TRYING TO RANK EVERY STUDIO GHIBLI MOVIE! (TIER LIST)
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- Bill can't upload a Trying to Stan for Studio Ghibli... So he does the next best thing and ranks them all in a Tier list! I hope you enjoy this different format with Trying to Stan! (feedback welcome in the comments!) Do you agree? Did Bill not get something after watching every Studio Ghibli movie on HBO Max and Hulu? Between Spirited Away, Ponyo Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke and many more...which is Bill's favorite and least favorite? Let him know what to watch/listen to next in the comments, and don't forget to like the video, subscribe, and ring the bell if you're so inclined!
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Ponyo has my heart. I remember eating ham in my ramen so I could be like the kids in the movie
i still do that lol
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, fishy in the sea
Tiny little fishy, who could you really be?
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, magic sets you free
Oh, she's a little girl with a round tummy.
the fun thing about howl’s moving castle is that most of the plot development happens in the background. i’ve never met anyone who fully understood it the first time they watched it, and if you watch it again i’d recommend paying close attention to what background characters are saying.
The audio book is on yt too. Howl is from Wales UK that’s 20 min from me
I need to do that
For another animation you’d LOVE Hilda! There’s two seasons on Netflix so far and it’s so good
YES YES YES YES WATCH HILDA!!!!
YEAH
A huge thumbs up for this
He's watched Hilda. I believe🤔
100% true amazing show
i think my favorite is howls moving castle for nostalgic reasons, i used to watch that movie all the time with my grandma when i was a kid
(im putting it in a comment underneath cause i dont want to erase the heart)
watching the video was funny and kinda odd cause im used to hear the titles in spanish lmao
same kinda! I have a difficult relationship with my mother, and some of my most precious memories of us were when we watched spirited away and howls moving castle! watching them still makes me really emotional.
Also just wanted to mention that in Japan, it’s sort of an old tradition for very young children to go on their first “errand”, it’s a big moment for them and the people in their community are supposed to encourage them along their way. I think the reason why no one questioned Sosuke in Ponyo was because it was a reference to him on his own errand
that definitely helps add a perspective I didn't have! Thank you! It still fills me with nervous giggles to see the townspeople just go 'alright...bye six year olds!' from a rowboat after a big flood like that.
Sometimes ghibli films put you in a headspace that is so hopeful and beautiful and u just wanna stew in it and then something in Life comes along and ruins it svsksvsk
What I've read, no Kiki can no longer talk to her cat at the end. Apparently it's to show how all witches are close to their familiar in a best friend kind of way. However, once they begin to grow into adulthood, they lose that bond of speech between each other to show leaving childhood behind
no. undo it. nononononononononono thaaank you
When I heard the explanation in the vid I immediately figured that would be the meaning behind it. And I'm ok with that but I'm not ok with that.
@@Catpuff818 When I found out this was the meaning, it hurt my soul. Kiki and Gigi (probably spelt that wrong) had such a cute and special bond and hated to see that kind of end in a way
In the brazilian dub we also got the line implying they can talk again. My takeaway was that as she lost contact with herself and with her witch side, getting burnt out, she lost the ability to talk to her familiar. When she reconnects with herself, she's able to talk to Jiji again and slowly that bond is strengthened again!
@@benjiecfelix5264 That's how I imagined it too! Or at least how I prefer to imagine it !
You should ABSOLUTELY read Howl’s Moving Castle! The book and movie are two different stories, as many people say, and I think you’d like Howl much better in the book than the movie- he’s an idiot who has to trick himself into taking responsibility for things and we love a dumb king. I like to think of the movie as how Howl tells people he and Sophie fell in love (off the rails time travel and all) and the book as how Sophie tells the story- aka Howl is an aggravating dramatic idiot and one time he got super drunk with his rugby team so she cut up his favorite outfit as revenge.
I’m OBSESSED with the book so I second this. Plus, there’s not really a stair scene to suffer through in the book (not to mention all the war stuff)
Howl is from WALES
Howl's Moving Castle is my favorite and I've watched it so many times. Each time I watch it there is something new I notice. I've read the book once. There are overlaps in characters and plot, but the themes are pretty different. The author gave the movie a thumbs up, though!
(Prefacing this with I’m def not mad at you for having differing opinions on cartoons lol) It never occurred to me before, but hearing you talk about Ponyo made me realize that the reason I love her so much is because I relate to her as an autistic person and read her as autistic too.
She has no concept of what’s socially acceptable, she doesn’t have any volume control, she obsesses over specific things/people/food, she experiences emotions intensely, and she’s steadfast in doing what she wants to do and won’t take no for an answer. I was just like that as a kid, but so many people were annoyed by me that I changed my behaviors to blend in. But I did have my mom, who was the most patient parent a neurodivergent kid could ask for, and a few of good friends who loved me for me, and they were my safe haven. Sosuke and his mom remind me of my own friends and mom, with the way they accept Ponyo despite her differences and give her a home she can be herself in :)
I’m DEFINITELY not saying you’re somehow being insensitive for not liking Ponyo, she’s just a character and my personal relation to her is just personal! I’m only sharing my own thoughts so maybe you can get why other people could connect to her when she’s not your cup of tea ^^ (Just covering my bases here since I know folks can get all defensive & aggressive over characters they relate to and I don’t want you to think this is like that lol)
Anyways, great video as always, I loved it! It’s so interesting hearing others’ opinions on Ghibli films, especially from someone as thoughtful as you!
Yeah! I really enjoyed the movie for a lot of the same reasons. And while it may not be quite as moving or stunningly creative as some of the others it's still a really good movie.
THIS!!!! This is exactly what I love about making content like this! I never would have connected that on my own (like i said, i just picture getting punished when I see a child yelling a lot because of my own experiences) and you gave me something more to consider that adds a perspective I don't have while acknowledging it's okay we don't agree! Thank you for this so much! :)
Yeah, another thing I love about Ponyo is that the kids are given their own agency. The adults in their lives don’t put them down or invalidate their feelings, and if they do, they’re portrayed as clearly in the wrong (even if they have good reasons). As a kid who was often dragged along into doing things I didn’t really want to, and whose interests were often invalidated or made fun of by my peers and family, it was so cathartic to see two kids about my age (I saw Ponyo in theaters when it came out) just allowed to be kids and make their own choices. Sure, they need support, but they don’t need to be told what they’re supposed to think and feel. Kids know those things already, and if they don’t, they usually ask someone about it. At no point does anyone try to stop the kids because they’re kids (except Ponyo’s dad, and again, he’s painted as an antagonist for most of the movie).
TTS - these “kids shows” that hit hard
DuckTales- 2017- found family adventures with really good writing
Green eggs and ham - fun shenanigans until we find out the main characters aren’t emotionally ok
Moominvalley- 2019- hidden meanings behind every word and absolutely filled with “vibes” if you know what I mean
OMG yess all of these ! I think he could break down moominvalley the best though with all of the emotions that the characters try to deal with and the characters that represent our different troubles. Ahhh that show is just loaded
aaaa he'd like moominvalley a lot I think
@@oceantrain5138 I know right !:)
aww i grew up on the old moomin cartoons 🥰 my parents are swedish & finnish, i haven’t watched the new version though.... i probably should!
Moominvalley sucks in comparison to the old Moomin cartoons (which is actually an anime).
BILL'S FAVORITE MOVIE BEING PORCO ROSSO AND LOVING THE CAT RETURNS IS SO VINDICATING TO ME, YES KING WE LOVE THE SAME MOVIES
hell yes!
I saw secret world of Arrietty in theaters as a kid and now I’m in college for art and design....
...make the tiny house a real house please....
@@thethirdbill I’ll see what I can do!
I just need to say that I' watching Howl's Moving Castle for the first time right now and this came out. Ok just needed to leave this here, I'll keep watching now and come back later
Pssst hbo max has all the ghibli films.
Oooooooh!
let me know what you think!
@@thethirdbill literally just finished watching it. Honestly what can I say? I love it so much. The animation and soundtrack are spectacular, the characters are so lovable, the way Ghibli tells it's stories is just so unique with the calm and patience they have. I regret not watching these movies before, but I'm in a kind of a marathon to watch them all now and I feel like I'm not regretting it at any point
@@phari4820 it is a very beautiful film, I ADORE howells melodrama
Ocean Waves is actually regarded as an lgbtq idol, eliquorice has a great in depth video on the overall themes and subtexts of it being regarded as such.
I sat here in nail-biting suspense, waiting to hear what you thought of Princess Mononoke(my favorite). So glad you liked it, so I don't have to waste a voodoo curse on you.
finally someone gets my love for kiki's and porco rosso
ayo! you should react to lemon demon! the songs i recommend are
Touch-Tone Telephone
Cabinet man
Ancient aliens
two trucks (😉)
Eighth wonder
or basically the spirit phone album :)
vouch
Yesssssssss
How about The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny? That was the sh8 man!
me: terrified about bill hating the cat returns
Bill: BESTIE
me: BESTIE
Also the score is so beautiful gives me that 🌟happiness🌟
STUDIO GHIBLI AAA CLICKED AS FAST AS I COULD
I completely agree that Porco Rosso is one of my favorite Studio Ghibli movies!
YES! PORCO ROSSO RECOGNITION!!!
i was so freaking scared about it, but I love it so much. yeah, porco rosso has a questionable attitude, but it resolves that so good.
i mean, it's literally the kind of arc we still need more of sadly.
My neighborhood totoro has a special place in my heart because it feels very personal. I identified as Mei, i was the same little girl, long hair, chubby, loud, and i have a big sister that was like Satsuki, short hair and calmer. Our dad was also sick with cancer so the hospital visits resonated a lot with us. Every time i watch this movie it really feels like im watching my childhood ! Very nostalgic and beautiful ! Except my dad passed away when i was 7
Can you do trying to stan Peach Pit
Songs:
-Black licorice
-Seventeen
-Peach Pit
-Shampoo Bottles
-Drop the Guillotine
-Alrighty Aphrodite
Yes! Wtf I thought nobody really listened to peach pit! I also love Chagu’s sideturn and Brian’s movie a lot
"I know there's a live action but why would you when you could have the animation?" YES THANK YOU *side-eyes Disney lol
beauty and the beast remake making over $1B still keeps me up at night
Noooooo, Ponyo lol
She lives in a special place in my heart. I also never dared touch the English version? It looked bad in a preview I saw and I was like "Yeah, I can't do that to myself..."
Kiki is top tier and I just agree that it might be a nostalgia thing, but also? I feel good watching it.
Trying to stan Arctic Monkeys:
-505
-When the sun goes down
-Arabella
-Why'd you only call me when your high?
-Do I wanna know?
-R U mine?
-Fluorescent Adolescent
-I wanna be yours
-Pretty visitors
No Buses is amazing too!
Monke
If u wanna watch another animated show, hilda’s really good!! It’s rlly pretty and has cool urban-fantasy worldbuilding, and it has such comforting vibes,, also a lot of environmentalist themes! if u want to eventually watch it, it’s on Netflix & has 2 seasons :]
"I'd rather be a pig than a fascist."
Nuf said.
Howl's Moving Castle is a Bestie for me, but that's almost entirely because Howl is very pretty, and I have the very gay dilemma of deciding if I want to look like Howl or kiss Howl lol
YES YES YES YES YES i was worried what you would say about the cat returns because its my absolute favorite movie of all time and i thought you might put it lower for not having a profound message like nausicaa or mononoke does but im so glad you saw its value as a pure feel good movie!!
It's always so great to me to see other people talk about the movies beyond the popular ones (Spirited Away, Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle), and obviously they're popular for a reason, and they're fantastic movies, but it's nice to see someone talk about the lesser known ones (From Up on Poppy Hill, The Cat Returns, My Neighbors the Yamadas). And personally, I really, really love that we share a lot of thoughts and opinions on most of these movies. I cheered out loud when you said The Cat Returns was a Bestie, because it's my favorite of all the Ghibli movies. I like that you respected the messages or the origins that you don't have a connection with because you didn't grow up with the movie or with Japanese folklore, but still recognized that those were important. I've been binging a lot of your videos these past few days, but I wanted to take the time now to say hi, and thank you for being so positive and thoughtful and open. Can't wait to see what you talk about in the future. :)
i would love to see you rank every adventure time song!
Don't worry Bill. We're not mad at you for not liking Ponyo. It's just my Ultra-nostalgia movie which is why I like it so much.
We still love you 💖
i feel a little safer with my cold-hot-take :)
Ahhh, I too have watched like all of them and my family owns like half of these on DvD or Blue-ray and I love them so much. Though we own Laputa with only Japanese dub and the only language we know that they have subtitles is Finnish, so my family watches it with Finnish sub but the problem is that I don’t know how to read Finnish, yeah I can speak it, but read it, pfft I only finished preschool there. Also, howl’s moving castle shall forever be my favorite movie. Also also, I agree with the thing about totoro, not the mom thing, cause my mind doesn’t work like that, but yeah such an amazing movie and the sound track (as for most ghibli movies) was amazing and path of the wind was one my favorite songs to learn on the piano (right after always with my from spirited away). So anyway, the point is that I adore these movies and they have always been my life.
P.S. grave of the fireflies is freaking soul crushing. Oh, and also I found your take on pompoko interesting if not only for the fact that I personally love that movie and I found your opinion nice to listen to. Also, I 100% agree with you on ponyo, it just makes me uncomfy in a bad way and I used to love it, but I now just can’t stand it.
Hey Bill I love your content and I've been a big fan for awhile now, but I was wondering if you could answer a question. I was wondering if you've ever considered reacting to more anime/anime movies. I feel like there's a lot of anime that you might really love, I also think there would be a big group of people that would really love and apricate to see that content from you specifically!
Agreed! Tho I won’t be able to bear watching if he does dub versions with a few exceptions (like Cowboy Bebop or Samurai Champloo). If I hear the English voices, it replaces their voice in my head forever and it’s very hard for me to get it to change back to the Japanese voice ;-;
@@revangerang Yes! Cowboy Bebop has one of the best dubs for an anime, Steve Blum (Spikes voice actor) did an amazing job.
@@ico2d238 he really did!!
KIKI IS A BESTIE 😍😍😍 I feel like everyone ranks it mid tier and it makes me sad
Hello I wanted to suggest a movie called A Silent Voice. Please consider watching it. It is an absolutely beautiful movie and it touches on things that I think should be talked about more. I love your videos and hope you are doing well. 🖤
Ghibli films have the most wonderful feeling to them, they show love and romance in such an innocent way, especially with Kiki and Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky.
Ghibli is about childhood and nature and making the world a better place and passion and redemption and it’s my favourite, it has such a gorgeous story, it has all the depth and emotion of modern classics and yet it’s told with the gentleness and comfort of someone leading you through hard times while holding your hand.
You find so much of yourself in these characters and i actually can’t articulate how much they mean to me-thanks for making this video, it’s been a while since i watched them and i think i might after this :)
Hold up just one second, is that corpse's merch i see? hell yeah, good stuff btw always look forward to your vids
My Neighbor Totoro was my absolute favorite movie as a kid! I would watch it over and over, it’s the only Ghibli movie I’m super attached to. That said, I totally understand being stressed about the mom. It definitely feels like a much sadder movie now that I’m older and can understand how serious the situation was. I still love it so much, though. Every time I see Catbus I get so happy.
yeah, like i said, i think watching it younger would have been waaayyy better for my smooth soft brain haha
Bill! First off, i'm so happy you made this video!!
Second, Mother Mother is (most likely) releasing a new album on friday!! (Well, they made a tiktok with new music and at the end it had a date that was this friday. They've also mentioned multiple times that they're almost done the album) I think i'd be really cool if you reviewed it! I can't give a sad warning for anything, but you know what Mother Mother is like.
Have a good day!
YES! The Cat Returns is my favourite but it’s so underrated by everyone else
The 4 minute rant on Ponyo was totally justified. I think I watched that one at the wrong point in my life, too. Meh...
Would you ever react to stuff you’ve already seen (Like avatar and gravity falls which i know you’ve seen). Also when you were discussing ‘I don’t know what happens post-no face eating stuff’ literally made me realise that I don’t either 😂
lol did you get to the end? i would very much like to do ATLA and GF like this since i saw them many times before the channel was a thing!
princess mononoke scarred me
ghibli is often connected with the concept of 'ma' or intentional emptiness and thats what they allow me to feel; when im watching ghibli, i dont look for distractions or overanalyze, i just let myself exist in these moments of film, emote on a more basal level
Laputa was my gateway and nausicaa is my undeniable fave just construction and message and art and music wise, but kikis is the balm of comfort i need (like, i have a pavlovian response of shedding anxiety when the music plays)
loved this format and all the thought you went into this - i think this kind of format could work with, say, hozier songs, or the Weird Era disney movies like atlantis and treasure planet!
hugs!
Bill! If you love Nausicaä, then I would definitely recommend reading the full manga series. ✨ Written and illustrated by Miyazaki, it delves so much deeper into the world, and touches on darker themes, but (imo) still pairs wonderfully with the movie. ☁️ Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was the first Miyazaki film I watched as a young child, but even today, seeing it with a more mature eye, it holds a special place in my heart-not just for nostalgia’s sake, but also because of its messages about the Earth we all share. 🐛 Best wishes, I appreciate you and your content!
Omg I didn't know how much I needed this video until you posted it.
There's actually a theory about Ponyo that their town gets hit by a tsunami and they all die. Therefore arriving to the afterlife where they see all the prehistoric, extinct fish and the family on a boat with outdated fashion from either the Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (late 1920s-early 1940s) period. That's also why all the old women aren't wheelchair-bound at the end of the movie; in afterlife nobody feels pain. There are many more factors that supports this theory and I think this is why I love the movie so much. It's ditsy and fun but with a dark undertone of life and death. A pretty interesting theory that I recommend learning about :)
Funny enough Pom Poko is Bestie+ for me, the ending was harrowing enough to have shaped who I am today - aware and conscious of the footprints I leave behind
There’s a fantastic documentary about Hayo Miyazaki that you should watch. It may change your mind a little on Ponyo, after watching the documentary and re-watching Ponyo I now have a greater appreciation for the movie.
But I sat and waited for one of my favourites Graveyard of the Fireflies. It gives me so many feels every time I see it. I love that Studio Ghibli can go from something like Kiki’s Delivery Service to something as devastatingly stunning as Graveyard of the Fireflies.
This is why Hayo is a master story teller and artist. His love and attention to details and dedication to movement in animation is admirable. ❤️ He’s a little bit crazy and harsh and apparently difficult to work for/with but I would die to have one sit down with him.
Every video Bill uploads uplifts my spirit every time.
I remember watching ponyo when I was little and not understanding anything I loved the visuals but once she turned human and started screaming I was pretty annoyed
the screaming...oh the screaming haha
Literally grave of fireflies was so tragic it impacted the way I ate
With that being said it’s my favorite
You ranking your own videos would be so interesting to watch! Also would click super fast on a Steven Universe and Adventure Time ranking list :D Some comments below have already said it, but I think you'd absolutely love Hilda!
idk there's something about the AGGRESSIVE childlike enthusiasm and passion of Ponyo that I find really endearing especially since it's not something you experience or see as much as an adult
that's valid too ... i just feel my parents punishing me haha same would happen when i would wait tables and a kid was acting up.
Bill you'll be happy to know that Susan Egan also voiced Rose Quartz 👍
*throws everything* I KNEWWWWWWW IT!!!! I KNEW I KNOW HER VOICE FROM SOMETHNG EEEEEELLLSSSEEEE
@@thethirdbill She's also Meg in Disney's Hercules and Belle in the Original Broadway Cast of Beauty & The Beast.
Earthsea trilogy was by Ursula K. LeGuin, and they were great books. I didn't even know Miyazake had done a movie on them!
you made this on my birthday, i feel blessed.
you commented this on my birthday, so ditto :)
@@thethirdbill :))
@thethirdbill also howls moving castle is better as a book
aren't they always? haha it does have that 'there's a lot missing here' kind of feeling adapted works usually do
Personal Favorites
8: The Cat Returns - Cute, fun, reminds me a lot of the movies I watched all the time as a kid.
7: My Neighbor Totoro: It took me a few watches to really appreciate this movie, now it's like being given a prescription for happiness.
6: Castle in the Sky - My first Ghibli film, and holds up quite well next to a lot the 80s fantasy adventure flicks.
5: Spirited Away - I ADORE this movie, even if it’s not my absolute favorite, Ghibli’s biggest competition is themself.
4: Kiki’s Delivery Service - A very relatable story with a cute-as-heck protagonist.
3: Porco Rosso - One of the hardest sells of any of the Ghibli movies, but you’ll find it’s some of their most adult work.
2: Howl’s Moving Castle - I want to live in this movie.
1: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - The Greatest Animated Movie Ever, with one of the best character in all of fiction.
I was ready to say NO all of these movies are 100% amazing!!! But honestly I pretty well agreed with your list
Nausicaa is my #1 so I’m glad you put it in the top tier
The Wind Rises makes a lot more sense when you realize it’s a fictional autobiography of Hayao Miyazaki’s life (in a sense). It was meant to be his last produced movie and he put such a.. personal touch on it like no movie before it. Honestly I was bawling by the end so I have a lot of respect for the film
when marnie was there was SO DAMN GAY. and then that GRANDMA REVEAL. no. they can’t just do that
Other channel’s ranking videos: ya this thing is utter shit and should have never existed, and this thing is amazing you can’t fight me on this
Bill: I’m not a thing bad kind of person, people put effort into this and it accomplished what it wanted to
:)
i have a S M A L L issue with the howl's moving castle film. Markal was named Michael in the book, and was a black teenager with a lot more plot significance. in the film he is a tiny white kid named Markal with little to no relevance in the plot.
yikes. that's genuinely upsetting.
Totoro is my absolute favourite, it's the best comfort movie for me. I grew up in the countryside and I was very much like Satsuki so the whole movie makes me so nostalgic. It was also my first ghibli movie and I used to watch it with my grandma all the time in her big old creaky house. I would ask my grandma to buy me cucumbers so that I could eat them like the children in the movie xD It just reminds me of warm summer evenings spent on the porch listening to the insects buzz :)
Yessss every time I eat cucumbers I think of Totoro! It was my first Ghibli movie too, at 2 years old~ It really shaped me as a person and made me see the magic of nature and the world around me
ponyo was the first film I ever saw in a cinema, my dad took me for my birthday when I was really young and so I guess it just reminds me of a good point in my childhood and it's been a comfort film over the years because of those associations :) but I can see where you come from with Ponyo being annoying (she is quite loud) but the whole development of Sosuke not interacting with kids his own age and being more comfortable with adults and then finally finding someone like him that he can talk to and be around is really important especially for people around that age who see the film
You did Ponyo dirty lol
Ponyo flooded the planet lol let's call it even?
for me kiki’s delivery service is also a bestie, it was the first anime i ever watched as a kid (because my older sister had it on dvd) and i’ve watched it so many times since then. i’ve also stolen my name from it, i’m non-binary and i named myself jiji lol
GG, Jiji! :)
IMO I enjoy Howl’s Moving Castle more every time I watch it. Personally, it my favorite!
I would highly recommend the Nausicaa manga if you haven't already read it! The movie is only a small part of the whole story, and the manga takes it to some really interesting places.
Sorry but Kiki is below meh tier to me..
Boring and nothing happened. There wasn't even a point to her being a "witch".
She does chores, gets bummed about it and then saves her friend from falling. Thats the movie.
Also, yes more of this format 100%, the Steven Universe songs idea was 10/10 wanna watch that video!
If I'm being completely honest I don't think the tier list system works that well for you. There were a lot of times where it felt like you were really struggling to make judgements because you don't really like being that negative about things, and I think that's great! Trying to stan brings out your best quality which is being able to see the good in things you've never seen before.
This was still a great video, but I think you work best without the limits of the tier list format! :)
yeah, that's why i went with meh. but i also like having a discussion about stuff with a chill visual. thank you for the feedback though! it helps a lot, and i agree, it does imply a lot more negativity than I bring to the table (or try not to at least)
Yay im so happy to see animation on your channel again. Ngl its really all im here for, sorry dude.. im just not big into music, especially pop music or kpop
Edit: the earthsea movie is ghibli?!?!? Yeah its based on multiple books so it shouldn't have just been one movie. Its basically lord of the rings
I love your list and I love your videos :), butttt the fact you didn't put spirited away at BESTIE is crime
Great tier! Some other great anime movies that are not Ghibli that I think you would love is
Your Name
A Silent Voice
Weathering With You
A Whisker Away
spirited away DOES feel like a weird dream. i wasnt a number one fan either! yeah you put it perfectly
I respect your opinions (especially about Porco Rosso, which deserves it's place 100%) but also oof I had to fight my instincts through the entire Ponyo bit because that is one of my top 5 and it's v close to my heart.
The thing with Ghibli though is that most of the movies are definitely made mainly for kids and you can definitely tell - Ponyo and Pom Poko are both great examples of this, and for people that didn't grow up with them they tend to be either boring or too on the nose or basically just childish ...which is ironically why I don't like My Neighbor totoro much, so ya know, your opinions are valid
Your opinions are valid too!
My favorite ghibli movie is The Tale of Princess Kaguya. It is a masterpiece...it feels like home.
Hoping my favorite, nausicaa isnt too low because its very underated and amazing
I respect your list, (even if When Marnie was There) is my absolute fave. Also, because you enjoy a lot of themes from Ghibli films and if you do enjoy anime, I definitely recommend Mushi Shi. Its atmospheric and has a lot of people living alongside nature and every episode has an interesting story to tell.
"thing bad content" i see you too watch lindsay ellis content huh
who? that menace? no way *dabs to phantom of the opera chandelier drop*
WHY DID I JUST WATCH THIS?! PORKO ROSSO IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE!!! PERIOD
FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTAND! YES!
Someone finally agrees with me about Ponyo 👏🏻👏🏻.
One of my personal fav’s is kiki’s delivery service!
I need to find the dvd with the old dub of Kiki I need that old soundtrack it was my favorite movie as a little gay boy.
You should watch ‘Mary and the witches flower’ it’s very calming but can be very exiting
I began crying at Ponyo because it has been and still is very important to me since I loved it so muck as a younger child, but I'm fine now
my and a friend like to joke that we have shared trauma bc we watched grave of the fireflies together after a long night and we didn't know what it was about before putting it on and just wanted studio ghibli to relax. it was not relaxing. I don't dislike the movie but it was jarring and heavy when I didn't want or expect that.
I would move Whisper and Howl up a tier and Porco and Cat Returns down one, but otherwise my tier list would be pretty similar. There are still a few movies I haven't seen yet too.
Grave of the Fireflies would be in my bestie tier. I'd love to watch it again but with someone who has never seen it before because I've already seen the movie multiple times, now I just want to watch someone else see it for the first time
Haven't watched it all yet but I feel like From Up on Poppy Hill and Whisper of the Heart are always slept on, likely because they don't have the magical elements or aren't the 'epics'. I feel like the art style and music really fit that kind of smaller scale story.
But I also love the epics, and my favourite might be Porco or The Wind Rises. I just love them all.
I have only watch Spirited Away, but I'm getting more into anime and sutff so I'm taking this tier list as a guide to the order I'm gonna watch them cause we seem to have similar taste.
i suggest chronological order if you can! I did my best on HBO Max (not spon) and I hopped around a lot. Saved sad ones for last and I do not recommend that at all.
sdfgh I love the later parts of Castle In The Sky and Spirited Away! I was soo obsessed with the castle and the ruins and always wanted to see more of it. And the whole trip on the train to this liminal space outside of the bath house.
Howl is 100% meant to be a selfish, arrogant man- the point of the love story between him and Sophie is that we don't always fall in love with 'perfect' people imo and ultimately his 'heart' (haha) is in the right place. The book it's based on is *very* different, but also very good. (The movie is my personal favorite because of the music, the amazing cast of characters and bc it made me beg my mom for piano lessons when I was 12 haha!)
Ponyo is very much meant to be a movie for small children. The logic and adult worries we have aren't meant to be an issue and I believe it's a very popular movie for small kids. Lots of small-kid logic and magical realism, I think. I don't dislike it, but I'm not the target audience as an adult and that's perfectly okay.
Princess Mononoke is so perfect. The right mix of scary and beautiful. (My dad let me watch it when I was 8 and I had nightmares about it for days!) I really love Tales of Earthsea, but I agree that it fails massively in terms of worldbuilding. That's kind of what happens when you try to adapt a massive fantasy world spanning multiple books into one movie-length story. I guess I mostly like it for its visuals and the concepts and background story it only manages to scratch. Which is probably in a similar vein to why I like the hints at the ruins of the castle in the sky.
(Cat Returns is too surreal for me personally and bottom-tier tbh. I'm also not a huge fan of Ghibli's war movies, but that's mostly bc I don't like war in media as entertainment in general.)
The entire time my partner and I watched this video we were like "Its ok to not like a thing Bill! Please we know you are so so kind but you are allowed to say you don't like a thing!" This happened a lot when you were flip flopping with Pompoko lol.
it's not about not liking Pompoko, i just didn't like the feelings it gave me...but they're supposed to be unhappy feelings given the subject and overall message. I love heavy sad things, but heavy sad things with animals is a whole other game for my brain. Thank you to you and your partner defending my ability to not like something though! :)
Look I know this makes me a horrible anime snob, but if you have the time, try watching the movies in japanese with the subtitles. There are some concepts and feelings that get lost in translation.
Agreed
My friend and I were rewatching a bunch of Ghibli movies this summer and I was so excited to watch Ponyo again after so many years and I cannot fast that excitement deflated. Nothing is worse for me then revisiting a childhood favourite and realizing it wasn’t a good movie. I don’t know, It just makes me feel really stupid...
I couldn't even finish Ponyo. Maybe one day I'll try again but it is still a "meh" for me, too.