Category: movie
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Flying, Freedom & Nature in Laputa : The Castle In The Sky (Studio Ghibli)
Flying, a dream for Miyazaki to paint and for the viewer to embrace. Persistent and unmarred in a body of work that spans an ocean of significance, the notion of flight is unassuming yet essential to Miyazaki’s work. The oneiric quality that distinguishes his work is often held by a meticulous but vacillating sense of…
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Escape in A Whisker Away (Original Work, Studio Colorido)
Life is like a storm. In its winds, we are thrown and whirled in chaotic mayhem. The works of Mari Okada have a flair for pulling on the emotions of lives fraught with doubts and sadness, yet her stories never stray from the value of life. In ‘A Whisker Away’ we experience alongside Miyo Sasaki…
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Growing Up in Spirited Away (Original Work, Studio Ghibli)
Beneath the mesh of colours and imagery in the worlds that sprout from the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki is a subtle organic quality. There is an appeal to something truly fundamental within us; a nature that perhaps the viewer himself has drifted away from. The world of Spirited Away is whimsical and serene at times,…
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Chasing Sunshine in Weathering With You ( Original Work, CoMix Waves Films)
There is beauty to Makoto Shinkai’s works; colors, sounds, and emotions blend seamlessly into scenes of esotericism at times, and grounded contemplation at others. Weathering with You is no exception in its exploration of new love, growing up, and responsibility. In a world where we are constantly being reminded of the responsibilities and burdens of…
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Writing Insight : Ghibli hits where it hurts
I am going to start this out by being absolutely frank, this piece has been the hardest I have written about so far. Trying to make my way through the cluster of allegories and metaphors that is this movie felt like swimming-counter current most of the time. This was diamatetrically opposite to my experience writing…
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Nature, Development and Princess Mononoke (Original work Studio Ghibli)
What makes Studio Ghibli films so poignant is often the truth of their subject matter. The windows they open into the fantastical worlds they depict are a surreal traverse at times and a grounded meditation at others. The world of Princess Mononoke is beautiful and mysterious as much as it is ugly and violent. The…
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Writing about Ghibli is scary!
Hi guys, I hope all of you are safe and well out there! Thought it might be interesting to share some of my thoughts about that latest essay I wrote about Porco Rosso. Its no secret that Ghibli movies enjoy a special status, and for a good reason! The sheer amount of work and skill…
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Peace , Change and Porco Rosso (Studio Ghibli)
Films by Hayao Miyazaki have something special about them, oneiric, mysterious, and deeply personal; they appeal to something fundamental within us. Porco Rosso is no exception. It feels like being gently carried away by Mediterranean waves on a warm summer evening, evoking sentiments of sceneries from pastel paintings and old photographs. Yet, deep below the…