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OK NOW we are at the final three movies in our voyage, and now one that has a special place for me, even if I still don't totally understand the story yet.
In 2014, Ghibli was in an uncertain period in its life. Its two artistic founders had completed what could easily have felt like swansongs: Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" feeling like the ultimate Miyazaki legacy movie (and WAS intended as a retirement piece), and Takahata's "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" a long-gestating labour of love that would turn out to be the final work before his death in 2018.
The new generation of producers, including Miyazaki's son Goro, had more-or-less competently carried the torch - in fact Goro spent 2014 producing the animated TV version of Ronja the Robber's Daughter for NHK. But it seemed that the studio was on the wane. Against this backdrop we come to "When Marnie Was There"
They really love their adaptations of western authors, don't they? How many is it now? Anyway, Joan G Robinson's novel of the same name was given to "Arrietty" director Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Anna, an introverted teen living in Sapporo city, develops health issues and is sent to recuperate with her foster parents' relatives in the wetlands of Hokkaido. Feeling even more isolated, she meets Marnie - a mysterious and vivacious young girl - and develops a deep friendship. But what is the mystery about Marnie?
I said this was a special one for me, it was the first (and so far only) Ghibli movie I watched in Japan in the cinema. I couldn't really understand it without subtitles, but it is very tied to that time of my life, my first few months living here. And I had a strong reaction to the film's English-language ending theme too, which probably says more about my angst at the time than anything.
It was a creditable success, making triple its budget back and snatching the studio's fifth Oscar nomination. But a month after release, Ghibli's hiatus was announced. Would Marnie be the final Ghibli movie?
HOW THIS WORKS
In a semi book club format, the films will be announced, and over the course of about 2 weeks we can watch it and let everyone know what we thought. We are in the last third of the movies now, so I have decided to curate the last run and not pick the last big ones too soon - we've been really restrained I think so far, so thank you!
I was thinking 2 weeks should be enough time for most people to fit in a viewing at some point, but it's not strict so please come back when you have a chance, no pressure!
@Christian @Gangsta Nancy Lam @jivafox @COB @Haiku @ZenGiraffe @Lucille @KindaCool @Eyes @Queen of the Bay @RaspberrySwirl @RJN @Beverley @big ron @ButterTart @Mats (let me know if you don't want to be tagged any more)
In 2014, Ghibli was in an uncertain period in its life. Its two artistic founders had completed what could easily have felt like swansongs: Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" feeling like the ultimate Miyazaki legacy movie (and WAS intended as a retirement piece), and Takahata's "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" a long-gestating labour of love that would turn out to be the final work before his death in 2018.
The new generation of producers, including Miyazaki's son Goro, had more-or-less competently carried the torch - in fact Goro spent 2014 producing the animated TV version of Ronja the Robber's Daughter for NHK. But it seemed that the studio was on the wane. Against this backdrop we come to "When Marnie Was There"
They really love their adaptations of western authors, don't they? How many is it now? Anyway, Joan G Robinson's novel of the same name was given to "Arrietty" director Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Anna, an introverted teen living in Sapporo city, develops health issues and is sent to recuperate with her foster parents' relatives in the wetlands of Hokkaido. Feeling even more isolated, she meets Marnie - a mysterious and vivacious young girl - and develops a deep friendship. But what is the mystery about Marnie?
I said this was a special one for me, it was the first (and so far only) Ghibli movie I watched in Japan in the cinema. I couldn't really understand it without subtitles, but it is very tied to that time of my life, my first few months living here. And I had a strong reaction to the film's English-language ending theme too, which probably says more about my angst at the time than anything.
It was a creditable success, making triple its budget back and snatching the studio's fifth Oscar nomination. But a month after release, Ghibli's hiatus was announced. Would Marnie be the final Ghibli movie?
HOW THIS WORKS
In a semi book club format, the films will be announced, and over the course of about 2 weeks we can watch it and let everyone know what we thought. We are in the last third of the movies now, so I have decided to curate the last run and not pick the last big ones too soon - we've been really restrained I think so far, so thank you!
I was thinking 2 weeks should be enough time for most people to fit in a viewing at some point, but it's not strict so please come back when you have a chance, no pressure!
@Christian @Gangsta Nancy Lam @jivafox @COB @Haiku @ZenGiraffe @Lucille @KindaCool @Eyes @Queen of the Bay @RaspberrySwirl @RJN @Beverley @big ron @ButterTart @Mats (let me know if you don't want to be tagged any more)