Mentions (12)
"I have never seen any of Miyazaki's films. I don't know why, but I have never been much interested in anime. I like to keep a sharp division between things that interest me and things that don't in order to use the limited time allotted to me in life most economically, and anime just happens to belo"
"Miyazaki has previously made critical comments about the United States, writing, "I dislike the United States that dropped the nuclear bombs and does not regret it." He added that he was "against Americanization" and "hate[d] people who are proud that cheap Japanese cars are popular in America, and "
"You have a child and you're like "He's only going to like Phil Elverum and Miyazaki films" And then he's five and only wants to watch Spidey and His Amazing Friends and listen to "Believer" by Imagine Dragons."
"I swear that video of Hayao Miyazaki shitting all over the Studio Ghibli AI slop was fuel for these parasites to feature the style in the chat gpt update. Anybody working in AI can go against the wall."
"I have built many mostly beautiful worlds - I have no true successor or equal, even though I thought so at some point - Everyone else's anime (all other movies?) have grown moldy and full of bugs"
"I think we're in agreement that the works of Satoshi Kon, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and other such visionaries count more so as international cinema - in other words: Art."
"I brought a trilogy of Francis A. Schaeffer writings as well as some others for pure entertainment. Berserk volume 1, Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki, the copy of catcher in the rye my 100 year old former landlord gave me."
"I try to watch a movie by Miyazaki at least once every year. The artwork in his films are of course phenomenal, but I've always found Miyazaki's poignant depictions of tender moments between people beautiful. There's a softness in his gaze towards mankind that's comforting."
"I don't use the word 'genius' frivolously - but I really do think Miyazaki is a genius of our times. My favorite work of his is probably Spirited Away, but Princess Mononoke and the manga version of Nausicaa are close seconds and thirds. I'll be sad when he passes away in the next 10 years. No other"
"Miyazaki has previously made critical comments about the United States, writing, 'I dislike the United States that dropped the nuclear bombs and does not regret it.' He added that he was 'against Americanization' and 'hate[d] people who are proud that cheap Japanese cars are popular in America, and "
"the one most clear to me was Miyazaki commenting on the state of anime, maybe even media at large"
"I think we're in agreement that the works of Satoshi Kon, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and other such visionaries count more so as international cinema - in other words: Art."