tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post8606554051676402012..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-11958553752513345452018-10-20T08:59:36.115-07:002018-10-20T08:59:36.115-07:00Yeah this is a good one to start with. Plenty of a...Yeah this is a good one to start with. Plenty of adventure, cool creatures and interesting vehicles. The characters are engaging and themes are great discussion points. It may move a little slow for them and it does hit the 2 hour mark, so keep that in mind. Hope they enjoy it.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-23180146475747846432018-10-20T03:28:51.749-07:002018-10-20T03:28:51.749-07:00Nice! I must make my kids watch it. They are alrea...Nice! I must make my kids watch it. They are already about to finish all the series by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8473644/" rel="nofollow">Andy Yeatman</a> and now is the time to start something new. Also, the ratings are pretty good which means they are going to learn from this as well.diego78https://www.blogger.com/profile/13422396713135093491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-59913958271022446732015-10-10T07:34:51.402-07:002015-10-10T07:34:51.402-07:00If you ever get the chance try to obtain the rest ...If you ever get the chance try to obtain the rest of the comic books of this story. Miyazaki creates a really interesting dynamic with the various factions in the story. He also gives Nausicaa much more of a personality as things change in her world and she has to deal with them. It really is a grand epic.<br /><br />"Howl's Moving Castle" is a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to revisiting it during my Miyazaki retrospective (as slow going as it is turning out to be).Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-74756816579600094652015-10-09T10:29:42.830-07:002015-10-09T10:29:42.830-07:00Yes, I have a copy of Nausicaa, and had it previou...Yes, I have a copy of Nausicaa, and had it previously on VHS tape which I recorded off the SF Channel back in the 90's when they had their anime specials. I also had one of the Viz comic books of it. A lot of people seem to be fond of Princess Mononoke, which I enjoy, but prefer Nausicaa. Though I enjoy Howl's Moving Castle even before Nausicaa.<br /><br />I haven't seen all of Miyazaki's films, so I'm glad there's still many more for me to enjoy.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-7198870867540835452015-10-01T08:02:38.284-07:002015-10-01T08:02:38.284-07:00That is a possibility. I know that in the 80s with...That is a possibility. I know that in the 80s with the cold war really feeling like it was going to heat up any minute, we got a lot of "after the bomb" films and fiction. "Nausicaa" fits easily into that mold for sure. I think that mix of mythic and apocalyptic is what makes this film feel unique in anime especially for that period. But also in the optimistic tone the film has. Things never feel really dark and hopeless, because Nausicaa herself is always striving to do the right thing and inspiring others to do so. <br /><br />Miyazaki would return to these concepts in the 90s with "Princess Mononoke" and it was be a much more cynical film. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-73413232371586659352015-09-29T13:41:10.287-07:002015-09-29T13:41:10.287-07:00Many people have pondered the appeal of apocalypti...Many people have pondered the appeal of apocalyptic fiction. Robert Brockway at "Cracked" argued that it simply is a fantasy of freedom; "We would gladly trade the continuation of the species and possibly the lives of our loved ones just to not have 'misdemeanors' be a thing anymore." Of course, many post-apocalyptic visions are authoritarian, but in that case the storyline is almost sure to be rebellion against the authority, so maybe he still is onto something. This tale appears to be one worth visiting.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com