I saw Nausicaa when I was very young. Years later, when I found it again and could actually appreciate it, I fell in love with it. I've actually cosplayed Nausicaa before. Unfortunately, I can't remember how I found it again. Time to find it a third time...
Not all. The Torumekian bumblecrows and Corvettes alongside the Dorok monitors are both made by the imperial factories. Even the jars are new. However all the gunships and other stuff like these are made a thousand years ago
Feel free to um akshully all you want, there's plenty here posited with room for criticism. The 20 something disclaimers at least point to humility when making claims like we all forget global warming constantly as a psychological reflex or whatever... It's okay, time heals all.
Miyazaki's movies consist of the main things: Beautiful art, captivating storylines, and engaging characters. There's only one word for this, and that's *breathtaking*
I grew up watching studio ghibli with my grandfather. This one is my favorite while my brothers is Castle in the sky. Just last week I was rewatching it with a friend and I realized something. I always knew it was about protecting the environment but I realized that it could easily be argued it was a warning of nuclear warfare
"A thousand years have passed since the collapse of industrialized civilization. A toxic jungle now spreads, threatening the survival of the last of the human race" That opening always sends chills down my spine!
Glad you found the manga! The film doesn't do the story that miyazaki wrote for the manga any justice. It's truly an epic that speaks everything I think miyazaki believes about life at his time.
@Shaman X You're right in that sense, yeah. I should have explained better. The Movie was finished long before Miyazaki had finished writing the manga, and the movie has lots of aspects to it that significantly simplify the story and events that are shown in the manga. The manga also fleshes out the entirety of the ancient society, the wars, the other clans, and all of the main characters.
Animation can be really artistic and beautiful. You are right when you talk about a grass field never looking so good in real life. I think the beauty of Miyazaki is his color palletes and his use in telling us about the natural world and the technological world, and how sometimes those colors mesh well or not on screen.
As someone who preaches the gospel of Nausicaa depicted in the manga, I can say this. One of the core theme of this story is, "Is it the responsibility of the descendants to burden the mistakes of their ancestors?" I believe this really resonates with the younger generations now more than ever, why the fuck do we have to wipe the asses of the generations before us who took everything for granted and left us a world brink of the biggest shit storm to hit the fan... "It's fine"........... That meme speaks for itself for this situation, but really it's not fine. And you get what Nausicaa's answer to it is, not in the film but in the manga and seriously it's worth the read to find out.
This was lovely. I first saw Nausicaa as the original english dub “Warriors of the Wind” in the 80s, and it has been my favorite anime film since that moment. It’s worth reading the manga if you haven’t, to both more fully understand the character and motivations of Nausicaa, and learn the true origin and purpose of the toxic jungle.
Everything you said about apocalyptic landscapes is exactly what I love. The adventure and ruin was one of the key factors that made me like Breath of the Wild more than many of the Zelda games as well as why I love Nausicaä.
Thank you, Dazz, for making this video. I've recently been going through every Studio Ghibli film, which of course means a lot of Hayoa Miyazaki's work, and I always find myself coming back to Nausicaä. I was never able to really put it into words as to what I truly loved about this film and what I felt whenever I watched it, but you have been able to capture that for me. I genuinely love this movie to death, and I'm super happy you made a video on it. I like the essay format! It seems a bit sporadic and still a bit like your other videos, but it's still quite good. I hope to see more videos like this one!
Honestly it’s Nausicaa has far more depth than Laputa if you consider the manga too, but not many do. So I can see why you would come to that conclusion, and Princess Mononoke is the distilled form of the film and manga of Nausicaa.
The Nausicaa manga was Miyazaki's masterwork. There. I said it. I know, he's had a brilliant career since then. But no other project of his had characters as compelling, a world as detailed and breathtaking, and a story as meaningful, deep, and complex. The movie tries to pack an epic masterwork in two hours, and it does a respectable job, but the manga totally outdoes the movie, Laputa, and Mononoke.
Thank you for this video, nausicaa is a such an important film to me. Im aware that there is a manga written by Miyazaki himself, I have yet to read it, but I was wondering if you have encountered it and if it offers a different perspective on the points you bring up in this essay?
Manga is so good! Like, movie already seems amazing, but when you read manga you realise that even that can be greatly exceeded. It is in my top 3 works of literature for sure. It does offer much expanded view compared to film, both in width and especially in depth
I read the manga last week for my first time and I'd say that it mostly expands on the work, even though it introduces some significant changes in the structure. To me, the messages remained pretty much the same but it was set to a more complicated and diversified backdrop. So it's more world building and more nuance.
The manga questions everything inside the world of Nausicaa. Nausicaa's relationship and ideology about nature, the necessity of violence, humanity's past actions, the use of power, the changing humanity (both their way of life and themselves, literally). It's an epic story.
I absolutely love the manga and would really encourage you to check it out. The world is so much more expansive. It adds a lot of nuance and it dives into a pretty philosophical and blatant discussion of the themes of the movie. I hope you enjoy it if you do check it out!
this movie i watched this year and it made me cry, idk if i'm just emotional but this movie just had this mystical world where there are just kind people filled with compassion willing so save anyone, good or bad
the fact that this video dosent have as many views as your other’s is criminal. this is my absolute favorite ghibli movie and seeing someone give it the spotlight it deserves makes me so happy. ❤️
Thank you for talking about Nausicaa, it's my favorite of the Miyazaki films I've seen and no one talks about it, no one even mentions it in their conversations about Miyazaki
Thanks for this. I love this movie and you nail why it resonates so well. The clips of Fukushima are amazing too. Terrible, but fascinating. I really enjoyed this. Hope to see you in future Director Projects!
@@lepmuhangpa "Catching half naked girls like pokemon" you definitely didnt play the game. Apparently you took my advice and you are leaving. LMAOOO coward. People who complain about sexualization are always spinless
Nausicaa came out when I was a kid but I didn't see the movie until I was in my 30's. It's a good movie. Reminds me a bit of FernGully even though that film came out later.
also, when i grew up watching this the ‘toxic jungle’ was called instead the sea of decay, referring to the destruction and death that followed the spores.
I believe the “ability to build the technology albeit in a post apocalyptic world” that you like and praise, is actually technology that was lost for good. In the end credits, you see kids practicing with non-engined kite versions of Nausica’s Mehve glider. The Valley of Wind made these practice gliders, but they do not have the technology to reproduce the Mehve. That tech was excavated from an older more advanced society. Tormekiah is the military power house, but cities like Pejite thrived because they were able to built excavate these “artifacts” from a former advanced civilization. It was going well until they excavated the god soldier that was way too powerful, thus incurring Tormekiah’s wrath. In the original comic, Tormekiah finds this out because of their spies, and actually both Pejite and the Valley of Wind are Vassal nations under Tormekia’s rule. In the comics, when Tormekiah calls upon an old agreement and summons all the fiefdoms under it’s control, including the Valley of Wind, to partake against it’s war against the Dorg (a third faction that only exists in the comics) you’ll see all the gunships are “rickety” and best repaired as possible to each fiefdom’s capacity, but the ancient ways are lost and we see current civilization basically duct taping and substituting an Ohmu’s discarded shell’s eye bulb as a material, etc. to best keep what ever tech they dig up serviceable. The civilization in Nausicaa, isn’t thriving, they are slowly dying and offsetting that by leveraging any ancient tech they can dig up and “patch up” with their own medieval technology. If you do read the comics (7 books, the movie is a re-imagined alt version of the first 2 books). There is a fourth faction, the “forest people” who are humans who are able to live within the poison forest, and basically Miyazaki’s Equivalent of the Fremen from Dune. The comic ending is quite surprising and inline with the later Dune books. So give it a read if you can
I love your video essay! Very deep and meaningful. Nausicaa was such a huge part of my childhood and I totally agree with finding strange beauty in forgotten locations of humanity. It really is like a dangerous and solemn version of a child's treasure hunting or exploration *New Subscriber coming thruuuu*
you should watch the anime girls' last tour even if just for the setting, the anime somehow manages to make a post apocalyptic world the most beautiful and relaxing thing, watching the 12 episodes simply gave me the quiet time i needed.
I DEFINITELY think you should do more videos like this! Very interesting, entertaining and personal. I very much like your regular videos as well, and this one was great, even complementing your more lighthearted videos!
I saw this movie as a kid in about 1985-86, when it came to America as Warriors of the Wind. I didn't follow the politics at the time, but I did get on board with the idea that humans were responsible for the earth's wrath wreaking havoc on the remainder of humanity. And the giant warrior gave me nightmares.
I love the inclusion of 'The Winding Ridge' from the Hyper Light Drifter OST in this essay. It's my favorite game of all time, and Nausicaa is my favorite Ghibli film (maybe my favorite FILM of all time too). It's no coincidence that I love both of those pieces of media so much though, since Alex Preston, the creator of hyper light drifter has said what a monumental inspiration Nausicaa was for the world of HLD. The two works are incredibly similar visually and thematically, and stir emotions in me that manage to make me cry if I'm in the right mood. Even if your inclusion of that song was purely through luck, you've ended up making a connection that resonates artistically for more reasons than one
hayao miyazaki is indeed one of the greatest animated writers weve seen in japan but what if i told you there was a miyazaki greater than even him. Hidetaka miyazaki he crafted a world with the help of george r r martin with his magnum opus elden ring. a game that has been blessed by the grace of gold.
The music in the film is so weird and bizarre. When you hear it you'd think I doesn't fit with the theme but somehow it actually fits perfectly and it amazes me so much.
wonderful essay mate. Easily my favorite Miyazaki film. Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke complete the trifecta for me. The rest are wonderful of course. But there's something about those 3 that always leave me thinking and super inspired.
this is an incredibly interesting video especially threw your perspective of being colourblind and finding more beauty on the destruction of the world as that is your favourite for of art as you can appreciate regardless of your birth defect this video is such an interesting take on this film to me
Great essay. Nausicaa was the first Ghibli movie I ever matched. As a young kid, we had it recorded on a VHS tape and I loved it. It wasn't until maybe 10 years later that I realized what Studio Ghibli was and the other movies that they made. Here I am almost 30 and I have trouble picking a favorite between it, Porco Rosso, and Ponyo.
I find beauty in the radio-active remains because of the sense that despite how much all those items in the stores were prized and sought after.. when the SHTF it all becomes worthless to the people who just want to live - and realize all this junk is useless to them...
An ex of mine used to go to sleep to this film every night. Broken into segments before sleeping I've seen it 50 times or more and it hasn't diminished my love for it.
The virus really doesn't mean anything in the bigger picture, and nature is still definitely better than man. But, the thing is, nature is FAR more complex than 'haha cute gud deer bad spooder'. Nature can be talked about for hours on end, but humanity will always be insignificant, even if we somehow destroy the whole world. We need to understand, shown in films like this and Princess Mononoke, and in games like Breath of the Wild or Ocarina of Time, that earth isn't so black and white. Nature is good and man is bad, but that doesn't mean humans are the only negative species ever, and it doesn't mean we should ignore real climate issues because 'oh I care I promise', and it doesn't mean animals can't suffer in nature. The coronavirus is devastating to us humans, but not a huge metaphorical paradox or anything.
Since it is the holiday season, you should review a TERRIBLE Christmas movie! I know, I know, its generic, but people love watching bad movies get roasted! I recommend the newest Grinch spinoff. It was........bad. have a nice day!
I think the most important thing is that Miyazaki is absurdly bitter and grumpy as a person, but none of his films are. Even tragic films like Graveyard of the Fireflies aren't grumpy; sad, but not punky and edgy. It constantly feels like he wants things to change, things that affected him and made him who he is today, and though he cannot change himself anymore, he tries to make films that can at least promote a better society before more people go irreversibly bitter like him.
One of the hints of the lore which people who didn't read the manga often missed, is that, the mask is hilariously useless considering how character's skin is visibly exposed to the toxin. And if ancient people could made Giant Warriors, of course they can make the forrest. Nausicaa isn't a tale of environmentalism, it's a story about how to be kind in an unkind world, and we all can make decision for ourselves.
Princess mononoke is my favorite movie of all time and Nausicaä my favorite manga of all time, have you heard about The journey of Shuna? It's kind of a prototype of both. But very different, to me it is the real founding stone of all Miyazaki works
I remember when I saw clip of Nausica as a kid and it blew my mind out. Before that I didn't know that there can be anime movie and that it can be so good. Btw manga is amazing too!
My best advice for people with a lot of climate anxiety, as someone who's been there: find something small and local to contribute to. If you can't find anything on your own, there are websites that can help match you up with different volunteering opportunities in your area. About a year ago, I had wholeheartedly flung myself into the "zero waste" movement, and it was making me miserable. I was constantly thinking about how I could "do better," agonizing over every piece of trash I threw away, just generally ruining my own mental health by holding myself to impossible standards. So I went online, and I found out that there was a group working to get rid of invasive species in a local park, and now I spend a couple hours doing that roughly twice a month. It helps so much. I'm doing something where I can actually see the impact I'm having, plus spending time out in nature. It's made me more passionate about environmental causes because I can see how things can get better, all I need to do is take a walk from the part of the woods that has been restored to the parts we haven't gotten to yet. It's not super fast, this group has been working for over five years and are only just now starting to finish clearing out the honeysuckle from this one small-ish park, but it is progress, and it's progress that I can see that I've contributed to. So if you're feeling hopeless about the environment, find something small and local that you can contribute to. It doesn't have to be clearing out invasive species like I do, it can be something else, that plays to your strengths. Maybe you're good with people, so community organizing or more direct political stuff is more your style. Maybe you'd rather be involved with animals than with plants. Who knows? But whatever it is, go out and find it. I promise it will make a world of difference.
I love the fallout comparison. As i recently got into fallout, I started thinking of comparing the two with my friends. My favorite part of nausicaa was the insects mainly the Ohmus. Even as a kid. As a kie it was like godzilla with 20 eyes and it had infinite alternative accounts. As an adult, I still love the coolness factor but it's so interesting to see how they behave when not enraged. Hell they're herbivores. They examine humans and are concious and intelligent enough to recognize human sacrafice and sincerity, and kind ebough to pay back that sacrafice in kind. But the protection of nature's purification and its guardians take priority.
Hey, you said this was one of your first essay videos? Nice work, I think it was really good and insightful. Also I think I noticed some Hyper Light Drifter music in there so that's another plus (also that game has some Nausicaa vibes too)
Im terrified of what's happening to the planet. And I know I can't do anything, that I would if I had the means or if there was a big enough movement that could reach me... But there's no movements I can reach. I'm on the edge of poverty, barely staying above it or maybe skimming below, so I don't have the means. I live, am trapped, as an adult in an area with views deep in the red. I know what's happening and that the people in power won't do anything. So I try to ignore it, so I don't see my death coming.
Miyazaki style: 1. Womens strong, but humans. 2. Nature: Gaia and powerfull ever (more than humans) 3. Background and stories: Colors, forms, steampunk, dystopic, Female Kingdoms, and not moral but ever respectfull for all lives (human or not human) I agree 90% of your analyze about Miyazaki worksart.
Man, a film of studio gibli never gonna catch the beuty of nature it self, i dont know yout history and life but may can be a search find a place were the nature would we more than a cut of a film. Greatings from argentina
@@briannawilliams8916 How humans are the problem and if we just worked together everything would be fixed, sadly not. I've heard the demons are inside us spiel many times but its just one of those things people say but doesn't actually mean anything, what he has done is lulled you into a suspension of disbelief with the movie and then talked about something thats needs suspension of disbelief to work. I'd be more interested if he outlined some actual ways to go around fixing things than just saying, "Ok hive minded people do your thing.". Most people already know about climate change or the meat industry, awareness isn't the issue, he is contributing to the problem of people just talking about it and doing nothing or forgetting about it by posting this video. The video where the latter half is dedicated to calling it out. Ironic.
@@celestialborhau5755 I have to disagree sure we all know about climate change but there are plenty of people that dont believe in it or dont want to change it but there are plenty of people out there changing our world slowly and you cant really judge him if your not doing anything yourself
when this was the first Ghibli, boy did they have a damn good start
i mean, this movie holds a special place in my heart
agreed
Ghibli's artists were great before Ghibli too. Topcraft which later became
Ghibli worked on The Last Unicorn and that movie is beautiful.
Tecnically, this was made before Ghibli.
@@Knightmessenger ya but it was directed by Hayao Miziyaki and a bunch of the Ghibli squad, and is even nowadays labeled as a Studio Ghibli movie
I saw Nausicaa when I was very young. Years later, when I found it again and could actually appreciate it, I fell in love with it. I've actually cosplayed Nausicaa before. Unfortunately, I can't remember how I found it again. Time to find it a third time...
Not to “um akshully” you, but according to the manga at least, all the ships in Nausicaä are mined and repaired from older civilizations.
Not all. The Torumekian bumblecrows and Corvettes alongside the Dorok monitors are both made by the imperial factories. Even the jars are new. However all the gunships and other stuff like these are made a thousand years ago
@@edusc6893 it's the engines they lost the knowledge of, not the aircraft. They can repair and maintain them, rare skills, but not make them.
@@Shatteredragon yes, however they don't know how to make gunships and other older ships
Feel free to um akshully all you want, there's plenty here posited with room for criticism. The 20 something disclaimers at least point to humility when making claims like we all forget global warming constantly as a psychological reflex or whatever... It's okay, time heals all.
@@edusc6893 i think in the manga it said that the gunship is 600 years old also, kas sa oled eestlane haha
Miyazaki's movies consist of the main things: Beautiful art, captivating storylines, and engaging characters. There's only one word for this, and that's
*breathtaking*
Or magnificent.
@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess o h y e s
What about the flying machines; are those not also a key component?
There is also a "sociology" to them.
You should have used your mask sir
I grew up watching studio ghibli with my grandfather. This one is my favorite while my brothers is Castle in the sky. Just last week I was rewatching it with a friend and I realized something. I always knew it was about protecting the environment but I realized that it could easily be argued it was a warning of nuclear warfare
Yup! As is so often in modern Japanese art. The giant beasts were nuclear bombs.
"A thousand years have passed since the collapse of industrialized civilization. A toxic jungle now spreads, threatening the survival of the last of the human race"
That opening always sends chills down my spine!
Great timing, I literally just started reading the Nausicaa manga today.
I just saw the movie yesterday for the first time lol.
Aye me too, well taking a break from the manga atm.
Glad you found the manga! The film doesn't do the story that miyazaki wrote for the manga any justice. It's truly an epic that speaks everything I think miyazaki believes about life at his time.
The manga is so good! Have fun and enjoy it!
@Shaman X You're right in that sense, yeah. I should have explained better. The Movie was finished long before Miyazaki had finished writing the manga, and the movie has lots of aspects to it that significantly simplify the story and events that are shown in the manga. The manga also fleshes out the entirety of the ancient society, the wars, the other clans, and all of the main characters.
Animation can be really artistic and beautiful. You are right when you talk about a grass field never looking so good in real life. I think the beauty of Miyazaki is his color palletes and his use in telling us about the natural world and the technological world, and how sometimes those colors mesh well or not on screen.
As someone who preaches the gospel of Nausicaa depicted in the manga, I can say this.
One of the core theme of this story is, "Is it the responsibility of the descendants to burden the mistakes of their ancestors?"
I believe this really resonates with the younger generations now more than ever, why the fuck do we have to wipe the asses of the generations before us who took everything for granted and left us a world brink of the biggest shit storm to hit the fan...
"It's fine"........... That meme speaks for itself for this situation, but really it's not fine.
And you get what Nausicaa's answer to it is, not in the film but in the manga and seriously it's worth the read to find out.
This was lovely. I first saw Nausicaa as the original english dub “Warriors of the Wind” in the 80s, and it has been my favorite anime film since that moment. It’s worth reading the manga if you haven’t, to both more fully understand the character and motivations of Nausicaa, and learn the true origin and purpose of the toxic jungle.
These movies always cheer me up, their vibrant worlds and well written characters are some of the best things that these movies nail.
Everything you said about apocalyptic landscapes is exactly what I love. The adventure and ruin was one of the key factors that made me like Breath of the Wild more than many of the Zelda games as well as why I love Nausicaä.
Thank you, Dazz, for making this video. I've recently been going through every Studio Ghibli film, which of course means a lot of Hayoa Miyazaki's work, and I always find myself coming back to Nausicaä. I was never able to really put it into words as to what I truly loved about this film and what I felt whenever I watched it, but you have been able to capture that for me. I genuinely love this movie to death, and I'm super happy you made a video on it. I like the essay format! It seems a bit sporadic and still a bit like your other videos, but it's still quite good. I hope to see more videos like this one!
“Our lives are like the wind…
or like sounds.
We come into being,
resonate with eachother…
Then fade away.”
-Nausicaa
_Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind_ was the training run for _Laputa: Castle in the Sky._
You mean Princess Mononoke.
@@tasogarerubica That too.
Honestly it’s Nausicaa has far more depth than Laputa if you consider the manga too, but not many do. So I can see why you would come to that conclusion, and Princess Mononoke is the distilled form of the film and manga of Nausicaa.
Which one came godamn first?!?!?!?!
The Nausicaa manga was Miyazaki's masterwork.
There. I said it.
I know, he's had a brilliant career since then. But no other project of his had characters as compelling, a world as detailed and breathtaking, and a story as meaningful, deep, and complex. The movie tries to pack an epic masterwork in two hours, and it does a respectable job, but the manga totally outdoes the movie, Laputa, and Mononoke.
Thank you for this video, nausicaa is a such an important film to me. Im aware that there is a manga written by Miyazaki himself, I have yet to read it, but I was wondering if you have encountered it and if it offers a different perspective on the points you bring up in this essay?
Manga is so good! Like, movie already seems amazing, but when you read manga you realise that even that can be greatly exceeded. It is in my top 3 works of literature for sure. It does offer much expanded view compared to film, both in width and especially in depth
I read the manga last week for my first time and I'd say that it mostly expands on the work, even though it introduces some significant changes in the structure. To me, the messages remained pretty much the same but it was set to a more complicated and diversified backdrop. So it's more world building and more nuance.
The manga questions everything inside the world of Nausicaa. Nausicaa's relationship and ideology about nature, the necessity of violence, humanity's past actions, the use of power, the changing humanity (both their way of life and themselves, literally). It's an epic story.
I absolutely love the manga and would really encourage you to check it out. The world is so much more expansive. It adds a lot of nuance and it dives into a pretty philosophical and blatant discussion of the themes of the movie. I hope you enjoy it if you do check it out!
The manga is my favourite piece of fiction ever. For me it's #1. It ties its themes beautifully.
this movie i watched this year and it made me cry, idk if i'm just emotional but this movie just had this mystical world where there are just kind people filled with compassion willing so save anyone, good or bad
the fact that this video dosent have as many views as your other’s is criminal. this is my absolute favorite ghibli movie and seeing someone give it the spotlight it deserves makes me so happy. ❤️
Thank you for talking about Nausicaa, it's my favorite of the Miyazaki films I've seen and no one talks about it, no one even mentions it in their conversations about Miyazaki
15:01 “but this dot, thank you alarm. But this dot.”
This is perfectly timed I was going to do a Studio Ghibli marathon
For someone who doesn't usually engage in this type of analysis, you did a lovely job.
Thanks for this. I love this movie and you nail why it resonates so well. The clips of Fukushima are amazing too. Terrible, but fascinating. I really enjoyed this. Hope to see you in future Director Projects!
My birthday got better when you uploaded!
Thanks for contributing Dazz! This video is so good are I really appreciate you getting on board The Director Project!
Bruh, is that Xenoblade music?
@@lepmuhangpa Nah the game is brilliant. Leave
I have been silenced.
This is no place for me.
@@lepmuhangpa "Catching half naked girls like pokemon" you definitely didnt play the game. Apparently you took my advice and you are leaving. LMAOOO coward. People who complain about sexualization are always spinless
Again, I'm the spineless coward. And yet my comments are deleted.
Nausicaa came out when I was a kid but I didn't see the movie until I was in my 30's.
It's a good movie. Reminds me a bit of FernGully even though that film came out later.
Love the video. Format, topic, personality, all of it. You always put out things that catch my eye and I just can’t help but enjoy it.
This is my favorite movie like ever...
It has inspired me for years
Dazz would definitely be able to survive a post-apocalyptic world.
Fallout players: *laugh in vault jumpsuits*
I grew up watching this and its my favourite film. This movie set such high standards for me in movies and its just- AMAZING.
also, when i grew up watching this the ‘toxic jungle’ was called instead the sea of decay, referring to the destruction and death that followed the spores.
I used to watch Nausicaa a lot as a child and when that black bird came up it all rushed back to me
I believe the “ability to build the technology albeit in a post apocalyptic world” that you like and praise, is actually technology that was lost for good. In the end credits, you see kids practicing with non-engined kite versions of Nausica’s Mehve glider. The Valley of Wind made these practice gliders, but they do not have the technology to reproduce the Mehve. That tech was excavated from an older more advanced society.
Tormekiah is the military power house, but cities like Pejite thrived because they were able to built excavate these “artifacts” from a former advanced civilization.
It was going well until they excavated the god soldier that was way too powerful, thus incurring Tormekiah’s wrath.
In the original comic, Tormekiah finds this out because of their spies, and actually both Pejite and the Valley of Wind are Vassal nations under Tormekia’s rule.
In the comics, when Tormekiah calls upon an old agreement and summons all the fiefdoms under it’s control, including the Valley of Wind, to partake against it’s war against the Dorg (a third faction that only exists in the comics) you’ll see all the gunships are “rickety” and best repaired as possible to each fiefdom’s capacity, but the ancient ways are lost and we see current civilization basically duct taping and substituting an Ohmu’s discarded shell’s eye bulb as a material, etc. to best keep what ever tech they dig up serviceable. The civilization in Nausicaa, isn’t thriving, they are slowly dying and offsetting that by leveraging any ancient tech they can dig up and “patch up” with their own medieval technology.
If you do read the comics (7 books, the movie is a re-imagined alt version of the first 2 books). There is a fourth faction, the “forest people” who are humans who are able to live within the poison forest, and basically Miyazaki’s Equivalent of the Fremen from Dune.
The comic ending is quite surprising and inline with the later Dune books.
So give it a read if you can
I love your video essay! Very deep and meaningful. Nausicaa was such a huge part of my childhood and I totally agree with finding strange beauty in forgotten locations of humanity. It really is like a dangerous and solemn version of a child's treasure hunting or exploration
*New Subscriber coming thruuuu*
This looks promising, I can’t wait to come back to it once I’ve worked my way to Nausica!
you should watch the anime girls' last tour even if just for the setting, the anime somehow manages to make a post apocalyptic world the most beautiful and relaxing thing, watching the 12 episodes simply gave me the quiet time i needed.
First video in a while I've actually saved for later because I adore Nausicaä and I am hyped to hear what you have to say
I DEFINITELY think you should do more videos like this! Very interesting, entertaining and personal. I very much like your regular videos as well, and this one was great, even complementing your more lighthearted videos!
thank you for providing this video. really appreciate the content.
Me "wow today is starting off depressing, oh look a new Dazz Video, might as well watch it and draw" *leaves video 10 times more depressed*
I saw this movie as a kid in about 1985-86, when it came to America as Warriors of the Wind.
I didn't follow the politics at the time, but I did get on board with the idea that humans were responsible for the earth's wrath wreaking havoc on the remainder of humanity.
And the giant warrior gave me nightmares.
love this review, such detail in your speaking
I love the inclusion of 'The Winding Ridge' from the Hyper Light Drifter OST in this essay. It's my favorite game of all time, and Nausicaa is my favorite Ghibli film (maybe my favorite FILM of all time too).
It's no coincidence that I love both of those pieces of media so much though, since Alex Preston, the creator of hyper light drifter has said what a monumental inspiration Nausicaa was for the world of HLD. The two works are incredibly similar visually and thematically, and stir emotions in me that manage to make me cry if I'm in the right mood.
Even if your inclusion of that song was purely through luck, you've ended up making a connection that resonates artistically for more reasons than one
Nowadays Nausicaa looks like the future brought about by nauseating Attack on Titan s Rumble Finale.
hayao miyazaki is indeed one of the greatest animated writers weve seen in japan but what if i told you there was a miyazaki greater than even him. Hidetaka miyazaki he crafted a world with the help of george r r martin with his magnum opus elden ring. a game that has been blessed by the grace of gold.
The music in the film is so weird and bizarre. When you hear it you'd think I doesn't fit with the theme but somehow it actually fits perfectly and it amazes me so much.
wonderful essay mate. Easily my favorite Miyazaki film. Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke complete the trifecta for me. The rest are wonderful of course. But there's something about those 3 that always leave me thinking and super inspired.
this is an incredibly interesting video especially threw your perspective of being colourblind and finding more beauty on the destruction of the world as that is your favourite for of art as you can appreciate regardless of your birth defect this video is such an interesting take on this film to me
I haven't seen this film in years. Thank you.
Great essay. Nausicaa was the first Ghibli movie I ever matched. As a young kid, we had it recorded on a VHS tape and I loved it. It wasn't until maybe 10 years later that I realized what Studio Ghibli was and the other movies that they made. Here I am almost 30 and I have trouble picking a favorite between it, Porco Rosso, and Ponyo.
i think its a combo of curiosity, peace and strange beauty, i love this film
I find beauty in the radio-active remains because of the sense that despite how much all those items in the stores were prized and sought after.. when the SHTF it all becomes worthless to the people who just want to live - and realize all this junk is useless to them...
My favourite movie was the castle in the sky, took my breath away !!
I just realized how much the landscapes in Adventure Time remind me of Nausicca. I need to watch it again soon.
Thanks for covering this. Just saw this at the age of 39. I don’t overthink the climate change, but I do think the harmony with nature is important.
I watched this once when I was 7 in 21 now and I still haven’t forgotten some parts
An ex of mine used to go to sleep to this film every night. Broken into segments before sleeping I've seen it 50 times or more and it hasn't diminished my love for it.
*Nature good, human bad* but not this movie i suppose this could compare with how we are dealing with the virus
The virus really doesn't mean anything in the bigger picture, and nature is still definitely better than man. But, the thing is, nature is FAR more complex than 'haha cute gud deer bad spooder'. Nature can be talked about for hours on end, but humanity will always be insignificant, even if we somehow destroy the whole world. We need to understand, shown in films like this and Princess Mononoke, and in games like Breath of the Wild or Ocarina of Time, that earth isn't so black and white. Nature is good and man is bad, but that doesn't mean humans are the only negative species ever, and it doesn't mean we should ignore real climate issues because 'oh I care I promise', and it doesn't mean animals can't suffer in nature. The coronavirus is devastating to us humans, but not a huge metaphorical paradox or anything.
I think I first watched Nausicaa when I was about 7, and it's been one of my favourite films ever since
Yes, I can't wait to listen to you talk about my favorite movie ever!! ❤
Since it is the holiday season, you should review a TERRIBLE Christmas movie! I know, I know, its generic, but people love watching bad movies get roasted! I recommend the newest Grinch spinoff. It was........bad. have a nice day!
I love every Ghibli movie but Nausicäa has to be my favourite.
i was wondering why some of my favorite youtubers were uploading videos about miyazaki
I think the most important thing is that Miyazaki is absurdly bitter and grumpy as a person, but none of his films are. Even tragic films like Graveyard of the Fireflies aren't grumpy; sad, but not punky and edgy. It constantly feels like he wants things to change, things that affected him and made him who he is today, and though he cannot change himself anymore, he tries to make films that can at least promote a better society before more people go irreversibly bitter like him.
Miyazaki didn't make Fireflies. Not all Ghibli films are made by Miyazaki.
The bitterness was poured into the manga version of this film.
One of the hints of the lore which people who didn't read the manga often missed, is that, the mask is hilariously useless considering how character's skin is visibly exposed to the toxin. And if ancient people could made Giant Warriors, of course they can make the forrest.
Nausicaa isn't a tale of environmentalism, it's a story about how to be kind in an unkind world, and we all can make decision for ourselves.
Yup. That was a great plot twist. The humans have changed so much that the masks actually didn't help as much as the body did.
In addition to the other games you mentioned, I first heard of this film from a video that was looking at the influences of Metroid
All Miyazaki's movies frames can become posters. All. (Not you, Goro! Your dad, Hayao!) Nausicaa was a perfect first step for Ghibli.
Princess mononoke is my favorite movie of all time and Nausicaä my favorite manga of all time, have you heard about The journey of Shuna? It's kind of a prototype of both. But very different, to me it is the real founding stone of all Miyazaki works
This video was AMAZING !!!
I remember when I saw clip of Nausica as a kid and it blew my mind out. Before that I didn't know that there can be anime movie and that it can be so good. Btw manga is amazing too!
I see anime. I click.
My best advice for people with a lot of climate anxiety, as someone who's been there: find something small and local to contribute to. If you can't find anything on your own, there are websites that can help match you up with different volunteering opportunities in your area.
About a year ago, I had wholeheartedly flung myself into the "zero waste" movement, and it was making me miserable. I was constantly thinking about how I could "do better," agonizing over every piece of trash I threw away, just generally ruining my own mental health by holding myself to impossible standards.
So I went online, and I found out that there was a group working to get rid of invasive species in a local park, and now I spend a couple hours doing that roughly twice a month. It helps so much. I'm doing something where I can actually see the impact I'm having, plus spending time out in nature.
It's made me more passionate about environmental causes because I can see how things can get better, all I need to do is take a walk from the part of the woods that has been restored to the parts we haven't gotten to yet. It's not super fast, this group has been working for over five years and are only just now starting to finish clearing out the honeysuckle from this one small-ish park, but it is progress, and it's progress that I can see that I've contributed to.
So if you're feeling hopeless about the environment, find something small and local that you can contribute to. It doesn't have to be clearing out invasive species like I do, it can be something else, that plays to your strengths. Maybe you're good with people, so community organizing or more direct political stuff is more your style. Maybe you'd rather be involved with animals than with plants. Who knows? But whatever it is, go out and find it. I promise it will make a world of difference.
You fuckin masterlad, you played my favorite song from my favorite video game soundtrack.
Hyper Light Drifter - The Winding Ridge
I love the fallout comparison. As i recently got into fallout, I started thinking of comparing the two with my friends.
My favorite part of nausicaa was the insects mainly the Ohmus. Even as a kid. As a kie it was like godzilla with 20 eyes and it had infinite alternative accounts. As an adult, I still love the coolness factor but it's so interesting to see how they behave when not enraged. Hell they're herbivores. They examine humans and are concious and intelligent enough to recognize human sacrafice and sincerity, and kind ebough to pay back that sacrafice in kind. But the protection of nature's purification and its guardians take priority.
You sound like a cartoon character from like Animaniacs or Mickey mouse
Hey, you said this was one of your first essay videos? Nice work, I think it was really good and insightful. Also I think I noticed some Hyper Light Drifter music in there so that's another plus (also that game has some Nausicaa vibes too)
Thank you for not making it an angry video
I just watched this film for the first time just a couple days ago . . .
loved this so much! helped with my essay
This is lovely
I grew up with this movie, and as someone afab I will always view her as a great teacher.
Fantastic video!
Man i have seen things that look like those colors and wilds before- and im sad you cannot
This was great. Really well done.
THANK YOU!
this is deep
this type of video might be a first for you, but you sure nailed it!
Great video and bravo for going outside your comfort zone
Im terrified of what's happening to the planet.
And I know I can't do anything, that I would if I had the means or if there was a big enough movement that could reach me...
But there's no movements I can reach. I'm on the edge of poverty, barely staying above it or maybe skimming below, so I don't have the means. I live, am trapped, as an adult in an area with views deep in the red. I know what's happening and that the people in power won't do anything.
So I try to ignore it, so I don't see my death coming.
Is it me or did I just get an ad for the movie while watching a vid about the movie?
That's my favorite Miyazaki movie
Aight, now I need to get my parents to rent Nausicaa
Haven't seen it in years :'(
Just watched howels moving castle and spirited away. Going to do this one and princess mononoke
how you like?
I love studio Ghibli
Nice studio ghibli
Miyazaki style:
1. Womens strong, but humans.
2. Nature: Gaia and powerfull ever (more than humans)
3. Background and stories: Colors, forms, steampunk, dystopic, Female Kingdoms, and not moral but ever respectfull for all lives (human or not human)
I agree 90% of your analyze about Miyazaki worksart.
Damn, this is deep
Oh wow, I never knew you were colorblind.
Man, a film of studio gibli never gonna catch the beuty of nature it self, i dont know yout history and life but may can be a search find a place were the nature would we more than a cut of a film.
Greatings from argentina
i dont really agree with the the last part but other than that good job
What don't you agree with
@@briannawilliams8916 How humans are the problem and if we just worked together everything would be fixed, sadly not. I've heard the demons are inside us spiel many times but its just one of those things people say but doesn't actually mean anything, what he has done is lulled you into a suspension of disbelief with the movie and then talked about something thats needs suspension of disbelief to work. I'd be more interested if he outlined some actual ways to go around fixing things than just saying, "Ok hive minded people do your thing.". Most people already know about climate change or the meat industry, awareness isn't the issue, he is contributing to the problem of people just talking about it and doing nothing or forgetting about it by posting this video. The video where the latter half is dedicated to calling it out. Ironic.
@@celestialborhau5755 I have to disagree sure we all know about climate change but there are plenty of people that dont believe in it or dont want to change it but there are plenty of people out there changing our world slowly and you cant really judge him if your not doing anything yourself
@@briannawilliams8916 I can judge him because I'm not the one preaching.