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Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)

This movie captured my imagination and really sent me on my Miyazaki kick, I think (besides Kiki’s)~

I love the whole Iron Town setting and concept. It’s so haunting and real and gorgeous :)

So yesterday I watched Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

It wasa good movie, but I can’t say it’s the best I’ve seen from Miyazaki.

Being one of his older works, I can understand this, though. It was his first really big break where he gained a huge amount international attention. I can tell the stories and characters in his films developed more through the years.

Nausicaa is a great example, though, of “going green.” Literally, the world has become a huge toxic waste dump.

Having such dark, dull and monotone colors, I was not a fan of the scenery. However, the character design was great—especially for Nausicaa whose bright red hair reflects her positive and nature-loving personality.

The best animated parts were by far the flying scenes—which he would later perfect in Kiki.

I’m on a Miyazaki kick~ :3

I watched Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle for the first time last weekend.

He kills me. He absolutely kills me with his brilliance.

Once again, he was able to create a beautiful, strange and masterpeice of a world with charming characters that live in it.

What amazes me most is the overdose of imagine injected into these movies. It seems inhumanly possible to be able to create stories and animation that unique and just gorgeous.

I loved Howl’s a lot because I am a big fan of the “world” focused films of Miyazaki like Kiki and Spirited Away where there is a lot of emphasis on the set—the world the characters interact in.

I may just have to rewatch it very soon and let all the beauty soak in again.