Normally I watch a movie from my list in two or three sessions, but this was one of the rare movies that I just couldn't walk away from.
If you're into reading, check out the book it's based on! Written by Diana Wynne Jones.So it took way longer than initially planned, but i finally managed to make time to watch another Ghibli movie: howl's moving castle. Not surprisingly, I thought the movie was great.
.Princess Mononoke next.
Much better visualization of dreams than Inception and its Call of Duty map.
Exactly captures the nature of my dreams, at least.
When I started watching the movie, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I am not a huge anime fan and I had never seen a Miyazaki movie in my life. But boy, let me tell you GAF: This movie is fan-fucking-tastic. Normally I watch a movie from my list in two or three sessions, but this was one of the rare movies that I just couldn't walk away from.
So why do I think this movie is so good? Well, it is kinda hard to describe, the movie just feels magical.
I've only recently started on the Ghibli films, (within the last 6 months or so), and it's really the only anime I've ever watched. I just watched Spirited Away as well for the first time maybe a week ago. Having watched about 6 Ghibli films before this, I can say with some level of certainty that Spirited Away may be my favorite. I still haven't watched Princess Mononke, Kiki's Delivery Service, or Whispers of the Heart (all of which I have sitting here), but other than Spirited away, my favorites are probably Ponyo and My Neighbor Totoro. I really love all of the one's I've seen though, including Castle In the Sky, Howls Moving Castle, Naussica, and Arriety, including the one's I've already mentioned. So, given the movies I have, what should I get next GAF? (Sorry for slightly off-topic)
So after all the advice about what to watch next, i made a list with roughly the order in which i plan to watch the rest of the Ghibli movies:
Spirited away
Howl's moving castle
Princess mononoke
Grave of the fireflies
My neighbor totoro
The Castle of Cagliostro
Porco rosso
Akira (Not a ghibli movie, but enough people recommended it)
Laputa: castle in the sky
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Ponyo (I actually saw the nostalgia critic review of this movie, so I kinda know the story already)
Arrietty
Whisper of the Heart
Kiki's delivery service
The wind rises
Pom Poko
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Tales from earthsea (this one is apparently not good? still worth a watch?)
From Up on Poppy Hill
Only Yesterday
My Neighbors the Yamadas
The Cat Returns
Am I missing a couple or is this list OK?
Also, I will not constantly update this thread with my opinion on every single movie, but maybe I will make a new thread after I finished watching them all.
Castle in the Sky isn't on that list and should probably be pretty high up on it.
Ehm, 9th place right under Akira? Or is that a different movie?
Any updates ?