Studio Ghibli movies like Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Pom Poko are colorful fantasies, but they don’t portray magic as easy or fun. They explore everything from capitalism to responsibility to living in balance with nature, by examining th
Like most Studio Ghibli films, there is neither good nor evil, but conflicting viewpoints, weaknesses, and power struggles. Throughout the film, Miyazaki’s animation is awe-inspiring; the depiction of the poisoned forest in particular is a thing of transcendent beauty. Once the hallucinogenic str...
The Newest Lord of the Rings Movie Is Inspired by an Underrated Studio Ghibli Gem Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is taking inspiration from classic anime like Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. 1 By Kyle Kruske Jun 16, 2024...
Riding high off the success of new-wave Princess movies likeTangledandFrozen, Disney delivered another contemporary classic, packed with earworm songs from a fresh-outta-HamiltonLin-Manuel Miranda. If Moana herself belongs in a lineage that stretches right back to Snow White, she's firmly in the...
Studio Ghibli: Hayao Miyazaki's First Reaction to Disney Was Hilariously Brutal Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki does not like Disney or DreamWorks movies for one simple reason, they lack emotional depth and hand-drawn animation. ByHannah Diffey ...
Other Movies Worth Checking Out If you just can't get enough of the magical worlds and heartwarming tales from the masterful minds at Studio Ghibli - like the fantastical Spirited Away, sweet My Neighbor Totoro, and epic Princess Mononoke - it's because their movies create such imaginative fan...
theatrical sets, The World of Studio Ghibli includes 16 box art installations created by the Studio. These original works of art, produced specially for the exhibition, offer small portals into various frames from the movies, allowing visitors to take a closer look at the intricate details of ...
by Arthur S. Poe Fiction Horizon Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi ‘The Wild Robot’: How That Epic, Nearly Wordless Snow Storm Scene Came Together 1/9/2025 by Drew Taylor The Wrap “Studio Ghibli would sink”: We Will Never Get To See Hayao Miyazaki’s Truly Serious Movies That Will Doom...
Another Ghibli film with a female protagonist, 2002’sThe Cat Returnswas directed by Hiroyuki Morita, an animator on such classics asLupin IIIandAkira. A slight film in comparison to the epicSprited Away,The Cat Returnsis, like so many Ghibli films, memorable for the quality of its character...
Among the forest dwellers is San, a woman raised by wolves. As is common in Studio Ghibli movies, the story focuses on themes of environmentalism, examining the interplay between humans and all other living things. Its strength of characters, lush world, and thematically-driven plot makePrincess...