This scene has an inner deep meaning : At the end, it is the love that keeps us together and safe, like the big tree is holding all the important structure. The hatred and power-hunger will destroy itself and disappear, like the building blocks and weapons of the castle.
The ending is really bittersweet to me. When they found Laputa it was nothing but an empty shell with no people left in it. Only one lone robot that tended the garden, and it just felt sad that the people who lived there were gone. They were scattered all across the land because something went wrong. To me it feels like it wasn't the weapons that were the problem, but what they were using them for. The leaders of Laputa, and later on Muska, wanted to use them to conquer rule over everyone. Ideally the only real reason you would need weapons (at least I like to think so) would be to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your country. That's what America was originally founded on, but there have been countless civilizations who simply wanted to conquer the world. And even here in America we have made a lot of mistakes, but what I hope most is that we don't become like so many others, or believe a lot of lies that have been spread.
I saw this for the first time as an adult a couple days ago. The death of the first robot, and the robot bringing the flowers to the grave, almost had me crying
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Afterward the air pirate gangs have to leave without Sheeta and Pazu, they've been busy battling Muska and they use her crystal to whispers the spell of destruction and collapse a whole castle in half, along with a trees still there.
Fumito Ueda's ICO near the end of the game also has that unique similar feel with the castle collapsing where the message still stands that darkness and hatred will eventually fade paving into a new light and a fresh start.
The only way to save Laputa by using crystal to whisper a spell of destruction, brightening the light to stop Muska with his eyes go blind and the whole castle fall apart in half, along with that tree gardens still lives.
Imagine falling kilometers from the sky into the middle of the ocean, being surprised at your miraculous survival while being surrounded by hundreds of your dead comrades, only to see a bunch of stone blocks coming right on top of you. Oh, and the water’s toasty/radioactive from a recent nuclear blast.
I don’t care what they say Sheeta and Pazu totally just destroyed that Ecosystem cause it’s now in the Thermosphere and there’s no Oxygen or water up there
It was mentioned later on Japanese television in order to calm the children's conscience that Laputa is not in space, but is still in a celestial sphere where the fox squirrels can survive.
The machine gives a flower to the humans, because in the end humans would have lost their way completely and machines would be the only ones who remember our real essence which is sharing a moment together, that instant of love and connection which has been lost an ultimately found again.
Also, the withering of outer walls seems to represent a natural cycle, like leaves falling from a tree. Only for the Tree to be revived in the Spring (another Time).
Watch the “weapon demonstration”/“nuke” scene that occurred just a few min before. Makes Tunguska (or even Hiroshima) look like a firecracker by comparison.
This scene has an inner deep meaning :
At the end, it is the love that keeps us together and safe, like the big tree is holding all the important structure. The hatred and power-hunger will destroy itself and disappear, like the building blocks and weapons of the castle.
wow I like this interpretation!
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I see it in the way that nature always prevails, all man made structures will eventually get destroyed
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The ending is really bittersweet to me. When they found Laputa it was nothing but an empty shell with no people left in it. Only one lone robot that tended the garden, and it just felt sad that the people who lived there were gone. They were scattered all across the land because something went wrong. To me it feels like it wasn't the weapons that were the problem, but what they were using them for. The leaders of Laputa, and later on Muska, wanted to use them to conquer rule over everyone. Ideally the only real reason you would need weapons (at least I like to think so) would be to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your country. That's what America was originally founded on, but there have been countless civilizations who simply wanted to conquer the world. And even here in America we have made a lot of mistakes, but what I hope most is that we don't become like so many others, or believe a lot of lies that have been spread.
I saw this for the first time as an adult a couple days ago. The death of the first robot, and the robot bringing the flowers to the grave, almost had me crying
You’re stronger than me
My fav movie of all time, gotta love this story
@First Last I have watched it, i loved it too!
@First Last i hated that movie. Loved castle in the sky though
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I know Spirited Away is usually the Ghibli movie people point to as the studios best movie but I genuinely think Laputa is better
Definitely also check out their other works such as princess mononoke, howls moving castle, spirited away, grave of the fireflies, whisper of the heart, Kiki's delivery service
Afterward the air pirate gangs have to leave without Sheeta and Pazu, they've been busy battling Muska and they use her crystal to whispers the spell of destruction and collapse a whole castle in half, along with a trees still there.
Fumito Ueda's ICO near the end of the game also has that unique similar feel with the castle collapsing where the message still stands that darkness and hatred will eventually fade paving into a new light and a fresh start.
Amazing to see an ICO reference in here!
This movie needs a prequel that takes place in Laputa before the fall of their civilization
finally found it. i watched it like 15-17 years ago when i was really young and all i remembered was a flying tree going away at the end.
What I have always been thinking is this last scene is a hommage for Silent Running
Will man ever set foot on Laputa again? Who knows.
Sucks to be those people under it when it fell apart
There is sea under
@@ФениксПригорелов Sucks to be the fisherman under it when it fell apart
The only way to save Laputa by using crystal to whisper a spell of destruction, brightening the light to stop Muska with his eyes go blind and the whole castle fall apart in half, along with that tree gardens still lives.
It fell into the middle of the ocean nothing was down there.
Imagine falling kilometers from the sky into the middle of the ocean, being surprised at your miraculous survival while being surrounded by hundreds of your dead comrades, only to see a bunch of stone blocks coming right on top of you.
Oh, and the water’s toasty/radioactive from a recent nuclear blast.
I don’t care what they say Sheeta and Pazu totally just destroyed that Ecosystem cause it’s now in the Thermosphere and there’s no Oxygen or water up there
It was mentioned later on Japanese television in order to calm the children's conscience that Laputa is not in space, but is still in a celestial sphere where the fox squirrels can survive.
@@ralpho8886 meh magic will be magic i guess
Not to mention the ocean ecosystem too😂
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I got this movie on Apple TV and this scene has no music
But on dvd it does have music
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The machine gives a flower to the humans, because in the end humans would have lost their way completely and machines would be the only ones who remember our real essence which is sharing a moment together, that instant of love and connection which has been lost an ultimately found again.
Also, the withering of outer walls seems to represent a natural cycle, like leaves falling from a tree. Only for the Tree to be revived in the Spring (another Time).
I'm not just saying this: I think sheeta looks even more beautiful without her pigtails. :)
Oh no!
Looks like it used to be on top of a tower or a mountain, hope it didn’t cause a Tunguska like event. I know 70 dudes who would be upset
Watch the “weapon demonstration”/“nuke” scene that occurred just a few min before. Makes Tunguska (or even Hiroshima) look like a firecracker by comparison.