Because in one scene, his hat and hand was at the back. On the next scene, his hand and hat was at the front. And the next scene, he was wearing the hat. So I'm thinking... wow, cool statuette!
shareThe Baron has some life in him.
shareIt's hinting at the fact that the Baron has life to him. They continued on with his story in the Cat Returns and explained him more. He's basically a living cat statue. Very cool.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXwPdJIOJY
Best thing ever.
Actually, the Baron doesn't change positions. It's only the hat and the cane that move around. In the first change, the hat and cane switch hands, also resulting in them switching places, i.e. front or back. In the second change, the cane returns to the original hand, but the hat moves to his head.
shareNo, he actually changes positions.
See here
http://juliaseed.net/depot/mimi/suburbs-03.html#baron
I always supposed he had bendable arms.
http://hjg.com.ar/ghibli/
I thought in this film he was a cat doll, not a statue figurine. That would explain why he's poseable.
In the Cat Returns he's a statue.
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I was wondering that too. Although it may be possible that he was indeed bendable. The Baron was always referred to as statue and the animators really made it a point to keep changing his position between each and every encounter. So I hold on to the theory that the statue was alive and not bendable by humans.
shareI agree. What would be the point if the Baron was just a posable figure like an Action Man? It's a gentle little hint of something magic.
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