I thinkmostpeoplewhoarefamiliarwiththesourcematerialwouldagreethatthereis a certainuniquecharmsharedbyeachofhisworks, thatwhileradicallydifferentinsetting, theme, andcharacter, allmaintain a consistent, undeniablealmostspiritualfeel.
A masterstoryteller, knowingexactlywhatstringstopullandwhen, hisfilmsneverfailtoelicitanemotionalresponsefromtheaudience, andas a result, hisworkhaspermeatedinternationalculturesomuchthatevenifyouaren't awareofhisname, you'velikelybeenexposedtohismoviesatsomepoint.
Thispre-GhiblifilmfollowsthestoryofNausicaa, a princessof a smallvillagein a post-apocalypticworldfullofgiantinsectsandpoisonoussporesasshestrugglestounderstandthenatureofthetoxicforestthatsurroundsthemwhilefacingconflictfromotherhumans.
A boynamedPatzudiscovers a girlfallingfromthesky, thegirlnamedSheetaisbeingpursuedbythegovernment, armyandskypiratesbecausesheisinpossessionof a magiccrystalthatiskeytocontrollinganancientfloatingcastle.
ThehighlightoftheentirefilmisthepiratesdenmotherDola, whosejourneygoesfromthatof a ruthlesspirateleaderanddevelopsinto a lovableandsympatheticcharacter.
RetiredafterfightingfortheItaliansinworldwar I, Porcomakes a livingbyfreelancebountyhuntingandescorting.
第一次大戦でイタリア軍に仕官した後、個人で賞金稼ぎや護衛の仕事をして生計を立てていました。
ThefilmfollowstherivalrybetweenPorcoandanamericanpilotoverbraggingrights, honor, andthehandof a beautifulwoman, ortwo, ormaybemore, we'veestablishedhe's a pigright?
Afterknockingoff a casinoonlytodiscoverthelootiscounterfeit, heandhispartnerdecidetotargetthesourceoftheforgery, whichleadstoanepicheistplotfullofbeautifullyanimatedactionsequencesandwonderfullywrittencharacters.
ThehighlightofthefilmformeistheSophiecharacter: Whileshehastheappearanceofanoldlady, shestillretainsthemannerismsandvigorof a youthandadjuststohercurseverywell.
Thishasbeenthesixthtimehe's retired, soit's notoutoftherealmofpossibilitytoperhapsseeanotherMiyazakifilminthefuture, but I wouldn't holdmybreath; however, hisson, GoroMiyazakiseemssettocontinuethename's legacywithhisfirsttwofilms, TalesfromEarthseaandFromUponPoppyHill.
It's inevitable, but I feelthesefilmsserveasanexampleofhowbeautifultraditionalhand-drawnanimationcanbe, andthatit's anartformworthpreservingforfuturegenerations.