4266


In the movie **Porco Rosso** , it's mentioned that he has a curse which made
him look like a pig. Why was he cursed to look like a pig and what was the
cure, if there was one?


CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-06-30T22:48:12.827
4263
2013-07-01T01:31:11.323
2013-07-01T00:26:27.283
49
91
question
porco-rosso
Why was Porco Rosso cursed and was there a cure?


Should have looked harder before I asked the question.

According to [Nausicaa.net's "Porco Rosso"
FAQ](http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Porco_Rosso_%28FAQ%29), under the question "
_Why did Porco become a pig?_ "

> Although it was never mentioned in the movie, a press release states that he
> was **disillusioned with humanity, and cursed himself to be a pig**.
> Miyazaki stated that "When a man becomes middle-aged, he becomes a pig". It
> seems that Porco is carrying a lot of baggage, and that has something to do
> with him quitting being a human.
>
> The official story goes as follows: Captain Marco Pagot (named after the
> Italian animator and friend of Miyazaki - they worked together on Sherlock
> Hound for Italy's RAI TV) was an ace pilot of the Italian Air Force during
> World War I. He quit the IFA since he saw fascism on the rise, and he wanted
> to fly following his own will. He became a bounty hunter, assuming the name
> "Porco Rosso". He crossed out his own face as a young man in the picture
> that Gina had hung on the wall of her restaurant, so that no one would know
> what he looked like as a human.
>
> Miyazaki said that Porco once intended to marry Gina, but then World War I
> broke out, and Gina was living on an island which was Austrian territory. As
> a military officer, he could not bring himself to marry an enemy national.
> Torn between his loyalty to his home country and his love for Gina, he chose
> his country. But when he witnessed the deaths of his fellow pilots,
> including that of his best friend (Gina's husband), he started wondering
> about the meaning of his actions, and the meaning of flying and dying for
> his country. Unable to resolve the conflicts in his mind, he became a pig.

Additionally, under the question, " _Did Porco become a human again?_ "

> The general consensus is, yes (though whether he stayed human is another
> matter).
>
> In the last shot of the two of them wading towards their planes, Curtis was
> insisting on seeing Porco's face, implying something had changed about it.
> The conversation between Porco and Fio at the camp set up the "kiss the frog
> prince" theory, so Fio's kiss (and Gina's love) at the end did turn Porco
> back into a human. He became a pig because he was disillusioned with
> humanity, but Fio's innocence made him feel that "there is still some hope
> for humans", as Porco said. This time, he won, and he did not "make another
> girl unhappy". It seems that he finally overcame his self-hatred.

So I guess the answer's are " **disillusioned with humanity** " is what caused
the curse, being that he cursed himself and that it's possible that he cured
it at the end when he regained his faith.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2013-07-01T01:31:11.323
4266
2013-07-01T01:31:11.323
2020-06-17T09:17:53.303
-1
91
4263
answer