It won Best Animated Feature in 2024, Studio Ghibli's second win after Spirited Away. Spirited Away is the obvious pick for best.
Hot take: Porco Rosso is his most personal film, and Heron is his most personal confession.
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The Boy and the Heron won the Oscar. Is it Miyazaki's best?
For me it's Kiki's Delivery Service. A 1989 film about burnout somehow feels more relevant every year.
Heron rewards a second watch. The first time it feels like a dream that won't explain itself. The second time it reads like an old man saying goodbye to his own work.
Joe Hisaishi's piano theme for Heron is so restrained compared to his big sweeping scores. I love it.
Fun fact: Japan released it with almost no marketing. One poster, no trailer.
That single heron poster is a masterclass in mystery. You knew nothing and still bought a ticket.
Top three: Kiki, Spirited Away, Whisper of the Heart.
Top three: Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä, Porco Rosso. Nausicaä is technically pre-Ghibli, I know. I like my Miyazaki with dirt under the nails.
Princess Mononoke over Spirited Away is a spicy pick and I respect it.
Spirited Away, Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle. Basic and proud.
Howl's castle is the most fun building ever animated. A pile of rooms on chicken legs.
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