Hespire Wrote:
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> Unfortunately, I don't think the feelings of awe,
> reverence, wonder, or beauty are appreciated much
> at this time. Based on interactions with people,
> including family members, such things are seen as
> pretentious or illusory compared to "real" things.
> So much attention is given to social status,
> material goods, popular entertainment, trending
> ideologies, or political progress that I dont see
> much room for those subtle feelings, at least not
> within popular culture. Even when awe, reverence,
> wonder, etc. are expressed in some art or story, I
> notice they're among the least important elements,
> often giving the stage to moral lessons or
> half-formed ideologies. A movie will depict the
> beauty of a jungle only for the sake of showing
> how environmental destruction, and therefore
> capitalism, is evil, for instance.
>
> Hayao Miyazaki might be among the few popular
> filmmakers to create films that portray this awe
> for nature, beauty, learning, imaginative
> children, and even express morals that aren't
> simply bashed repeatedly against your bloody
> skull.
I agree with these statements, Hespire, and diverge to ask: are you aware of the animated film "Mirai", by Mamoru Hosoda?
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My daughter was watching it two weeks ago and I was convinced at first that it was by Miyazaki, or his studio, but then it became obvious that while its style of execution is similar, the storyline dealt with different aspects of a young person's life, and with more complexity, if anything.
I'll want to check out more of his work, that's for sure.
--Sawfish
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 7 Aug 21 | 04:58PM by Sawfish.