I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
On March 23 2014 02:03 obesechicken13 wrote: 300 Rise of an Empire One of the better movies I've seen recently. Lots of senseless fighting and obviously no account for historical accuracy but those aren't the reason you see a movie like this. You see it for sword fighting and shit.
JLA Adventures Trapped in Time Not my favorite JLA. Seems like it's for 8 yr olds. One could argue all Justice League Comics are for 8 year olds though.
Awww yeah, the 300 movie is awesome. I also love all the new characters and man, every scene is cool to watch.
A shame they have to have some cheesy parts though lol
Rarely have I seen so many unexpected turns of events throughout a movie. Really clever clues here and there which only make sense as you keep watching. The viewers keep 'walking' towards the god-like engine the same way as our protagonist experiencing more and more decadent train compartments. All this is displayed with an astonishing love for the detail. I also laughed more than in any recent comedies I've seen. Usually I'm annoyed by over-acting but Tilda Swinton was so amusing I can't help but adore it. For a brief moment during the first big fight scene I was afraid this is what I was going to get till they reach the front section. Boy was I wrong.
My local library is selling a few DVDs away and I'm surprised and shocked to see Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky being sold for a dollar each that I bought these quickly. Spirited Away is a coming-of-age story told in such a weird, scary and fantastical way that is drawn and animated so well it's just a good good movie. I've seen this probably 4-5 times and still enjoy it. I think it's a mistake for our library to not have these Hayao Miyazaki films for loan anymore.
Saw Blue Jasmine and excellently well-acted drama by Cate Blanchett and cast. Well-deserved Oscar for Cate.
So I don't know why but I told 3 of my friends that I would watch 300 from beginning to end. I've finally found a director I hate more than Danny Boyle, and boy it wasn't easy. Fuck you Zack Snyder, and everything you represent. I don't think there's a way to make this shit worse, except maybe by putting everything in slow motion. It's ideologically nasty, aesthetically at the level of a megadrive demo, the fight are neither played choregraphed filmed or cut even half-decently, the greeks in swimsuits showing their big dicks, effeminated and ridiculous Xerxes, stupid side story, Gerard Butler, idiotic dialogue... 1/10, now I'm going to vomit. Edit : sorry to the people who liked that, but I had to get it out :/
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
Hayao's work are too "childish" for me despite all the cultural references. I prefer Satoshi Kon (RIP)'s work better as the premises are much "mature".
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
Hayao's work are too "childish" for me despite all the cultural references. I prefer Satoshi Kon (RIP)'s work better as the premises are much "mature".
I think the best animated film is 2010s The Illusionist, what a revelation that was.
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
I understand that. I looked a bunch of stuff up after I watched it. What I'm saying is that I, personally, did not see it. It didn't speak to me that way. It's very hard to try and say this without sounding like I'm bashing the movie, but all I could see was the utter non-sense of the story, and how almost nothing felt connected or relevant.
I also found that everything happens way too fast, with little explanation.
Zeniba goes from evil playful witch who transforms babies for fun to this fun-loving grandma who's all about love and nurturing. She somehow becomes a full grandmother-figure in literally two minutes. This especially went over the top in the scene where Chihiro hugs her.
Same thing for the love between Haku and Chihiro. I didnt see, or feel it happen. It was brought up by the boilerman, and that's it. At least, that's how I perceived it.
I'm really trying to be open-minded, but the truth of the matter is the movie doesn't speak to me, and I did not see all those themes go through when I watched it. Again, I was never very responsive to visual art, so it's possible that it's just that, and that this particular type of art does not relate to me at all.
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
I hear people say that Breaking Bad is rife with hidden subtext too. In fact if you analyze almost any pop song enough you can find hidden meanings or allusions in every line. Even something as "shallow" as the Avengers or the Batman Trilogy will have hours of director's commentary.
When I watch a movie, I want to be able to understand it for what it is as a movie. If it's interesting enough maybe I'll research it afterwards and learn more about the hidden subtext.
great "bad cop" movie. better than the "bad cop" movie where Jason Patric plays Jim Raynor.
It is a great movie. Talk about complex plot twist... You're trying to figure out who the "bad cop" is. You certainly know who the Tough Violent Cop is..as soon as he pulls out the pool ball in a sock to "punish" one of the hand-cuffed criminals in on a domestic violence charge. He's not a bad cop..just over zealous about his job!! :D
great "bad cop" movie. better than the "bad cop" movie where Jason Patric plays Jim Raynor.
It is a great movie. Talk about complex plot twist... You're trying to figure out who the "bad cop" is. You certainly know who the Tough Violent Cop is..as soon as he pulls out the pool ball in a sock to "punish" one of the hand-cuffed criminals in on a domestic violence charge. He's not a bad cop..just over zealous about his job!! :D
"hey mom, when i grow up i wanna be a crooked cop, so i can fuck hookers for free, beat the snot out of suspects, trash random apartment complexes and make friends with hte medical examiner so i can railroad innocent people with manufactured `evidence` "
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
I hear people say that Breaking Bad is rife with hidden subtext too. In fact if you analyze almost any pop song enough you can find hidden meanings or allusions in every line. Even something as "shallow" as the Avengers or the Batman Trilogy will have hours of director's commentary.
When I watch a movie, I want to be able to understand it for what it is as a movie. If it's interesting enough maybe I'll research it afterwards and learn more about the hidden subtext.
The difference is that miyaziki is known to contain messages and meanings for most of his works, especially related to topics like nuclear power war, environmental damage etc
He often speaks out his opinion on these matters. Which is why people generally put him as an anti war director (until his most recent work)
Rarely have I seen so many unexpected turns of events throughout a movie. Really clever clues here and there which only make sense as you keep watching. The viewers keep 'walking' towards the god-like engine the same way as our protagonist experiencing more and more decadent train compartments. All this is displayed with an astonishing love for the detail. I also laughed more than in any recent comedies I've seen. Usually I'm annoyed by over-acting but Tilda Swinton was so amusing I can't help but adore it. For a brief moment during the first big fight scene I was afraid this is what I was going to get till they reach the front section. Boy was I wrong.
Highly recommended. 9 of 10
I must say I enjoyed it a lot. I miss all those 'cramped space' old-school sci-fi movies.
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
I understand that. I looked a bunch of stuff up after I watched it. What I'm saying is that I, personally, did not see it. It didn't speak to me that way. It's very hard to try and say this without sounding like I'm bashing the movie, but all I could see was the utter non-sense of the story, and how almost nothing felt connected or relevant.
I also found that everything happens way too fast, with little explanation.
Zeniba goes from evil playful witch who transforms babies for fun to this fun-loving grandma who's all about love and nurturing. She somehow becomes a full grandmother-figure in literally two minutes. This especially went over the top in the scene where Chihiro hugs her.
Same thing for the love between Haku and Chihiro. I didnt see, or feel it happen. It was brought up by the boilerman, and that's it. At least, that's how I perceived it.
I'm really trying to be open-minded, but the truth of the matter is the movie doesn't speak to me, and I did not see all those themes go through when I watched it. Again, I was never very responsive to visual art, so it's possible that it's just that, and that this particular type of art does not relate to me at all.
If memory serves me, that was Zeniba's twin sister, right? Doesn't she come and visit or impersonate Zeniba or something along those lines? As for the love between Haku and Chihiro, that one seemed to make sense to me, but it seemed more like a familial love than anything.
Most people that love these movies won't really mind if you don't enjoy them. They're definitely not for everyone. Some people will think they're just boring, some will think they're crazy, some will just not enjoy it. For myself, most of them are pretty cool, they have awesome atmosphere, and the music from them is astouding. That is why I love them. If you would not mind checking out some more, my favourites were Kiki's Delivery Service, and Laputa: Castle In the Sky. You would probably prefer Castle In the Sky. It has more of a normal plot line, and some fairly cool sci-fi/sci-fantasy. Kiki's is more of a young adult's movie IMO.
I just watched Spirited Away. I know, I'm late to the party. My girlfriend made me watch it.
And my mind is completely blown. Seriously. I'm having trouble recovering. Not ONE scene of that movie made sense to me. Not a single scene. And I'm seeing that the movie was widely praised as a total masterpiece when it came out, all over the world.
Can somebody explain or relate to that? I mean, I was never in touch with my artistic side, and I often fail to "feel" the art in any visual media - I am more of a word person - but still. I honestly, genuinely, sincerely do not understand how anybody can find sense in that movie. I'm not saying it sucks or anything, surprisingly, I was so very intrigued that I didn't hate it or anything. I certainly didn't like it either. I just didn't understand one bit of it.
Like, whoa. Tell me I'm not alone?
Yeah, it's not for everyone. I didn't understand spirited away either, and even the Japanese movies I do understand are a bit weird. I like some of the strong female leads like in Princess Mononoke and the animation is of course amazing, but there are some amazing western animated films too.
There's more to this movie than meets the eye. And it's not just Spirited Away, practically every single work of Hayao Miyazaki is rife with some really deep stuff and cultural references (I've always thought about Spirited Away being very similar to Neverending Story). If you had trouble understanding this, I wonder what you would say after seeing Howl's Moving Castle...
I understand that. I looked a bunch of stuff up after I watched it. What I'm saying is that I, personally, did not see it. It didn't speak to me that way. It's very hard to try and say this without sounding like I'm bashing the movie, but all I could see was the utter non-sense of the story, and how almost nothing felt connected or relevant.
I also found that everything happens way too fast, with little explanation.
Zeniba goes from evil playful witch who transforms babies for fun to this fun-loving grandma who's all about love and nurturing. She somehow becomes a full grandmother-figure in literally two minutes. This especially went over the top in the scene where Chihiro hugs her.
Same thing for the love between Haku and Chihiro. I didnt see, or feel it happen. It was brought up by the boilerman, and that's it. At least, that's how I perceived it.
I'm really trying to be open-minded, but the truth of the matter is the movie doesn't speak to me, and I did not see all those themes go through when I watched it. Again, I was never very responsive to visual art, so it's possible that it's just that, and that this particular type of art does not relate to me at all.
If memory serves me, that was Zeniba's twin sister, right? Doesn't she come and visit or impersonate Zeniba or something along those lines? As for the love between Haku and Chihiro, that one seemed to make sense to me, but it seemed more like a familial love than anything.
Most people that love these movies won't really mind if you don't enjoy them. They're definitely not for everyone. Some people will think they're just boring, some will think they're crazy, some will just not enjoy it. For myself, most of them are pretty cool, they have awesome atmosphere, and the music from them is astouding. That is why I love them. If you would not mind checking out some more, my favourites were Kiki's Delivery Service, and Laputa: Castle In the Sky. You would probably prefer Castle In the Sky. It has more of a normal plot line, and some fairly cool sci-fi/sci-fantasy. Kiki's is more of a young adult's movie IMO.
I've seen castle in the sky. How does Howl's moving castle compare?
People really LOVE lovelove Howl's Moving Castle. It is probably the second most popular Ghibli movie behind Spirited Away(which I'm rewatching right now and is as awesome as ever). However, while a great movie, it wasn't my favourite by them. It contains the same type of thing you may dislike about Spirited Away, where it drops you into a world with no real explaining happening, and it has the same general appeal(mood, music, theme). If you didn't like Spirited Away, you probably won't like Howl's Moving Castle. If you did, you probably will.
Realistically, it's 2 hours long and easily downloadable, so you could just watch it and form your own opinion. At least you will be able to determine surely whether you like it or not.
Princess Mononoke is also pretty awesome. It is not only my favourite animated movie, but one of my favourite movies ever. The animation is beautiful and it has such a good story and characters.
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