tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post5645818119248231064..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Posters - The Spiriting Away of Sen and ChihiroDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-7821899408877673982009-05-24T17:11:45.555-05:002009-05-24T17:11:45.555-05:00Hm, you're right about there being few strong fema...Hm, you're right about there being few strong female leads in animated films. (tries to count the last western animated movies i've watched recently that had a strong female lead... uhmm... Coraline?) <br />And there should be more women in the animation industry, i agree wholeheartedly with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-80797725549809106022009-05-13T16:26:00.000-05:002009-05-13T16:26:00.000-05:00It's not a matter of hiring or not hiring women. ...It's not a matter of hiring or not hiring women. Their simply aren't that many female applicants. I think there is less interest in animation among women. It's very likely that results from the overwhelming majority of the content is male-oriented to start with. Nonetheless, the department I work in has actively tried to hire women and they just aren't out there.RIKYUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819198833247660329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-7260542441423591152009-05-12T09:02:00.000-05:002009-05-12T09:02:00.000-05:00i agree that this is a big problem, but i don't th...i agree that this is a big problem, but i don't think that one should disrespect the potential role of material like <I>my little pony</I> in addressing it. surely one reason ghibli's art for little girls is possible is the vast cultural matrix of pre-existing shoujo くらぷ (pardon my french), which demonstrates the existence of an audience and lets creators hone their skills.<br />the more stuff we have like <I>my little pony</I> and even <I>bratz</I> (while not to my taste), the better, i reckon.asukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591719367939228084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-82318957131614142512009-05-11T23:58:00.000-05:002009-05-11T23:58:00.000-05:00That's what I enjoy about this poster as well. Th...That's what I enjoy about this poster as well. The scene on the ghost train is actually the film's climax, which is a remarkable thing if you think about it. Miyazaki's story was all about inner growth and self-awareness - Chihiro's awareness of herself, awareness of her responsibilities in the world, and awareness of her forgotten heritage.<br /><br />You've got some good points, Geoff, but these girls are still in supporting roles. Their lives revolve around the boys. It the boys who are the main characters, the ones the audience is meant most to identify. And the more recent Disney films (since Little Mermaid) have this creepy tendency to draw the female leads as supermodel vixens. Creepy, nerdboys, creepy.<br /><br />For anyone who calls Disney cartoons progressive, I've got a stack of Babes in Toyland albums for you. And what's this I hear about not wearing the purity rings?!Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-53194514267975695702009-05-11T23:06:00.000-05:002009-05-11T23:06:00.000-05:00Geoff N is definitely right about Lilo and Stitch:...Geoff N is definitely right about <I>Lilo and Stitch</I>: Chris Sanders has been pretty upfront about Miyazaki's influence on him as far as storytelling goes.<br /><br />That poster has my favorite shot in the entire film. Simply Chihiro going off on her own. She's grown so fast...Bye, Chihiro...Malik Mingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-11145560582681893622009-05-11T20:11:00.000-05:002009-05-11T20:11:00.000-05:00Women had a few instances of "strength" in Disney ...Women had a few instances of "strength" in Disney movies. =P<br /><br />Wendy in Peter Pan laid down the law a few times, Esmerelda stood up to Frollo in "Hunchback" and Miss Bianca in The Rescuers had her moments...a stretch I know, haha. <br /><br />I think the closest Disney has come recently to emulating Ghibli in with a female character was in "Lilo and Stitch", which had a minor Totoro-ish kind of aspect to it.Geoff Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-14790078191667561642009-05-11T20:02:00.000-05:002009-05-11T20:02:00.000-05:00This blog rocks.
What were some of the articles y...This blog rocks.<br /><br />What were some of the articles you were reading Daniel?Molasseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226553020536865068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-42135931521278756092009-05-11T19:12:00.000-05:002009-05-11T19:12:00.000-05:00I understand that's changing, at least in the real...I understand that's changing, at least in the realms of independent and avant-garde animation. But you're absolutely right. Women in this business are too far and too few in between.<br /><br />Is it any surprise that half (if not more) of the staff of Studio Ghibli is female? Can there be any surprise, then, that their output is so overwhelmingly feminine? Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata did not create their films in a vacuum.<br /><br />If I were in charge of hiring new talent at any of the major studios, here's what I would do: hire talented female artists, graphic designers, graphic novelists, and animators. Hire women and women only, and bring the gender ratio to an even balance.<br /><br />Just my own two cents, of course. But if Hollywood wishes to lament falling attendance numbers, they only have themselves to blame. We are not all toddlers and 13-year-old boys.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-49655346072634024332009-05-11T18:21:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:21:00.000-05:00There just aren't that many women working in anima...There just aren't that many women working in animation on the creative side. When it comes to developing stories "the boyz" go with what they know and are comfortable with.RIKYUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819198833247660329noreply@blogger.com