Is the castle that falls apart the one referenced in the title, and hence the setting and arguably the central focus of the film? If so, I stand by my claim. :)
aw, Jeff... Miyazaki is just about the only Japanese animator who generally *avoids* giant cataclysm and squeaky-voiced, dinner-plate-eyed women. There is shapechanging. Shapechanging is nifty, and puts to good use the potentialities of the animated medium. Go shapechanging.
There are skinny people. There are old, non-skinny people. There are young chubby people. There are any sort of people you might name. I hope you're being facetious, because you make me sad.
In a way, Miyazaki does more meaningful cataclysm. I get very upset when Satsuki is searching for Mei in _Totoro_, even after watching it multiple times. It works because he can get you to see these relatively little events through their eyes, and see how big the events are to them. But we don't need monsters attacking cities, or spaceships crashing, to convey all that drama; sometimes a shoe is enough.
I was just digging around and found out it's a bit autobiographical; Miyazaki's mom was hospitalized off and on or years.
Wow, I was thinking about watching that again, but I know right now I'd just cry and want my mommy.
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Miyazaki is just about the only Japanese animator who generally *avoids* giant cataclysm and squeaky-voiced, dinner-plate-eyed women.
There is shapechanging. Shapechanging is nifty, and puts to good use the potentialities of the animated medium. Go shapechanging.
There are skinny people. There are old, non-skinny people. There are young chubby people. There are any sort of people you might name. I hope you're being facetious, because you make me sad.
Re: Well, yes...
Re: Well, yes...
I was just digging around and found out it's a bit autobiographical; Miyazaki's mom was hospitalized off and on or years.
Wow, I was thinking about watching that again, but I know right now I'd just cry and want my mommy.