The Boy and the Heron - Review - The Legendary Hayao Miyazaki Makes His Triumphant Return
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- My review for what might be the final feature film by the master of animation, Hayao Miyazaki.
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Btw... Miyazaki will die in the studio. As long as he breathes, he won't stop. The man is the epitome of an artist. He gives no shits about content. He is fully engrossed by the process and the emotional effect. I dont think he even knoww what his movies are fully about. I love that guy ❤
No, Miyazaki won’t die in a studio. If he plans on retiring, then this could be his final send-off to one of the best anime movies of the year.
If we're lucky maybe he'll crank out one or two more shorts. Ridley Scott is still going strong and he's a few years older.
@@KadeemG61 Miyazaki and retirement don't go in the same sentence. Real artists can't conceive such a thing. They just take extended breaks to refill their creativity meters 🎬
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I think it's fair to say that Hayao Miyazaki will not retire, the man is the living definition of workaholic and he is so in love with what he does as an artist that it wouldn't surprise me if he kept making movies up until he was 100.
God willing I hope he lives to be that long and still making movies.
But it just goes to show that the older you get, you can still feel some degree of energy for creating new things for people to enjoy and it's beautiful to see Miyazaki still go forward with that.
Hopefully his grandchildren will continue to push him to stay busy. Sounds like they were a great source of motivation for him in making this movie.
As long as awareness exists and the mind still works, creativity won't stop. He's probably already drawing new concepts for the next thing.
@@real_ozzy and I don't think we should stop him, he's got as much right to create quality as anyone else.
I had only seen Spirited Away until tonight when I watched My Neighbour Totoro. Incredible. I had tears in my eyes for most of it.
I loved S.A. when I watched it a few years ago, no idea why I didn't follow it up back then but thanks to you and this review I'm now dedicated to watching everything Miyazaki has made. I should see the latest one in the cinema to say I did so
I would try Prince Mononoke or Howl’s Moving castle next. People also really love Kiki’s Delivery Service and that’s the next one I’m going to watch.
@Dickson421 All so good. Nausica is also extremely good... and porco rosso... pretty much all of them lol. I really like Whisper of the Heart but it's by a different director
Totoro is such a wonderful film.
Just thinking about Porco Roso & Howells moving castle make me feel happy like a kid😊
Hell yes. Brilliant movies.
Love your work James! Between this, SPIDERVERSE, Pluto and Scavengers Reign it’s been an awesome year for animation
I need to get caught up on Pluto. I've heard nothing but good things.
Suzume?
Can't wait for the ranking! Great video as always!
I'm having a blast revisiting all of his movies. Making some fresh discovers with episodes of TV he directed as well.
- The movies from Miyazaki I saw first day:
Howl’s Moving Castle
Ponyo
The Wind Rises
and now, “How Do You Live?”
Imo, this movie is the deepest Miyazaki movie. On the surface, it's a mix of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. but to me, it's a love letter from Miyazaki to us. He's telling us to create beautiful worlds untainted by malice. That block that Mahito kept at the end represent the movie itself, a powerful reminder that we have the power to create something beautiful.
My favorite director. I'll uber as far as I need to to get to it. Can't wait. Glad you are still doing what you are doing. Can't wait to see it.
As long as there are directors like Miyazaki out there taking our imagination to new heights, this channel will keep going strong. Hope you enjoy the movie!
Grave of the Fireflies is one of the best war movies ever!!!
I need to go on a Isao Takahata binge and watch the rest of his movies.
For my money, I think it's the best 🤌
Unfortunatly this "Myazaki" just goes to prove that he should have made The Wind Rises his last film, it saddens me.
I've got my fingers crossed this film is going to come close enough to me to see it at the theatre. My jaw just dropped when I saw the poster-art for this film; I want it for my wall. I haven't attempted to find a promotional movie poster since, I don't know - the 1980's? That's another lost art form just like 33rpm album cover creations. I'm looking forward to your ranking of Miyazaki's films. My niece, who is in her early 30's and is an animator herself, is heavily influenced by this man's work.
Very cool! Best of luck to your niece and her career!
3:50 - You forgot the dash of Howl's Moving Castle (fire imagery, doors) and the dash of My Neighbor Totoro! [Edit: Oops, I posted before you got to Howl's!] Plus, it's not just dashes of Miyazaki: the opening sequence is Grave of the Fireflies, and I can't say how it relates to When Marnie Was There without major spoilers. The awful Parrot King is also a bit of The Cat Returns.
Miyzaki doesn't work for me. I wish he did because he is in a medium and area I do like quite a bit. Takahata (the other Ghibli founder) is great.
I need to see a lot more of Takahata's movies. I've been neglecting his filmography.
Just curious, why doesn't he work for you?
@@real_ozzyI find his dialogue scenes flat and his movies never really pull me into them. I've seen them all and I think they are fine but have no real interest in watching them. I've never asked myself the question "what is this?" "what am I looking at here?" while watching his movies.
the ”uncomfortable” moments are actually opportunities for discussion, as a parent. i think that is healthy, you made a very good point. back tp HM - it is a privilege tp see one more. thrice :))
Love your reviews + the history/ insight you bring to them. Cant wait for this film my favorite is Princess Mononoke then Howls moving castle.
Princess Mononoke was his first movie that I saw in the theater. I was completely spellbound.
I think one major reason for the feeling it's "less than" is the almost lack of a moving soundtrack...
I agree that the way he can capture subtle things amazingly well - the movements of the vehicles, shifting of weights, the talons on the roof, flying, the fire…
Let's gooooo, can't wait for this one.
One of the handful of directors who is still active today that I can safely say is one of the best filmmakers who has ever lived.
@@geekinwithJamesHancock We don't walk the earth with too many bonafide masters.
Great review James! Hayao Miyazaki's films have always been amazing, reason I subscribe to Max. Speaking of Max, have you seen Scavengers Reign? Are you planning on reviewing Season 1? It's animation and story are way out there!
Watching the trailer now for Scavengers Reign. Thanks for the heads up!
Based off the reviews I get a slight feeling there are elements to isao takahata with his grave of the fireflies and darker tone this film apparently has
in september, it was reported that he was working on a new film. i’m sure it won’t be his last
Best news I've heard all year!
This is my first Ghibli film; this is the only film that made me cry 24 hours after I seen this film. And I heard that this wasn't his best.
Subs over dubs for sure. I'm gonna watch this as soon as possible.
I have a lot of respect for Hayao Miyasaki but my favorite Ghibli film is still Grave of the Fireflies, written and directed by Isao Takahaka.
Also shout out to Oga Kazuo for his consistently incredible background paintings.
Subs over dubs is going to be my new motto. And when I'm finished with my Miyazaki video, I might need to do a deep dive into Takahata's entire filmography.
Grave of the Fireflies is the Studio Ghibli film that my niece points to when she says, "Animation can be for adults". It may very well be her first or second favorite SG film.@@geekinwithJamesHancock
While attending the Kansas City Art Institute I saw the USA release of Princess Mononoke and we all knew we had happened upon something very different. I’ve been a lifelong fan and my children have grown up with his films. Love his works ❤️
💚🇬🇧🌱 sounds like my Sunday is now all about anime...
Always a good idea. I've been swimming in an ocean of Studio Ghibli movies for the past few weeks.
Can’t wait to see it, got tickets for the very first premiere showing and it’s on Cinemark XD! Bring on the speakers and psychedelics LOL! Gonna recap on the wind rises before I leave and am fortunate enough to own a piece of cel animation of Totoro in the scene where the neighbor boy was giving the girl a basket and ran off calling her house haunted.
Miyazaki himself has recommended that fans watch the dubs, so they can focus on the art and film, not text.
I hope retirement continues to elude Miyazaki.
Same. I hope he has some strong genes, lives to 100 years old, and has no choice but to keep working.
I just saw The Boy And The Heron and I really don't have words adequate to describe it, but I can guarantee you that it will stick with you and make you think of it, for a long time. That scene where Mahito falls over sideways onto his bed, and I think, "damn, we've all been there before."
Beautiful review James. I can’t find much I disagree with here. I’m excited to see your Miyazaki retrospective, have it watch listed for tomorrow.
Mesmerizing animation.
Having the trailer show during Godzilla is a massive win.
Thanks from Japan for going out and see this film. You should visit Ghibli Park in Aichi and Ghibli Museum here in Tokyo sometime soon
I watched it yesterday and love it so much.
My favorite Miyazaki is Princess Mononoke. I was really moved by the story, music and amazing drawings. However, I do think Spirited Away is more creative.
Offtopic: What do you think about the Pusher trilogy?
Insanely cool and really underrated. Refn was firing on all cylinders.
Great review, I just saw the movie and liked it! 😊
and I also recommend getting HBO for the studio ghibli films too! I recently watched the tale of the princess Kaguya and it was such a good movie that isn’t written by Miyazaki.
Btw.... I am super looking forward to that Miyazaki filmography video. I've watched em all multiple times and I am ready for deep discusions lol.
Nausica was on Max the last time I was subscribed. I have my blu rays too.
I have a few old DVDs of his movies, but it is time for me to invest in Blu-rays for his entire filmography.
Ghibli films are the few films I like both the Japanese and and English. They do really good English dubs
Frazetta. Another genius with pencil and paint.
Great video. can't wait to watch it. have you seen scavengers reign? also on Max. It's like Alien meets Princess Mononoke and i think you should give it a go
I just watched the trailer due to another comment on this video. Looks disturbing as hell and right up my alley.
@@geekinwithJamesHancock i think you'll approve. Am watching it for a second time already. really rich world building and well told stories
Omg 4 minutes of just talking how great Music tazaki is 😂 we get you love him, can you get to the point here already and talk about the movie itself 😝
Fakes his triuphant return imho
It wasn’t that good to be honest.
First!!! 😅
High five!!!
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Wind rises was bad
His movies are boring and psychedelic