Hayao Miyazaki

Spirited Away rightfully qualifies as Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus, winning fifty-two awards after its release in 2001. The movie describes a young girl’s journey of trepidation and discovery after becoming trapped in the spirit world. There, an almost byzantine story unfolds containing complex relationships, unwritten rules and profuse emotions. As with any work of this scale, a mosaic of themes and motifs riddles the production, but I wish to discuss one of the major “paths” we, as the…

Seventh grade has been a mix of amazing and crazy. You might be wondering why I don’t have a chapter for sixth grade. In fifth grade, I had expressed how I felt bored and that school work was too easy. My mother took this into account. She talked about it at conferences with my fifth grade homebase, Mrs. Breza. Then, my mom introduced the idea of skipping a grade. I knew there had been students that have skipped before me, but I never thought of the idea for myself. The school was hesitant to…

Hauru no Ugoku Shiro), was first released in Japan on September 5, 2004. A year later, it was released to the U.S. and Canadian by Disney in June 10, 2005. Then later it was released nationwide in September. The director of Howl’s Moving Castle, Hayao Miyazaki, has made other brilliant films such as Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, and more. An internal conflict the main characters have…

Princess Mononoke by Japanese storyteller Hiyao Miyazaki. Although appearing to be a simple animated children’s tale of a boy thrown into a fight between spiritual beings and the human civilization that threatens to encroach upon their territory, Miyazaki delves into an utterly complex commentary on the consequences technological advancements have on its surroundings. Unlike other examples from film and literature that covers the topic however, Miyazaki…

realm once her parents are placed under an evil spell and transformed into pigs. Miyazaki’s film takes a jab at our society by digging into what mankind has produced, and what a woman has to offer it, eliminating violence and encouraging empathy. Miyazaki exposes themes of feminism and human impact on the environment throughout his film by the style of anime. His depiction of the female heroine showcases his attitude on the future of mankind, posing the female as an alternative solution to the…

The film Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantasy drama film set in America, which involves two main characters, Wink and Hushpuppy. Hushpuppy is Wink’s daughter and they both overtake many obstacles together. Spirited away is an animation film whose main characters are a family of three: Chihiro and her parents. The family is moving to another Japanese town when they come across a hidden spirit world that seems like an abandoned theme park. The films Beast of the Southern Wild and Spirited Away…

10. Paranoia Agent (2004) Satoshi Kon was so content with his cooperation with Madhouse that immediately after the end of producing Tokyo Godfathers, he proposed to shoot a TV anime series. The script would be based upon a few of his concepts, which he had not used before, as much as upon newspapers' headlines, particularly their crime and social ones. The leadership of the company accepted, thus initiating the creation of the 13 episodes of Paranoia Agent. A series of attacks occur in Tokyo,…

InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass is my all-time favorite movie. It is an anime (short for Japanese animation) with romance, action, and fantasy. The second movie in the InuYasha series, yet this movie is animated from the manga not the television show. It holds so dear to me because it helped cultivate my love of anime. InuYasha tackles feelings of uncertainty about the future, healing after family wounds, how to move on from family addictions and loneliness. InuYasha…

Chimaera The Chimaera is one of the most famous female “MONSTERS” from Greek mythology.Greek sailors considered her as had luck considering she usually appeared right before disasters. The Chimaera looks like tons of different animals. She demonstrates the head of a fire breathing lion and a goat's head on her back and her tail was the head of a serpent. A few people have claimed that the Chimaera was raised by a man by the name of Amisodorus. However, some people believe that a half woman and…

The image represents Mei and Satsuki’s acquaintance with Totoro when waiting for their father at the bus stop in a dark and rainy night. From the image, the setting is a somewhat scary scene without knowing its light and humorous tone. Rain is heavily pouring from the sky while Totoro only has a leaf atop his head. It seems that Totoro isn’t bothered standing in the rain and even somehow enjoys it in contrast to the two girls holding low so that the umbrella covers both Mei and Satsuki…