Common themes in Mahô no chôku and Suna no Onna
Struggle for freedom
The story of women in Dune is an exploration in the desert in Tokyo, Niki misses the bust to the city where a widow accommodates him at the sand pit. We can see that the following day he could not be able to exit from the bottom of the sand pit since the rope he could use had been removed by the villagers. Then he has to struggle for freedom to come with resolutions concerning his destiny. In the magic chalk, we can see the poor artist who lived in the small empty room. He had nothing to eat and looked weak and pale.
The film shows man’s confrontation with life and freedom in nature. It affirms the work of sarte or Bunuel. Nick represents modern men and also appears as a Japanese who has adopted the way of the western. Argon had the same character and took the dressing of the west code, and he is also living in the city where everyone has adopted western culture foods and lifestyles.
The conflict between Eastern and Western traditions
There is a conflict between the western and eastern cultures in Japan. As we can see Nick has adopted the spirit of the west, his dressing, schedules, and material possessions, as well as his approach to life, is different from the Japanese cultures and traditions. The same exists in Argon he thinks that his fate changed and adopting westernization has resulted in many misfortunes in his life and why he sees the importance of starting everything in life from a fresh. Having spent some months in the sandpit nick started powerful affirmation and moved from rebellion against fate. For him to succeed in life, he had to go some steps back to an early era to live harmoniously as well as accept his place in society. He had to quit the western culture. The same happens to argon who come into the realization that he has to start everything from Adam and Eve. Both Nicks and Argon is accepting the life in the sand pit and sees it as a way of enlightening and not resignation.
Generally from comparing the thematic similarities in Mahô no chôku and Suna no Onna we can conclude that people in the world tend to be driven together alternatively and set against each other by a set of challenges and problems one encounters in life. People should start valuing instinct rather than rational consideration for them to succeed in life.