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I don’t “get” Studio Ghibli movies

Critics love them but they are all boring as shit to me. I f...
Talking excitant church building
  12/16/23
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Talking excitant church building
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
mauve tripping jap place of business
  12/16/23
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Overrated forum karate
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
Talking excitant church building
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
Very tactful claret puppy
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
Dashing slate telephone
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
Grizzly hominid trump supporter
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
Talking excitant church building
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
Grizzly hominid trump supporter
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
Talking excitant church building
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
Grizzly hominid trump supporter
  12/16/23
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citrine irate chad
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vibrant antidepressant drug rehab
  12/16/23
brutal
Multi-colored Chapel Clown
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Multi-colored Chapel Clown
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
Dashing slate telephone
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
Grizzly hominid trump supporter
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
mauve tripping jap place of business
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
insane razzle-dazzle kitchen legal warrant
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
filthy dysfunction
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
Multi-colored Chapel Clown
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
Passionate trailer park
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filthy dysfunction
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
silver spot selfie
  12/16/23
lmao
Very tactful claret puppy
  12/17/23
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Hyperventilating Contagious Becky Point
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
vibrant antidepressant drug rehab
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
Black lay scourge upon the earth
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
Multi-colored Chapel Clown
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
aromatic site boiling water
  12/17/23
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Hyperventilating Contagious Becky Point
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
razzmatazz cerise blood rage friendly grandma
  01/28/25
'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly reco...
Irradiated indian lodge halford
  03/16/26


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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:10 PM
Author: Talking excitant church building

Critics love them but they are all boring as shit to me. I feel like maybe they are just for little kids but lots of weebo adults like them too. Am I missing something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178134)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:51 PM
Author: Talking excitant church building



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: mauve tripping jap place of business

they seem better than disney movies because they don't try to do much other than have some wholesome fun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178274)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:59 PM
Author: Overrated forum karate



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: Talking excitant church building

Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling for Disney movies. There a ton of adults, mostly lib males, raving about Ghilbi movies all over the internet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178334)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:18 PM
Author: Very tactful claret puppy

I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never liked any

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178338)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:21 PM
Author: Dashing slate telephone

Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-weeaboo adults

Princess Mononoke would be an exception.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178348)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:22 PM
Author: Grizzly hominid trump supporter

grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for children

spirited away is also a lovely story and a well made movie



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178351)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:24 PM
Author: Talking excitant church building

You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don’t refer to animated movies having a “lovely story”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178358)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:27 PM
Author: Grizzly hominid trump supporter

devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178368)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:33 PM
Author: Talking excitant church building

Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib males like you loving it, hence this thread. I’m probably just destined to be forever confused on this phenomenon

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178390)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:34 PM
Author: Grizzly hominid trump supporter

you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178394)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:28 PM
Author: citrine irate chad



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: vibrant antidepressant drug rehab



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: Multi-colored Chapel Clown

brutal

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:35 PM
Author: Multi-colored Chapel Clown



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: Dashing slate telephone

I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178457)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:18 PM
Author: Grizzly hominid trump supporter

it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, traumatizing an entire generation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178555)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:03 PM
Author: mauve tripping jap place of business

i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, but i'm more of a sensitive intellectual than your average reptile

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178505)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:36 PM
Author: insane razzle-dazzle kitchen legal warrant

weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my generation of weebs did

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178399)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:40 PM
Author: filthy dysfunction

my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i might like if i actually watched it through.

ive tried a few times but fall asleep within 10 minutes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178414)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:41 PM
Author: Multi-colored Chapel Clown

weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Idols

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178418)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:50 PM
Author: Passionate trailer park

I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them pretty boring. I like a lot of art and culture from Japan but I honestly have no idea why people love Ghibli. It does seem kid oriented. I honestly can't sit through one of these snoozefests without passing out. Nothing to keep the attention span going. Again I have never explicitly disliked anything about them in particular but also never understood the hype. Whatever it's just not for me.

I know people who will die on a hill defending Totoro as Great Art though and I just don't get that attitude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178446)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:04 PM
Author: filthy dysfunction



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: silver spot selfie

I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyazaki’s films. Not that they’re all amazing but the best ones are. They have a very unique aesthetic but also seem to tap into some sort of collective consciousness in their visuals.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178620)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:25 AM
Author: Very tactful claret puppy

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178870)



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Date: March 16th, 2026 10:12 PM
Author: Hyperventilating Contagious Becky Point



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: vibrant antidepressant drug rehab

Never seen one but i just know theyre gay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178633)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:15 AM
Author: Black lay scourge upon the earth

Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical realism as the other movies.

Libs hate Miyazaki for it as it romanticizes the life of the chief engineer behind the Zero fighter plane.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178850)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:18 AM
Author: Multi-colored Chapel Clown

but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47178854)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 10:34 AM
Author: aromatic site boiling water

Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke, castle in the sky, kikis delivery service, howls are all total peak stuff. They're "kids movies" in the sense that kids love them but they have universal and timeless themes and great characters, animation, and stories. Compared with any modern movies (last 30 years maybe) they're basically transcendent, but on their own they're still really really good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#47179626)



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Date: January 28th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: Hyperventilating Contagious Becky Point



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: razzmatazz cerise blood rage friendly grandma

I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#48598664)



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Date: March 16th, 2026 10:20 PM
Author: Irradiated indian lodge halford

'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly recommend it. Great score as well. The Ghibli stuff is often very non-western in that it is more "slice of life" than a traditional movie. Nausicaa has a real plot and all that. Great animation as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2...#49749822)