Setting: In 1960s Japan (the year the film was made is 1964), near the sea.
Conflict: A boy vs society
Climax: When the mermaid in the fish tank changed to a
fish.
Symbol: Mermaid is a symbol of freedom.
Cloud is a symbol of
flexibility.
Irony: The boy was still able to see mermaid.
Theme: The idea that 99% people support is not always
right.
People exclude someone who has
different opinions, everyone believes they are the only one who’s right.
A
strong imagination and will cannot be changed so easily.
