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Post by Mighty Jack on Jul 13, 2010 2:34:12 GMT -5
^Mmm, speaking only for myself, that's a non issue -Never has bugged me in the slightest- and I get so absorbed in the story that I generally take no notice.
So no, were I paid critic I wouldn't feel the need to bring it up either.
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Post by spackle on Jul 13, 2010 7:32:16 GMT -5
That's funny, I love Spirited Away, and generally hate product placement, but I never noticed those. Though when you describe them, I know I've seen them. I guess I'm like MJ, I'm so caught up in his artwork and the story that those things slip right by. I thought the 4 wheel drive line was more of a comment on the dad than the car.
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Post by angilasman on Jul 15, 2010 13:15:58 GMT -5
There is one thing I want to vent about that I might elaborate on should I write a full review. Generally, I consider Spirited Away to be a pretty good film, though there is not a particular strong connection for me with it and I feel it's highly overrated. Here's my problem, though: in all the reviews I've seen, not one critic brings up the blatant product placement within, and if they do, they do it in a gushing manner to applaud Miyazaki. The obvious one is the Audi which has its label clearly detailed for the audience to see, and not to mention how the father boasts about his four-wheel drive. Furthermore, I caught a Bridgestone Tires station clearly displayed and there's also that candy that Lin is tossing to the soot ball creatures. I'm paying full price for a film and I'm still getting commercials, and no critics are willing to bring this up. Considering the quasi-satiric nature of Chihiro, her family, and by extension modern society at the begining of the film (stupid yuppies and a rather bratty daughter) I'd consider all those products to have been insulted.
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Post by angilasman on Aug 22, 2010 9:20:09 GMT -5
The newest news on this site: www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Latest_News#Ghibli.27s_and_Miyazaki.27s_Next_Feature_FilmsTranslation's a bit hard to understand, but what I think is going on is that a) Miyazaki is developing two films in three years, but he's only directing one 2) He's got an idea for Porco Rosso 2, but will probably do it after these - though he thinks it would be an easier project than the more difficult stories he's currently tackling c) If it looks like Ghibli can't survive without Miyazaki (i.e. once he retires/dies) there's a dissolution plan with Ghibli becoming soley a copyright company managing all the old properties. Now, what I heard in all that was PORCO ROSSO 2!
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Post by The Mad Plumber on Sept 9, 2010 9:46:04 GMT -5
Now, I've recently acquired and watched Princess Mononoke. It was very epic and I was engaged through the whole thing. I heard tell here and there that this film was particularly brutal. When you hear things like that, you expect that the whole thing is going to be a Mortal Kombat blood and gore fest. Well, it isn't like that, but there is some fairly brutal violence in terms of samurai losing their arms or getting decapitated by arrows. Oh, and KEITH DAVID'S VOICE!! I am a nut for Gargoyles and it is absolutely satisfying to hear his magnificent voice again.
Kiki's Delivery Service still remains as my favorite Miyazaki picture because I need films like that to help me feel better when the world looks bleak. However, Princess Mononoke could rank as a close second.
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Post by angilasman on Sept 11, 2010 21:32:12 GMT -5
Just watched Porco Rosso with the French dialog track for the first time. I love this movie, every moment in this film, every character, every time a plane makes a maneuver and the music changes - just everything.
And Jean Reno's voice really fits Porco.
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Post by caucasoididiot on Sept 28, 2010 9:36:17 GMT -5
There is one thing I want to vent about that I might elaborate on should I write a full review. Generally, I consider Spirited Away to be a pretty good film, though there is not a particular strong connection for me with it and I feel it's highly overrated. Here's my problem, though: in all the reviews I've seen, not one critic brings up the blatant product placement within, and if they do, they do it in a gushing manner to applaud Miyazaki. The obvious one is the Audi which has its label clearly detailed for the audience to see, and not to mention how the father boasts about his four-wheel drive. Furthermore, I caught a Bridgestone Tires station clearly displayed and there's also that candy that Lin is tossing to the soot ball creatures. I'm paying full price for a film and I'm still getting commercials, and no critics are willing to bring this up. Considering the quasi-satiric nature of Chihiro, her family, and by extension modern society at the begining of the film (stupid yuppies and a rather bratty daughter) I'd consider all those products to have been insulted. I also never really thought about it, but having done so I think spackle and angilasman have pretty well nailed it. While I wouldn't be surprised if Volkswagen Group viewed the Audi much as they would have any other product placement, I suspect that Miyazaki viewed it primarily as an aspect of characterization. The Japanese are even more conscious of that sort of thing in the image they present than we are. I remember one of the very early questions the son in my Japanese host family asked me was what brands I liked. As an aside, that candy Lin tosses the sootballs is a very traditional and non-branded type (think candy corn as an American equivalent, I suppose).
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Post by angilasman on Feb 24, 2011 12:44:10 GMT -5
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Post by angilasman on Sept 8, 2011 18:34:04 GMT -5
Here's an interesting tidbit: home video rights for most of the Ghibli films will still be with Disney, but upstart distributor GKids has negotiated for the theatrical rights to 13 Ghibli films for showings at film festivals and limited theatrical runs starting next year! www.variety.com/article/VR1118042372?refCatId=13
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Post by angilasman on Dec 13, 2011 12:36:15 GMT -5
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Post by angilasman on Apr 5, 2012 17:03:03 GMT -5
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