PARASITE HELPS ME UNDERSTAND HOW TO WIN THE 'CLASS WAR'?
CASTLE IN THE SKY IS A GHIBLI THAT REMINDS ME ITS IMPORTANT TO TOUCH LOTS OF GRASS. AND THAT NOT ALL ROBOTS SUCK.
THE CAT RETURNS IS ALSO A GHIBLI - MY FIANCEE'S FAVORITE MOVIE. WHEN SHE WAS A KID SHE BELIEVED SHE WAS A CAT, AND WOULD MARRY A CAT. I'LL NEVER LIVE UP TO HER EXPECTATIONS...
VHS WAS THE FIRST TERRIFYING COMING ATTRACTIONS THAT I CAN REMEMBER IN THE DARK DARK OF THE MOVIE THEATER. RECENTLY WATCHED AND FACED MY FEARS. GOOD TWISTS AND TURNS.
Jan 10, 2025
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i could be considered the ghibli version of a disney adult but without hoarding themed stuff. i go to gkids every year. ok-
this depends on how you define underrated..
the boy and the heron? so underrated. if you haven’t, watch it because it’s all the things a ghibli movie is: top tier animation, sobering themes, cozy/low stimulation scenes, character decisions that catch you off guard. they’re so good at telling a story.
whisper of the heart is the cutest little low stim comfort film about falling in love. it’s a warm hug like totoro (without the dying mother :/)
the cat returns is not low stim but it’s fun and cheeky in a way the others aren’t. it gives me princess bride vibes i can’t explain why.
Apr 19, 2024
I have quite a few comfort films, but Howl’s is one I never get sick of. I watch it if I can’t sleep for thinking, or when nothing feels right.
Feb 21, 2024
My favorite work from Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, as well as one of the first anime I watched when I was a kid and didn't even know what anime was (the first was Pokemon lol). The nostalgia is real but I connect with this film so much more in my late twenties.
When I think of Howl's Moving Castle, I think of love and just how life-changing it can be when you meet someone new who ends up being someone important and special. When people are positive influences on each other and they are for the better from having met and maintaining those bonds. Quite frankly, I live for this shit. This is ofc most evident between the two leads Howl and Sophie, but it's not exclusive to them.
I also think of just how goddamn beautiful and magical this movie is to watch, but that's pretty par for the course when it comes to Miyazaki/Ghibli :)
Mar 19, 2024
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Short horror stories all involving a mysterious book that drives anyone that reads it insane. This creepy poem arrives at some point in every chapter.
Along the shore the cloud waves break,
The twin suns sink behind the lake,The shadows lengthen
In Carcosa.
Strange is the night where black stars rise,
And strange moons circle through the skies
But stranger still is
Lost Carcosa.
Songs that the Hyades shall sing,Where flap the tatters of the King,
Must die unheard
in Dim Carcosa.
Song of my soul, my voice is dead;
Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed
Shall dry and die
in Lost Carcosa.
Somehow the brilliance is that every time you read the poem in the context of the short story, it's different and more hellishly unhinged.
Now you've read it too.... ;)
Jan 10, 2025
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk, aka the guy who wrote/directed the movie fightclub 🤫)
The book is about a bunch of random folks that respond to an ad in the paper about a luxurious writers retreat, where they'll be given the space and sunshine to write their 'great masterpiece.'
Except the peace and quiet is too much pressure, so they decide to wreck havoc and sabotage each other.
Most interestingly, the format of the book is broken into a main-story line, poems, and short-stories from each of the characters as you're introduced to their masterpiece.
It's total hell, totally funny, and gave me all of the unsettling vibes and undercurrents I get from watching White Lotus. Like a bomb is about to go off.
P.S. there is one short-story called 'guts' that is the most diabolically gross writing I've ever read. You can go find that for yourself on the web. (its the 3rd chapter of the book if you want to avoid it)
Jan 9, 2025