Honestly there's nothing wrong with the romantic love in disney films. Apart from maybe Snow White and Sleeping Beauty where they kiss the princesses while they sleep, they're all purely healthy and harmonious.
Snow White and Sleeping Beauty story is actually a metaphor for human life time in general, they do not focus on love, so comparing them to Studios Ghibli movies is kind of a little bit stup!d, you know.
@Alexandra Kane How love is presented in Studio Ghibli film certainly have more nuance and depth than what you see in a Disney movie (no offense to Disney as I think too many people take Disney fairytales too literally). However, some criticize Ghibli for being too aromanic and too asexual in it's presentation of love. Although, love is spiritual, it shouldn't be competition between spiritual love and physical love. To think otherwise suggest that there is something wrong with physical love or attraction. Without undermining the prominence of spiritual love, we aren't just our souls or just our minds we are also our bodies.
as an aromantic person, the love portrayed in ghibli movies has made it much easier for me to accept my romantic orientation. It's one of only the examples I saw growing up of platonic soulmates, the kind of true love that doesn't need to involve romance or sex, and I cannot emphasize how vital that representation has been for me.
Tbh, this is iro ically something Disney only gets right half the time Cinderella 3, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Mulan, and Tangled get this right when it comes to Disney But the other half feels like they just won it rather than took the trip together
Don't forgot how Sophie's true love wasn't Howl but turnip head. When he realized his true love loved another, he was okay with that and was okay with waiting. I always thought this message was so important in respecting your partner's feelings.
I think it's more people aren't always going to return your feelings and that's okay. What's important is you respect that and let them go. Because there was never a chance for him to be with her as Howl was her real true love and he saw that and decided to move on.
@@sophieamandaleiton-toomey8469 exactly. I read a story today about unrequited love and fanatic possession ending in death for a very young girl. This is a very important lesson for today.
I think that it's said in the film that you can have more than one true love. I think Turniphead accepted that Sophie chose Howl and knew that there would likely be someone else for him. I like that he didn't get jealous or try to fight Howl, he respected them both.
Sophie was turnip head's true love but not vice versa. Sophie loved him as a friend which is why the prince was accommodating because he understood and was willing to wait. Miyazaki's films are not about 1 soul mate but the possibilities of soul mates on different levels. And they are the best compared with Disney or Hollywood
Male writers always have a hard time writing solid female characters. They’re usually just a male but as a woman if that makes sense. Not much femininity. The archetypal female badass. That, or they’re The Mother, The Wife, The Daughter, The Sister, etc. just to have stakes for the protagonists. For me, Miyazaki is the only male writer that gets female characters right!
He didn't write the stories of most movies, though. His most famous ones are all based on novels, although some adaptations are pretty liberal. (Howls moving castle got him in trouble with the author who didn't like the adaptation at all.) Not saying Hayao Miyazaki isn't great at what he does, but it's often not HIS story.
@@ladyofshallott5005 According to Wikipedia Hayao Miyazaki himself wrote many of the scripts of his movies: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Ponyo. So it seems to me that Howls moving castle is more the exception. Unless you can show me that more of his movies are strongly based on other people's original writing, I stay with my original post: The Nobel Prize for Literature for Hayao Miyazaki.
Ghibli movies are always so deep and authentic. They should be shown more often to children vs Disney, it would teach them some real values about life, love, friendship and family. I love how Miyazaki, who is a man from an old generation from a very traditional country, always puts progressive values and topics forward in each of his animation.
Yes! He is pretty much the embodiment of the most-cliché cliché of japan ever: "between tradition and modernity". He comes from the first generation of post-war manga and anime authors who never gave on the counter-cultural marxist ideals, while paying great respect to his countries traditions, folklore and spirituality. That's why his way to tell stories is so powerful on western audiences, the storytelling is entirely materialist, no inner evil and toxic hierarchic thinking, so what's left of folklore and tradition is the peaceful, respectful, equal, magical and melancholic part.
So true! He also has a very multicultural pov. He incorporates symbolism that is prevalent through various cultures across the world. So genius and beautiful. Just wow.
Possibly Ghibli's most underrated movie. Honestly, Whisper of the Heart shifted my whole paradigm about what love should look like. No fantastical elements, no life or death situations, nothing. Just two people who find someone that inspires them and realize they want the best for each other and want to be a team in life. It's easily and consistently in my Top 3 for favorite Ghibli movies.
This is why I prefer Ghibli over Disney. The characters actually have chemisty and don't always need to kiss in the end to show it. I'm sop glad I grew up with Ghibli!
Hell, these characters having chemistry at all (whether it be romantic or not) is fantastic. Everyone should appreciate chemistry without romance rather than romance without chemistry in fiction.
I genuinely think Studio Ghilbi are the most romantic films to exist. They encourage healthy love and relationships where both people grow but don't need each other to complete each others
Sammeee 👍👍 I was sure I’d find someone like me in the comments. It was reassuring that I had movies that portrayed love like this beautifully as a child.
As someone who is also notably aro, I’ve always wanted that deep bond with someone that makes us both better. A love that makes me a better person on all levels, not even physical. I don’t even care about the physical. Ghibli movies definitely made my standards too high for this fucked world.
These are the type of relationships I want. Where both are good to and for each other and where they learn from and about each other with lots of appreciation, respect and authenticity. I can call myself lucky to be in a romantic relationship with a beautiful person. I rly wish this for everyone
It's sad that we have to state this and teach ourselves what healthy relationships are and look like and how to have them when it should be the cultural norm, not just a welcome exception. One thing I like about Studio Ghibli movies' relationships is that they're not always defined explicitly, which leaves it open to interpretation about whether or not they're romantic. In a culture where so many (but not all) movies and TV shows must eventually have the main male and female characters become romantically involved, it's a breath of fresh air, especially as they don't depend on physicality to show intimacy and affection or as "proof of their love".
Western culture has a lot of toxic perceptions about relationships. Now, it goes without saying that some eastern cultures do too, but I think Myazaki is making a statement here. We can all follow the examples of his films 😀. Love conquers all after all ❤️
I wonder why western culture often tends to depict relationships so negatively though. Does it have something to do with western history, culture, or religion?
@@さくら-l8t That is actually a valid question. Maybe its has to do with the different perceptions people have about themselves. Eastern cultures usually follow a more esoteric view in contrast with western culture which follow a more self-preservative view. (hence capitalism 😕). I'm just guessing here. I don't really know the answer...
Exactly this. I loved both studios' movies growing up (and Pixar) and I think too many people turn it into a competition and feel the need to claim one as superior over another (it's alright to have an opinion on that obviously, but there's still an attitude of "you can only like/pick/appreciate one" and it can feel like people are claiming superior taste by bragging that they watch "better" things). Instead of simply finding the value in the stories told by all different groups and people, thereby getting the best of both worlds. The more positive and good quality media we watch, the more examples we have and the more diverse our range of stories/characters/worlds becomes. Why limit and restrict that by only consuming one type? Also, a lot of people nowadays are retroactively going back and reviewing older, more traditional media like Disney classics that have been "condemned" and labelled or dismissed as cliché or regressive and looking at them in a new light (or giving them a "fair trial" lol) such as the original Cinderella. We need to keep creating new media, developing, adapting and questioning it, but there's also a lot of overlooked things from the past that we're sitting on as well.
I feel like realistic isn’t quite the word to use. More like authentic. There’s an authenticity to the emotions being portrayed specifically _because_ there’s this dream-like quality to the storytelling. Cuts through all the bs of our preconceived notions about life and has us experience the story and its moments of fear, confusion, love, joy, catharsis at the level of a child.
Beautifully described what it is that I love about Ghibli's characters. Meanwhile, I feel that people lately are getting so damn devalued. It's hard to find people who look at, respect and care about others as people. It's all about how they can serve their emotional and sexual needs, and everything else is an inconvenience. As you pointed out, that is completely supported by media that portrays relationships as these transactional things, and a dynamic that is supposed to serve you to feel good, focusing so much on romance, gifting, gestures and sex rather than a union with another person who needs your help and support as much as you need theirs. There are so few movies and shows that truly focus on a couple's humanity other than Ghibli movies.
I am aromantic, I’ve always been uninterested in the mainstream representation of romantic love, I hate how it seems like romance is something more important than/worth more than friendship. So I hold Studio Ghibli movies so dear to my heart because of their understanding that love can be ❤️
The way Studio Ghibli movies capture what it means to be human - the beauty, the fragility and just the sheer joy of a life that is not some shiny positive bs but in accepting that being human is hard, but so many ordinary, little things make it worth it never fails to amaze me. This is exactly the reason why Only yesterday is my favourite movie of all time, even with other more fantastical works that are accepted as much better from the studio. I thank everyday for this studio's existence.
Has anyone else noticed that when best friendships are portrayed in japanese media, Americans will try to ship them?? It's like, since we don't see examples of true and fleshed out friendships and the role emotions play in them in American media, people's minds go "This must be MORE than friendship" Because they aren't used to seeing closeness displayed thoroughly or properly on screen. And then we get weirdo Gon/Killua, Toda/Deku shippers ruining the fandom :/ Meanwhile in Japan, no one thinks twice when they see close friendships on screen because some of the reoccurring themes in their media is fleshed out friendships, what it means to be a good friend, and the displaying of healthy relationships AND unhealthy ones to contrast them at the same time.
@@andieallison6792 I do think that American animated media has positive examples of friendship BUT alot of the times they are not as explored or as fleshed out as friendships in Japanese animated media/manga. Take "Koe No Katachi" for example. Its an anime movie that became popular in america because it got put on Netflix. In the manga, the main male protagonist bullied the female protagonist when they were children and basically spends the ENTIRE series trying to build a solid friendship bond with her, but never truly feels he has the right to call her a friend until the end. And in his mind, a romantic relationship isn't even a possibility. Throughout the series, they slowly accumulate more friends who each have their own story lines/relationships relating to our main two protagonists. HOWEVER, in the beginning most of them still had unresolved issues regarding the past and so they ended up having a huge fall out, everyone's feelings got hurt, and the main guy even got punched in the face by one of his new friends. However, over time they all came to move past their issues even though it took alot of forgiveness and one of the "new friends" ended up physically fighting our female main protagonists MOTHER😂. (I'll never get over that part😭) The storylines and character building runs so deep I can hardly give you an accurate description in summary, but just know that all of these characters we're written with mental illness or trauma of some kind. At some point our female protagonist even falls for the male protagonist, even though he was her bully in the past (but we hardly explore that. All of the details of this story weren't even fit into the movie, but it captured a good amount. And I say ALL of this to say... American CARTOONS could NEVER. The ways I've seen Japanese media flesh out characters and friendships throughout a series is EONS ahead of how American cartoons typically do it. In American animated media, everything is fast paced and we hardly ever see bonds formed over time, or issues that take time to resolve, or the role emotions play in them. They're pretty limited. Also, Im not saying that the Japanese don't make ships, but I was saying WHY I personally think Americans create these ships. Because they havent seen true friendships/closeness/bonds being displayed or explored transparently. Meanwhile these things are probably normal in Japan. In theory.
Yeah.. an annoying example of this is Reina and Kumiko from Hibike Euphonium. A lot of people have dismissed that show as queerbait which is honestly very upsetting because Hibike Euphonium isn’t about love of another person but rather the love of yourself and your passions. Reina and Kumiko’s friendship is displayed as this very close and intimate one and Western fans always force the ship down other fan’s throats. As an aromantic person, I see Reina and Kumiko’s relationship as a very positive and close platonic friendship and it doesn’t matter to me whether they get together in the end because what truly matters is that they inspired each other. The mindset of “oh they’re so close they must be in love” is super shallow and I hate it.
I've wanted the studio to do more traditional romance even if on rare occasion if only to see a top notch studio tackle something every Hallmark movie fails at. But I do respect how Ghibli tackles relationships.
When the wind rises is so tragic though. Because they loved each other, lost each other, found each other, loved each other again, and when they finally got together fate took them apart, but they were happy until the very last moment. OMG😭😭 it’s SO ROMANTIC
Love is infinitely bigger than romantic love per se. I love how Studio Ghibli's characters are way different than our western standards. My bf is half Japanese and the way he expresses love is so much deeper and connected to who we are as people and a couple combined. We have common goals and mutual support.
This is why I love Miyazaki’s female leads because they feel like people rather than the female leads of many American movies who feel so forced. Today female leads have little to no weaknesses which makes them feel so inhuman, even male leads in the past had them whether it be cryptonite and Lois Lane for superman. But now female leads are powerful for the sake of being powerful, Captain Marvel had very little reason to be powerful other than being connected to an infinity stone, 2021 Cinderella has no real agency in her own life, everything was given to her.
@@mcxo2774 Wasn't their "in defense of" video on Cinderella about the original animated one though? I think OP is referring to the version that came out recently (with Camila Cabello) that tried to "girlbossify" the story to make it more empowering. A lot of people didn't like this precisely because attitudes towards the original have changed in recent years and more people recognise that it was empowering in its own right and its own way. The new one went and changed the ending, not appreciating what made it so.
11:06-11:20 I'm starting to realize how true this is. For years I've subconsciously let other people tell me what I "should" think of certain people, religions, and concepts: what to believe, what not to believe. But I was wrong to do this. Letting other people decide who and what I was supposed to have in my life left me adrift like Haku was, like I'd forgotten my own name. From now on I'm not going to let anything dilute my true feelings ever again.
I’ve heard so many opinions about how Up on Poppy Hill aged badly (which at the end of the day it might have?) because “they really thought they were brother and sister, but she still said she’ll love him”, but I think that it’s really important to understand what kind of love is portrayed in Ghibli movies which is exactly what this video explains. No matter where the relationships go in Ghibli Movies, they always start at the place of and are built on spiritual connection, partnership and sincere friendship, so Umi might have meant just that, “I’ll continue being your friend and supporting you”.
I got goosebumps at how everything you said regarding this is what I need to love and be loved. It's so difficult to find spiritual connection nowadays with people I interact and encounter. Manifesting I could actually create real connection with the people around me and find spiritual connection.
I love how Miyazaki showed that love is not exclusively romantic and can be familial, friendly, etc. It's a popular belief that "real love" is romantic love and it's the only love there is. Because of this, when you say you love your family, people assume you have incestuous intentions for example. Nothing wrong with romantic love at all. People just need to stop misconstruing and gatekeeping love and making ridiculous assumptions. I heard lots of people misconstrued Marnie and Anna's relationship in When Marnie Was There and assumed that their relationship is meant to be romantic and incestuous when it isn't. People who misconstrue love don't realize how messed up and problematic their logic and worldview is.
This might be one of my favorite takes. For a long time I think what I wanted in a romantic partner was someone I could protect or save. That isn't inherently wrong for the path, growth, or story, of some. But what I've come to find is that I want someone who stands next to me as more of a (relative) equal.
In Disney movies the plot is often (not always, but often) there to bring the couple together. In Ghibli movies, the couple is there to bring the plot forward. Our Western idea of romantic love is mostly "true love conquers all" so that the couple can be together. In Eastern stories, true love an accomplish much but not everything, and its ultimate goal is not two people staying together forever but the two of them striving together towards something larger than them.
As a big fan of Ghibli movies, I'm inclined towards positive criticism of these movies anyway. LOL But I must admit, I never get sick of the "true friendship as true love" stories. I think it's very beautiful and shows a love that goes beyond what people can get from each other, into what people can DO for each other.
Many times children’s and teen’s movies focus to portray the problems/traumas of youth (to relate with the audience) or the cool sexy experience, and that’s understandable. But we also need movies that lead by example. Characters who are kind, respectful, inspiring, need to be seen often. They are the ideals and can really set the sense of expectation/normality. Living in Southeast Asia all my life, I remember watching American teen series for the first time at around 17. The amount of sexual interests, addiction, bullying, crude language, and many other strange glorifications shocked me. Such things never existed in my high school or my world at all. (Of course we have our problems but they are different. Stressful competition in studying, too strict punishments, or not enough financial support to name a few.) I remember feeling it was animalistic lol. Why does the media want to show so much of those behaviors to young people? Awareness ok. But where are the calm kind-hearted, diligent, and intellectual people? Where is a high school that is just nice fun and clean, with a plot line that involves deep friendship / career-money advice / duty to care about their own community for young people? Since teens tend to be quite impressionable, why don’t you show healthy things for them to imitate? Just give them the good options as well, like how this period of their life is supposed to be. From what I know, Japan and Korea have had the governmental policy to produce the media that lead by examples and they have succeeded to set the standard of a good relationship between men & women. The male characters they have created, who are gentle-mannered and can cry openly talking about emotions, were practically non-existent (and shunned) in the culture before. But now the winds are changing. Ideals take roots in any society extremely slowly and will be met with resistance, and that’s why we need them even more to stand tall among other options.
This is so well-put and I resonate a 100% with you. Often times I find my best friend and I discussing the same. I would love to do it with you as well if you don't mind. It has surprisingly become very difficult these days to find and connect with like-minded people. So if you don't mind, could you please just write back to me? I would love to discuss more about this with you :)
I just love that you made a video talking about Ghibli because their movies deserve to be more recommended, they are inspiring and so relatable that they touch your heart in a soft way and make you think about life deeply, to wish to become a better person and to look for the good in people without compromising your own character or self...one of my favourite Ghibli movies is Only Yesterday, it's cozy and emotional and teaches how to choose the healthy style for your life and not just what is expected from you and the love story is so sweet and supportive.
This is a lot more complex *stirs & warms the soul* than just entertainment based on "fairytales" that have been altered to be less grisly ● (Little Mermaid disappeared into seafoam at the end, in the original tale)
I Always liked more the original little mermaid than Disney because it tells so much more: the fact that the prince didnt end up loving her but still she cared about him and didnt want to bring him harm, that her sisters were disposed to save her till the end and that the little mermaid ends up not dead but as a spirit working to have what she really wanted a soul
Ghibli films take inspiration from so many sources and are such a creative mishmash, but not the same for older Disney works. nowadays they do better though i agree w u
Same. I had always felt like it was the right choice and my teen has already proven she is much more emotionally intelligent than I was (being raised on Disney princesses and damsels in distress) but it's still nice to be validated like this.
I think people doesn't give enough credit to disney's. When I ear people complain it always feel like they dismiss everything that came after the sleeping beauty or beauty and the beast. There is a lot of okay or good characters and relationships in Disney movies or disney/pixar ones.
I think it's more or less a tragedy though. In order to pursue his career he kinda had to left Goro on his own. I mean if you put it in context, animation industry in japan have quite outrageous working hours, even back then in Miyazaki years as director. That toppled with japanese etiquette and attitude towards work, in a way it's much challenging to be a present parents given by the circumstances. Also, I don't know if you noticed, but that clip that people spread around with Miyazaki left the cinema after watching his son first movie was taken out of the context. Most people didn't quite understand where he's coming from nor watch the documentary.
I wish for Miyazaki to live for another 100 years because I have never seen as pure and genuine love stories other than the ones he worked on💗 I grew up watching his works, I was only 4 when i watched princess Mononoke and i still remember how i felt about their relationship building up and sacrifices they made for each other. I hope that one day we won’t have to watch as rushed up and sexualized relationships in cartoons and movies as we do now in Disney or Hollywood
I love that Studio Ghibli movies show that love is a two-way street, is not supposed to be toxic (unlike what 365 Days, Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Kissing Booth, and After imply), is mutual, wholesome, refreshing, healing, and heartwarming. How they show that the power of love is effective, heals people, redeems people. etc. is DONE CORRECTLY. Unlike some depictions of love (which is very OVERSIMPLIFIED) in some other fictional works (bad boy romances particularly) where it implies that if you love an evil person, they will magically change into a good person in a snap of a finger (Very poor execution of course). It doesn't imply that you should change the person you like by getting into a relationship with them unlike what many bad boy romances imply. Both parties in the Ghibli relationships inspired and helped each other. It wasn't a one-way street. The characters changed and improved themselves on their own accord.
Very good take! And yeah, I've always disliked toxic romances, and I especially detest the "bad boy" romance because in real life, no, an evil person will not automatically change if you love them.
Thank you so much The Take for this video. The best so farrrrr and my favorite of all time!! Let's spread Studio Ghibli awareness to more people. These movies really do deserve to be watched not just by kids but adults as well.
I love this channel. I've been watching since the Screen Prism videos, and I have fallen in love with this analytical depth! The level of detail and care put into every sentence, every well-researched scene and quote, it's so very impressive. You guys take a thoughtful, academic approach to media and pop culture, and I always look forward to watching your content. Thank you for what you do, and for sharing it with us!
"A heart is a heavy burden." ,thank you so much ,I do love and enjoy your take on different movies and stories in perspective. But I must confess, most japanese animations😏, and understandably Ghibli Collection along its equally masterful competing directors ,mangakas and production companies , its always a delight to find these gems of thoughtful appreciation and consideration in understanding the themes and central concepts. THANK YOU, Be well
I hope you will find the chance to analyze Studio Ghibli's deeply meaningful film, Tale of the Princess Kaguya. So much insight about gender roles, culture vs nature, parenting, and lost opportunities. It is magnificent.
Since I was little I never related to the differentiation of love based on our desires, paternal or romantic, nothing else. Ghibli made me feel understood.
I’m so sad that I didn’t see these movies growing up and instead watched them last year when I was 22. These movies are so beautiful from the artwork to the story, and to the characters. It definitely changed my perception on love and how it should be to be in love and the process of it.
This is why I've read romance manga and watched anime growing up. We used to get made fun of for being anime nerds but now ppl are starting to see why stories from Japan (IN GENERAL) just tend to be so much more fleshed out, and wholesome. The stories and characters go so much deeper than american media will, even into simple things like best friendships.
I still think Disney has some really important values to pass on to children, I know that I've learned a lot from them. But in a love and friendship point of view, no other studio portray that so well as Ghibli. As an aromantic person, it was almost a moment of epifany for me, seeing most of the Ghibli movies as an adult, and seeing love being show in such a beautiful way, and starting to realise the kind of love that I want for myself
Wow. You referenced all of my favorite ghibli films in one wonderful video. I've been watching these films since I was a young kid, and always felt how fundamentaly different they were in portraying relationships than other movies. I hope you make more videos like this, it was wonderful to watch!
_Yes!_ It feels like full on romance has become a staple of every day media (which, there's nothing wrong with that), but platonic love can be so heartwarming and encouraging in entirely different ways .u. _Thank you for your analysis. Saving it for writing inspiration_
I think Ashitaka and San, Howl and Sophie, Nahoko and Jiro, Naussicaa and Asbel, and Sejii and Shizuku had romantic love. Everyone else was a very deep, emotional, platonic relationship.
14:21 You mention about equality but you didn't even mention this scene where Shizuku refused to hitch ride Seiji, and instead she be literally pushing up his bike uphill.
I love how they portrait love In Ghibli studio films and I have struggled to find similar portal of love, so I wish if u could make a recommendation video which portray love similarly
This is the best video analysis on studio ghibli so far and possibly my favorite Take video.... But it's hard to choose because they're all so amazing 🥲❤️
I love Studio Ghibli's films and this analysis on true love portrayed in them helps me better understand why I always feel like there's "magic" in those films, on top of being inspiring and healing
Oh yes! I grew up watching Disney princesses and adored them but always thought the prince coming was always so sudden and yet they fall in love. And then I watched Howl's Moving Castle, my very first Ghibli film and it was magnificent! The friendship and love was portrayed so well. That's how I got into Ghibli films ✨ I wish Ghibli would release more films 🙏🏽
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It would be cool of all this stuff you would cover something on the IASTE situtation
Studio Ghibli's non-romantic take on love is so much more healthy and wholesome than the romantic love we get in Disney movies.
preach it! girl!
Honestly there's nothing wrong with the romantic love in disney films. Apart from maybe Snow White and Sleeping Beauty where they kiss the princesses while they sleep, they're all purely healthy and harmonious.
Snow White and Sleeping Beauty story is actually a metaphor for human life time in general, they do not focus on love, so comparing them to Studios Ghibli movies is kind of a little bit stup!d, you know.
@Alexandra Kane How love is presented in Studio Ghibli film certainly have more nuance and depth than what you see in a Disney movie (no offense to Disney as I think too many people take Disney fairytales too literally). However, some criticize Ghibli for being too aromanic and too asexual in it's presentation of love. Although, love is spiritual, it shouldn't be competition between spiritual love and physical love. To think otherwise suggest that there is something wrong with physical love or attraction. Without undermining the prominence of spiritual love, we aren't just our souls or just our minds we are also our bodies.
Disney’s had a good chunk of healthy couples.
as an aromantic person, the love portrayed in ghibli movies has made it much easier for me to accept my romantic orientation. It's one of only the examples I saw growing up of platonic soulmates, the kind of true love that doesn't need to involve romance or sex, and I cannot emphasize how vital that representation has been for me.
As an asexual but not aromatic person, I really feel this. Getting to see an example of what you want that's also true to who you are is powerful.
I'm a Cupioromantic (under the aromatic umbrella) And I love studio Ghibli movies for this reason as well
Nice to see a fellow aromantic in the comments✌️ totally agree with everything you said
Can totally relate 💛
Amatonormativity can be too much at times
@@AnonymousOnimous as a fellow asexual who is not aromantic, same.
“Love is a process, not a prize.”
I’ll remember those words when writing my own stories.
Tbh, this is iro ically something Disney only gets right half the time
Cinderella 3, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Mulan, and Tangled get this right when it comes to Disney
But the other half feels like they just won it rather than took the trip together
Don't forgot how Sophie's true love wasn't Howl but turnip head. When he realized his true love loved another, he was okay with that and was okay with waiting. I always thought this message was so important in respecting your partner's feelings.
I always figured it meant she loved him in a non romantic way
I think it's more people aren't always going to return your feelings and that's okay. What's important is you respect that and let them go. Because there was never a chance for him to be with her as Howl was her real true love and he saw that and decided to move on.
@@sophieamandaleiton-toomey8469 exactly. I read a story today about unrequited love and fanatic possession ending in death for a very young girl. This is a very important lesson for today.
I think that it's said in the film that you can have more than one true love. I think Turniphead accepted that Sophie chose Howl and knew that there would likely be someone else for him. I like that he didn't get jealous or try to fight Howl, he respected them both.
Sophie was turnip head's true love but not vice versa. Sophie loved him as a friend which is why the prince was accommodating because he understood and was willing to wait. Miyazaki's films are not about 1 soul mate but the possibilities of soul mates on different levels. And they are the best compared with Disney or Hollywood
Miyazaki's female charectors are inspired from his mother
No wonder they are beautiful
And sure he idolize a good woman
Male writers always have a hard time writing solid female characters. They’re usually just a male but as a woman if that makes sense. Not much femininity. The archetypal female badass. That, or they’re The Mother, The Wife, The Daughter, The Sister, etc. just to have stakes for the protagonists.
For me, Miyazaki is the only male writer that gets female characters right!
Honestly my love for his movies goes far beyond it is so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
@@cocob0l0 not to mention they're also usually very sexualized
Age-appropriate relationships? How perfectly splendid.
I saw that Bly Manor reference lol
@@joyc.e.7511 meep meep
Miyazaki should be rewarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. That is my opinion.
Yeah, likely he won't.
He didn't write the stories of most movies, though. His most famous ones are all based on novels, although some adaptations are pretty liberal. (Howls moving castle got him in trouble with the author who didn't like the adaptation at all.) Not saying Hayao Miyazaki isn't great at what he does, but it's often not HIS story.
@@ladyofshallott5005 According to Wikipedia Hayao Miyazaki himself wrote many of the scripts of his movies: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Ponyo. So it seems to me that Howls moving castle is more the exception. Unless you can show me that more of his movies are strongly based on other people's original writing, I stay with my original post: The Nobel Prize for Literature for Hayao Miyazaki.
YASSSSS
If Bob Dylan can, not to say he isn't an amazing poet, Miyazaki should too
Ghibli movies are always so deep and authentic. They should be shown more often to children vs Disney, it would teach them some real values about life, love, friendship and family. I love how Miyazaki, who is a man from an old generation from a very traditional country, always puts progressive values and topics forward in each of his animation.
Dude the Japanese are miles ahead of us when it comes to spirituality
@@greyLeicester agreed
@@greyLeicester Hayao Miyazaki is a legend.
Yes! He is pretty much the embodiment of the most-cliché cliché of japan ever: "between tradition and modernity". He comes from the first generation of post-war manga and anime authors who never gave on the counter-cultural marxist ideals, while paying great respect to his countries traditions, folklore and spirituality. That's why his way to tell stories is so powerful on western audiences, the storytelling is entirely materialist, no inner evil and toxic hierarchic thinking, so what's left of folklore and tradition is the peaceful, respectful, equal, magical and melancholic part.
So true! He also has a very multicultural pov. He incorporates symbolism that is prevalent through various cultures across the world. So genius and beautiful. Just wow.
Whisper of the Heart is shamefully underrated, thanks for analyzing it!
Possibly Ghibli's most underrated movie. Honestly, Whisper of the Heart shifted my whole paradigm about what love should look like. No fantastical elements, no life or death situations, nothing. Just two people who find someone that inspires them and realize they want the best for each other and want to be a team in life. It's easily and consistently in my Top 3 for favorite Ghibli movies.
Whisper of the Heart is my second favorite Studio Ghibli movie (spirited away is my first)
@@LittleHobbit13A real breath of fresh air from the other chaotic movies
This is why I prefer Ghibli over Disney. The characters actually have chemisty and don't always need to kiss in the end to show it. I'm sop glad I grew up with Ghibli!
Hell, these characters having chemistry at all (whether it be romantic or not) is fantastic. Everyone should appreciate chemistry without romance rather than romance without chemistry in fiction.
Are you kidding? Howl’s Moving Castle had crazy chemistry
Howl, while not being originally Miyazaki's character, is still a delightful example in this iteration...
Miyazaki Miyazaki-ed him up 🤣
I love how Miyazaki’s environmentalism and feminism shine through in his work. It’s so healing. ❤️🩹
I genuinely think Studio Ghilbi are the most romantic films to exist. They encourage healthy love and relationships where both people grow but don't need each other to complete each others
Absolutely LOVE how a bunch of channels are talking about and analyzing themes in ghibli movies right now. Its so fascinating!
Can you list the others please?
yes!!! i think it's because of the anniversary
as an aroace person, studio ghibli movies were the ones that resonated with me the most even as a little kid
Sammeee 👍👍 I was sure I’d find someone like me in the comments. It was reassuring that I had movies that portrayed love like this beautifully as a child.
What the hell is even an aroace person? Always labelling!
@@greyLeicester asexual aromantic 👍
As someone who is also notably aro, I’ve always wanted that deep bond with someone that makes us both better. A love that makes me a better person on all levels, not even physical. I don’t even care about the physical. Ghibli movies definitely made my standards too high for this fucked world.
Same!!
These are the type of relationships I want. Where both are good to and for each other and where they learn from and about each other with lots of appreciation, respect and authenticity.
I can call myself lucky to be in a romantic relationship with a beautiful person.
I rly wish this for everyone
It's sad that we have to state this and teach ourselves what healthy relationships are and look like and how to have them when it should be the cultural norm, not just a welcome exception. One thing I like about Studio Ghibli movies' relationships is that they're not always defined explicitly, which leaves it open to interpretation about whether or not they're romantic. In a culture where so many (but not all) movies and TV shows must eventually have the main male and female characters become romantically involved, it's a breath of fresh air, especially as they don't depend on physicality to show intimacy and affection or as "proof of their love".
Howl's Moving Castle is to me, the best animated love story to ever be put on screen.
It’s my favorite movie for a reason
Same
Agreed.
I totally agree 🥰
Yes.
1. True love must be spiritual - 1:36
2. True love must transform us - 6:34
3. True love must be equal - 12:27
Western culture has a lot of toxic perceptions about relationships. Now, it goes without saying that some eastern cultures do too, but I think Myazaki is making a statement here. We can all follow the examples of his films 😀. Love conquers all after all ❤️
I wonder why western culture often tends to depict relationships so negatively though. Does it have something to do with western history, culture, or religion?
@@さくら-l8t That is actually a valid question. Maybe its has to do with the different perceptions people have about themselves. Eastern cultures usually follow a more esoteric view in contrast with western culture which follow a more self-preservative view. (hence capitalism 😕). I'm just guessing here. I don't really know the answer...
@@HobanProduction Well said!!! I agree 😀👏
Ghibli movies have been my comfort viewing since my daughter was born - I want her to watch both them *and* Disney movies as she gets older.
Exactly this. I loved both studios' movies growing up (and Pixar) and I think too many people turn it into a competition and feel the need to claim one as superior over another (it's alright to have an opinion on that obviously, but there's still an attitude of "you can only like/pick/appreciate one" and it can feel like people are claiming superior taste by bragging that they watch "better" things). Instead of simply finding the value in the stories told by all different groups and people, thereby getting the best of both worlds. The more positive and good quality media we watch, the more examples we have and the more diverse our range of stories/characters/worlds becomes. Why limit and restrict that by only consuming one type?
Also, a lot of people nowadays are retroactively going back and reviewing older, more traditional media like Disney classics that have been "condemned" and labelled or dismissed as cliché or regressive and looking at them in a new light (or giving them a "fair trial" lol) such as the original Cinderella. We need to keep creating new media, developing, adapting and questioning it, but there's also a lot of overlooked things from the past that we're sitting on as well.
its good to have both the perspectives
The thing about Studio Ghubli is they look like they came from a dream, but the weird thing is they are more realistic in a sense...
yes!!!
I feel like realistic isn’t quite the word to use. More like authentic. There’s an authenticity to the emotions being portrayed specifically _because_ there’s this dream-like quality to the storytelling. Cuts through all the bs of our preconceived notions about life and has us experience the story and its moments of fear, confusion, love, joy, catharsis at the level of a child.
Beautifully described what it is that I love about Ghibli's characters. Meanwhile, I feel that people lately are getting so damn devalued. It's hard to find people who look at, respect and care about others as people. It's all about how they can serve their emotional and sexual needs, and everything else is an inconvenience. As you pointed out, that is completely supported by media that portrays relationships as these transactional things, and a dynamic that is supposed to serve you to feel good, focusing so much on romance, gifting, gestures and sex rather than a union with another person who needs your help and support as much as you need theirs. There are so few movies and shows that truly focus on a couple's humanity other than Ghibli movies.
I am aromantic, I’ve always been uninterested in the mainstream representation of romantic love, I hate how it seems like romance is something more important than/worth more than friendship. So I hold Studio Ghibli movies so dear to my heart because of their understanding that love can be ❤️
Their understanding of love is one of the best
The way Studio Ghibli movies capture what it means to be human - the beauty, the fragility and just the sheer joy of a life that is not some shiny positive bs but in accepting that being human is hard, but so many ordinary, little things make it worth it never fails to amaze me. This is exactly the reason why Only yesterday is my favourite movie of all time, even with other more fantastical works that are accepted as much better from the studio. I thank everyday for this studio's existence.
Your comment is really underated
I believe that movies like Rapunzel and Mulan are some examples of Disney trying to capture this same energy, but is not quite the same.
Mulan yes , is a perfect representation.
I have doughts about Rapunzel.
Has anyone else noticed that when best friendships are portrayed in japanese media, Americans will try to ship them?? It's like, since we don't see examples of true and fleshed out friendships and the role emotions play in them in American media, people's minds go "This must be MORE than friendship" Because they aren't used to seeing closeness displayed thoroughly or properly on screen. And then we get weirdo Gon/Killua, Toda/Deku shippers ruining the fandom :/
Meanwhile in Japan, no one thinks twice when they see close friendships on screen because some of the reoccurring themes in their media is fleshed out friendships, what it means to be a good friend, and the displaying of healthy relationships AND unhealthy ones to contrast them at the same time.
LOL you honestly think people don't ship characters in Japanese media either? Or that American media never has positive portrayals of friendship?
@@andieallison6792 I do think that American animated media has positive examples of friendship BUT alot of the times they are not as explored or as fleshed out as friendships in Japanese animated media/manga. Take "Koe No Katachi" for example. Its an anime movie that became popular in america because it got put on Netflix. In the manga, the main male protagonist bullied the female protagonist when they were children and basically spends the ENTIRE series trying to build a solid friendship bond with her, but never truly feels he has the right to call her a friend until the end. And in his mind, a romantic relationship isn't even a possibility. Throughout the series, they slowly accumulate more friends who each have their own story lines/relationships relating to our main two protagonists. HOWEVER, in the beginning most of them still had unresolved issues regarding the past and so they ended up having a huge fall out, everyone's feelings got hurt, and the main guy even got punched in the face by one of his new friends. However, over time they all came to move past their issues even though it took alot of forgiveness and one of the "new friends" ended up physically fighting our female main protagonists MOTHER😂. (I'll never get over that part😭) The storylines and character building runs so deep I can hardly give you an accurate description in summary, but just know that all of these characters we're written with mental illness or trauma of some kind. At some point our female protagonist even falls for the male protagonist, even though he was her bully in the past (but we hardly explore that. All of the details of this story weren't even fit into the movie, but it captured a good amount. And I say ALL of this to say... American CARTOONS could NEVER. The ways I've seen Japanese media flesh out characters and friendships throughout a series is EONS ahead of how American cartoons typically do it. In American animated media, everything is fast paced and we hardly ever see bonds formed over time, or issues that take time to resolve, or the role emotions play in them. They're pretty limited. Also, Im not saying that the Japanese don't make ships, but I was saying WHY I personally think Americans create these ships. Because they havent seen true friendships/closeness/bonds being displayed or explored transparently. Meanwhile these things are probably normal in Japan. In theory.
Yeah.. an annoying example of this is Reina and Kumiko from Hibike Euphonium. A lot of people have dismissed that show as queerbait which is honestly very upsetting because Hibike Euphonium isn’t about love of another person but rather the love of yourself and your passions. Reina and Kumiko’s friendship is displayed as this very close and intimate one and Western fans always force the ship down other fan’s throats. As an aromantic person, I see Reina and Kumiko’s relationship as a very positive and close platonic friendship and it doesn’t matter to me whether they get together in the end because what truly matters is that they inspired each other. The mindset of “oh they’re so close they must be in love” is super shallow and I hate it.
the weird gon/killua and etc. shippers are bc they're fetishists, i totally agree.
Agreed with everything you said
I've wanted the studio to do more traditional romance even if on rare occasion if only to see a top notch studio tackle something every Hallmark movie fails at. But I do respect how Ghibli tackles relationships.
When the wind rises is so tragic though. Because they loved each other, lost each other, found each other, loved each other again, and when they finally got together fate took them apart, but they were happy until the very last moment. OMG😭😭 it’s SO ROMANTIC
Love is infinitely bigger than romantic love per se. I love how Studio Ghibli's characters are way different than our western standards. My bf is half Japanese and the way he expresses love is so much deeper and connected to who we are as people and a couple combined. We have common goals and mutual support.
To be spiritually attracted to one another... That line is so beautiful
This is why I love Miyazaki’s female leads because they feel like people rather than the female leads of many American movies who feel so forced. Today female leads have little to no weaknesses which makes them feel so inhuman, even male leads in the past had them whether it be cryptonite and Lois Lane for superman. But now female leads are powerful for the sake of being powerful, Captain Marvel had very little reason to be powerful other than being connected to an infinity stone, 2021 Cinderella has no real agency in her own life, everything was given to her.
They made a video about Cinderella, in her defense.
To be fair to Cinderella, all she wanted was a night off.
@@mcxo2774 !!! thank you!!
@@mcxo2774 Wasn't their "in defense of" video on Cinderella about the original animated one though? I think OP is referring to the version that came out recently (with Camila Cabello) that tried to "girlbossify" the story to make it more empowering. A lot of people didn't like this precisely because attitudes towards the original have changed in recent years and more people recognise that it was empowering in its own right and its own way. The new one went and changed the ending, not appreciating what made it so.
@@tinyblueunicorn7807 Sorry, I maybe misunderstood which one they meant.
Studio Ghibli films have been helping me survive through the pandemic. I absolutely adore them.
11:06-11:20 I'm starting to realize how true this is. For years I've subconsciously let other people tell me what I "should" think of certain people, religions, and concepts: what to believe, what not to believe. But I was wrong to do this. Letting other people decide who and what I was supposed to have in my life left me adrift like Haku was, like I'd forgotten my own name. From now on I'm not going to let anything dilute my true feelings ever again.
I’ve heard so many opinions about how Up on Poppy Hill aged badly (which at the end of the day it might have?) because “they really thought they were brother and sister, but she still said she’ll love him”, but I think that it’s really important to understand what kind of love is portrayed in Ghibli movies which is exactly what this video explains. No matter where the relationships go in Ghibli Movies, they always start at the place of and are built on spiritual connection, partnership and sincere friendship, so Umi might have meant just that, “I’ll continue being your friend and supporting you”.
As someone who believes that platonic relationships deserve more attention than romantic ones, I truly enjoy Studio Ghibli films.
I’ve long believed that love can only be based on friendship and respect. I couldn’t fall in love with a stranger, but a friend would be a great love.
I got goosebumps at how everything you said regarding this is what I need to love and be loved. It's so difficult to find spiritual connection nowadays with people I interact and encounter. Manifesting I could actually create real connection with the people around me and find spiritual connection.
I love how Miyazaki showed that love is not exclusively romantic and can be familial, friendly, etc.
It's a popular belief that "real love" is romantic love and it's the only love there is. Because of this, when you say you love your family, people assume you have incestuous intentions for example.
Nothing wrong with romantic love at all. People just need to stop misconstruing and gatekeeping love and making ridiculous assumptions.
I heard lots of people misconstrued Marnie and Anna's relationship in When Marnie Was There and assumed that their relationship is meant to be romantic and incestuous when it isn't. People who misconstrue love don't realize how messed up and problematic their logic and worldview is.
This might be one of my favorite takes. For a long time I think what I wanted in a romantic partner was someone I could protect or save. That isn't inherently wrong for the path, growth, or story, of some. But what I've come to find is that I want someone who stands next to me as more of a (relative) equal.
In Disney movies the plot is often (not always, but often) there to bring the couple together. In Ghibli movies, the couple is there to bring the plot forward.
Our Western idea of romantic love is mostly "true love conquers all" so that the couple can be together. In Eastern stories, true love an accomplish much but not everything, and its ultimate goal is not two people staying together forever but the two of them striving together towards something larger than them.
As a big fan of Ghibli movies, I'm inclined towards positive criticism of these movies anyway. LOL But I must admit, I never get sick of the "true friendship as true love" stories. I think it's very beautiful and shows a love that goes beyond what people can get from each other, into what people can DO for each other.
Many times children’s and teen’s movies focus to portray the problems/traumas of youth (to relate with the audience) or the cool sexy experience, and that’s understandable. But we also need movies that lead by example. Characters who are kind, respectful, inspiring, need to be seen often. They are the ideals and can really set the sense of expectation/normality.
Living in Southeast Asia all my life, I remember watching American teen series for the first time at around 17. The amount of sexual interests, addiction, bullying, crude language, and many other strange glorifications shocked me. Such things never existed in my high school or my world at all. (Of course we have our problems but they are different. Stressful competition in studying, too strict punishments, or not enough financial support to name a few.) I remember feeling it was animalistic lol. Why does the media want to show so much of those behaviors to young people? Awareness ok. But where are the calm kind-hearted, diligent, and intellectual people? Where is a high school that is just nice fun and clean, with a plot line that involves deep friendship / career-money advice / duty to care about their own community for young people? Since teens tend to be quite impressionable, why don’t you show healthy things for them to imitate? Just give them the good options as well, like how this period of their life is supposed to be.
From what I know, Japan and Korea have had the governmental policy to produce the media that lead by examples and they have succeeded to set the standard of a good relationship between men & women. The male characters they have created, who are gentle-mannered and can cry openly talking about emotions, were practically non-existent (and shunned) in the culture before. But now the winds are changing. Ideals take roots in any society extremely slowly and will be met with resistance, and that’s why we need them even more to stand tall among other options.
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There are a lot of movies and shows that aren't that provicative......they just aren't as popular.
What glorifications?
Fellow south east asian here. Same.
This is so well-put and I resonate a 100% with you. Often times I find my best friend and I discussing the same. I would love to do it with you as well if you don't mind. It has surprisingly become very difficult these days to find and connect with like-minded people. So if you don't mind, could you please just write back to me? I would love to discuss more about this with you :)
now that I'm older I appreciate Studio Ghibli movies more
I just love that you made a video talking about Ghibli because their movies deserve to be more recommended, they are inspiring and so relatable that they touch your heart in a soft way and make you think about life deeply, to wish to become a better person and to look for the good in people without compromising your own character or self...one of my favourite Ghibli movies is Only Yesterday, it's cozy and emotional and teaches how to choose the healthy style for your life and not just what is expected from you and the love story is so sweet and supportive.
that whole scene in Spirited Away where Chihiro saves Haku would always be my favorite part of the movie
Disney/Pixar movies may speak to our hearts, but Ghibli speaks to our souls.
"No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love."
When I was young. I thought that was so deep.
I *literally* just finished Schafrilla's 40+ minute Studio Ghibli movie and exited UA-cam, then got the notification for this 2 seconds later.
Damn, those cookies!
Every time someone uploads a Ghibli video I get happy and anxious, because Ghibli is notorious for their strict copyright enforcement.
This is the type of romance that is needed in this world. Not the one where people are basically voles, but one where it makes love into a tree.
Love is mysterious. You love someone so much without even realizing when were you head over heels for them.
This is a lot more complex *stirs & warms the soul* than just entertainment based on "fairytales" that have been altered to be less grisly ● (Little Mermaid disappeared into seafoam at the end, in the original tale)
I Always liked more the original little mermaid than Disney because it tells so much more: the fact that the prince didnt end up loving her but still she cared about him and didnt want to bring him harm, that her sisters were disposed to save her till the end and that the little mermaid ends up not dead but as a spirit working to have what she really wanted a soul
Ghibli films take inspiration from so many sources and are such a creative mishmash, but not the same for older Disney works. nowadays they do better though
i agree w u
THIS one of the reasons I’ve bought my kids up on Ghibli and NOT Disney!!
Same. I had always felt like it was the right choice and my teen has already proven she is much more emotionally intelligent than I was (being raised on Disney princesses and damsels in distress) but it's still nice to be validated like this.
@@lmc689 yup, although I now have a tween obsessed with all things Japanese….
*brought
I think people doesn't give enough credit to disney's. When I ear people complain it always feel like they dismiss everything that came after the sleeping beauty or beauty and the beast. There is a lot of okay or good characters and relationships in Disney movies or disney/pixar ones.
@@greyLeicester I think we’re all allowed the occasional typo….
How love should be portrayed
Studio Ghibli's way of portraying love is definitely better than marrying someone they just met
Man, I need to watch more Studio Ghibli films.
For being a such a good and heartwarming storyteller it's too weird to Know about Miyazaki's relationship with his own son to be soo bad.
Didn't know that
@@Passions5555 oh yeah there is a documentary about it ite pretty Bad
I think it's more or less a tragedy though. In order to pursue his career he kinda had to left Goro on his own. I mean if you put it in context, animation industry in japan have quite outrageous working hours, even back then in Miyazaki years as director. That toppled with japanese etiquette and attitude towards work, in a way it's much challenging to be a present parents given by the circumstances. Also, I don't know if you noticed, but that clip that people spread around with Miyazaki left the cinema after watching his son first movie was taken out of the context. Most people didn't quite understand where he's coming from nor watch the documentary.
@@reisatsuki5891 it's kinda like when people who's life is a mess give very good advice you just tell people what you would have liked to be told
@@rabsaque that's right, it's pretty sad to be honest.
studio ghibli films are really wholesome; and the characters are so pure and innocent.
I wish for Miyazaki to live for another 100 years because I have never seen as pure and genuine love stories other than the ones he worked on💗
I grew up watching his works, I was only 4 when i watched princess Mononoke and i still remember how i felt about their relationship building up and sacrifices they made for each other. I hope that one day we won’t have to watch as rushed up and sexualized relationships in cartoons and movies as we do now in Disney or Hollywood
I love that Studio Ghibli movies show that love is a two-way street, is not supposed to be toxic (unlike what 365 Days, Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Kissing Booth, and After imply), is mutual, wholesome, refreshing, healing, and heartwarming. How they show that the power of love is effective, heals people, redeems people. etc. is DONE CORRECTLY.
Unlike some depictions of love (which is very OVERSIMPLIFIED) in some other fictional works (bad boy romances particularly) where it implies that if you love an evil person, they will magically change into a good person in a snap of a finger (Very poor execution of course).
It doesn't imply that you should change the person you like by getting into a relationship with them unlike what many bad boy romances imply. Both parties in the Ghibli relationships inspired and helped each other. It wasn't a one-way street. The characters changed and improved themselves on their own accord.
Very good take! And yeah, I've always disliked toxic romances, and I especially detest the "bad boy" romance because in real life, no, an evil person will not automatically change if you love them.
Hiyo Miyazaki knows how to make movies with wonderful love stories and strong female characters without pandering to kids
Love is not always a feeling towards another person, might be loving what you do, who You are...
Wolf Children kinda goes into that direction as well , but yet there is still yearning for the other special one.
Thank you so much The Take for this video. The best so farrrrr and my favorite of all time!! Let's spread Studio Ghibli awareness to more people. These movies really do deserve to be watched not just by kids but adults as well.
We did family movie nights once a week and these movies are still part of our rotation and now my son watches them with his girl. Makes me feel happy
That makes me feel emotional .
I love the way Love is portrayed in Studio Ghibli movies
Am I watching this right? No forced chemistry? Actual sweet and tender moments? Healthy relationship that helps both partners?
This is everything!
I like how this video summoned all those aros and aroaces in the comments. Seems that Miyazaki’s perception of love is universally treasured by us❤️
I love this channel. I've been watching since the Screen Prism videos, and I have fallen in love with this analytical depth! The level of detail and care put into every sentence, every well-researched scene and quote, it's so very impressive. You guys take a thoughtful, academic approach to media and pop culture, and I always look forward to watching your content. Thank you for what you do, and for sharing it with us!
This video literally explains why every Studio Ghibli movie makes me feel so good..
Please make a video of “My friend Totoro”. That movie is so beautiful
They already have
I'm so glad the take made this. It really summarizes why I love these movies so much.
"A heart is a heavy burden." ,thank you so much ,I do love and enjoy your take on different movies and stories in perspective. But I must confess, most japanese animations😏, and understandably Ghibli Collection along its equally masterful competing directors ,mangakas and production companies , its always a delight to find these gems of thoughtful appreciation and consideration in understanding the themes and central concepts. THANK YOU, Be well
I hope you will find the chance to analyze Studio Ghibli's deeply meaningful film, Tale of the Princess Kaguya. So much insight about gender roles, culture vs nature, parenting, and lost opportunities. It is magnificent.
Ghibli relationships = goals
I always end up feeling like I need a good cry every time you make a video on Ghibli :D Great job, as usual.
Since I was little I never related to the differentiation of love based on our desires, paternal or romantic, nothing else. Ghibli made me feel understood.
I’m so sad that I didn’t see these movies growing up and instead watched them last year when I was 22. These movies are so beautiful from the artwork to the story, and to the characters. It definitely changed my perception on love and how it should be to be in love and the process of it.
Studio Ghibli teaches me more about love than any movies before.
This is why I've read romance manga and watched anime growing up. We used to get made fun of for being anime nerds but now ppl are starting to see why stories from Japan (IN GENERAL) just tend to be so much more fleshed out, and wholesome. The stories and characters go so much deeper than american media will, even into simple things like best friendships.
I still think Disney has some really important values to pass on to children, I know that I've learned a lot from them. But in a love and friendship point of view, no other studio portray that so well as Ghibli.
As an aromantic person, it was almost a moment of epifany for me, seeing most of the Ghibli movies as an adult, and seeing love being show in such a beautiful way, and starting to realise the kind of love that I want for myself
Wow. You referenced all of my favorite ghibli films in one wonderful video. I've been watching these films since I was a young kid, and always felt how fundamentaly different they were in portraying relationships than other movies. I hope you make more videos like this, it was wonderful to watch!
_Yes!_ It feels like full on romance has become a staple of every day media (which, there's nothing wrong with that), but platonic love can be so heartwarming and encouraging in entirely different ways .u.
_Thank you for your analysis. Saving it for writing inspiration_
That's why once discovered Ghibli, I ditched Disney (not all Pixar). Never encouraged my kid to watch Disney.
I think Ashitaka and San, Howl and Sophie, Nahoko and Jiro, Naussicaa and Asbel, and Sejii and Shizuku had romantic love. Everyone else was a very deep, emotional, platonic relationship.
This is probably my favorite The Take analysis. So beautiful!
14:21 You mention about equality but you didn't even mention this scene where Shizuku refused to hitch ride Seiji, and instead she be literally pushing up his bike uphill.
I miss watching these they're just so wholesome to watch.
This was a refreshing take on love
Ahhhhh, so happy you created this. The last two on ghibli were so good. My new highlight of the day
this way of portraying love is actually so much more real than the classic we met-we married kind of ,,love story" shown in Disney movies for example
I absolutely love this video! I grew up with all of these! I want to show these to my kids!
I love how they portrait love In Ghibli studio films and I have struggled to find similar portal of love, so I wish if u could make a recommendation video which portray love similarly
There are at least a few years where these probably deserved awards more than Pixar all the time
This is the best video analysis on studio ghibli so far and possibly my favorite Take video.... But it's hard to choose because they're all so amazing 🥲❤️
If you watch the original version of Spirited Away in Japanese, Zeneba does in fact refer to Haku as Sen's Dragon boyfriend.
I love Studio Ghibli's films and this analysis on true love portrayed in them helps me better understand why I always feel like there's "magic" in those films, on top of being inspiring and healing
Oh yes! I grew up watching Disney princesses and adored them but always thought the prince coming was always so sudden and yet they fall in love. And then I watched Howl's Moving Castle, my very first Ghibli film and it was magnificent! The friendship and love was portrayed so well. That's how I got into Ghibli films ✨ I wish Ghibli would release more films 🙏🏽
i have been waiting for this take for ages !! legit, whenever someone asked me how i describe my love life, im always "like Studio Ghibli"
This is a perfect interpretation! I appreciate all these films even more now. Thank you. 💗💗💗