Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
Yeah, there's no body mutilation in it. :)
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Originally Posted by donniedarko (Post 912380)
I'll just be abrupt here and say Valley of the Wind is one of the worst films I've ever seen. I mean I was somewhat underwhelmed by Spirited Way and especially hated the ending, but Atleast I felt the beauty in animation. This was just a highly polished turd honest to god. It's a children's fairy tale and if I watched this when I was five I'd still say it's crap. It was torture to watch this to the end, I mean watching baby first programming makes me less awed at how bad it is. Well I'm done with seeing all the films, just gotta do a few repeat viewings now.
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Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
But I really want to see any Miyazaki film to understand why Gua loves him so much. I don't deny I might love it.
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Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
I guess start with Spirited Away. A lot of people say it is his best.
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Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 912497)
But I really want to see any Miyazaki film to understand why Gua loves him so much. I don't deny I might love it.
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Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
Will be watching a Miyazaki film eventually. I still didn't pull myself to watching Perfect Blue.
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Originally Posted by mark f (Post 912495)
Yeah, there's no body mutilation in it. :)
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Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
10/65: Selbstverstümmelung is a great short. I didn't like other 2 by this director, though. Too random.
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I'm watching the last film, which is Farewell My Concubine. After that, I'll probably be able to send in my list.
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Originally Posted by donniedarko (Post 912492)
If Tokyo critics like it, it's blasphemy to hate it.
and no you really don't need to watch it. If you missed out on it when you were 8 it's to late now. I guess that you should be older to understand it or younger. Though your own personality might be incompatible to it. Anyway, considering it is easily the most complex film out of these 12 (at least in terms of plot), I wouldn't call it childish. |
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 912505)
Will be watching a Miyazaki film eventually. I still didn't pull myself to watching Perfect Blue.
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Originally Posted by mark f (Post 912495)
Yeah, there's no body mutilation in it. :)
I find characters with a cynical adult mentality to be boring and cold - and a poor artistic choice for the director-. However, I guess that a 15 year old boy that is in a natural process of rejecting his own childhood and cutesy characteristics might not like a cinematic statement characterized by these very same features. Indeed, that's why I suggested Satoshi Kon for him, since this is a director of anime movies that teenagers might like more. I don't think I might have liked the Nausicaa character if I had watched it before becoming a mature adult - though I might guess that I would have loved the other elements of the movie. When I was 14-15 I liked movies where the main character was a cynical men that crushed, defeated and humiliated his enemies. Now I find that kind of character to be juvenile, though I am still able to enjoy it but now I do enjoy even more watching characters with an unshakable sense of dignity and a childlike sense of humanism - even though people like these are very hard to find in the real world- Nausicaa is a Christ like figure. |
Originally Posted by Guaporense (Post 914590)
Perfect Blue has nothing to do with Miyazaki's work. Overall, in terms of tone I would say that Takahata, Hosoda and Shinkai are much closer to Miyazaki than Kon. Kon's movies don't even feel very Japanese (I guess that Donnie Darko might like Perfect Blue, it's has even a rape scene).
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Originally Posted by Guaporense (Post 914599)
I find characters with a cynical adult mentality to be boring and cold - and a poor artistic choice for the director-. However, I guess that a 15 year old boy that is in a natural process of rejecting his own childhood and cutesy characteristics might not like a cinematic statement characterized by these very same features. Indeed, that's why I suggested Satoshi Kon for him, since this is a director of anime movies that teenagers might like more.
I just think the way Miyazaki reasons when telling a story is ridiculous and is childlike, in the sense that I feel he pulls stuff out of his ass. Take the edning to Spirited Away for example
WARNING: "Spirited Away" spoilers below
Where the main girl tells her friend that she knows his name is some river and she knows that because the river brought her back her shoe once
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Originally Posted by Guaporense (Post 914590)
(I guess that donniedarko might like Perfect Blue, it's has even a rape scene).
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Spirited Away is a very smart and complex film, in my opinion. I think you focus way too much on the superficial elements of Miyazaki's stories, but your criticism is certainly not unfounded. You should keep in mind, though, that his films are made for children too, so there's nothing wrong with having certain 'childish' elements. Oh well, if it's not your cup of tea, you shouldn't taste it any futher, I guess.
I do recommend Porco Rosso to you, though. I think you might like that one a little more. It's quite different from Miyazaki's other work. I watched every film on this Hall of Fame list now, by the way. My question is: Should I send in a top 12 or just a top 6? |
Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
Top 12 is preferable
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Just sent in my top 12 (+ some short thoughts about my top 6 films).
I can't wait to see everyone's top 12 and the final results! :) |
Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
How much longer?! LOL! I'm dieing to see what movies made the second round!!!
I feel like an eager 3 year old. :) |
Re: The 1st MoFo Movie Hall of Fame: Round 1
Those of you that haven't sent in your votes yet, how many do you have left to see? We can work out when this round will finish up based off of that.
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