#Ghibli Movies

[mycrystalearth]

[therabbitthatpostthings]

Anyone else come to some wildly different conclusion on Ghibli movies with age?

Kiki's Delivery Service: Kid: Being a witch is so cool! Adult: Growing up and growing apart from the life you had before is a natural progression of life. You aren't losing the old parts of yourself, just finding new pieces that were there all along. Life is about changing, you'll never stay stagnant.

Ponyo: Kid: She's such a cute fish, you should always follow your dreams! Adult: Leaving home will not take you away from your family. Even when you're miles away and you feel like you're in different worlds your family will still be there, encouraging you. Parents are meant to let go of their kids at some point.

Howl's Moving Castle: Kid: Sophie's a big sister like me! I want to a princess in a magic castle. Adult (I've also read the book): Sometimes you don't find your place in this world, you make one. The people that come along with you will see you through every ugly part of yourself and you would do the same for them. Chase after that shooting star.

Spirited Away: Kid: What just happened... Adult: SHIT HAPPENS! And it sucks, life sucks but you keep going. You can cry along the way. You are being so fucking brave for even going on this hellish journey we call life. It's okay. You're okay.

[rorronoa]

[junior-stargazer-goke91]

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Director of Photography: Atsushi Okui

[la-zu-li]

Porco Rosso (1992)

[dearrevs]

Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro (2001), dir. Hayao Miyazaki

[rapha-reads]

Alright, question. I'm researching for an essay on environmentalism in Hayao Miyazaki's movies (basic stuff, I know), through the continuity of Mononoké, Totoro, Laputa and Nausicäa. Not the point, anyway. It's like the third or fourth essay I watch/read that calls the Ohmu in Nausicäa "ugly", "creepy" or "scary". I'm surprised, because I've always found the Ohmu quite majestic, even beautiful, and peaceful and comforting, even in the throes of blinding rage. So.

[mycrystalearth]

[paystery]

i just read the howls moving castle book can they PLEASE make a movie based off of that book too? i love the ghibli movie so so much but id also love to see this version on screen it’s so good

[rorronoa]

[junior-stargazer-goke91]

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Director: Yoshifumi Kondo

Cinematographer: Atsushi Okui

[la-zu-li]

[olivefishcake]

Today is the birthday of late Yoshifumi Kondo , director of Studio Ghibli's WHISPER OF THE HEART. ❤️🕊️

[0-aminat-0]

Porco Rosso(1992) — dir. by Hayao Miyazaki

[kittythelitter]

After some very cursory googling I have decided that family video had a copy of the original English dub of Nausicaa of the valley of the wind. (Which was apparently not very good because of how it was edited down and translated, and also called "Warriors of the wind" apparently my dad saw it in theaters when it first came to America with his mom- anyway)

Family video has a copy and Robin sees foreign film with a female protagonist and environmentalist message, and Eddie sees Japanese animated film with a cool fantasy-ish title and they decide to watch it for movie night and they LOVE it. Steve loves the ohmu even though they're scary and the little fox-squirrel (the ewoks were his favorite part of star wars). Robin like I was as a child is a little in love with Nausicaa and also has a crush on the very intense lady in the armor. Eddie wants to make a campaign about it.

Anyway the party gets really into studio Ghibli movies and tries to get copies and/or see theatrical releases of every English sub and dub they can.

I think Eddie's favorite is spirited away. Robin loves princess Mononoke. Steve loves all of them but especially Totoro (because he loves a fuzzy little guy) and whisper of the heart weirdly enough.

Dustin loves Laputa Castle in the Sky because of the big robot guys. Eleven loves Kiki's delivery service. Will has a crush on Howl but also loves Spirited Away. Mike says Spirited Away is his favorite (because will and Eddie like it) but cannot make it through Totoro without crying.

Nancy didn't like the original dub of Nausicaa that much but the full version is her favorite (second to princess Mononoke). Argyle also likes Nausicaa but mainly because of the plants/forest, and Totoro because he wants nothing more than to hug a Totoro. Jonathan likes Totoro because of the Mae and Satsuki's relationship.

Hopper likes porco Rosso even though he says they're all weird. Joyce loves kiki even though shes appalled that Kiki's parents let her just. Leave that young. She also loves Ponyo when it comes out.

Murray only likes the cat returns.

Please tell me what you think their favorite ghibli movies are/if you agree.