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Goro miyazaki movies1/28/2024 After being brought on first as a consultant to the project, Goro was quickly pressured by Studio Ghibli head Toshio Suzuki to direct. So the responsibility was passed onto his son, Goro despite his lack of experience. Le Guin sold the adaptation rights to Hayao Miyazaki after he won his Best Animated Feature Oscar for Spirited Away. However, at the time, Hayao Miyazaki was hard at work adapting another piece of Western fantasy literature: Howl's Moving Castle. Compared to Chicken Little's almost half-decade in development, Tales from Earthsea was made in half that time by Goro Miyazaki, who had never directed a film before. Tales from Earthsea was also made under less desirable circumstances. The script, which director Mark Dindal (who had been working for Disney since 1981's The Fox and the Hound) started work on back in 2001, was rewritten based on what Stainton believed would make the film a more mainstream hit. It was made by a committee rather than by artists. Chicken Little's entire script was tossed out once David Stainton became the head of Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2003. Both had a lot of problems behind the scenes. In a lot of ways, Chicken Little and Tales from Earthsea have a lot in common. The first four books take place over the course of multiple decades, and they deal with vast and complex themes like ambition, religious fanaticism, fear of death, and persecution. The problem here is that he took on too many different narratives, all pulling in different directions. He attempted to adapt the first four books in the series into one film, taking elements from throughout the novels to create one epic narrative. Goro Miyazaki took an even more radical and ambitious approach to the text. When asked about the miniseries, she said, "When I looked over the script, I realized the producers had no understanding of what the books are about and no interest in finding out." The adaptation received universal disdain, especially from Le Guin herself. The previous attempt was a 2004 SyFy miniseries (then, The Sci-Fi Channel) that combined the first two books into a three hour series. It is safe by design.īy contrast, Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle changed fantasy, so adapting the books was always going to be difficult. The film admirably adapted the fable into a standard film for families, following the formula and tropes of the narrative. I just selfishly hope that Ghibli can get back on track, and continue producing beautifully animated films like this.Chicken Little is an adaptation of the European folk tale, but it's very clear early on that the film is its own original story with little legacy to live up to. Another realization I had while watching Poppy Hill is that I wonder if the sudden adult turn that Ghibli films took starting with this one (followed by The Wind Rises, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and When Marnie Was There) didn’t contribute to the semi-closure of the studio – these are not kids movies, and so I’m assuming they didn’t draw as big an audience, and you obviously don’t have the merchandise opportunities as well. ![]() It’s really great to see how Goro (Hayao Miyazaki’s son) followed-up on his disappointing directorial debut of Tales from Earthsea, but I’ve already seen him do quite well with Ronia the Robber’s Daughter, the 26-episode TV series he directed, which I quite liked (and it reminds me that I need to get back to it, as I haven’t watched the second half of the series yet). It’s a true visual feast, and it just goes to show that you can achieve beauty in animation even if the core of the story that you’re telling is a grounded and fairly mundane and dramatic one. Watch the 4-hour documentary that unravels Hayao Miyazaki’s obsessions 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki is an intimate look at Miyazaki’s process, and it’s free online By Karen Han karenyhan May. The story is a simple one, but what really drew me in was the atmosphere of the film, as well as the beautifully animated recreation of 60s Yokohama. I’m finally rectifying that, and started by watching Poppy Hill tonight, and wow, what a fantastic film – I’m ready to include it in m list of favorite Ghibli films. ![]() Even though I’ve always loved Ghibli films (and for the record, my favorite is still My Neighbor Totoro), I never got around to watching the last few films that came out of the studio, starting with From Up on Poppy Hill, and those that followed.
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