I thought both movies have a profound meaning.
" Oktapodi" is a story about struggling to get back their partner because of their deep love.
First,a female octopus was caputured by a man and a male octopus wants to get back a female octopus.
I think they fell in love with each other. In short, they are boyfriend and girlfriend. So each of them never gave up getting back their partner. I think this story took place in Greece because there were a lots of beautiful white houses. The story ends with a male octopus being caught by a bird, but I think a female octopus will chase a bird and be going to get him back. The same cycle will continue on and on I think.
" Mermaid " is a story about boy who likes imagine something. I think the theme of this story is the importance of imagination, creation and dreaming something. Symbol of it is imagination. In this story, a boy imagines a mermaid but actually it's not. It`s just a fish. A boy forced not to dream and create new things by the government. They also forced the boy to forget about the mermaid which he created, but he never forget. I couldn't understand what was being said in the end, but I think this is a happy ending. I think Tezuka Osamu wants us to know that anything you believe or pursue something, your dreams will come true
even if someone hurt your feelings or get in your way.
