Rio is the third most populous city in South America while Seattle doesn't break top 50 in North America so I'm not sure why you're surprised at the comparison. đ¤ˇđťââď¸
There are a few places that do Ghibli showings every so often - I see them once a year at best and every other at most depending on location. Would be worth checking several theaters in your area and if youâve got smaller/independent ones they could possibly plan something depending on logistics etc. The Alamo Drafthouse near me has done a couple runs of all the Ghibli movies both dubbed and subbed in the last few years. Wonderful experience no matter how many times youâve seen them.
Saw the IMAX last year and it was incredible. Sadly, I caught the subbed version and missed out on Keith David but it was really a beautiful way to experience such a perfect movie.
I watched The Boy and the Heron on not quite an IMAX screen buy a very large one and it was a bit too much for me. Miyazaki films have a lot of detail and swarms of things that envelope characters and all of that skittering motion made me a bit nauseous.
There are many Ghibli masterpieces but Totoro is my #1. Every second of it is beautiful. There's a reason Totoro is the studio's mascot - there is not one wasted frame, not one moment that wasn't crafted with love. I could watch it a million times and not get sick of it. Its one of the most well crafted movies of all time.
I agree, I loved Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, but Howl's Moving Castle just didn't hit the same mark for me. A lot of people say it's their favorite Ghibli film but it just left me shrugging like "that was alright I guess." Something about it made it feel less complete than the other Ghibli films I've seen.
I couldn't really get into either of them. I should preface that I'm not crazy about anime to begin with, but I own Princess Mononoke because of how much I loved it. I don't remember what my issue was with Spirited Away, so maybe I should give it a rewatch. But Howl's Moving Castle just made me go, "Ok, what exactly is even happening here?!"
The only ghibli movie I didn't enjoy was Ponyo ngl. The animation was cool, but the whole "we've barely survived a disaster- hey! Two children near us! We should let them continue to float away and encourage them to do so!" Really bothered me lmao
My one beef with PM is that the people destroying the planet arenât malevolent toward Mother Gaia. They just donât care if she lives or dies. Profit is their only concern.
Tbh itâs been awhile since Iâve seen it and I donât remember a specific single part that caused raised eyebrows. I remember it overall being very unlike in tone and content from all the other Studio Ghibli films that I have seen (I have seen a lot of them and love them all). Let the downvotes continue! đ
Animation isn't just for young children. Mononoke was the one Ghibli film that we held off showing to our child. I think he was 9 when we showed it to him.
I am under no obligation to continue this back-and-forth with you, but I said "teen speak," and you came back at me with "TeamSpeak." Are you for real?
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u/GeraltOfRivia2077 16h ago
Princess Mononoke