One P- ok, enough of that :p Let's see, GTO is one I turn to when I need a good laugh. Idk, there aren't many that I'll sit and watch the entire show again, but there are a ton that I'll go back and hit specific arcs/episodes:
I need something incredibly cathartic - eg. watching Ichigo save Rukia from execution
I need something insanely happy - Renton and Eureka's reunion in Eureka 7
I need something incredibly sad, but also uplifting - hrm, last episode of Angel Beats, or the end of the Haku/Zabuza story in Naruto?
Obviously, I change the answers up for one thing, there are One Piece answers for all of them but you get the idea^^
edit: though, I admit I do put on Howl an awful lot when I need something playing in the background
It's ok if One Piece is your answer to everything. I mean, I was sort of expecting that? :P /runs
Totally side note: So many people I know who love watching Howl are *actually* dissatisfied with the story itself. Are you? I include myself, btw, but I can offer no explanation as to why I can say I enjoy it the most of all Miyazaki's works (or nearly so), yet in the next breath can criticize the storyline so heavily. Weird? Is it truly the lure of Christian Bale? ;)
(Not that I am assuming you don't like it. I'm just sayin'.)
Hmmm, I don't know how to answer that really; I mean, I don't watch Miyazaki films for the story, generally speaking, but as far as Miyazaki stories go, I think it's pretty good. It serves as an adequate vehicle to drive the characters along. It's certainly 100x better than the Diana Wynne Jones book it's based on :p
Though, I suppose maybe having read the book helps, since my mind automatically fills in the inevitable Miyazaki plotholes?
Idk, I guess I don't really see much to be dissatisfied with, but then, for me if you give me lovable characters, the rest pretty much takes care of itself.
It's certainly 100x better than the Diana Wynne Jones book it's based on :p
Wow: you are the 2nd person to say this to me in the last month (out of 2 people I've asked, LOL), both of which being the only 2 times I've ever heard this opinion (rather than the other way around). Fascinating?
I have no strong feelings about which was better in and of themselves, other than the fact that I could clearly see where Miyazaki took out the scissors and made his changes as I watched, and I dislike THAT because it takes me out of the story. Also - while being a vehicle is expected of any Miyazaki movie - I disliked the pretty cavalier anti-war insert. I honestly don't mind the use of a soapbox, it's just when it's inserted without making sense that bothers me so much.
Your response in general intrigues me - I'm not actually a particular Miyazaki fan, but most people look at me like I'm an alien for saying so.
I can see where you're coming from, but I guess I've never had much of a problem with movies doing that type of thing, especially when I think it's an improvement. In this case, I thought the anti-war theme served as a much better platform for the story than DWJ's satirical subversion of the fairy tale role subversion destiny theme.
/shrug But as I hinted earlier, I really watch Ghibli films for the lethal levels of cuteness, squee and happiness, and if it happens to have airships and moving castles and the like, so much the better^^
I need something incredibly cathartic - eg. watching Ichigo save Rukia from execution
I need something insanely happy - Renton and Eureka's reunion in Eureka 7
I need something incredibly sad, but also uplifting - hrm, last episode of Angel Beats, or the end of the Haku/Zabuza story in Naruto?
Obviously, I change the answers up for one thing, there are One Piece answers for all of them but you get the idea^^
edit: though, I admit I do put on Howl an awful lot when I need something playing in the background
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Totally side note: So many people I know who love watching Howl are *actually* dissatisfied with the story itself. Are you? I include myself, btw, but I can offer no explanation as to why I can say I enjoy it the most of all Miyazaki's works (or nearly so), yet in the next breath can criticize the storyline so heavily. Weird? Is it truly the lure of Christian Bale? ;)
(Not that I am assuming you don't like it. I'm just sayin'.)
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Though, I suppose maybe having read the book helps, since my mind automatically fills in the inevitable Miyazaki plotholes?
Idk, I guess I don't really see much to be dissatisfied with, but then, for me if you give me lovable characters, the rest pretty much takes care of itself.
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Wow: you are the 2nd person to say this to me in the last month (out of 2 people I've asked, LOL), both of which being the only 2 times I've ever heard this opinion (rather than the other way around). Fascinating?
I have no strong feelings about which was better in and of themselves, other than the fact that I could clearly see where Miyazaki took out the scissors and made his changes as I watched, and I dislike THAT because it takes me out of the story. Also - while being a vehicle is expected of any Miyazaki movie - I disliked the pretty cavalier anti-war insert. I honestly don't mind the use of a soapbox, it's just when it's inserted without making sense that bothers me so much.
Your response in general intrigues me - I'm not actually a particular Miyazaki fan, but most people look at me like I'm an alien for saying so.
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/shrug But as I hinted earlier, I really watch Ghibli films for the lethal levels of cuteness, squee and happiness, and if it happens to have airships and moving castles and the like, so much the better^^
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