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XenobladeX posted...

I didnt like it either if Im being completely honest. I didnt understand it at all. I just really liked the animation and Im a big Miyazaki fan.

Everybody else kept singing its praises so I just figured maybe its good and its just going over my head or something. The animation was spectacular though.

I kinda think that movie suffers from an Emperors New Clothes scenario. Its not great, but nobody wants to admit it.

Yeah, it was beautifully animated. I can definitely agree with that.

And I hesitate to just call it bad right away without digging into the context. Apparently there's some kind of companion interview with Miyazaki that helps explain the theming and his motivations for making the film. Haven't watched it myself, but it does go into detail about the metaphorical nature of it.

Still though, it's the way the characters are written that was the biggest disappointment for me. I can tolerate a convoluted story, but believable characters are all I ask for.