I can never get over how he will hand illustrate a toddler stumbling over on their way to walk from here to there. Who takes the time to draw mistakes?!
Even though I have never heard of any of these movies, except Totoro, which I think I watched with the grandkids, and they like it, I really enjoyed reading your analysis of these foreign movies! It really amazes me how you can summarize them so concisely and so interestingly, and then that you can even rank them according to Your preference, is amazing to me. Good job!
Howl’s moving castle and Spirited Away are my favorites! When I first saw spirited away as a child, I was a bit disturbed but now I appreciate the strange beauty of it. I would also recommend his latest movie The Boy and the Heron although I feel like it is more of an adult movie than his others, which are a bit more whimsical and cheerful.
In Princess Mononoke, I don't believe the main woman was supposed to be likeable. But at least, understandable. She was trying to care for her people, even if it wasn't in the best and kindest way.
Love Miyazaki!
I can never get over how he will hand illustrate a toddler stumbling over on their way to walk from here to there. Who takes the time to draw mistakes?!
But he does, because that’s what toddlers do.
Yep! The little touches add so much.
Even though I have never heard of any of these movies, except Totoro, which I think I watched with the grandkids, and they like it, I really enjoyed reading your analysis of these foreign movies! It really amazes me how you can summarize them so concisely and so interestingly, and then that you can even rank them according to Your preference, is amazing to me. Good job!
That's exactly what I was thinking. Exactly.
Thanks! I guess after years of practice, reviewing stuff has finally become second nature to me.
Howl’s moving castle and Spirited Away are my favorites! When I first saw spirited away as a child, I was a bit disturbed but now I appreciate the strange beauty of it. I would also recommend his latest movie The Boy and the Heron although I feel like it is more of an adult movie than his others, which are a bit more whimsical and cheerful.
Good choices! And I’ll keep an eye out for the other movie.
Ghibli is great. It's some of the most whimsical stories I can think of.
Whimsy is a hard thing to capture in books (I think), but this style of animation lends itself to whimsy and mysticism.
In Princess Mononoke, I don't believe the main woman was supposed to be likeable. But at least, understandable. She was trying to care for her people, even if it wasn't in the best and kindest way.