Yes, but the interesting parts of nausicaa only happened in the later part of the story. The real interesting moral issues / philosophical ones happened in the last two books.
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The Films of Studio Ghibli |OT| Creating New Worlds
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Yes, but the interesting parts of nausicaa only happened in the later part of the story. The real interesting moral issues / philosophical ones happened in the last two books.
The movie kind of alluded toward that. Two more movies would've kind of screwed with the first. But I digress, had the movies followed the books it would have been amazing as well.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I just noticed that Amazon has a new hardcover collection of the Nausicaa manga on their website that is available for pre order. Fans of the film should definitely check it out.
Will it ruin the movie for me?
It will within a year or two.<3 Princess Mononoke; my favourite Ghibli movie, and one of my favourite anime movies in general. I really wish it would get a Blu-Ray release, it would be so worth getting again.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
What? If you've never seen the movie, then maybe? Your posts allude to you having seen it though, so...
Retroactively, I mean.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I've never had anything "retroactively ruined" for me, so I don't know.
InvincibleAgent
Member
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Spirited Away
3. Howl's Moving Castle
And lol @ dubs. Subs with original voice work is the only way to go. I could see someone disliking a good film because of a bad dub.
2. Spirited Away
3. Howl's Moving Castle
And lol @ dubs. Subs with original voice work is the only way to go. I could see someone disliking a good film because of a bad dub.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Funny enough, the three films you listed aren't ones with bad english dubs. I found them pretty enjoyable.
Princess Mononoke has an awful dub.
I think the dubs for Nausicaa and Totoro are the best for Ghibli films.
ElectricBlue187
Member
The british dub for Arrietty was really good.
not sure why Disney had to fuck it up for USA
not sure why Disney had to fuck it up for USA
Afro Gunsou
Banned
Has anyone else seen My Neighbors the Yamadas and actually enjoyed it? It's absolutely one of my favorites from the studio but it never seems to get the love it deserves. A shame, really.
Alrighty then.
What's so bad about it?
How much better than the US dub?
I dunno, subs don't allow the viewer to connect as much with the movie as good dubs
ElectricBlue187
Member
Way better. I heard the US dub after the British one and the US dub changes the tone and meaning of many scenes. Its godawful
and the worst is the credits where they shoehorn in some shitty Disney pop starlet's song that has fuck all to do with the movie
Frank Jaeger
Member
Laputa sounds so bad in portuguese... everytime!
Loved Kiki's, didn't find Ariety very good!
Loved Kiki's, didn't find Ariety very good!
Is the music different too? There's the tween song at the end but other than that?
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Has anyone else seen My Neighbors the Yamadas and actually enjoyed it? It's absolutely one of my favorites from the studio but it never seems to get the love it deserves. A shame, really.
It's a great film, unconventional in both structure and visual style. Isao Takahata is a master at presenting the joys of ordinary life. It's unfortunate that he gets overshadowed by Miyazaki.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Has anyone else seen My Neighbors the Yamadas and actually enjoyed it? It's absolutely one of my favorites from the studio but it never seems to get the love it deserves. A shame, really.
I really enjoyed "Yamadas". The characters are very endearing, and the art style really sets it apart. It's a gem of a film, but a hidden one, which is unfortunate.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
FYI, Yamadas is available on DVD as a reward on Disney Movie Rewards right now for ~1100+ points.
Madrugador
Member
It sounds very bad in spanish too. That's why I only refer to the movie as "Castle in the Sky".
La puta = The whore
So I watched 3 Ghibli films I had not seen this weekend. I watched Arrietty, Whisper of the Heart and My Neighbors the Yamadas. This brings my total up to 12/18 Ghibli films that I've seen. The one's I haven't seen (here comes the shit storm):
Grave of the Fireflies
Porco Rosso
Pom Poko
Princess Mononoke
The Cat Returns
From Up on Poppy Hill
So yeah...there's 3 pretty big titles in there, including the one which most people consider to be the best Ghibli film. I have access to watch Mononoke, I just haven't done it. I feel like it's one of those films that gets hyped up so much, that it can't possibly live up to it. I really hope I'm wrong.
Grave of the Fireflies
Porco Rosso
Pom Poko
Princess Mononoke
The Cat Returns
From Up on Poppy Hill
So yeah...there's 3 pretty big titles in there, including the one which most people consider to be the best Ghibli film. I have access to watch Mononoke, I just haven't done it. I feel like it's one of those films that gets hyped up so much, that it can't possibly live up to it. I really hope I'm wrong.
ElectricBlue187
Member
Word of caution, if you're watching it with kids there are some very violent parts, though not overly gorey. It's probably the most graphic ghibli film I think
Nah the only kid here is me haha
I think the violence gets blown out of proportion. Two decapitations, one from afar, both practically bloodless and a dismemberment, also pretty much bloodless. I saw it on Cartoon Network years ago and it was more awesome than shocking.
Hey, Ghibli People, I don't buy a lot of animation and need your help. What's the best place to purchase the Japanese/Hong Kong Ghibli releases, and is there a qualitative difference between the two? I noticed that on YesAsia the JP editions cost considerably more than the HK ones.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Whoa, that's pretty comprehensive. Thank you!
The Storyteller
Member
Has anyone seen From Up On Poppy Hill? They were having special screenings for an anime festival here in Sydney, so I got the chance to see it at the cinemas. It was pretty nice, the school plot to save the club house was super endearing and humorous, it felt like classic Ghibli. The romance plot became convoluted and rather silly in parts but by the end it was heartwarming. Goro Miyazaki has proved he has talent, he just needs a decent script to work with.
Fuck yes. Pre-ordered.
Fuck yes. Pre-ordered.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Hours Left
Member
Seems like a good cast. Still gonna start with the Japanese dub.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Damn, limited release next month. Hope it comes to Atlanta.
Madrugador
Member
The island in Castle in the Sky was a reference to the island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels, which Swift in turn named with the Spanish meaning of la puta in mind. However, this was likely lost in translation.
Wait, what!? mind blowing fact man
Just saw The Secret World of Arrietty. I loved it and Arrietty reminded me of my little sister which made the movie even more fun for me <3
Me and my friend had a little Ghibli marathon a few days ago (Whisper of the Heart, Ocean Waves and Kiki) and I've been in such a Ghibli mood since then. I feel like rewatching all of their movies.
Next month should be HUGE since we're about to get the first official details for the next Miyazaki AND Takahata films. Can't wait.
Next month should be HUGE since we're about to get the first official details for the next Miyazaki AND Takahata films. Can't wait.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Yeah, it's going to be a movie about the life of a man who developed the Zero fighter.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
A few years ago Miyazaki actually did a 5 part short manga about the same subject. It was about the career of an aircraft designer Jiro in the 30s who ended up designing the Zero fighter:
In retrospective it's pretty obvious he used the manga as a research tool for the next movie, just like with Porco Rosso.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
ChocolateCupcakes
Member
"When pigs fly"? Just taking a guess though.
He likes to put them in tanks and weapons too:
I'd guess it's a way to make his WW2 era mangas more lighthearted in tone.
Ghibli distributor Toho has registered domains for Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) and Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (Princess Kaguya Story). Those are almost certainly the names of the new Miyazaki and Takahata movies, especially since The Wind Rises is the name of Miyazaki's short manga which I talked about on the last page and which the new movie is based on.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I think it would be cool if they did another double feature ala Fireflies/Totoro.
>__>