tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post7070517420024407423..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Madhouse Shuts Down Production on Satoshi Kon's Final MovieDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-9894988214506186602011-08-25T16:10:05.254-05:002011-08-25T16:10:05.254-05:00This is very disheartening news. This is kind of t...This is very disheartening news. This is kind of the anime equivalent of what happened to films by Orson Welles. In particular, "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Touch of Evil". <br /><br />Satoshi Kon had a very singular vision and his films are quite unlike any other anime director's work. Disbanding the staff and separating the people who knew his intentions best means that, if there is any chance of the film ever being completed, it will be significantly different in quality than it would have been.<br /><br />This is one case where I am actively hoping for a miracle and a much happier ending. It's a true pity that our cultural achievements have to be based on profits rather than artistry.GreggerManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777435616705807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-14664731505666437642011-08-20T02:38:57.006-05:002011-08-20T02:38:57.006-05:00It cant be true.
Can we (fans) do anything???It cant be true.<br />Can we (fans) do anything???...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14872885390541675385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-499137172271115222011-08-19T12:15:34.338-05:002011-08-19T12:15:34.338-05:00I would have to agree, sad news. This guy was my f...I would have to agree, sad news. This guy was my favourite non-Ghibli anime director. If this film is never finished, perhaps the finished shots will be leaked, alongside storyboards, and maybe we'll get a fan edit some day similar to The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut.I Make Commentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724838676724630533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-62549173028059507392011-08-19T08:45:24.561-05:002011-08-19T08:45:24.561-05:00"Kon may be a cult hero to movie lovers and a..."Kon may be a cult hero to movie lovers and anime fans, but in the movie marketplace, 3D CGI cartoons-slash-toy-commercials rule the roost."<br /><br />Which country are you talking about?Cory Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-49337642347535425462011-08-18T15:43:40.726-05:002011-08-18T15:43:40.726-05:00This is terrible news :(This is terrible news :(Helen91https://www.blogger.com/profile/02130940215185549377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-38357703331575811822011-08-18T15:42:51.055-05:002011-08-18T15:42:51.055-05:00Sad news indeed.
"While 600 completed shots f...Sad news indeed.<br />"While 600 completed shots for the film have been completed that is still less than half of the 1,500 that is needed to see the film finished."<br />600 out of 1500: that's 40%!<br />And while those finished shots may not actually constitute a movie that's 40% finished - it's probably bits and pieces - I'd really like to see those bits and pieces.<br />I'm pretty sure that 40% of a Satoshi Kon movie is better than 100% of most run-of-the-mill stuff.Just8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15797732994311292729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-88949146069310908332011-08-18T15:09:45.803-05:002011-08-18T15:09:45.803-05:00Just my 2c from reading and learning about Kon'...Just my 2c from reading and learning about Kon's effort on Dreaming Machine during his passing last year, but it's not just his notes and work that need to be preserved, but his staff as well. In fact the staff part is probably the most important but most endangered part, given the financial problems Madhouse has gone through in the past couple years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com