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Similarities Between Manga And Anime
1. Similarities Between Manga And Anime
Manga and Anime...
An industry worth billions of dillars, Manga (Japanese Comics) and Anime (Japanese Animation) is an essential part of contemprorary life and popular
culture in Japan. And is today an influence on films and filmâmakers across the globe.
Manga is an amalgamation of the ukiyoâe genre of woodblock prints and paintings, that held sway in Japan from the 17th to the 19th century, as well
as the Western style of comics and animation, especially that of (Walt) Disney, which was due to the significant presence that America had established
in Japan post the Second World War.
Interestingly Disney's inluence lies not just in the storytelling but in the very essence of what Manga is, since the stylization that Japanese comics is
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But of the three it is Miyazaki's film that seems like the original version, right from the antagonists who want to drive away the natives so that they
can mine the land and are ready to kill their Spirit God for it, to the protagonist who is an outsider and has to earn the trust of the natives, and the white
specters that symbolize the spirit of the forest.
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" (2010) has many elements that match the little known "Paprika" (2006) by Satoshi Kon, and which is based on a
novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Nolan has mentioned the influence, and so there's little harm in comparing. The gravity defying hotel
scene for one, as also the moment where the dream architect breaks a glass wall within a dream, as also the elevator scene where one of the floors
leads to a repressed
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2. Themes Of Japan 's Indigenous Religion
THEMES
Japan 's indigenous religion is ShintĐĐ, and its customs are enmeshed in Japanese culture. It is animistic, seeing gods and spirits in everything. This
leads to a deep respect for human harmony with the environment. Many Ghibli films contain jinja, or shrines, and torii, or sacred gates, which are used
to pay respect or give offerings in ShintĐĐism. Ghibli films also contain kami, spirits that reside in all things. Princess Mononoke is filled with a kami
(Odell 28).
Other Japanese mythology is seen through Miyazaki films through spirits that have the ability to transform their shape, such as the foxes and raccoons
in Pom Poko. Buddhism also influences Miyazaki films. Dragons derive from Buddhist legends and are in Spirited Away. Buddhist statues are also seen
in My Neighbor Totoro, and Pom Poko (Odell 28). All of his movies contain variations of spirits, demons, or fantastical creatures rooted in nature. There
is a balance of empathy through his human elements, but mystery in his fantasy elements.
One major theme that runs through all Miyazaki films is environmentalism, or how mankind interacts with nature. This is closely linked with the
ShintĐĐ ethic that sees the environment as interconnected beings that deserve respect. In Princess Mononoke, the center of the plot is focused on the
conflict between humans destroying the forest and the gods and spirits who are fighting back. In Ponyo, the dumping of waste is almost her downfall
right at the beginning of the movie
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3. Auteur In Film Analysis
Question 8: Take one contemporary director and analyse in detail, discuss and debate how they can be considered to be an auteur. In your discussion
refer to the different ways auteur have been discussed in film studies.
Introduction:
The term of an auteur has been discussed ever since 1950s and even today it is still as much as evaluative, as it is also pretty vague and unclear. Many
scholars and film studies academics took this topic into consideration and many of them came up with similar, but significantly different conclusions
or felt that some aspect of already existing theories had to be deepened and expanded. Nevertheless, even today who is an auteur and who can say so,
leads to a very heated argufies. In this essay I will look at ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In English: reprinted in Jim Hillier (ed.), 'Cahier du cinema, vol.1:1950s', London, BFI/Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985.
Bazin Andre, 'Queâestâce que le Cinema?', Paris, 1958â1965 (4 volumes). In English: Grant Hugh (ed.), 'What is cinema?' vol.1, Berkley, University
of California Press, 1967
Cavallaro Dani, 'The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki', London, McFarland, 2006
Cook Pam (ed.), 'The cinema book', London, BFI, 2007 (third edition)
Lu, Alvin, 'The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Away.' Miyazaki, Hayao introd. Viz Communications, (2002 ed.), p. 15
McCarthy, Helen, 'Hayao Miyazaki Master of Japanese Animation' Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press, (2002 ed.).
Sarris Andrew, 'Notes on theauteur theory in 1962', Film culture 27, 1962/1963 (see 'Film culture reader', Cooper Square Press; 2nd edition, 2000)
Truffaut Francois, 'A certain tendency of the French cinema', Cahier du cinema 31, January 1954. In English: Nichols Bill (ed.), 'Movies and Methods
Vol.1', Berkley, University of California Press, 1976.
Online resources: http://studioghibli.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Mononoke [online, accessed 6.01.2015]
Films:
The Castle of Cagliostro, dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1979
NausicaФ of the Valley of the Wind, dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1984
Castle in the Sky, dir. Hayao Miyazaki,
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4. Climatic Elements Of Osamu Shashin
Fast forward to 1960's and we have a figure who revolutionized manga and made it what modern manga is today. This figure was named Osamu
Tezuka. Before him, "manga" was drawn like a play, with characters entering the left stage and the right stage. Tezuka, revolutionized this by taking his
experiences from watching German and French movies, and adding a cinematic element to his manga, making it more movieâlike and dynamic. He put
in more panels and more pages to create dynamic movements and expressions. He wanted to put more emotion into his works. He wanted his manga
to portray more than just laughs, but wanted them to convey feelings of sadness, anger and hatred (Thorn, Matt). One of his most famous works
"Astro Boy (1952)" was one of the first manga to be turned into anime. It first aired in 1963. From manga, anime borrowed most of the climatic
elements that Tezuka put into his manga (Zagzoug, Marwah).
Evolution of Anime: Beginnings
However Astro Boy wasn't the first anime nor was it the first animation in Japan. That title goes to "Katsudo Shashin", the oldest sign of... Show more
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This anime was very significant to the industry. Not only was it the first feature length anime, it was also the first anime to be completely in colour
as well as the first anime to been shown in North America. This anime movie was heavily inspired by Disney, with music and singing as well as
animal companions (who in fact had more personality than the leads). This was considered to be the first "anime" and it firmly planted Toei
Animation as a powerhouse studio for anime. It was also one of the inspirations for renowned anime creator, Hayao Miyazaki. When he saw it as a
teenager, he was inspired to go into the anime business. During the time afterwards Toei released more Disney like anime (Kaikyaku.
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5. Hayao Miyazaki and Japanese Animation Essay
Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki has been revolutionary in Japanese animation. A mangaka (an artist/writer/creator of manga, Japanese comics), an
animator, and storyteller, Miyazaki has not only been very successful in his work, well known and loved by many, but has changed the world of
anime with his unique style of drawing. Through passion and hard work, Miyazaki has become one of the most successful animators in all of Japan.
Miyazaki was born on January 5th, 1941, in Tokyo, Japan (MUBI.com). His father, Katsuji Miyazaki, was the director and owner of their family's firm,
Miyazaki Airplane, that made parts for Zero fighter planes. His father's job contributed to his fascination with flying, and accurately depicting it in his
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2: 344â345) Manga grew in popularity in Japan while he was still in high school, and he decided he wanted to be a comic artist. While animation was
regaining its popularity in the postwar years, he saw Legend of the White Serpent by Taji Yabushita, the first Japanese colour animated movie, and he
absolutely fell in love with the feature. After graduating from Toyotama High School (1959) he went on to enroll in Gakushuin University, where he
studied political science and economics. While he was there, he studied European childrens books and comics after joining a children's literature
research society, things by authors like Rosemary Sutcliff and Antoine du SaintâExupery. In 1963, he finally graduated with a degree in political
science and economics, but instead of moving into the fields of politics or finance, he promptly went to get a job at the animation studio of Toei
Company, Toei Cine, where he had an apprenticeship before he was allowed to work as an entryâlevel inâbetweener on Watchdog WoofâWoof and
Wolf Boy Ken (an inâbetweener takes the first and last frames of the action or movement drawn by the animator and creates the flow, the series of
picutres/sketches in between the two to connect them and complete the movement or action). He was a hard, dedicated worker, with a passion for what
he does, and so he quickly climbed up to positions with more and more responsibility in the animation industry. Wolf
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6. NausicФa Of The Wind
Miyazaki's second feature film, NausicФa of the Valley of the Wind (1984), was the first film of his to feature a female protagonist. NausicФa is a
princess of the last functional kingdom in a postâapocalyptic world. Despite her role and duties, she cannot ignore her desire to find a solution to
curing the Toxic Jungle that grows outside of her kingdom in order to better the world. NausicФa continuously takes charge and thinks on her feet, has
an adventurous spirit, and manages to find solution after solution to the conflicts in the narrative. Everything she faces she does with courage and
selflessness, even when she herself feels fear. While Miyazaki portrayed feminism in NausicaФ primarily through the soâcalled character's compassion
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7. Analysis Of The Film ' Nausicaa Of The Valley ' The Wind '
Draft:
The issue of environment is a popular topic which is used commercially in film and movie. Those environmentalism films bring the message to the
audience to take action for environment 's sake. Many of them usually portrait the picture of environment disaster which destroys humanity and people
who suffering to survive natural catastrophe. Two of the movie that contains that idea are "2012"(Emmerich,2009) of Columbia Picture which is
directed by Roland Emmerich and Studio Ghibli 's animated film "Nausicaa of the valley of the wind"(Mizayaki,1984) directed by Hayao Mizayaki.
The use of the language of moving image in those movies is different for one is animation and the other one is live action and the difference in mise en
scene, cinematography, etc. but both of them represent the same theme and idea about the environment. This essay will examine how the two of the
film differently use the language of moving image to show the impact of nature disaster to human and how they position audience to experience the
issue of the film via language of moving image.
In "Nausicaa of the valley of the wind", the time in the story is set in a dystopian timeline when humanity struggle of living in bad environment
between vast toxic jungles that are enveloping the land which is full of deathly insect. Some remaining kingdoms are in the war with the jungle and
each other. In the middle of the war, there is a flourishing small kingdom called the Valley of the wind that is peaceful,
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8. The Disney Of Jap Japanese History, Traditions, Rites,...
"We are often not aware of the richness and uniqueness of our cultural heritage â from stories, traditions, rites, designs and tales of the gods. Surrounded
by high technology and its flimsy devices, children are more and more losing their roots. We must inform them of the richness of our traditions."Hayao
Miyazaki
I can't help but wonder how does Studio Ghibli's leading director Hayao Miyazaki draw on western sources and settings as well as Japanese history and
traditions in two of Studio Ghibli's films: 'My Neighbour Totoro' and 'Spirited Away' ?
With headquarters based in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan, Studio Ghibli is easily one of Japan's most famous animation studio's in the world and is
known as "the Disney of Japan". It was founded June 15th, 1985 after the great success of 'Nausicaa of the valley of the wind' the studio is headed
by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata even though they were uncertain as to whether the studio would find any success or crash and burn
they had a vision to "blow a new wind through the anime industry" which was pretty ambitious to say the least but has certainly lived up to its name.
Hence the clever name given to the studio by Miyazaki himself, Ghibli means "hot wind blowing through the Sahara Desert". The name was used for
Italian scouting airplanes during World War II. Miyazaki, who has a great love for airplanes, named his studio after it.
One thing that I think makes the studio stand out is not only its lovable characters and its
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9. Hayao Miyazaki: Auteur Essay
"I never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators."â Hayao Miyazaki.
The director is responsible for overseeing creative aspects of a film. They develop the vision for a film and carry the vision out, deciding how the
film should look. The director may also be heavily involved in the writing and editing of the film, as well as managing the script into a sequence of
shots, coordinating the actors in the film and supervising musical aspects. The Auteur Theory suggests that films contain certain characteristics or
'signatures' that reflect the director's individual style and give a film its personal and unique stamp. Hayao Miyazaki is one such auteur whose
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Miyazaki's childhood was short as he was born January 5, 1941 during World War II, thus without exception, his films main characters are
children, deal with growing up and often consist of one young female lead and one young male lead. This is evident in My Neighbor Totoro
(1988) as the two main characters are young girls who, unlike adults, can see and befriend the spirits of the spirit world. In Spirited Away (2001),
the leading character Chihiro is a young girl who must deal with growing up, similarly to Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Princess
Mononoke (1997) also features these stock characters in the form of young San, adopted daughter of the wolf goddess Moro and Prince Ashitaka, a
young girl and boy. Hayao Miyazaki has expressed strong feelings about childhood, saying that it's a paradisiacal time when, "you're protected by your
parents and unaware of the problems around you". Miyazaki's upbringing during World War II would explain another unique mark of his films, that
being his interest in flight.
Human flight is a frequent theme in Miyazaki's animations. This theme is found in almost every film directed by him such as in Laputa: Castle in the
Sky (1986) as it is a flying metropolis and in Kiki's Delivery Service as Kiki rides her broomstick and watches dirigibles fly over her city. In Spirited
Away, Chihiro soars across the sky as she rides on Haku's back when he is in dragon form. The critically acclaimed Howl's
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10. Studio Ghibli Research Paper
For the past few decades now, this production studio has created many classics appealing to generations all over the world, creating different genre
films for people to enjoy. For years this company has been overwhelmingly successful, winning multiple awards and receiving love from millions of
fans. Studio Ghibli is one of the most successful production companies in all of Japan because of the awards they won for their films.
Studio Ghibli Inc, is a Japanese animation film studio based in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. The studio is recognized for many rewarding anime feature
films, such as Spirited Away(2001), and My Neighbor Totoro(1988). Ghibli was established in 1985 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma,
Hayao Miyazaki, Isao
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He is the coâhead at Studio Ghibli with his long time colleague Hayao Miyazaki. Takahata is recognized for being a famous director of Ghibli
films. One of his films; Grave of the Fireflies, is considered one of the greatest animated films ever made. It tells the story of teenager being forced to
take care of his younger sister after losing their home in an American bombing during WWII. He is very talented at capturing the audience's emotions
in his movies. Toshio Suzuki was born August 19th, 1948. He is chief producer and coâfounder of Studio Ghibli. He was the president of Studio Ghibli
from 2005â2008. Furthermore, Suzuki is recognized for being one of the most successful producers after the box office success (in Japan) for his
many Ghibli films. Suzuki worked on the Asahi Geino Magazine before becoming an editor of Animage in 1978. In fact, he met Hayao Miyazaki
when he created the Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind manga. Suzuki was so impressed that he convinced Miyazaki to make Nausicaa into a film, as
a result, he coâfounded Studio Ghibli. Hayao Miyazaki was born January 5, 1941, in Tokyo, Japan and is known as a famous director of many anime
films. He is also the coâfounder of Studio Ghibli Inc. Along with Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki. However, most of Miyazaki's films are set around
the same kind of themes of the struggle between good and evil, and other common things like politics and environmentalism. Usually, the protagonist in
his films is young, strong, independent females, while the antagonist is full of jealousy, rage or greed. In conclusion, Miyazaki announced his
retirement directing in 2013, after his last film, The Wind
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11. Essay on Joe Hisaishi (Mamoru Fujisawa)
Biography
Joe Hisaishi was born on December 6, 1950 in Nagano, Japan under the name Mamoru Fujisawa. His musical training started early on, when he began
to take violin lessons at age five. It was around this time that he first discovered his passion for music. Fujisawa truly began to explore this passion in
the 70's, during which, a cultural menagerie of Japanese popular music, newâage, and early electronic music flourished. Inevitably, those genres
influenced Fujisawa's early compositions. (Wikipedia) Fujisawa was highly influenced by the newâwave of Japanese electronica such as the Yellow
Magic Orchestra and Ryuichi Sakamoto group. It was not until 1975, that he made his first public performance, and it is not until a decade later that ...
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(Team Ghiblink, Nausicaa.net) Afterwards, the pair would go on to produce eight more films together. (Wondercity Inc. , 2011)
2008 marked an important year for Hisaishi. In honor of his work, a concert event was produced at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo to celebrate the
anniversary of 25 years of collaboration. (Dasnoy & Tsong, 2013) The concert featured performances of Hisaishi's signature Miyazakifilm score
compositions. Approximately 1,200 musicians and singers participated in the performance, including the 200âmember New Japan Philharmonic World
Dream Orchestra, 6 featured vocalists, the combined 800 members of the Ippan Koubo, Ritsuyuukai and Little Singers of Tokyo choirs, and a
160âpiece marching band. Joe Hisaishi, who by this time has become an important icon to Asian music, conducted the performance from his piano as a
giant screen backed the entire performance, streaming projections of correlating clips from Miyazaki's films along with the music. (Team Ghiblink,
GhibliWiki)
In 2010, Hisaishi returned to his roots, becoming a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music to fulfill an endeavor to teach younger generations
about music composition, passing on his legacy, all the while continuing his career as a composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor. (Dasnoy & Tsong,
2013) Over the course of his career, spanning more than 30 years, Joe Hisaishi built a solid global fanâbase, including an enthusiastic
multiâgenerational following in China.
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12. Hayao Miyazaki Research Paper
Hayao Miyazaki Path to Animation Star artists inspired him. Hayao Miyazaki was only one of many during postwar Japan who wanted to become
a comic artist (master). Like many others, Miyazaki would look to star artists, such as Osamu Tezuka, Tetsuji Fukushima, and Zohei Shiratsuchi, for
inspiration. Of the three, Tezuka, who was named "the manga god" by fans, had the ingrained effect on Miyazaki. Miyazaki has written in a Tezuka
memorial collection: It's true to say that I was very heavily influenced by Tezuka. When I was in both elementary and junior high school, I liked his
manga best of all the ones I read... when I passed the age of eighteen and felt that I just had to draw manga of my own, the question of how best to
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In addition, many more art and literature figures had an influence on Miyazaki's direction and philosophy. For example, a French animation, The
Shepherdess and the Chimneysweeper, directed by Paul Grimault, showed Miyazaki how an animation feature film could be targeted at an adult
audience. And, while he did not want to follow Disney's way of neatly finishing movies with main characters living happily ever after, Miyazaki did
admit that he enjoyed Disney shorts such as Silly Symphonies. All this exposure to Western culture, paired with the foundation that Tezuka laid out for
the Japanese animation industry, put fuel on Miyazaki's passion for animation and his vision as to exactly what Japanese animation, or animĐĐ, could
deliver. Early Film Miyazaki joined Toei Animation Studios, upon graduating Gakushuin University. After three months of training, the young
Miyazaki got to be a part of his first animation productions, Watchdog WoofâWoof and Wolf Boy Ken, as an inâbetweener. An inâbetweener is
someone who draws, or fills, the animation between two positions. For example, main artist would draw characters in key positionsâcompose the
shotsâand an inâbetweener would fill in the action planned, like a character standing up from a chair. However, the work of somewhere along the
bottom of the animation workflow couldn't match Miyazaki's ambition. Tired of doing lowâlevel work, Miyazaki seriously considered quitting, but he
was drawn back after watching Lev Atamatov's The
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13. Nausicaa In The Valley Of The Wind Analysis
Like many other forms of Japanese media and culture, Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is undeniably influenced by Western
literature. The most immediate and recognizable influence being the name of the heroine, Nausicaa, taken from Homer's Odyssey. In both Miyazaki's
and Homer's work, Nausicaa is a princess who averts danger and destruction, helping Odysseus return home in The Odyssey and mollifying the Ohm's
rampage in Miyazaki's film. Furthermore, Miyazaki draws blatant parallels between the actions and characteristics of Nausicaa and Jesus Christ.
Indeed, from embodying 'Christian Pacifism' to her death and resurrection during the film's climax, Nausicaa is a direct representation of Christ and
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As expected, Nausicaa first draws her sword not for her own benefit, but to extract the eye of a deceased Ohm, proclaiming "The villagers will be
pleased, they'll have plenty to make into tools now."(6:05) Nausicaa feels obligated to the protection and wellâbeing of her people, alluding to the
lordâretainer relationship ââ that a samurai must show unwavering loyalty and service to his lord ââ emphasized by Confucian teachings in Bushido.
Furthermore, Nausicaa's connection to the sword is strengthened when she presents tremendous dexterity and aptitude for swordsmanship upon the
Tolmekian invasion of the valley. After Tolmekian soldiers mercilessly kill her defenseless father, Nausicaa swiftly slays the four perpetrators before
being stopped by Lord Yupa.(33:15) Nausicaa has evidently trained strenuously in order to handle the conflict skillfully. In addition to becoming
acquainted with the sword at a young age, samurai were subject to extreme physical training, many desiring to perfect their swordsmanship so that
they may be invited to serve a lord. Additionally, though Nausicaa is enraged, she remains sensible enough to dispose of the invaders, embodying the
samurai maxim "to know and to act are one and the same." Nausicaa does not waver in the face of death, but instinctively springs to action, avenging
her father. In this instance, Nausicaa's entire being is influenced by Bushido, both physically and
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14. Common Misconceptions on the Word Anime
It has always baffled me when I tell someone I love anime and they say they do not like it. They sometimes say I hate all anime saying that they never
could get into that genre. This is a statement that gets my geek fathers rattled because anime is not a genre; it is an entire medium and whole form of
entertainment. It is a confusing statement to say because to me that is like saying you hate all movies or TV shows. To traditional Americans who do
not know a lot about anime, it tends to have a stigma attached to it. Hence is why I decided to write about it as a social deviance. When you talk to
someone who has never experienced anime before, you tend to get some weird looks. A common misconception is that all anime is pornography;
they think all anime has tentacle monsters waiting for that busty girl to pick up and rape. This misconception very much alienates people away
from anime. It is true there is a genre that is pornographic called hentai and is specifically targeted at adults. Hentai is its own genre and most anime
shows do not come close to that line. Most people confuse hentai with shows that proved what is called fan service. Fan service is a term coined
from anime and manga fandom for material in a series, which is deliberately added to please the audience. Fan service can be in both manga and
anime and can include racy, erotic, or sexual content such as nudity, upâskirt glimpse of a characters underwear, shower scenes, characters wearing
bathing suits, or
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15. Analysis Of Ecofeminism In Nausica Valley Of The Wind
One specific movement, ecofeminism, is represented in Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind. The movie pushes and pulls ideas of ecofeminism by using
feminine woman characters in dynamic ways and contrasting humans' relationships with nature and how they utilize it. This provides context that
examines how the women figures in Miyazaki's work connects to nature and how both are affected by a maleâcentered society.
Ecofeminism is a radical environmental movement that recognizes a connection between the exploitation of nature and the oppression of woman. There
are many interpretations of feminist ecology and it has evolved over time. Garrard specifically discusses in his book, Ecocriticism, how society
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Her people use nature in harmony, using fire in small amounts and respecting it as equals. In this way, she supports the idea of women most integrated
with nature.
Their perceptions of nature encapsulate the ideas of egocentrism and ecocentrism, egocentrism being heavily rooted in androcentric ideals and
ecocentrism embodying a feminist approach to relationships within nature (DesJardins) Kushana is considered a character with an egoâcentric
mentality as she navigates her position as a leader. Society, assuming a male role as well as societal ways of ruling. This is seen in her aggressive
demeanor and needs for domination of nature. Nausicaa is a symbol of ecocentric ideology where all people and nature, are equal and should coexist.
This dualism created by the two main women figures creates contrasts of humans everyday relationships with nature as well as pushing and pulling
with androcentrism.
Physical traits and their interruption in society also play a role in perceptions of women's' connections with the environment, focusing on soft,
feminine qualities and associating them with nature. Miyazaki plays with these concepts in the appearance and personalities of his female characters.
Her physical appearance is seemingly feminine with large breasts and petite features. Miyazaki explains as not a choice for sexual appeal, but that
"her bosom has to allow people to feel secure; she embraces them as they are dying" (Miyazaki, 338). The
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16. `` Toxic Discourse `` By Lawrence Buell
In Lawrence Buell's essay, "Toxic Discourse", one of the key ingredients to the narrative of environmental toxins in the United States is the element of
burden of proof. This element pertains to the idea that not sufficient evidence is provided in order to prove that toxins lead to the health deterioration
of the exposed population. For example, Buell states, "almost every claim that a risk is present, almost every attribution of cause, [has] been vigorously
contested...[i]t is notoriously hard to demonstrate environmental causation of illness, given the limitation of preexisting research bases..." (660). While
Buell 's version of toxic discourse includes the element of burden of proof, this element is absent in Hayao Miyazaki's... Show more content on
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By showing how much power these giant warriors possess, the film is able to critique the use of nuclear weapons and instead advocates for the
protection of the environment. The presence of these giant warriors in the tapestry should be examined with caution, especially because they hold
information of what could be interpreted as human error. The first thing that needs to be analyzed is the beginning of the tapestry that depicts the flying
boats. The importance of this image is that it addresses the technological development of humans. More specifically, this shows the desire and longing
of wanting to become advanced and powerful. Hence, this could be a reason for the next image that depicts the assembling of the giant warriors. Not
only does the viewer learn that the manufacturing of the giant warriors was an invention of humanity, but that any consequence whether it be good or
bad should be attributed to humans. Moreover, the next part of the tapestry shows the warriors in a battlefield. Perhaps the most crucial aspect of this
scene is that everything these warriors pass by or touch completely becomes incinerated and destroyed. (0:02:09â0:02:59). The importance of the above
description is that the giant warriors could be seen as symbolic for nuclear weapons. The fact that these giant warriors can spit lavaâlike fire that is so
powerful and destroys anything it comes into
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17. Hayao Miyazaki and Animated Film Essay
Getting inspired is something that can happen unexpectedly. A single thing can just set the stage for an amazing creation to come about. Much of
what people are exposed to due to the media and also literature can really affect someone's life. Hayao Miyazaki is a film director, animator,
screenwriter and also producer. He is someone who's work really changed my perspective on animation and also the conventional idea of a hero.
Miyazaki was born on January 5, 1941 in Japan. His parents were Dola and Katsuji Miyazaki. His father Katsuji Miyazaki and worked for Miyazaki
Airplanes which was Miyazaki's uncles business. The company manufactured parts for warplanes that were used during World War II. Miyazaki had
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The following year Miyazaki also met Akemi Ota, an animator that then became his wife in 1968. Overall Miyazaki worked in a total of six different
animation studios, his positions varied from director to animator but his work also influenced many other directors or screenwriters within those
companies. Having grown independent from the companies he set off to start his own company known today as Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli was
founded in 1985. The studio was created due to a collaboration by Hayao Miyazaki, his friend Isao Takahata, and also producer Toshio Suzuki. There
furst film collaboration was done in 1984, with the film NausicaФ of the Valley of the Wind. Many people believe that this film is what set the
stage for Studio Ghibli to be created. Much of the studio's success has not solely been due to Miyazaki, but also because of his associates. One of
the most prominent films from the studio was directed by Isao Takahata, the film is Grave of the Fireflies, which depicts the story of orphans living in
Japan during World War II. The company is also well known for their "no
âedits" policy which basically states that the film cannot be altered when
being dubbed. However, this policy has caused many issues with American companies because some films have been Americanized or altered, which
then tends to change the message of the story and the plot. With the great success that Studio Ghibli has had Miyazaki
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18. Dystopian Neo-Japan
According to the three articles, as well as messages conveyed in the films Akira and Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, the dropping of the atomic
bombs has had a continual impact on Japanese culture and thought. The rise of science fiction and apocalyptic films can be seen as a direct way in
which the atomic bombs impacted Japanese culture. These films explore the "traumatic fascination" with a nuclear apocalypse that so many people
want to draw near to and understand (Lamarre 130). During the climax of Akira, Kei states that the final explosion destroying the dystopian NeoâTokyo
is "fantastic" since she is in awe of its power, just like how many are awed by destructive powers both in reality and film (Otomo). Japanese
apocalyptic anime often portrays the message of the potential damage that science can do, such as mutation and unharnessed destruction, because of
the harm caused by the atomic bombs (Napier 330). Science can be extremely dangerous if it is taken too far without moral constraints and should be
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This has led to a wave of environmentalism in modern Japanese thought. NausicaФ especially portrays the message of the need to protect nature in
the face of the existence of atomic bombs through Miyazaki's "symbolic pleas for human restraint" (Fuller). Additionally, both Akira and NausicaФ
of the Valley of the Wind share the message that there is potential for rebirth after an apocalyptic scenario. Nausicaa is resurrected to bring about an
era of peace while Akira returns to cleanse the decay of NeoâTokyo in an explosion that a scientist calls "a cosmic rebirth" before the film ends with
the sun rising over the destroyed city (Otomo) . This message parallels Hiroshima and Nagasaki being rebuilt as large and prosperous cities and the rise
of Japan as a modern economic power
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19. Analysis Of Stylistic Analysis In Spirit Away
Stylist Final Paper 'Spirit Away'
(Symbolization)
The Movie 'Spirit Away' has lots of implicational meanings. Director of this film is Hayao Miyazaki. He is also director of 'Howl's Moving
Castle', and 'Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind'. His movies have common point which is nature and 'Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind' is best movie
of nature and also Sprit Away have relation with nature. He got many awards in the world and he also recognize as great director. 'Spirit Away' has
detail and specific symbolization. He wants to tell with this movie that through different two worlds, he wants to show realities of Japan, human's
identity and set of this film is around 1980~1990 when Japan is case in bubble economy. Bubble economy is when Japan is around 1980~1990, they
have 10% economical development in their country but through 1st, 2nd oil crisis Japan case in economical problem like IMF. The reason is... Show
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My paper might not looks like stylistic analysis but I'm sure of that in stylistic analysis there is part of symbolization and the other ways of stylistic
approach could be cinematography, imaginative approaches in this film. As this film is animation, it could be understood by reader's various
imaginative thinking. The way of expression is bigger than nonâanimation.
Movie is starting with Chihiro who is the main character. Her family is moving their house to other place. I think this scene foreshadows that
Chihiro's family are going other place which is unfamiliar to them. While they are moving their house, they lost their way, and they are arrive
mysterious place. The place is dark and it looks strange. Chihiro doesn't want to enter but her parent force her to enter together with them. End of the
cave, there are huge big town exist but there is no one living. Chihiro ask to parent to leave as soon as possible but they don't agree with her. When
dark is coming they could
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20. Looking At A Few Of Them
Introduction
Throughout the last twentyâfive years, the notable director of animated films, Hayao Miyazaki, has brought not only exhilarating and mysterious
stories to life, but also multiple issues that he tries to convey through each of his films. Looking at a few of them, Miyazaki expresses issues about
feminism, war, environmental issues, and much more. The question that will try to be answered throughout this essay is, how does Hayao Miyazaki use
the elements and principles of art to express environmental issues and impacts within his films? Through the use of color, scene composition, and
motion, Hayao Miyazaki is able to portray the earth's natural beauty while also conveying human waste and destruction of the environment and its ...
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This is an important and yet, traumatic memory for Miyazaki. He expresses its significance in his life by incorporating it within the films, My
Neighbor Totoro and also his latest movie, The Wind Rises. The characters with tuberculosis are both female and struggle with being diagnosed
with it. He tries to portray the love, sadness, and possible hope for a cure for tuberculosis within those films. What inspired Miyazaki and also
directed him towards the path of animation and the world of manga (Japanese comics) was in 1958 when he watched the colored film Hakuja Den
("Hayao Miyazaki Biography"). Surprisingly, instead of acquiring a degree in the arts, he went to Gakushuiin University and graduated with a
Political Science and Economics degree ("Hayao Miyazaki Biography"). Miyazaki chose this degree because he thought it was practical and he had
planned on helping reestablish Japans economy and recovery from war ("Hayao Miyazaki" Newsmakers). However, during his time in university
and his strong passion for drawing, he joined the "children's literature research club" ("Hayao Miyazaki Biography"). This had been the closest thing
to comics at the time ("Hayao Miyazaki Biography"). It exposed him to many fairytales, myths, and mysteries around the world and is probably the
reason why his stories mainly involve children, are mainly fantasy based, and incorporate old tales. The same year he graduated, he quickly entered his
animation
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21. Gender In Howl's Moving Castle
Wars and Gender in the Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki: An Analysis of Howl's Moving Castle
Animation has always been a way of creating worlds outside of our own and to bestow movement, frame by frame, on a series of still images.
Despite its variety of uses as a medium of film, animation is often treated as a genre of its own, placed within the constraints of only being
entertainment for kids with a small possibility for weighty themes or adult thematic elements at the peripherical of a plot that is typically centered
around a weak narrative of the actionâcomedy variety. However, when used to its full extent, animation becomes a tool for creating art as great as
classical film, using pen, paper, and machines as tools where tradition film uses camera and lenses. The greatest animators of today are able to weave
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One such animator, film director, and producer isHayao Miyazaki, who blends his masterful control of art and color with common themes and
narrative techniques across his films, creating a style of authorship that is as immediately recognizable as Quentin Tarantino or Wes Anderson. His film
Howl's Moving Castle, an animated fantasy film released in 2004 and adapted from the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones, is the story of a
girl who is cursed by a witch and transformed into an old woman, leading to her finding the wizard Howl, a draftâdodger who rejects a war that rages
on in the background of the setting. Howl's Moving Castle shows how he mixes his unique style of animation with themes that are universal across his
films, such as the strong female protagonists, the destructive forces of war, the critique of modernity as a struggle between the forces of nature and
industry, and the beauty and power of flight, creating a masterpiece that surpasses the definition of animation as a genre, while embracing the genre of
fantasy
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22. Clay Animated Biography: Adam Elliot Essay
Adam Elliot is an Australian stopâmotion animator. He has received over one hundred awards through his career. In 2003 Adam Elliot won an
academy award for Animated Short Film for his movie "Harvie Krumpet". Elliot calls his films "clayography" â clay animated biography â because
most of them are based on his friends and family.
"Mary & Max" is an Australian clayâanimated film written and directed by Adam Elliot. The film is about a friendship between two pen pals, Mary a
eightâyear old girl and Max a fortyâyear old man.
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. Most of his movies are very successful e.x. "Kiki's Delivery Service", "Nausicaa of the
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Although the sad and very serious theme, the movie doesn't become depressing but leaves you with an optimistic view of friendship. Also, it's a very
well animated film with an amazing recreation of the New York City in clay. "Mary and Max" it's a bittersweet story that depicts life as it really is. In
addition, "Mary and Max" has an amazing character development that engages the audience that follow as the characters develop in life. The movie
really stands out because its realistic and honest characters that win your sympathy despite their many flaws.
"Ponyo" was released in 2008 and won several awards. In 2008 Tokyo Anime Fair announced "Ponyo" as Animation of the Year. In addition, the film
reached #9 in the US box office charts on its opening weekend and was a box office success.
The film has the very noticeable visual style and artwork, with bright, dreamy, watery, pastel colours, Miyazaki always creates. Everything in the film
was animated by hand with the traditional technique. The backgrounds were created in pastels. In addition, the film is dealing with the relationship
humans have with the environment, a theme you often see in Miyazaki's films.
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