Stephen Palmer
author of novels
Re-watched Arietty over the weekend. Like it a lot.
Yeah, it's not bad. Gets more interesting as it goes on.Just started GITS 2045, & am liking it very much.
This evening's: Castle in the Sky. A near-perfect classic adventure story.I feel a rewatch of several other Ghibli films coming on ...
There's always Ponyo, My Neighbour Totoro, Nausicaa, Porco Rosso, they're not "environmental" quite so much, but all fantastic.Princess Mononoke, for the first time in about ten years (why??). What an incredibly beautiful film. I teared up loads of times. Why didn't Miyazaki make more like this?
Nausicaa! Not Miyazaki or Ghibli, but I highly recommend Wolf Children to anyone who hasn't seen it.Princess Mononoke, for the first time in about ten years (why??). What an incredibly beautiful film. I teared up loads of times. Why didn't Miyazaki make more like this? Oh well, at least he made this one.
I feel a rewatch of several other Ghibli films coming on ...
What I meant by "more like this" is that Mononoke feels more serious and adult than the others, as well as displaying stupendous artwork and imagination. Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky run it a reasonably close second (what I wouldn't give for a full-length anime version of the Nausicaa manga!) but most of the others are too child-focused or domestic for my taste.There's always Ponyo, My Neighbour Totoro, Nausicaa, Porco Rosso, they're not "environmental" quite so much, but all fantastic.
Oh that would be an epic tale! Would have to go full story based TV series, far too much to cover in a film.what I wouldn't give for a full-length anime version of the Nausicaa manga!
Do you know Porco Rosso? A fave of mine! Not "domestic" at all.... but most of the others are too child-focused or domestic for my taste.
That wasn't quite the right word to encompass all the others, but Porco Rosso lacks the epic sweep and imagination of the ones that most appeal to me. I did quite enjoy it but perhaps not enough to rewatch it.Do you know Porco Rosso? A fave of mine! Not "domestic" at all.
I enjoy it and do rewatch it, but do get your meaning. Even though most of the films focus on a very small group of characters, some are powerful sweeping tales of change in their worlds. Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky represent quite major events not just for the characters, but also the people of their world.That wasn't quite the right word to encompass all the others, but Porco Rosso lacks the epic sweep and imagination of the ones that most appeal to me. I did quite enjoy it but perhaps not enough to rewatch it.