tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post1087699682842056093..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Ponyo Floods the Pangea RoomDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-4375005397006745852009-08-22T17:19:52.150-05:002009-08-22T17:19:52.150-05:00@jrds: That's a very interesting idea. Ursula...@jrds: That's a very interesting idea. Ursula le Guin was a great influence on Miyazaki many years ago. I always thought that influence was most closely felt in Nausicaa, but it would be nice to think there are more.<br /><br />I think these motifs in Miyazaki's work - the changing of the name, the long, dark tunnel, a person caught between conflicting identities - are very universal, archetypal themes. These are themes to all the mythologies of the world. What this suggests to me is the universal nature of Miyazaki's work. Even though these are Japanese films, intended solely for that audience, they can be understood and welcomed by people throughout the world.<br /><br />Great points.<br /><br />@hector: Thank you so much. If you enjoy the Ghibli Blog, then help support it by sharing posts, leaving comments, and telling your friends. We're all equal players in building this community.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-27783777308283848202009-08-22T17:05:30.492-05:002009-08-22T17:05:30.492-05:00I'm loving this blog, I think I can appreciate...I'm loving this blog, I think I can appreciate animation even more. thank you for putting so much passion to this site.Hector N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05037088650935607045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-82632816003457821982009-08-21T17:57:07.184-05:002009-08-21T17:57:07.184-05:00"Not quite fish and not quite human…" I&..."Not quite fish and not quite human…" I'm reminded of course by that of an original folk tale recounted by Ursula K. Le Guin in Always Coming Home (it's all I've read of that book, when I happened to come across it in the library and randomly opened it to a page), a character in which is described as, not exactly that, but "sometimes more like a fish, and sometimes more like a girl." Maybe this is the obligatory Le Guin reference in Ponyo (like the name of Chihiro being inspired by the "thousand echoes" that a sound made in the labyrinth of Atuan is refracted into)? And henceforth this leads us to the other animation that reminded me so much of that story and that character: JANKOVICS Marcell's Fehérlófia, the Son of the White Mare, who is sometimes more like a boy and sometimes more like a horse, in particular in the opening scene of the film, viewable here: http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/animation/watch/v6335620KdtF94YHJ.R.D.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07449581460363034306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-38417566765870263552009-08-21T10:01:44.621-05:002009-08-21T10:01:44.621-05:00@anon: That DVD set is most definitely a bootleg. ...@anon: That DVD set is most definitely a bootleg. There have been bootleg boxes of the Studio Ghibli films before, and I can assure you, these movies are only commercially available seperately.<br /><br />Don't be suckered in by the low price. These bootlegs are typically of very low quality. One box set stole from Video CD's, not DVD. You get what you pay for.<br /><br />@doug: Thanks for all the kind words. Squirrel!Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-20350777815615783052009-08-21T08:51:05.747-05:002009-08-21T08:51:05.747-05:00Excellent thoughts Daniel! A really good write-up...Excellent thoughts Daniel! A really good write-up and analysis of this scene. I loved this moment too and can't wait to look at it again after reading this.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-6611188993550184952009-08-21T08:49:45.339-05:002009-08-21T08:49:45.339-05:00Really love your blog, waiting for Ponyo to come o...Really love your blog, waiting for Ponyo to come out on dvd so I can watch it w/o dubs. <br />Had a question for you, this site<br />http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2313312<br />is selling 17 of the Ghibli DVD's for around $25, figured they are bootlegged b/c just 6 from Amazon are about $200. TbanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com