Surprised by Whisper of the Heart
Mar. 13th, 2006 11:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
major_kerinaIt's not often you see an anime open with a country song by Olivia Newton-John. The style was nice, creative, another instance of a strong, maiden character in a Ghibli film, the only exception is...Porco Rosso...which Hayao Miyazaki has said is something of fictionalized biograph and the male character becomes a pig (Same with Chihiro's parents). I think it's pretty clear Miyazaki is pro-feminist. Also there are real sky, flying, floating themes in Ghibli films. Sure they're not all Miyazaki works but they sure do seem oddly linked together. I'd love to see the Nausicaa manga though.
Themes in Miyazaki Films I've Seen
1 - Flight/Flying creatures/machines
2 - Castles
3 - Strong Girls in Magic/Special Places that Have Special Abilities (or the resilience against adversity)
4 - Complex and often sympathetic motivations to villains (or a change of heart)
Those are the prevalent ones that occur to me...
Not really coming to a point...
I got a *cough* at the *cough* shop (*cue embarrassed Jody*). I think it's really embarrassing going into the *cough* shop for...toys...no matter your gender. Fortunately there was another girl at the counter so I wasn't quite as embarrassed. I don't know why I got it...I'm having a bladder operation/check on Friday so I'm probably not going to be able to do anything with it still at least next week depending on how I feel.
Also a tidbit that may not be of interest to most...for those who know about/watch the tv show "24"...is there anyone worth mentioning left alive in this show? Hasn't it essentially become "Get as far away from Jack Bauer as humanly possible because he is the freakin' angel of death!"?
Seriously, I gotta admitt as a writer it's kinda rare to see a show so vigorous to kill main characters...any work really. It's rare you see it. There's two regulars dead in the opener. Then just a bunch of bad-guys and NPCs...I mean civilians. Then three in quick succession. There's really very few people left to speak of. Oh yeah, they did kill half the people that worked in the building too...
Ok, moving past that, I'm feeling pretty good, no major things I feel like watching/playing right now. Bladder scope surgery on my mind. Been writing a little. Had an idea for a Katamari Damacy fan fiction thanks to Nina...it's zappy too. Ummm...that's all I got for tonight. Just pondering a couple of things, like when I'm actually gonna pick up my DS again. It's not so much I dislike games or I'm not interested in playing, it's just I feel more of a desire at this point to share myself with friends and create cute things. Also I'm interested in meditation and self-hypnosis. For purely zappy-reasons. As with most of my motivations.
I'm considering leaving a last message in the very rare chance something happens to me with surgery or more likely anesthesia. I won't make a big deal of it but I do want to leave something just in case. I'm gonna chew it over and probably leave it on Thursday night since my surgery is on Friday. Just a message of love, appreciation and whatever occurs to me. I really think/hope I'll be fine, I mean after all I've got a *cough* that needs to be used.
Love you all, later
Themes in Miyazaki Films I've Seen
1 - Flight/Flying creatures/machines
2 - Castles
3 - Strong Girls in Magic/Special Places that Have Special Abilities (or the resilience against adversity)
4 - Complex and often sympathetic motivations to villains (or a change of heart)
Those are the prevalent ones that occur to me...
Not really coming to a point...
I got a *cough* at the *cough* shop (*cue embarrassed Jody*). I think it's really embarrassing going into the *cough* shop for...toys...no matter your gender. Fortunately there was another girl at the counter so I wasn't quite as embarrassed. I don't know why I got it...I'm having a bladder operation/check on Friday so I'm probably not going to be able to do anything with it still at least next week depending on how I feel.
Also a tidbit that may not be of interest to most...for those who know about/watch the tv show "24"...is there anyone worth mentioning left alive in this show? Hasn't it essentially become "Get as far away from Jack Bauer as humanly possible because he is the freakin' angel of death!"?
Seriously, I gotta admitt as a writer it's kinda rare to see a show so vigorous to kill main characters...any work really. It's rare you see it. There's two regulars dead in the opener. Then just a bunch of bad-guys and NPCs...I mean civilians. Then three in quick succession. There's really very few people left to speak of. Oh yeah, they did kill half the people that worked in the building too...
Ok, moving past that, I'm feeling pretty good, no major things I feel like watching/playing right now. Bladder scope surgery on my mind. Been writing a little. Had an idea for a Katamari Damacy fan fiction thanks to Nina...it's zappy too. Ummm...that's all I got for tonight. Just pondering a couple of things, like when I'm actually gonna pick up my DS again. It's not so much I dislike games or I'm not interested in playing, it's just I feel more of a desire at this point to share myself with friends and create cute things. Also I'm interested in meditation and self-hypnosis. For purely zappy-reasons. As with most of my motivations.
I'm considering leaving a last message in the very rare chance something happens to me with surgery or more likely anesthesia. I won't make a big deal of it but I do want to leave something just in case. I'm gonna chew it over and probably leave it on Thursday night since my surgery is on Friday. Just a message of love, appreciation and whatever occurs to me. I really think/hope I'll be fine, I mean after all I've got a *cough* that needs to be used.
Love you all, later
