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mortimerrush
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I've been thinking about how weird it was.

It was obvious that Jiji had human intelligence, but I don't get why he transformed into just an ordinary cat when her powers weakened. Losing the ability to tak to him is understandable, but how he completely changed doesn't make sense.

Is his intelligence somehow linked to her powers maybe?
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Jiji never talks. It is just Kiki's imagination that he speaks. As a child she has him as her friend and their conversations are imaginary. At the end of the film she no longer needs the child-like comfort of an imaginary friend as she has matured and now has real relationships.

Jiji talking then not talking is a symbol of her coming of age into adulthood. She reaches this through her own strength and wisdom.

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I think it was a way to show her confusion. In life, when we face situations that are unsettling, it may affect our daily lives, including the way we see and interact with people around us. Kiki was so upset that it reflected on her relationship with Jiji.

I'm saying that because it's what I've been through lately and this is the way I feel.

I do believe Jiji is a talking cat, not part of Kiki's imagination.

In The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, Miyazaki is asked why Jiji didn't say a word at the end of the movie, when Kiki recovered her witch powers. He answered that there was just nothing to say at that point.
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Hope your personal problems can be solved soon...


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Nothing that I wanted to warcg in TV, so I grabbed a random Ghibli and it was "Kiki's Delivery Servuce" and just as good as ever... Don't think that Jiji got his speaking power back, though...


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Welcome to the Tavern, JeffWilliams93... With the lack of new Ghibli's, things are a bit slow in the Tavern, lately... But, a few of us are hanging in there...


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