Should clarify that by "Miyazaki" I'm referring to Hayao Miyazaki and not G***. I couldn't fit Earwig and the Witch on the list due to poll limits, but I have a feeling no one would vote for it anyway (feel free to correct me in the tags if I'm wrong).
Please reblog for a larger sample size.
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I used to think Porco Rosso was the most underrated Ghibli film. Now I'm convinced it's My Neighbors the Yamadas. At least Porco Rosso gets some attention. I feel like people forget Neighbors even exists.
It's a slice of life film with an episodic structure, easy to write off as lightweight. However, as with a great many Takahata movies, there is a melancholic and earnest undercurrent to the silliness. And even without that, the movie is just so damn funny and relatable.
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Studio Ghibli watch-through pt 5
finally remembered to do this before midnight.
13. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
5.5/10
Normally the slice-of-life comedy appeals to me but this time it was a "meh". It's not bad but I wouldn't recommend it unless ur doing a study on japanese gag manga art style in motion.
14. Spirited Away (2001)
10/10
It's hard to top Princess Mononoke and it's probably due to nostalgia is why I ranked this .5 higher than that but this is still is one of the top tier Ghibli movies ever made. I really wish I could eat the food from this movie, it looks so good.
15. The Cat Returns (2002)
9/10
A very cute movie about a kind, aimless girl who saves a cat and ends up kidnapped (or cat-napped if u will) to the Cat Kingdom where she's being forced to marry the Cat King's son but The Baron (from Whispers of the Heart, played by the Dread Pirate Roberts) help rescue her. It's not a grand adventure or as beautiful as Spirited Away/Mononoke but it's still a fun adventure that I highly recommend. Just don't look for any connections to Whispers of the Heart.
Alrighty, next week is "Howl's Moving Castle", "Earthsea" and "Ponyo"
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After my Miyazaki poll exploded on the Tumblr scene, I felt compelled to cover more Ghibli... 👀
Sooooo...... this was hard. Because discounting the Miyazaki directed AND written films, there's still a lot of Ghibli films. In order to be fair to the other Ghibli directors, I made the focus on them, however, I also knew that Miyazaki fans would lose their MINDS without a shoutout to the three non-directed films which he helped write the screenplays, especially since I couldn't squeeze them on my original poll.
Alas, until Tumblr polls are longer, a girl's gotta make do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Happy voting! ❤
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My Neighbors the Yamadas
directed by Isao Takahata, 1999
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My neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Dad, help me think of an independent study topic.
You’re free to do anything?
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I didn't think that the Ghibli poll would blow up in one night and I was so excited to see all the voters! I noticed some sadness when it came to the ones I didn't put in so I decided to make a part two and I can make a face off between the best to choose a winner after this! Enjoy!
There is one you may not have heard such as the red turtle. I promise i went doen the list of ghibli films and only looked for actual movies/films. It's from 2016 and i hadn't even heard about it but to those who did and enjoyed it here it is. Alright have fun! Fight fight fight!
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