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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...
well-lubricated mahogany base
  12/16/23
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well-lubricated mahogany base
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
Hilarious State
  12/16/23
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rusted coiffed kitty
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
well-lubricated mahogany base
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
Soul-stirring nursing home
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
Bateful orchestra pit hairy legs
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
well-lubricated mahogany base
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
well-lubricated mahogany base
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio
  12/16/23
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Effete comical gay wizard
  12/16/23
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Arousing whorehouse
  12/16/23
brutal
Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution
  12/16/23
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Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
Bateful orchestra pit hairy legs
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
Hilarious State
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
yellow racy meetinghouse
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
peach trump supporter
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
sepia half-breed
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peach trump supporter
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
shaky pit
  12/16/23
lmao
Soul-stirring nursing home
  12/17/23
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tancredi marchiolo
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
Arousing whorehouse
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
lascivious persian
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
mewling insanely creepy step-uncle's house fortuitous meteor
  12/17/23
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aqua university
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
Iridescent Temple Double Fault
  01/28/25
'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly reco...
Richard Ames
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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:10 PM
Author: well-lubricated mahogany base

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?

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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:51 PM
Author: well-lubricated mahogany base



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: Hilarious State

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

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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:59 PM
Author: rusted coiffed kitty



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: well-lubricated mahogany base

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.

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:18 PM
Author: Soul-stirring nursing home

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

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:21 PM
Author: Bateful orchestra pit hairy legs

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

Princess Mononoke would be an exception.

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:22 PM
Author: up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:24 PM
Author: well-lubricated mahogany base

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

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:27 PM
Author: up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio

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: well-lubricated mahogany base

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

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:34 PM
Author: up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio

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

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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:28 PM
Author: Effete comical gay wizard



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: Arousing whorehouse



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution

brutal

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:35 PM
Author: Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: Bateful orchestra pit hairy legs

I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz

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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:18 PM
Author: up-to-no-good pungent area digit ratio

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: Hilarious State

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: yellow racy meetinghouse

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: peach trump supporter

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

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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:41 PM
Author: Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution

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: sepia half-breed

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.

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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:04 PM
Author: peach trump supporter



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: shaky pit

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.



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:25 AM
Author: Soul-stirring nursing home

lmao

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Date: March 16th, 2026 10:12 PM
Author: tancredi marchiolo



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: Arousing whorehouse

Never seen one but i just know theyre gay

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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:15 AM
Author: lascivious persian

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.

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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:18 AM
Author: Painfully Honest Marvelous Institution

but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs

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Date: December 17th, 2023 10:34 AM
Author: mewling insanely creepy step-uncle's house fortuitous meteor

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: aqua university



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Iridescent Temple Double Fault

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: Richard Ames

'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)