tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post3599376043586833930..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Favorite Scenes - Castle in the Sky - Postcredit SequenceRoman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-28615000408219724412016-02-23T18:32:25.899-08:002016-02-23T18:32:25.899-08:00I think that is one of primary differences between...I think that is one of primary differences between a play and a movie. A play can focus on language and dialogue. You aren't expecting it to be a show stopper visually.<br /><br />But when it comes to a film the fact that you can move the camera and have a large variety of settings and actions means you can tell the story in a very visual way. Animation (and modern visual effects) allow you to do even more. If you can imagine it, you can show it. <br /><br />Miyazaki (and many Japanese animators) working the medium of comic books where visually telling the story is vital. I wonder if that is a primary difference between Japanese anime storytelling and something from modern Hollywood studios that often rely on clever dialogue and silly sight gags.<br /><br />Nothing wrong with either one, but it is something you really notice in animation from the 80s and 90s and how both groups approached storytelling.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-51878835252283121792016-02-23T08:31:46.919-08:002016-02-23T08:31:46.919-08:00The core of every movie is its script, and good di...The core of every movie is its script, and good dialogue alone is enough to carry one -- amply demonstrated in "My Dinner with Andre," which is just two guys at a dinner table. But while it may be enough, an audiovisual medium offers a vast range of other possibilities as well, which not every filmmaker exploits very creatively or effectively. Miyazaki evidently is someone who does. Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com