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H. Guderian
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Anno has been around in so many things lately, other TV shows. I love his direction, and while I didn't think he'd be a Miyazaki Successor, I certainly would love to see more from him in any capacity!
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Octulus
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Blood-
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It's interesting that both Miyazaki and Anno see their relationship as teacher/student since it is hard to imagine two more different directors. I worry about the future of SG. I really hope it survives.
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Angel M Cazares
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The thing that I have always really liked about Studio Ghibli is the art and animation in their productions. I will not miss Miyazaki because I have rarely connected with his work. I am a big fan of Takahata but is time for him to retire. I only see the studio surviving if it focuses on doing series. Anno as the head of Ghibli would be interesting but scary, giving his track record of abandoning projects. |
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vanfanel
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I saw "When Marnie Was There" a few weeks ago. It's not bad. I liked it well enough...but didn't love it. Of the crop of recent films by younger staff, I think I like "Poppy Hill" best, followed by "Arrietty." Although "Kaguya Hime" may well be a masterpiece, it's also likely to be Isao Takahata's final film.
It will be a sad day for animation if Ghibli stops being Ghibli and becomes just another studio. At this point, it does seem like they're sliding into a sort of World Masterpiece Theater-ish comfort zone. That's not a *bad* place to be, but it is a step down from where they were -- adapting the classics instead of making them. Anno...he's got Khara now, and one more Eva film to finish before (hopefully) giving us something new. I don't care what studio he does it at, but I do want Anno to make Anno films, and not try to force himself into making someone else's notion of what a Ghibli film should be. Ghibli became what it is because of two brilliant, non-risk-averse directors making the films they wanted to make, and being fortunate enough to resonate with huge audiences. They can find talented directors, sure, but can they find talented directors who are that much like themselves in terms of the sort of films they want to make? Who can connect with audiences on that large a scale? That's a much taller order. It would be nice if they hadn't run off Mamoru Hosoda, but he's got his own studio now, too, and three successful films to his credit; that ship has sailed. I've long wondered if maybe they should give Makiko Futaki a shot at the director's chair. I have no idea if she'd be interested, but I do know she's produced a picture book and a lavishly-illustrated fantasy novella (「世界の真ん中の木」・"The Tree at the Center of the World") on the side, making her the only Ghibli staffer I'm aware of with a record of creating original stories. I really hope they don't throw in the towel, by either shuttering Ghibli or by giving up the ambition that made them what they were -- and what they hopefully can still be. |
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Jayhosh
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I never thought of it as a possibility, but it'd be awesome if Anno actually took the reigns. He has a lot of range in his direction, so it wouldn't all be dark stuff. A Nausicaa sequel following the manga would be amazing, and Anno seems like he would be the best person to direct it. The manga gets much more graphic after what happens in the first movie, and nobody understands and well represents that kind of material than Anno. Not to mention his work on animating the original. It's awesome that two of my favorite anime directors are so close, in fact, I actually discovered Evangelion through Nausicaa.
Takahata is an underrated genius all around the world. Even in Japan. That's a shame because his works deserve equal praise as Miyazaki's, maybe even more. Obviously Grave of the Fireflies is a masterpiece, but I recently saw Princess Kaguya and honestly, it almost, ALMOST has Grave beat as his best (and most emotional) work. Nothing can beat the severe sadness that is Grave of the Fireflies, but Kaguya comes close. Really close. The entire film is just beautiful, visually and thematically. Even though he's never officially stated that it will be his last film (which I have no idea where any news outlets get those ideas), it'd be a great high note to go out on. I'm glad it made it to completion despite the many hurdles in its development, even though it didn't recoup its massive budget. Oh yeah, and not to forget that Marnie was pretty wonderful too. I could definitely tell it was directed by the same guy who made Arrietty. But I liked it much more than Arrietty, the story and characters were great and the whole entire film was shrouded in a really intriguing mystery. Yonebayashi certainly has his own growing voice when it comes to directing anime. He's really showing promise, I hope Marnie is not his last directorial effort. |
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Gilles Poitras
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Anno has already done some significant work with Ghibli so there is an existing working relationship there. His live action Shiki-Jitsu was produced by Studio Kajino, a branch of Studio Ghibli.
BTW The region 2 DVD of Shiki-Jitsu is subtitled. |
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Angel M Cazares
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As I understand it Anno only animated the giant.
I completely agree with the praise for Takahata. I think I should check Princess Kaguya. Have you watched Only Yesterday? It is not available in R1, but the Japanese BD has English subtitles. It is worth importing it. |
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penguintruth
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After that third Rebuild of Evangelion movie, nobody should even return Hideaki Anno's phone calls, let alone allow him into Studio Ghibli. At least Oshii has some scraps of talent left.
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walw6pK4Alo
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Everyone's got a lackluster film or two in them, even once they're settled in their careers and labeled auteurs spoiler[except Kubrick.] Doesn't mean their reservoir of talent is non-replenishable.
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