THE BOY AND THE HERON 君たちはどう生きるか 2023, dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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THE BOY AND THE HERON 君たちはどう生きるか 2023, dir. Hayao Miyazaki
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Mostly spoiler free summary of my viewing experience
The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか)
— 2023, dir. Hayao Miyazaki
君たちはどう生きるか (THE BOY AND THE HERON) 2023 | Hayao Miyazaki
I’m thinking about Mahito’s great great uncle maintaining and preserving a peaceful and beautiful thing in a way that to an outside observer looks tedious and unimportant, hoping to pass the duty off to a successor but ultimately he cannot find one and dies with it.
I’m thinking about the specificity of the blocks being made and handled with care, not with malice or ill intent.
I’m thinking about Hayao Miyazaki, a bastion of beautiful 2d hand drawn animation who refuses to retire.
I’m thinking about a world where animation is so rarely made with love over profit and efficiency.
I’m thinking about how, though the old man didn’t see it, the next generation still hangs onto a piece of that beautiful, tedious thing and takes it with them because it feels important.
I’m thinking about Mahito being told he should forget, but no. He shouldn’t.
The Boy And The Heron has something for everyone. a hot Ghibli dad, for the girls. a weird wet little goblin man, for the girls. a butch woman who cuts a giant fish open with a big knife and has a little fang when she laughs. for the girls. hm.
Karen Fukuhara in animation:
Karen Fukuhara in live action: