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Totorosfantasy
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It certainly does enhance the movie; but more importantly the characters involved. There are so many scenes where Nausicaa is the embodiment of a pure and wholesome good-natured character, it makes you smile. I appreciated this one scene where she was involved in a war alongside Kushana's army, and she did something that turned the tide so much so that soldiers asked Kushana to break ranks just to protect Nausicaa. It's difficult to find anything not to like about Nausicaa.
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06.19.2015, 12:15 PM |
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Totorosfantasy
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How many among those in the forum here have read through the Nausicaa Manga? I bought the box set of the hardcover copies (two 600pg volumes and a poster). So far I've read through the first volume, and if it's possible, it only makes me appreciate Nausicaa even more than I already did from the movie. If you loved the movie as much as I have, the manga collection is a MUST HAVE.
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06.18.2015, 12:56 PM |
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06.18.2015, 12:52 PM |
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The IFC theater in NYC will be showing it next Friday; but I have to wait to get the tickets until the Monday before. It'll be my second time seeing the movie. Can't wait! :-)
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05.13.2015, 10:03 AM |
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Totorosfantasy
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Just following up. The book is really a great read. Not to get into details, but there might have been a few gaps in the movie that the book itself fills completely. And the edition of the book that I got (with the Ghibli movie sticker on the cover) included a commentary by the author's daughter, on how her mother was inspired to write the novel and how, a few decades after Mrs. Robinson passed away, a Japanese man who had read the book years before when he was younger took a journey to the UK and visited the regions that inspired it; and how only a short time later it was announced that the novel would be made into a feature film by Studio Ghibli. And the rest, as they say, is history!
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05.07.2015, 09:14 AM |
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Just got my copy of the novel yesterday, imported from merry old England to Long Island, NY! One thing I'll mention as I've gone through the first several chapters, it takes some time getting used to the English dialogue and text. At least the cover was updated, to include a reference to the new movie by Studio Ghibli!
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04.29.2015, 12:21 PM |
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04.20.2015, 10:43 PM |
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I just bought the book from a store in the UK. Believe it or not, I can't find it anywhere being sold throughout the Domestic US; and I'm fed up with having to wait for my local library to get a hold of a copy. I should get it within a week or so.
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04.20.2015, 03:41 PM |
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04.15.2015, 12:13 PM |
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I didn't mean for this thread to get into a discussion on comparing how fast one person can read through a novel to another. I take my time reading books because I just don't have a full day to read them. I'd take the book on the train with me to work. Read through a couple chapters before I go to sleep. Several more chapters on the weekend mornings.
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04.09.2015, 10:47 PM |
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Totorosfantasy
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You have no choice but to watch with subtitles on some of the movies, like Only Yesterday. I don't mind watching the dubbed versions if and when they're done right. I can't even picture watching Porco Rosso without Michael Keaton's voice or Nausicaa without Sir Patrick Stewart's voice as Lord Yupa.
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04.02.2015, 03:25 PM |
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Just something to add with reference to "Marnie". The recording artist who did the end credits song "Fine on the Outside", Priscilla Ahn, wrote a very heartwarming article about her life experiences with Miyazaki's movies in general.
http://www.hitcityusa.com/features/post/...-hayao-miyazaki
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03.31.2015, 02:56 PM |
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I'm not among those that would've argued Kaguya should've been shorter. It really needed the length of time to build the character's relationships up; primarily the girl and her parents. That's really what made the ending scene so moving. I doubt you'd have felt so emotionally drawn if they had only lightly brushed up on her relationships with her friends, family, and the world she's brought up in.
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03.31.2015, 11:54 AM |
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03.30.2015, 09:18 AM |
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Wow, you read books pretty quickly. I just finished the entire "Wicked Years" Series by Gregory Maguire; after about four months or so. Each book was at least 300 pages - the last one was over 500.
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03.27.2015, 02:39 PM |
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Totorosfantasy
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quote: Originally posted by husky51
I watched "When Marnie Was There" tonight and I will not say anything about the characters or the storyline. IMO, it ranks up there with the other great Ghibli animes...
I will say that at one point I got shivers up my arms and my back, TOTALLY!!! And yes, I cried.
When you see the movie, you will understand...
I'm now looking forward to reading the book, which I also have...
I actually had my local library purchase the book, because for some reason none of the libraries in my area carried it. I'm hoping to get the copy sometime soon.
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03.27.2015, 08:32 AM |
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Totorosfantasy
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I guess I could understand that. The only thing that made me lose focus throughout that movie was its emphasis on the enlarged testicles. Honestly, I think I would've appreciated it more if they left that part out.
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03.26.2015, 02:51 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Saddletank
I was hoping for no spoilers, but for me the 'ending' really begins the previous evening when it rains and the elderly lady makes that suggestion. The whole last 15 or 20 minutes of the film is so densely packed with emotion and Takahata created a tremendous intensity out of what was in essence a very simple story.
He did the same thing with the final 10 or 15 minutes of Pom Poko. That's another film that makes me cry every time I get to the end.
I didn't get that kind of reaction the first (and only) time I saw Pom Poko. With Only Yesterday, it was not only the scenes that tugged at your emotions, but the background music as well. If it's possible the Japanese version of "The Rose" sounds even sweeter than the original American version does!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIvsPfhBJps
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03.26.2015, 10:06 AM |
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Totorosfantasy
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Not to mention it's a relatively short film; roughly about an hour and 15 minutes. I'm surprised it's so difficult to get a copy of it anywhere. I was only able to watch it online.
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03.25.2015, 10:23 AM |
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Hi there!
Have any of you gotten the chance to watch the Ghibli movie called, "Ocean Waves"? I just watched it tonight for the first time and thought it was pretty good. It wasn't your typical movie by the Studio; kind of like a coming of age movie along the lines of "Only Yesterday".
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03.24.2015, 09:16 PM |
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