| [semi OT] Studio Ghibli films on TV. [message #207562] |
Sa, 21 Januar 2006 05:53 |
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Turner Classic Movies has been running 2 or 3 Hayao Miyazaki directed films
every Thursday night in January along with several other Studio Ghibli
movies he wrote, first in English then later that night in subtitled
Japanese. I was particularly glad to see the Japanese subtitled version of
"Whisper of the Heart" I had not seen before. Next week (1/26) is Pom Poko
about magical shapeshifting Racoons protecting their forest homes form urban
developement and a more serious anime drama called Only Yesterday about a 27
year old office lady reminiscing about her childhood and lost dreams while
visiting her sister's farm.
Hayao Miyazaki is considered to be the "Walt Disney" of Japan, famous for
animated movies like "Spirited Away" which won the Academy Award for Best
Animated Film 2 years ago. He has done several fantasies like Nausicaa of
the Valley of the Wind, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle, and
Princess Mononoke. More children orientated films like Kiki's Delivery
Service, My Neighbor Totoro and even a pre-WWII Air Pirate film set in
Fascist Italy called Porco Rosso.
Almost all of Miyazaki films either star or "co-star" a strong young female
character (that looks surprisingly the same from film to film, at least to
me) and aircraft of one type or another. He is famous for the stunning
Visual imagery and backgrounds in his films, and the serious subject matters
covered in many of his films, even those aimed at a younger audience.
I was wondering if anyone had watched any of these films, your opinions of
them, and how you thought they stacked up compared to films or books like
"The Hobbit," LotR, Harry Potter, and Narnia?
Nuki Mouse
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"This is just my opinion, I maybe wrong" D. Miller
"Defend free speech! Read a banned book today!" unknown.
"I may not like what you say, but I will defend your right to say it with
my Life" Voltaire
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