Miyazaki Retires

[treadster]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23931145

I'm going to miss his movies, he is such a great director. :cry:

[Jameerthefear]

he's done it before. Hopefully it's not permanent. GOAT movie maker imo

[GatorKid117]

Apparently this time is for real :(

[gigantes]

maybe it's for the best. his stuff's been pretty much downhill since spirited away, which itself was a cut below mononoke IMO.

usually an artist has only so much piss and vinegar in them.. after that, it's probably more pragmatic to teach or assist others in making works. even if he retires for good this time, he could still be an invaluable resource for others in ghibli or whatnot.

[fsvr54]

he's done it before. Hopefully it's not permanent. GOAT movie maker imo

GOAT? He only made two good movies.

[Jameerthefear]

GOAT? He only made two good movies.

http://i.imgur.com/nvEwvRA.gif

[niko]

maybe it's for the best. his stuff's been pretty much downhill since spirited away, which itself was a cut below mononoke IMO.

usually an artist has only so much piss and vinegar in them.. after that, it's probably more pragmatic to teach or assist others in making works. even if he retires for good this time, he could still be an invaluable resource for others in ghibli or whatnot.
Ponyo was good. It's a children's movie though. I think people wanted it to have more story, but it's supposed to be a picture book basically. Heard the new movie is very good.

[gigantes]

Ponyo was good. It's a children's movie though. I think people wanted it to have more story, but it's supposed to be a picture book basically. Heard the new movie is very good.
that's true, and it should be given leeway for that. but like "howl," i just don't get the idea dude has any significant stories left to tell.

when you make crisp, focused movies like porco rosso, castle in the sky, mononoke, etc etc, the bar gets set pretty high, i guess. his last couple ones seemed to retain all his style and imagery, but it just didn't feel like there was anything behind the curtain.

[clipse026]

You guys should play Ni No Kuni. It's literally a game in his world and art style. :applause:

[gigantes]

You guys should play Ni No Kuni. It's literally a game in his world and art style. :applause:
it's $41 for my DS through amazon, but i don't read / speak japanese. :(

zero desire to buy a PS3, either. but hmm... emulator, maybe?

[clipse026]

it's $41 for my DS through amazon, but i don't read / speak japanese. :(

zero desire to buy a PS3, either. but hmm... emulator, maybe?
I honestly forgot there was even a handheld game. I have a PS3 so that didn't even cross my mind :(.

[Nick Young]

GOAT? He only made two good movies.
Basically every movie he made was good except for Ponyo. Ponyo had amazing animation but shitty characters and story.

Porco Rosso
Nausica
Mononoke
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Totoro
Castle in the Sky
Kiki's Delivery Service
Arriety
ALL CLASSICS

Whisper of the Heart from the same studio is AMAZING, Miyazaki wrote the script I believe.

His son is crap, Earthsea was horrible!

[fsvr54]

Basically every movie he made was good except for Ponyo. Ponyo had amazing animation but shitty characters and story.

Porco Rosso
Nausica
Mononoke
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Totoro
Castle in the Sky
Kiki's Delivery Service
Arriety
ALL CLASSICS

Whisper of the Heart from the same studio is AMAZING, Miyazaki wrote the script I believe.

His son is crap, Earthsea was horrible!

Honestly I only liked Castle of Cagliostro and Princess Mononoke. Castle in the Sky is pretty good decent though.

[gigantes]

i just bumped in to this, really liked it:


https://thebrotherhoodofevilgeeks.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/animation-master-hayao-miyazaki-retires-from-feature-filmmaking-header.jpg


there are higher quality wallpaper versions too. here's one:
http://i2.wp.com/8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/miyazakimaster.jpg

[Noah Rose]

Japanese Walt Disney

[BurningHammer]

Miyazaki is Terry Funk of anime. He won't really retire forever if he is still healthy enough to keep on going.

[bigkingsfan]

He was falling off.