Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Castle in the Sky
HBO Max has the entire Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki collection. These are some of the most popular and beloved anime. But I have never seen a single one of these films. So, I am going to be watching through the entire collection.
Castle in the Sky is the first movie Miyazaki film under Studio Ghibli. It tells the tale of a mysterious girl, Sheeta, who has a magic crystal pendant and falls into a mining town. Pazu, an orphan who works as a mechanic, finds her falling and rescues her. But immediately, two groups of dangerous people appear, searching for Sheeta.
One group is the army led by an unscrupulous, dogged spy, Muska. The other is a band of sky pirates led by Dola, who sports a tough criminal exterior but has a soft heart.
Pazu and Sheeta band together to discover Sheeta's ethnicity and ties to the legends of Laputa, a flying castle in the sky.
I can see why Studio Ghibli is so revered. The animation style is gorgeous. For 1986, there is such beauty and detail in each frame. The movie is also well ahead of its time, juxtaposing industrialization and technology vs nature and humanity well before they became fashionable. It's an animated film that young kids and adults will find equally enjoyable.
The entire Pixar filmography can be credited to this film as it is one of John Lasseter's favorite films and heavily influenced his animation career.
I'm stoked to see what the rest of the collection has to offer.
it’s an excellent set of movies. .
Hope you saw his latest Thw Boy and the Heron :)
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