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Originally Posted by trackaghost
I totally agree, his work puts Disney et al to shame (bar Pixar that is). The Moving Castle is a work of genius, it's fascinating to watch, but Spirited Away is more spellbinding as a story I think.
I love Mononoke too, it was the first Miyazaki I ever saw. I almost registered as Princess Mononoke you know!
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is how the Japanese were influenced by what Disney USED (ie-"Cinderella", "Snow White", "Alice in Wonderland", et al) to do with regards to animation, And used that influence and expanded on the production values to make the best animated movies available to the general public.
The Japanese also took the GREAT story telling of Chuck Jones (!!!) and used his style of being able to hold an audience's attention, while adding side story to the main story.
As for ongoing Anime series as opposed to the dramatic movies, I religiously watch "Full Metal Alchemist" which is not childish ("Pokemon") nor ultra violent ("Vampire Hunter D"). Great production but even better story telling that makes this one of the top 5 animes to ever arrive in the US (Yes, FMA is constantly rank in the top 5 in many a Anime print magazine as the best anime to arrive on these shores.)
http://www.fullmetalalchemist.com
Brian "
Chuck Jones is GOD! While Disney still blows..." j.