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Metropolis:
Beautifully animated with surprisingly smooth integration of both 2D cel animation and 3D CG environmental aspects, Metropolis is so clearly a labor of love — not only to the source material that it takes its plot from (the 1949 manga of the same name), but to Tezuka’s work in general — it features characters featured in plenty of his other work and there are plenty of references for fans to catch, but it’s also plenty enjoyable with no knowledge of anything he’s ever written. The jazzy soundtrack is immaculate, the character animation especially is top notch, the backgrounds are beautifully illustrated, and its writing and themes of transhumanism run deep especially for a movie with such a short runtime.
Whisper of the Heart:
Whisper of the Heart is my favourite Ghibli movie, partly due to the adorable romance, but mostly because of it's excellent portrayal of how it feels to be a writer, especially early in the journey/as a teen. Also it just has such comfy vibes.
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Studio Ghibli // 株式会社スタジオジブリ
Castle in the Sky / 天空の城ラピュタ
My Neighbor Totoro /となりのトトロ
Grave of the Fireflies / 火垂るの墓
Kiki's Delivery Service / 魔女の宅急便
Only Yesterday / おもひでぽろぽろ
Porco Rosso / 紅の豚
Pom Poko / 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ
Whisper of the Heart / 耳をすませば
Princess Mononoke / もののけ姫
My Neighbors the Yamadas / ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん
Spirited Away / 千と千尋の神隠し
The Cat Returns / 猫の恩返し
Howl's Moving Castle / ハウルの動く城
Tales from Earthsea / ゲド戦記
Ponyo / 崖の上のポニョ
Arrietty / Arrietty the Borrower / 借りぐらしのアリエッティ
From Up on Poppy Hill / コクリコ坂から
The Wind Rises / 風立ちぬ
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya / かぐや姫の物語
When Marnie Was There / 思い出のマーニー
The Boy and the Heron / 君たちはどう生きるか
Ocean Waves / I Can Hear the Sea / 海がきこえる
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter / 山賊の娘ローニャ
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Earwig and the Witch / アーヤと魔女
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My Top 10 Movies
Chosen based completely on personal preferences, emotional attachment, and life impact, listed in no particular order. Spoiler warning for the movies listed.
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The Sound of Music
Almost 3 hours long, but I was completely focused the whole movie even as a child. I used to sing along to every song and practiced Edelweiss on the piano because I thought it was the most beautiful song ever. Granted, I used to turn away from the the TV screen during “Something Good” because apparently my kid self had very little appreciation for romance. But re-watching the movie as an adult really changes your perspective and I have even more appreciation for the different parts of this movie.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The whole Harry Potter film series was such a big part of my childhood that there was absolutely no way I wouldn’t list at least one movie. I decided on the first one not only because it started the whole thing, but also because it is the one Harry Potter movie I can recite all the lines for from memory. I watch all Harry Potter movies every year during Christmas with my sister. By virtue of being first, the first movie just happens to be the one we’ve repeated the most.
You are the Apple of My Eye
那些年,我們一起追的女孩
I first saw this movie when I was in college. I think, perhaps, it was the perfect age to watch this because everything was so relatable and so close to my reality that everything just hit that much harder. The story is beautiful and realistic. I just think this was so, so precious. When I’m feeling emotional, I love re-watching this movie and shedding a few tears here and there.
The Kite Runner
I wasn’t even in high school yet when I first saw this film. I remember the rape scene leaving such a big impact on me that “boys can get raped too” and “children can get raped too” was my biggest take away from this movie for the longest time. It wasn’t until I re-watched the movie in my last year of high school that the movie really left an impression on me as a story/film as a whole instead of just that one scene. The ending still gets me every single time.
Enter the Dragon
龍爭虎鬥
One of my first foreign-language films was Enter the Dragon. My dad is a big Bruce Lee fan and when the age of DVDs came, he bought a bunch of Bruce Lee movie DVDs and we all watched them together as a family. Enter the Dragon was probably the one we watched the most times. It was my first time having to read subtitles. I remember having such a hard time keeping up with the speed as a kid. In fact, watching Bruce Lee movies really helped me learn to read fast because otherwise I couldn’t understand the dialogue.
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Barbie movies were a big part of my childhood. The Princess and the Pauper was my favorite among all of them and still is to this day. I will never tire of the music from this movie. I still remember all the songs. I even still remember the bloopers scenes they showed at the end of the movie.
Whisper of the Heart
耳をすませば
My favorite Ghibli movie is, without a doubt, Whisper of the Heart. Music and writing, two of my favorite things both in one movie. The lead girl is still one of the most relatable characters in any movie for me and maybe that’s why it is very close to my heart. No matter how great the other Ghibli films are and how much I also love them, Whisper of the Heart is dear to me because of my emotional attachment to it.
Haba-baba-doo! Puti-puti-poo!
A childhood staple, I remember watching this movie so many times as a kid. We have no CDs or DVDs of it, then and now. I only ever saw this when I happened to be watching TV when they showed this movie. But I still saw it enough times for it to stick with me until adulthood. I remember watching this with my siblings, my cousins, and our house helpers. I’ve watched this at our house, my grandma’s house, my aunt’s house, and even at a hotel room. A lot of chaos, comedy, and good feels.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
If I associated the Harry Potter films with Christmas, then New Year was for Narnia. I liked The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe so much that I remember being not so impressed with the second and third movie that followed. As I grow older, I found that I have more and more appreciation for the later movies, but the first one does indeed have a special place in my heart.
Hercules
Another childhood film. To be honest, it wasn’t until after I entered college that I revisited this movie. I knew I enjoyed it as a kid but by then I didn’t even know the story anymore, just the songs that I kept hearing, as you do any other Disney song. I loved it so much on my re-watch that I kept repeating it, until my dad saw me watching it one day and commented how I used to memorize all the lines Hercules said as a kid. I don’t remember, but if dad is to be believed, I guess my taste in movies haven’t changed at all since then.
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Other movies I love, still in no particular order.
Joseph: King of Dreams was shown in my elementary school and I have loved it since.
White Chicks was a favorite to watch with my cousins at their house and good for laughs.
Rurouni Kenshin is, in my opinion, the best manga/anime live-action adaptation ever.
Heneral Luna is a great historical film with perfectly modernized dialogue, to appeal to a younger audience without destroying its essence.
High School Musical was a huge part of my youth and still a great film musical to watch even as an adult.
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