#ponyo i think is more like friendship and kiki's delivery service i feel the same way

[matchaxmatcha]

TXT as studio ghibli characters!

a/n - I was doing a studio ghibli marathon with my friends and thought I'd do this for fun ♡

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Yeonjun - Howl (Howls moving castle)

honestly I don't even know how to explain this. Yeonjun just gives off that sort of vibe you know? 😭 Also Howls ego 😭😭😭 'if I can't be pretty there's no point in living 😔' I think this matches Yeonjun pretty well.

He'd be so cool, composed, and mysterious when you first meet, but once you start getting to know him he's just this big pouty adorable baby 🙃

Also imagine Yeonjun in Howls clothing 🫠 You know howls white top and tight black pants?

kind of like this?

Also fun fact: the female lead of howls moving castle has the same name as me so it makes the movie that much better 🙃

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Soobin - Haku (Spirited away)

I think it's just because Soobin is so calm most of the time? Haku is also a leader of sorts to the other people at the bath house so yeah 🙃 (I'm sorry am I even making sense rn? 😭)

He may seem super blocked off at first but ends up being a huge help to you and a very close friend c:

Honestly I was kind of tempted to give this character to beomgyu just because of the long hair 😭

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Beomgyu - Calcifer (Howls moving castle)

Calcifer is just so mischievous you know? (And dramatic but anyways) He's loud playful and just fun to be around 🤷🏻‍♀️ Calcifer is honestly like my favorite studi ghibli character ever.

I think he's also just really loyal. He can be super chaotic at times but when it comes to your time of need he'll be right by your side.

Like in the beginning of the movie, I don't think calcifer liked Sophie that much, and was always messing with her. But when she and howl were in danger he tried his best to help in any way he could.

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Taehyun - Jiji (Kikis delivery service)

I mean Jiji is a cat so... do I really have to day anything more?

Jiji is probably one of the most down to earth and honest characters in studio ghibli.

He makes a great companion, great friend, and great advice giver. (Also super sarcastic but you know-)

He's the type to be super honest with you and tell you straight up if you've done something stupid. But that also makes him an amazing advice giver. Hence, leading to a great friendship 👍

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Hueningkai - Sosuke (Ponyo)

I don't know how to explain this one 🙃

Sosuke is like this little ball of energy. Always curious and super energetic. He also has a huge imagination!

Throughout the movie I feel like Sosuke didn't really know what was going on, but he knew his friend needed help and was willing to do anything for them.

So huening might be clueless/ innocent at times, but he'd be willing to put himself at risk for you.

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a/n: I'm so sorry that this is all over the place 😭 have of what I said makes basically no sense, but I hope you enjoyed my rambling still...?

#studio ghibli #txt #taehyun #hueni #hueningkai #soobin #beomgyu #yeonjun #matcha writes!

[midddoriya]

romance in studio ghibli

• spirited away

• princess mononoke

• howl’s moving castle

• whisper of the heart

• the wind rises

• castle in the sky

• tales from earthsea

• from up on poppy hill

• only yesterday

#some i didn't include #ponyo i think is more like friendship and kiki's delivery service i feel the same way #studio ghibli #spirited away #princess mononoke #howl's moving castle #whisper of the heart #the wind rises #castle in the sky #tales from earthsea #from up on poppy hill #only yesterday #myedit #mygifs #anime #sorry if i didn't include your favs

[sunnysviolin]

I'm asking you to elaborate on everyone's favourite ghibli movie :3

-Lemon

Ahaha Lemoni! I love ya sm I’ll do this just for you. I wasn’t gonna elaborate initally because I was like hmmm I don’t know my exact reasons for some of these, but now I have to bc you asked SO

Sunny- Spirited Away. I feel like Spirited Away in a weird way reminds me of headspace? Like I know they actually ended up like in another world, but I also feel like that world was for Chihiro and for her journey into growing up. Just like Sunny’s headspace was for his journey into dealign with tauma (and in a lesser way growing up) Plus all of the different creatures remidn me of all the characters in headspace. I think Sunny would really like this one because it reminds him of his daydreams and his world that he’s creating. There were no dragons in Omori and that’s criminal and I need Sunny to have a dragon character

Basil- Ponyo. So the story in Ponyo is all about like the friendship between this human boy and this lil fish girl and how their (platonic?) but regardless extremely deep bond is able to overcome everything. And I think that Basil would connect deeply to the end where Sosuke just loves Ponyo exactly as she is. This is one of those that I don’t really think I can explain? It reminds me of sunnflower but also how Basil was the last one to join the group and found his first real “family” In them? Ugh I’m probably doing a bad job of this. 

Kel- Princess Mononoke. I think the story in this one would really compel him, even tho I think he would probably be scared of it as a little child. I love the idea of him curled up in Hero’s arms as they watch and hiding his face at the ‘scary’ parts. Hero tries to suggest another movie, but Kel likes this one, so they do the same thing every time. Plus another iconic scene “I’ll cut your throat, that’ll get you to shut up!” “You’re beauiful”....not Kelbrey watching this together later and Kel realizing that he’s always had a thing for girls like this. 

Aubrey- Kiki’s delivery service. So first of all I think young Aubrey definitely likes this one best because it was originally Mari’s favorite. She has some pretty big hero worship for Mari, and so when Mari likes this one, so does Aubrey. Also Aubrey thinks she looks like Kiki (part of why she starts to wear a boy in her hair) I think she also likes the music and thinks it’s really pretty. I’m sure when she’s older she explores the themes a little bit more, but it generally just stays in the realm of a comfort film for her. 

Hero- Grave of the Fireflies. Ooof. Oof okay so let me explain. Hero loves this movie, but he doesn’t recc it to others (unlike all the rest who I think are always pushing their favorite Ghibli movie) I think Hero will literally never watch Grave of the Fireflies with anyone else, because watching it is a special experience for him. I think Hero is someone who like can’t let himself be upset over things in his life? He pushes everything down and away and tries to just be positive, but like when he watches a sad movie he gets to have some cathartic release. He can cry over the movie and be sad over it, but it’s also him letting himself be upset over the other things in his life too. It’s also a movie that shows directly the negative effects of war in a really intimate way. I think Hero is a huge pacifist (ignores the things I wrote in Not Again...wait actaully no I don’t Hero is a pacifist there too) and he puts that down to being shown this movie when he was pretty young. 

Mari- Howl’s Moving Castle. Howl is a very pretty movie and it’s got gorgeous music. I think the music is one of the big things for Mari (she’s the one that gets them all into ghibli movies for sure) and she loves to play the music from Howl on her piano. She looks up to Sophie and her journey with self confidence is inspiring for Mari who I see as someone who had a period of shyness before she grew into herself (Middle School Mari struggled) I also think that Mari adores the love story carefully crafted between Howl and Sophie. She isn’t a fan of western romance movies because so much of the conflict is in the actual relationship. She likes Howl because the relationship makes them both grow and they don’t let each other get away with things that are wrong. It doesn’t quite remind her of her and Hero (They aren’t really that similar to the characters) but something about it is compelling and the intimacy of the movie draws her in. Plus Markle. All I need to say. 

#asks #anon #lemon anon #lemon #ghibli movies #omori #omori headcanons #omori hero #omori mari #heromari #omori kel #omori basil #omori aubrey #omori sunny

[stewblog]

LUCA

“Luca” is a wonderful, instantly charming film that hopefully also is a sign of films to come from Pixar.

It’s not a bold statement to declare a Pixar movie excellent. If anything, it’s exceedingly rare to do anything but. With very few genuine misfires in their catalog (looking at you, “Monster’s University”), even Pixar’s lesser films are often better than some of the best material offered by rival animation houses. But “Luca” manages to stand out even among the top tier of Pixar’s work, in part because it feels somewhat outside of the studio’s typical box.

Luca (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster living beneath the ocean surface with his family near the quiet fishing town of Portorosso, Italy. He spends his days tending to his herd of fish and pestering his parents with questions about life above the water. He’s never had the guts to go up there, though, until Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) shows Luca that there’s a whole world of cool, human stuff to be discovered. So naturally, having also learned he can assume the visual appearance of a human outside the water, Luca sets out to…get a Vespa. Alberto convinces Luca that the only proper way for them to see the world is on the seat of that quintessential Italian scooter, and the only way they can earn enough money for one is by winning the annual swimming/pasta eating/cycling triathlon held every summer in Portorosso.

There are, of course, the expected “hide your real identity at all costs” hijinks and plenty of fish (sea monster?) out of water awkwardness, but on the whole the stakes driving “Luca” narratively are refreshingly low. There’s no arch villain. No one’s life or livelihood is at stake. Nor does it have the sort of existential stakes that have dominated so many of Pixar’s films. At worst, Luca and Alberto will have their true identities revealed and they won’t get the Vespa they dream of.

It’s a refreshing change of pace and focus. Pixar has succeeded so thoroughly over the years because of the studio’s commitment to crafting characters and scenarios that actually carry dramatic and thematic weight. But it had begun to feel as though there was a mandate pushing stories to continually build up to events that hinged on life and death (sometimes literally, in the case of “Coco” and “Soul”), leaving little room to explore smaller, quieter realities. “Luca” takes a much needed step back and simply allows these characters to exist in the moment.

What struck me most about this more laid-back approach was how much it felt inspired by the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki. For those unfamiliar, Miyazaki’s films - while frequently steeped in fantastical elements - take a significant amount of time to breathe and allow the viewer to soak in the ambiance and energy of a given locale or scene. His films are often as much about what goes on in between the points of dialogue and action as anything else. And while “Luca” never takes quite such significant breaks as a typical Miyazki film, the intent is the same. Director Enrico Casarosa wants you to smell the seaside air, feel the sun beaming down and practically taste the pasta and pesto.

While not always replicating Miyazaki’s work in form, Casarosa evokes it very much in spirit, clearly drawing from the likes of “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” “Ponyo” and “Porco Rosso.” It’s an incredibly sweet natured film that focuses its energy on friendships and emphasizes the importance of being true to yourself, no matter what others might think of who you are. You may be surprised to find you’re not actually alone after all.

The animation is, unsurprisingly, wonderful though I was delighted to see some outside influences creeping into the expected Pixar house style, namely that of Aardman Animation (“Wallace & Gromit,” “Chicken Run”). And I also simply cannot say enough wonderful things about Dan Roemer’s delightful musical score.

Even if “Luca” doesn’t signal the start of a tonal change for Pixar, what it accomplishes on its own is more than enough to have it stand out as one of the studio’s best films.

#luca #pixar #movies #movie reviews #disney #disney+

[subspace]

LUCA

“Luca” is a wonderful, instantly charming film that hopefully also is a sign of films to come from Pixar. 

It’s not a bold statement to declare a Pixar movie excellent. If anything, it’s exceedingly rare to do anything but. With very few genuine misfires in their catalog (looking at you, “Monster’s University”), even Pixar’s lesser films are often better than some of the best material offered by rival animation houses. But “Luca” manages to stand out even among the top tier of Pixar’s work, in part because it feels somewhat outside of the studio’s typical box. 

Luca (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster living beneath the ocean surface with his family near the quiet fishing town of Portorosso, Italy. He spends his days tending to his herd of fish and pestering his parents with questions about life above the water. He’s never had the guts to go up there, though, until Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) shows Luca that there’s a whole world of cool, human stuff to be discovered. So naturally, having also learned he can assume the visual appearance of a human outside the water, Luca sets out to...get a Vespa. Alberto convinces Luca that the only proper way for them to see the world is on the seat of that quintessential Italian scooter, and the only way they can earn enough money for one is by winning the annual swimming/pasta eating/cycling triathlon held every summer in Portorosso. 

There are, of course, the expected “hide your real identity at all costs” hijinks and plenty of fish (sea monster?) out of water awkwardness, but on the whole the stakes driving “Luca” narratively are refreshingly low. There’s no arch villain. No one’s life or livelihood is at stake. Nor does it have the sort of existential stakes that have dominated so many of Pixar’s films. At worst, Luca and Alberto will have their true identities revealed and they won’t get the Vespa they dream of. 

It’s a refreshing change of pace and focus. Pixar has succeeded so thoroughly over the years because of the studio’s commitment to crafting characters and scenarios that actually carry dramatic and thematic weight. But it had begun to feel as though there was a mandate pushing stories to continually build up to events that hinged on life and death (sometimes literally, in the case of “Coco” and “Soul”), leaving little room to explore smaller, quieter realities. “Luca” takes a much needed step back and simply allows these characters to exist in the moment. 

What struck me most about this more laid-back approach was how much it felt inspired by the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki. For those unfamiliar, Miyazaki’s films - while frequently steeped in fantastical elements - take a significant amount of time to breathe and allow the viewer to soak in the ambiance and energy of a given locale or scene. His films are often as much about what goes on in between the points of dialogue and action as anything else. And while “Luca” never takes quite such significant breaks as a typical Miyazki film, the intent is the same. Director Enrico Casarosa wants you to smell the seaside air, feel the sun beaming down and practically taste the pasta and pesto. 

While not always replicating Miyazaki’s work in form, Casarosa evokes it very much in spirit, clearly drawing from the likes of “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” “Ponyo” and “Porco Rosso.” It’s an incredibly sweet natured film that focuses its energy on friendships and emphasizes the importance of being true to yourself, no matter what others might think of who you are. You may be surprised to find you’re not actually alone after all. 

The animation is, unsurprisingly, wonderful though I was delighted to see some outside influences creeping into the expected Pixar house style, namely that of Aardman Animation (“Wallace & Gromit,” “Chicken Run”). And I also simply cannot say enough wonderful things about Dan Roemer’s delightful musical score. 

Even if “Luca” doesn’t signal the start of a tonal change for Pixar, what it accomplishes on its own is more than enough to have it stand out as one of the studio’s best films. 

#luca #pixar #movies #movie reviews