlini, one of Gina's husbands. The paper traces his 'non-killing' policy through nine key scenes, including his refusal to join the Italian Air Force and his line 'Better a pig than a Fascist.' It also credits Gina and Fiyo with 'soft power' conflict resolution, and notes the film won best feature at the 1993 Annecy festival.

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