Uncovering the Hidden Realism in The Wind Rises
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" is a historical fiction drama that follows the story of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. The film is a fictional account of Horikoshi's life, but it is also based on real events and people. In this video, I take a look at the realism behind "The Wind Rises" and how Miyazaki used historical research to create a unique yet tainted chapter in the colorful world of Studio Ghibli.
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The Wind Rises is such a beautiful movie. I didn't love it when it first came out, but watching it a few months ago, I find it truly incredible. The Wind Rises is very much a self portrait of Miyazaki than it is about Jiro. It is a reflection of his work and his family, his inability to let go of working and what he needs to say to our dying world (the constant wars). He had once said, "It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime." His wish isn't for the destruction of life, but the survival of nature. Yet, in his films, he fights for humanity. I want to think that is why he refuse to stop working, the wind rises.
The Wind Rises is at the top of my favorite movies from Miyazaki.
This film has a special place in my heart. I watched it when I was in high school and can say it left a lasting impact on me. Great video man.
Thank you so much for the kind comment! It definitely impacted me after my first viewing but I felt I didn’t quite understand it back then
7:11 I do disagree with that. There are many misinterpretations caused by the mainstream portrayal of the WW2 being extremely one-sided, with the narrative that anything to do with axis powers are bad, anything to do with allies are good. Not all works have to be about the evilness of the axis powers. If that is so, we would be watching propaganda. The people, like scientists, engineers, living in these countries are people as well, and works that tend to humanise these people tend to get unfairly treated because of these assumptions.
Here, the writer is merely lamenting the misuse of flight as an act of aggression and evil, and the helplessness of the artist and engineer to change that, as paradoxically, they see it as a pursuit of beauty and art.
point well said
Yes. That’s why for dreamers and creators, the wind fuses, they must continue living and achieving their dreams.
Being engineer constructor this movie hit hard on many levels.
Regarding his lack of empathy to the victims of war it actually makes perfect sense for an industrial engineer, and more so of those who work in the military productions. It's not like those people don't empathy the victims, but until you put them into the field of corpses you won't see it. And screenplaywise it is not possible for Jiro to be there. But a cemetery of planes - easy and makes total sense, and a mourn of his dream, twisted and turned by other people, is in the center of the film in the first place. Making otherwise would be a distraction from the theme and departure from the character represented.
Here's the thing, the real Jiro was quoted saying "All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful." Which is the quote that inspired the movie (and Miyazaki's connection to the zero and Japanese aviation). He was saddened by a beautiful machine he created being used in war.
Mr. Miyazaki treats the characters in his films as people who actually exist and not as loudspeakers representing his own ideology.
Since many Japanese at the time were under information control and believed that it was a just war, it is only natural that the main character shows no sympathy for the non-Japanese victims of the war.
Put another way, the real value of this film lies in its lack of sympathy for the victims of war.
I appreciate your comment and thank you for watching my video!
Then why the dreams of shadowy alien crearuew like bombers at the beginning of the movie? Does he only fear that the creature (airplane) he creates will be distorted for a purpose he didn't intend?
To me those seem to be hints of some sort of guilt or fear.
@@Foreignerlin91 Very simply, the director may have been trying to express that the protagonist knew that airplanes are not only beautiful vehicles, but also that they can be used as tools for killing people. As you point out, it may imply something similar to the guilt the protagonist would have in the future, or it may imply that he, as a child, does not know enough about what it means for a person to be killed. The following is a meander.
How real-life weapons developers like Oppenheimer, Kalashnikov, and Horikoshi understood their own devotion to their nation and the deaths of people associated with their weapons is an important question in the real world. Nonetheless, the main reason why the director did not portray it adequately is probably because it was not a central motif of the film. In my opinion, it is difficult for weapons developers of any country to develop weapons while realistically imagining the deaths of people killed by their weapons and the grief and anger of the bereaved families. At best, they would only feel some suffering after all is said and done, wouldn't they? How about the weapons developers in your country?
So I actually remember when I saw this movie in theaters. My dad had read in the newspaper (side note, that fact makes me feel older than I should 😅) about how it was supposed to be Miyazaki's "last film". I had a habit of making him take me to see Ghibli movies when I was a young kid, so he suggested that we should go see it. What made that moment important was that it was actually the last movie that I would get to go see before I had my scoliosis surgery (like literally only a few days later, I was under the knife). It was my first/only major surgery (so far) and I was only 14. It will always stick with me because of how intertwined it is with that time in my life, and that it was my last "good" experience before having to go into a three month recovery period following my surgery.
Thank you for sharing that personal story! I am glad the film provided comfort during such a difficult time for you.
I watch this almost every day so I can bring Naoka back to life. Her death breaks me.
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This was such a well put together essay! Definitely got me thinking...
Thank you so much!
If this film went on to cover all the consequences of the building of war machines, it would be 5 hours long! We all already know about the consequences . I think this film does a great job of touching on the conflicts a young aerospace engineer must contend with when desiring to build beautiful airplanes in a world where your only client willing to pay for their development is a military government. Ask me how I know that.
Thank you for this video. Extraordinary work; please continue :)
Thank you for your kind comment!
I think the film is more about the life of a man rather than it being to comment about the war it does and I think it does make it statement about that but Jiro never does have any sympathy towards the victims cause he himself feels that he is not a part of that I think this film has a theme about separating the art from the artist is it right or not I have my opinion but I don't think that matters. Its just about the life of our character and his own ideals and to see it through his eyes the question whether it is right or not was not the focus of the film though in some ways I do think it is wrong.
The Japanese Imperial Government was simply a continuation of the Shogunate. They were militaristic to the core and unless they were deposed, the process had to play itself out. The military high command was composed of the elite of those former Samurai clans. They believed in nothing but "the strength of the nation is a strong military". There simply was no other way to avoid their defeat in WW2 because the very existence of the Shogunate guaranteed they would enter WW2. As the German character says more or less, they pretend like they haven't caused anything by starting war in China and leaving the league of nations. There was much they were ignorant about. I remember reading about a Japanese naval admiral who was astonished to learn most of the American navy had ice cream aboard their ships. I believe his remark was "that's when I knew we would lose the war." All of this is reflected in the character of Jiro. He pretends not to know the Zero will be used as a killing machine.
It's like wine so good that it rewind the time.
i just watched the anime and i might say, Jiro is one of those big ambitious people that wants to create things for peace and necessities but the creations ended up used for destruction..just like Nikola tesla... I researched about the anime and discovered it was actually a real story... What left me broken is the part that his wife held onto him while being alone at his apartment as he chases his dreams, making her conditions worse and resulting her death... Rest in peace Jiro and Naoko.. may you both spend time in the afterlife.. overall the movie was great.. The story of ambitions, love, sacrifices and hard work....
Well done my guy :,)
what is his hairstyle called?
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I always thought that the lack of feeling towards the war victims is on purpose. Like because he didn’t see the deaths up n personal… for him it didn’t happened.
It's a beautiful movie although Miyazaki passion for planes does colour how he rewrites history since Hiro was well aware he was building warplanes and often wrote how Japan can't match US airpower
My relationship with the film started changing throughout the years, but the beauty of the animation remained consistent, and you can feel his passion for planes!
Everybody wants their country to prosper and become stronger.
And there's a saying that even if one's mother is ugly or some of its children corrupted one doesn't stop loving her/his mother.
@@amview What is your current view on the film positive or negative?
so you completely missed the point of the movie then? this movie isn’t about war it’s about following your dreams and the cost of doing so. if you need miyazaki to explicitly spoon feed you and say WAR BAD then maybe go watch grave of fireflies. it’s already incredibly implied in the subtext of the story and through jiro’s actions that he is against war and just wants to make beautiful planes. his guilt stemming from the juxtaposition between the beauty and destruction of his creations is present throughout most of the plot so i’m incredibly confused by your frustrations and disappointment. i think it shows a fundamental lack of media literacy and comprehension on your part.
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