Imagine being a pre-teen boy working in coal mines and being charmed and intrigued by a faint blue light slowly descending from the sky with a girl, like a weightless angel. The name – Castle in the Sky, generates intrigue and caters to childish fascinations with flights that many people…
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The Art of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away Art Book Review
Of all the Ghibli movies one can list, Spirited Away often finds its way onto easy recall. It became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history and won numerous accolades. But Spirited Away is not remembered for the numbers it managed to win; it earned love for the humongous imagination at…
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Hayao Miyazaki movies: anti-anthropomorphism and gender lens
In 1932, Silly Symphony by Walt Disney produced a short – Flowers and Trees animation which bagged them an Academy Award. Trees, shrubs, and flowers were seen dancing, incorporating the damsel in distress theme, which has endured the test of time for portraying romance in movies of different lengths. AD…
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The House and analysis of modern terrors
If you haven’t watched The House animated movie on Netflix yet, you may want to read a preview post or watch the trailer. From here on, there are analyses and hence spoilers. If you do not care, you may proceed. The House is a stop-motion animated movie in three…
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Lord of the Rings animated movie from 1978
What began in 1937 by an English author and scholar, continues to dominate and intrigue the imagination of generations till date. After all these years, J. R. R. Tolkien’s mammoth work – Lord of the Rings, has led to the creation of movies, video games, fanfictions, board games, radio, theatre,…