Summary!

In the past 9 weeks, I introduce 8 movies and something about Miyazaki. Every week I divide my post into four parts:

1.      The main idea of the movie

2.      What Miyazaki want to tell everyone in the movie

3.      Something special about the movie

4.      The video of the movie trailer and theme song

Week 1 My Neighbor Totoro

It’s an amazing world that only the children can see it. This movie is popular because it raises audience’s memory of their home. My Neighbor Totoro made Japanese animation popular in the world, also made Miyazaki become successful.

Week2 Kiki’s Delivery Service

The movie describes Japan teenage girsl how to be absolutely independent. We are just like Kiki. We just entered the university, and for lots of people, maybe it’s their first time live by themselves. We are all learning an absolutely independence from our family.

Week 3 Spirited Away

There is an important plot in this movie is about “name.” Everyone work in the town will forget their own name because Yubaba’s magic power, and Yubaba will give they a new name. It implies that people in the real life always forget their true heart, because people always use the mask to face the world. The people who can remember their own name, also their true heart, like Chihiro, will really grow up. This movie won a lot of awards. It’s also the highest box office movie in Japan.

Week 4 Howl’s Moving Castle

In this movie, it implies that people just like Howl that they have good ability but they just use for themselves, they don’t know how to help others. When Howl uses his magic power for others, his power becomes stronger. It teaches us that don’t do everything just for ourselves, loving and helping others make our life more meaningful.

Week 5 Ponyo on the cliff

Ponyo on the cliff is adapted from The Mermaid. Simple, pure and true love is the topic Miyazaki wants to show in the movie. “Promise” is so important that even if Sosuke just a five-years-old boy, he still tries hard to protect Ponyo to finish his promise. The cute Ponyo and the song make this movie popular

Week 6 Castle in the sky

The existence of the castle in the sky is a really romantic imaginary. This movie shows that how great the human’s desire to fly in the sky is.

Week 7 The Cat Returns

This movie teaches us to be ourselves. In the cat kingdom, The more Haru enjoy the life there, She becomes more like a cat. The lord cat always tells Haru to learn to be herself, this is the only way to protect them from becoming a cat. We are just like Haru, when we forget who we are, we will just look likes other.

Week 8 The wind rises

The wind rises is the last movie directed by Miyazaki. There is something different from another Miyazaki’s movies. This movie’s main character is a boy. And It’s quite real than others. When everyone is trying to show “future” in the movie, Miyazaki decides to show “past” in his last work. Every character in this movie work hard to finish their own dream. I think “be brave to make dream come true” is the most important thing Miyazaki wants to tell everyone.     

Week 9 About Miyazaki

Talking about How his Family influence his movie style. His movies are concerned about the relation between human and nature, pacifism, and women’s right. When he was creating the movie, he often produced and thought the next plot at the same time.

Miyazaki’s animate world is amazing. It deserves everyone review again and again. I think after reading my blog, there must be at least one movie appear in your mind. So don’t hesitate, just go and find the DVD, enjoy the touching again!