Studio Ghibli Alert - Film 4

[TensionWheelsCoolHeels]

My Neighbour Totoro is on film 4 this Sunday, Howls Moving Castle is on on Monday and Spirited Away is on on Wednesday. There might be others but that's all my planner lets me see.

[Rooners]

I want to buy it in Spanish again. Mi Vecino Totoro.

[CaptChaosGlitteryBaubles]

My Neighbour Totoro is on an Amazon lightning deal right now, should anyone be interested.

Looks like my DNieces will be getting a little something extra!

[Rooners]

first one we had was Totoro in Spanish. Our friend sent it to us in VHS many years ago when ds1 was little. It was epic - even though we couldn't understand the words. It didn't matter.

To-TOR-ro is how I think of it in my mind - Toe-to-ro sounds weird!

Ds2 used to call it Toadroll. We have a lot of them in English now...Howl is my favourite.

[exexpat]

Poppy - Disney haven't bought Ghibli - see my post five before yours.

[Poppyinafield]

Spirited away is an amazing piece of artwork and intriguing story. I did not not know that Disney had acquired their studio. This does not bode well at all. From a feminist perspective I would presume that films generally are a no go area or do you have an approved list ? In a brief ninety minutes of film there have to be an awful lot of presumptions to set the characters , scene and get the plot going. Most films are of their time. Have a look at the silent world by jacque cousteau for instance to witness how much the field of conservation has moved on ever so slightly.

[carolinecordery]

I just wish they wouldn't have the wind keep blowing up the little girls' tiny short skirts in these films and lingering on their little exposed panties. Thinking of Kiki mainly as I saw that one most recently.

[southeastastra]

totoro is on now

[AryaofhouseSnark]

thanks for clearing that up exexpat, glad to hear it it was an April fool.

[TerrariaMum]

ChunkyPickle, try the book of Howl's Moving Castle. It is v. different from the film and much better. In fact, Miyazaki has since admitted that he got the adaptation wrong. Sophie is not so passive at all.

[HowlingTrap]

I know I didnt know how harrowing it was going to be I was expecting a the railway children type affair when I read WWII :o

[exexpat]

I think the Disney buying Ghibli story was an April fool - it went round twitter, but the source just seems to be this blog post on April 1st.

Disney has distribution rights to some Ghibli films and does the dubbing into English etc, but I haven't heard anything from a reliable source about them actually buying into Ghibli or affecting the creative process (thank goodness).

[fuzzpig]

We loooove Ghibli :)

In fact while we've generally moved away from character branded stuff this year, DD is getting a cuddly Totoro this Xmas! And I am thinking of getting myself this with the last of my birthday money :o

Friday night is movie night at our house, and the other week I found a cheap copy of Panda Go Panda (which I think is not ghibli, but is by Miyazaki who was behind Totoro/Kiki etc, I may be wrong though) so we will be watching that for the first time tomorrow :)

[ChunkyPickle]

I'd barely watched them before, but recently DP put Howl's moving Castle on for DS and I have to say I didn't find it a huge step forward for feminism..

Sure, the main character was female, but the whole plot revolved around her finally being rescued by the prince because she was such a kind person with a bit of sexual harassment she should be grateful for thrown in at the beginning (OK, the fact that she became invisible once she was old was a feminist point I suppose). In the meantime she ingratiated herself by doing the housework and tidying up (simplified the plot a bit, but that's basically it) for the poor blokes in the flying castle.

[Stropzilla]

My girls LOVE totoro so thanks for posting! Dd1 who is 5 has a plushie catbus for Christmas, and dd2 who is 2 has a totoro backpack so I hope they enjoy these as much.

[TerrariaMum]

Really?!! Goodness! I suppose they thought that after the tragedy of Fireflies, people might need something light straight after?

[PleaseJustLeaveYourBrotherAlon]

I remember reading Grave of the Fireflys and My Neigbor Totoro were released as a double feature in Japan... Can you imagine children watching the two of them together! ?

[thisismyYuleTimenickname]

My Neighbour Totoro is a lovely movie. Please watch it everyone - with your children or even without! "Ponyo" is great too.

I think Studio Ghibli can be hit and miss but Miyazaki definitely makes sure to portray girls and women as active doers, not cute sidekicks.

Grave of the fireflies is a movie about the horrors of war and will of course show death and bad behaviour. It's absolutely not for children.

[scallopsrgreat]

Ooh thanks for this Tension. Funny as soon as I saw the title I knew exactly why it had been put in this section

[IHeardMummyDissingParcelforce]

Disney have bought up Ghibli?

These are some of the best films there are.

How dare they? How could they sell out like that, too?

[rumbelina]

Ubik1 was that to me??

[benid]

thankyou :) I've been meaning to look out for these

[Shockers]

The friend who first introduced me to Ghibli (who has a little theatre that sometimes shows the films ) told me that a lot of the landscapes are inspired by the Welsh countryside.

I have a few of them in my collection now, they have helped enormously in mine and DD's bonding process (she is adopted). We both really enjoy them, so they have become 'our' thing for wet weekend afternoons under a duvet.

[AskBasilAboutCranberrySauce]

Thanks for putting it in the FWR section, I'd have missed it if it were in the main active threads page.

[Fluffytent]

Brilliant! Thank you!

Totoro is biiiiiig in feminism! Go totoro!

[AryaofhouseSnark]

Oh that's interesting to hear rumblina, I will have to try that.