tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post3122298452321821572..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: In Defense of Goro Miyazaki's EarthseaDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-41694473632751269602011-07-19T08:20:19.844-05:002011-07-19T08:20:19.844-05:00I have seen many posts where people are saying how...I have seen many posts where people are saying how badly done the Tales From Earthsea movie was and finally here is someone who also thought the movie was brilliant.<br />I saw the movie at a anime shop and bought it immediately (I'm a careful shopper) and I LOVED IT!!!Ilzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300866224178685684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-14056926172326169112011-04-12T16:54:06.256-05:002011-04-12T16:54:06.256-05:00My biggest regret with Goro's film is that the...My biggest regret with Goro's film is that the books were truly brilliant, and the film felt nothing like them. For me the simplest of things was missing from the film that perhaps got muddled in the production, and that was 'appeal'. None of the characters seemed to have heart, it was like Goro took the most unlikeable aspects of the books and put them together. Appeal is in fact something I feel that Ghibli in every way is famous for. I'm sure with experience and in future, Goro will develop into a fine director. I just hope that people read the Earthsea books! If the film only made me curious to read the books, that's enough for me.Mariya Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592385738717468615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-51739093640953371512011-03-28T18:37:04.533-05:002011-03-28T18:37:04.533-05:00You're entitled to your own opinion, of course...You're entitled to your own opinion, of course. But I disagree with you; Tales from EarthSea was a disappointment.<br /><br />Yes I recognize that Goro is new at this and he had time constraints. That makes his efforts more impressive in one sense, but it doesn't make the film any better.<br /><br />I'm not bothered by "risk taking" or "homages", or by the idea that the prince killing his father might be considered "offensive".<br /><br />The music was good, the art was fine. Neither of these were fantastic.<br /><br />I'm just bothered by the fact that the story didn't come together. First the story focuses on trouble with The Balance, then it focuses on a King being murdered. Neither of these seem really connected to the rest of the plot (though they are mentioned later on). At one point we're introduced to an addictive drug, but it's never mentioned again and has no affect on the plot. Some other world-building elements, such as slavery, are introduced but never touched upon in detail. Arren's shadow is never fully explained. We're told that immortality is automatically a bad thing without being shown a clear downside to being immortal. And to top it all off, right at the climax, Therru pulls a Deus Ex Machina and turns into a dragon. Somehow. It's never really explained.<br /><br />I understand that it's ok to leave a few things mysterious, but so much was left unexplained or unconnected to the rest of the plot that the movie was a disappointment to me.<br /><br />Hopefully Goro will improve.<br /><br />(And again, you're entitled to your own opinion. I happy that you found so much inspiration in this film; I just don't see it the same way.)Sonicsunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344295507676273060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-59427627834784400342011-03-24T09:37:43.003-05:002011-03-24T09:37:43.003-05:00I agree. I think Tales of Earthsea is the most mis...I agree. I think Tales of Earthsea is the most misunderstood Ghibli film. <br /><br />I think people do not understand that the visceral nature is the myhthology and is a mirror to the conflict within--a 'lack of identity' between the two lost souls of the film. <br /><br />Nature can not be restored/balanced until these two people find each other and give themselves the missing sense of purpose which is filled with compassion, in which each need to become 'whole'.<br /><br />Plato would be proud as his works on cave theory and twin flame, IMO are beautifully presented in this work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-28657021071080804022011-03-24T00:27:20.913-05:002011-03-24T00:27:20.913-05:00I recognize, here you say a lot off good things ab...I recognize, here you say a lot off good things about Goro, I'm sure you are right. Sure is truly dificult to direct a movie, I'm a director of tv shows and shortmovies and is difficult, buy I think originality is important as the music, as the drawings quality.<br /><br /> I was one of the fans of Goro, until I read Shuna No Tabi, and I said WHAT??? because even at the end of the movie it says, based on Shuna No Tabi, is not just based, it take most of the takes, part of the story and style. The story line (for me) was beeter in Shuna No Tabi, Goro let some things unexplained and if you read this manga you'll understand them. Sorry for my bad english, is difficult for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09579954857087553383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-86555906865141072062011-03-23T23:50:31.884-05:002011-03-23T23:50:31.884-05:00Wow, that's really nice comment.
I was so sur...Wow, that's really nice comment.<br /><br />I was so surprised when I saw this post title, since you had been so harsh on earthsea in the earlier post about it. <br /><br /> After I saw earthsea I wasn't inspired. But, it did make me think a bit. Also, the way he portrayed evil was very black and white. Whereas Miyazaki is more gray. However, at the end of the movie it did feel like it was based one overall idea. Which is very important to me. I guess what I mean to say is that I like the movie a bit.Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033396483220046852noreply@blogger.com