- Pronouns
- He/Him
OMG That makes the warawara make so much more sense too!!
Souls born in that realm of his mind, they represent all the characters he's created and put out into the world
My sister pointed out that the score is distinctly minimalist (as in, the school of composition), which is actually a place that Hisaishi started out early in his career. In a sense, it feels like a full circle moment.Yes I would say this describes how i felt about the music quite well. definitely have to rewatch soon to gather my thoughts on this, the story and generally all aspects.
i do agree, that is definitely one of the POVs to look at the movie thru and it certainly makes it all much clearer. though...imo when you read the movie as a metaphor for Miyazaki’s wrangling with his own life’s work, the things he gave up to achieve it, and the ultimate uselessness of trying to continue it on once he is gone, it all snaps into place.
the world beyond the tower is explicitly not a mirror, it is the mind of another man. Mahito’s grand uncle is consumed and obsessed by the act of creation, unable to control his impulses to the point that he abandons his family and lives life sequestered in a tower, his entire existence dedicated to keeping this place he spun into existence from collapsing back into void. the movie feels like Miyazaki’s lament of what could have been in his life, of the futility of spending his life trying to keep his kingdom alive for just one more day, and of the importance of allowing the next generation to forge their own paths rather than conscripting them into maintaining a thing that previous generations created for their own amusement. I found it shattering on a molecular level.
it’s one of the great artists of our time wondering if his life has been misspent.
not to sound like a broken record, but yah, "The Boy and the Heron" title does a major disservice to the movie.Holy shit I didn't realize
Makes the original title "How Do You Live?"ake a lot more sense, too.
wait so is Mahito actually Goro, then?
Is he telling Goro to knock it off and go do his own shit?
i do agree, that is definitely one of the POVs to look at the movie thru and it certainly makes it all much clearer. though...
the world is described as more than just the grand uncle's imagination. himi mentions that the world they're in has many doors to many places. i don't think the destruction of the grand uncle's world meant the entire other world is completely gone.
not to sound like a broken record, but yah, "The Boy and the Heron" title does a major disservice to the movie.
I think Miyazaki stated he was making this film for his grandson? I’m not up on Ghibli news but I was under the impression that Goro definitely wasn’t going to follow in his father’s footsteps.Holy shit I didn't realize
Makes the original title "How Do You Live?"ake a lot more sense, too.
wait so is Mahito actually Goro, then?
Is he telling Goro to knock it off and go do his own shit?
i was pondering on what the parakeets represented - that's definitely a good interpretation!I think Miyazaki stated he was making this film for his grandson? I’m not up on Ghibli news but I was under the impression that Goro definitely wasn’t going to follow in his father’s footsteps.
My second viewing with an slight understanding of the career metaphor was much more eye opening. I think he’s ultimately telling his family line to follow their own paths, not get into animation just because they’re related to a great artist.
I also think the parakeets represent capitalistic interests. The desire to eat being a likely metaphor for consumerism. The way they capture Himi and bring her to the tower keeper is also something I see as Miyazaki warning his children, grandchildren, etc of business interests which just want to capitalize on the Miyazaki lineage.
There’s a ton to speculate on in this movie, it’s easily among my favorites of this year. Very happy I was able to see it in theaters.
boy oh boy do you have a journey ahead of you. Miyazaki’s filmography is quite literally all bangersI took my wife to go see this this past weekend and it has really stuck with me. Everything about the movie was simply outstanding. I'm embarrassed to say that this was my first time actually watching a Miyazaki movie but I was able to pick up on every undertone (I think?).
I only decided to see it because the movies premise intrigued where as I lost my own mother 13 years ago as a young adult and it took me a long time to journey through all those emotions. I wanted to see how this movie handled it and I was not disappointed.
I ended up ordering blu rays for Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away and I look forward to seeing those.
spirited away is my favorite miyazaki movie, hope you enjoy it. come back and let us know how you like both! howl's moving castle and porco rosso are also very good, i'd recommend you see those next.I took my wife to go see this this past weekend and it has really stuck with me. Everything about the movie was simply outstanding. I'm embarrassed to say that this was my first time actually watching a Miyazaki movie but I was able to pick up on every undertone (I think?).
I only decided to see it because the movies premise intrigued where as I lost my own mother 13 years ago as a young adult and it took me a long time to journey through all those emotions. I wanted to see how this movie handled it and I was not disappointed.
I ended up ordering blu rays for Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away and I look forward to seeing those.
You can’t go wrong with Miyazaki’s films, but this going especially right. Spirited Away is what got me in after seeing some of it one night on Toonami 20 years ago. Mononoke is probably in my top 3 favorite movies ever.I ended up ordering blu rays for Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away and I look forward to seeing those.
hah! toonami is what got me into miyazaki films too. i remember seeing totoro (which i loved immediately) and spirited away (which scared me back then lol.)You can’t go wrong with Miyazaki’s films, but this going especially right. Spirited Away is what got me in after seeing some of it one night on Toonami 20 years ago. Mononoke is probably in my top 3 favorite movies ever.
Hell yeah, frightened children rise up! Definitely was spooked by the pigs early on and of course No-Face. I was probably 9 or 10 when I watched it.hah! toonami is what got me into miyazaki films too. i remember seeing totoro (which i loved immediately) and spirited away (which scared me back then lol.)
funnily enough, i have a similar story but with the resident evil revelations demo. couldn't even get like max 30 minutes into it without being too scared to continue. what a little scaredy-cat i was! even worse, i was probably pushing 12 at that point lmaoHell yeah, frightened children rise up! Definitely was spooked by the pigs early on and of course No-Face. I was probably 9 or 10 when I watched it.
Random scared child story, but around the same time I somehow rented Resident Evil 4 and couldn’t even make it through the opening cutscene. The POV from the woods on the driver by the road was too intense