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@neptune8168

3 жыл бұрын

*h e y*

@ottomanempirefrom

3 жыл бұрын

@@neptune8168 bulid the helicopter

@vutheking3410

3 жыл бұрын

Neat

@jacoblove9097

3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@thegreatrandomchannel338

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

Something I can't help but notice, is how Earwig trying to learn magic from an unsupportive parental figure parallels nicely Goro trying to learn film and animation with an unsupportive father. The movie very well could have been vent art.

@TerrorofDeathDGX

3 жыл бұрын

That crossed my mind as well when Saber read out the synopsis

@CY1RG

3 жыл бұрын

Which would be his second vent art... his first film protagonist stabbed his father

@beastofedelwood1473

3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@zkhdillard

3 жыл бұрын

Out of all these people takin' a piss a Goro, good on you for at least mentioning that

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

@@zkhdillard I don't think it's that people can't feel sorry for the position that he's in it's more about the tarnishing of a legacy I feel. And yeah I don't give me wrong that father's in relationship is not great straight up toxic really.

For those confused why it ended so quick, the author of the book sadly died before finishing the book so literally no one knows what happened next 😭

@monique9513

3 жыл бұрын

i see. whyd they make a movie on an incomplete book???

@wildonionchase3934

3 жыл бұрын

@@monique9513 For real, the ending credits showed a much better story than what happens in the actual film.

@goldcherries

3 жыл бұрын

That is bizarre. Why would you not create an ending for an unfinished book, clearly it was going somewhere, so decide it.

@leradmuiel7634

3 жыл бұрын

oh great so my questions are never gonna be answered.

@UltimateGattai

3 жыл бұрын

They could have done their own original ending or loosely based the movie on the book, surely someone saw this as a problem.

i feel sorry for goro. he'll never escape the comparisons to his father, and living up to that expectation is pretty much impossible.

@-wack

3 жыл бұрын

What he needs to do it’s not try to be like his father but try to be better. Learn that from a video game. :D And Spiderman Homecoming

@irkenpony17

3 жыл бұрын

@@-wack but how can he do that if people are just gonna push the comparisons on him anyway?

@emperorfaiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@irkenpony17 Simply ignores them and focuses on being better in your own way.

@irkenpony17

3 жыл бұрын

@@emperorfaiz - you can't just say "ignore them" and then magically it doesn't matter. That's the go to answer but some people can't always just "ignore them". That's why I'm concerned he might not get away from being compared

@-wack

3 жыл бұрын

@@irkenpony17 no he has a point. We can’t always listen to everyone. But if we are too pressured into what others want, we won’t understand what we ourselves truly want.

Something people never really note is that Goro Miyazaki never wanted to be a film director for the studio in the first place; the guy actually wanted to be a landscape architect. He was pretty much dragged into Tales from Earthsea by one of Studio Ghibli's producers and only carries on at Studio Ghibli because he knows it's what everyone expects him to do. I feel like Hayao Miyazaki's cold attitude toward Goro's films is probably in large part because he knows Goro's heart isn't in them.

@devilovesdevil

3 жыл бұрын

I think that's obvious to Hayao as well, he either wants Goro to admit it or take the role hes in by force on his own. He cant have someone's hand, even if hes his dad this is a business.

@periflores1002

3 жыл бұрын

“I wanna be an architect”

@aolson1111

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm sure he was totally "dragged" into a cushy high paying job that he was just handed without having to work his way up to it. I'm sure he has held on to it this whole time because he wants to save the thousands of experienced animators who would kill for it the indignities of lots of money and respect.

@tokisugar

3 жыл бұрын

@@aolson1111 Woul you not take the job though? Imagine, pressure from literally everyone, and then you see the pay check... No one can resist doing it.

@davidevans7264

3 жыл бұрын

@@aolson1111 I'm conflicted about this too. There seems to be a widespread speculation that Goro is nudged by a former high ranking staff member in the studio particularly for making Tales from the Earthsea. But Goro also stated that always wanted to do animations and follow his father's footsteps (brightlightsfilm.com/daddy-issues-anxiety-goro-miyazakis-tales-earthsea-hayao). I believe the absence of his father's guidance is a real problem, however I also don't think he's "pushed". Either financial incentive, or honor, taking projects like this don't rely solely on peer pressure.

I pity Goro. His father was unimpressed when he made something good. I can only imagine the rage that came from this absolute failure.

@serialgunner6055

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, his movies aren't good

@Random_Guy_20xx

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Goro can focus that failure and figure out what went wrong. turn a negative into a positive and work harder than ever to prove he can be an excellent director. Of course since this is pretty much the first one ever in complete cg, i think he deserves some slack. He doesnt have to be as excellent as his father, he just has to find the excellence in his own work. I know this sounds super cheesy but it is true for all artists.

@allanredhill8682

3 жыл бұрын

@@Random_Guy_20xx its easier to say that from the outside but especially as an heir of a big name like ghibli the pressure can be just counterproductive to your work and health. And his dad certainly doesnt help this xd

@lukefox718

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshroehl6098 nobody cares about your roblox girlfriend

@spacedinosaur8733

3 жыл бұрын

@@serialgunner6055 I liked From up on Poppy hill. But Earthsea was lacking & kind of a let down.

I can’t even imagine being expected to carry on the legacy of someone like Hayao Miyazaki. It’s super admirable that Goro even tries, tbh.

@shnouth5391

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad, Goro doesnt make good movies. He made poppy hill, which was good, but this is garbage. Garbage. Miyazaki wanted another young person who worked at studio Ghibli for years to take over. So for his son to take over instead and make garbage is actually fucked up on his part. Liked poppy hill, both of the other movies he made are just not good.

@3peatnation971

3 жыл бұрын

@@shnouth5391 too bad Ghibli is done for now. If only Hayao would’ve got his wish. Gorō literally helped ruin the company and it’s saddening

@RPGFReeKZ

3 жыл бұрын

Goro did alright with earthsea and from up on poppy hill. I don't think either were bad maybe boring but not bad. I hope he's next attempt is better

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

@@RPGFReeKZ The problem is Myizaki is essentially and in all ways basically the Japanese Walt Disney. Having to follow in his footsteps is practically impossible. It definitely would have been better if they brought that studio Ghibli guy in instead.

@McZee_Sketch

3 жыл бұрын

@@shnouth5391 based take

It's weird how most of Goro's movies were poorly received, and the one with more positive reviews had help from his father...... Dang, poor Goro....can't catch a break

@jyquin5012

3 жыл бұрын

Well Goro is kinda asking for it. If he wanted to succeed then he should stop following in his father's footsteps and do something else. He should try working for a different studio for instance or try his hand at making something other then the exact same types of movies as his father, like making anime or something else that's a different medium for his work. As long as he keeps trying to be exactly like his father he will always fail because you can't succeed by being someone else.

@checkerrose1990

3 жыл бұрын

@@jyquin5012 well put, though I don’t see too many pit falls with still working in Ghibli Studios, Goro should take his own path and try to craft and hone his own ability, looking at past directors(who grant it aren’t children of the directors who they try to copy) who tried to carbon copy styles of which they don’t have a steady hand in that were mastered by the original director, can lead to messy scripts, money falls, and other instances. It’s okay to draw a frame from those around you to create something, but trying to copy sketch by sketch will cost you something until you hone it into your own style

@katiem5100

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like at this point Goro makes films because he's in too deep to back out and feels like he's not young enough to pursue another path. He didn't want to be an animator in the first place; he was pulled into it by members of the studio and could only struggle to meet the expectations everyone placed on him as Hayao Miyazaki's son.

@AikoSilver

3 жыл бұрын

@@jyquin5012 If he is really passionate about movies, then I think he should focus on improving as a writer. OOF, I don't think one person can own a medium. You can make live-action or animation, but if you are a bad writer with terrible direction then all of your movies are going to suck. He needs to step back and watch the experienced writers do their thing.

@ninja0329

3 жыл бұрын

It's more like he keeps trying to imitate his father's style rather than figure out his own.

These models feel like they're halfway between barbie movies and scary godmother

@jesonsastak2205

3 жыл бұрын

And Heidi for a wierd reason

@-Onizuka-

3 жыл бұрын

I def got scary god mother vibes from it tho scary godmother was still more enjoyable than this movie 😩

@theytsnapbacks7776

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you right?

@thatwrengirl

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect comparison!

@lag00n54

2 жыл бұрын

these feels like they are tying something new or at least his some is trying something different doesn't mean it's good but why not??

I feel bad for Goro, I feel like his inability to make a good movie is due to the lack of support from his father.

@SergioLeonardoCornejo

3 жыл бұрын

Hayao is basically the Asian dad meme.

@accent1666

3 жыл бұрын

And what's up with their eyebrows? They look so exaggerated, too emphasized, and it even makes the girl character look like a demon, or a boy It doesn't look comfortable

@Cykelpump33

3 жыл бұрын

Hayao is also to blame to not just shutdown Ghibli and greenlight this shit. Like, imagine everyone who has hyped up the grand return of Ghibli just for this. It's not just Goro.

@lucabird7992

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he really came into his own on, I think it was from up on poppy hill, the one in 1960s japan and tales from earthsea wasnt bad either

@cravenlunatic1

3 жыл бұрын

i thought tales from earthsea was really good, so i think goro can make good movies. it just seems like he got screwed on this one.

Goro needs to go to a different studio I swear, he need a breath of fresh air away fron his father to create something that will show his own true potential.

@betterthanyourmom

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think he could make it at another studio. He didn't even go to university for animation or anything, he did agriculture and landscaping. I mean I feel for him trying to follow in his dad's footsteps but I also feel the only reason he's directing feature length animations is because he's Miyazaki's son.

@lookatthiscutekittyc2903

3 жыл бұрын

@@betterthanyourmom That was part of the reason Hayao was so mad with the failure that was Tales of Earthsea. They (Hayao) had trouble getting the rights to that book, and Goro ended up starting the project while still being a novice and without Hayao's approval. Goro himself said that Hayao had already tried adapting the book but that he had failed in that endeavor. In the end, I think that the only reason Goro has been given so many chances is because his father is a genius. And that Goro should try to grow more as an artist in other mediums.

@stickywater3728

3 жыл бұрын

fr, he can go under a pseudonym if he really needs to.

@flax72l.a13

3 жыл бұрын

¿What? ¡No, that's not true he and his father are both great!

@Emppu_T.

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't mind him finding his own style

I think an animated film about Hayo and Goro’s real life relationship could make for a good movie.

@caleb_artzs2533

3 жыл бұрын

*LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭*

@dfquartzidn6151

3 жыл бұрын

Oof LMAO but TRUE

@viktoriabrun6345

3 жыл бұрын

tw: spoilers for from up on poppy hill, tales of Earthsea and The Forest, the Stars and the Dwarfs i mean goro kinda takes that with him as a theme is all of his films: from up on poppy hill is about a girl having to fill in the shoes, in the household of an absent father (and mother for some of the movie), in Tales from Earthsea he kills his father early in the movie, the tv-show "The Forest, the Stars and the Dwarfs" is about a girl who disobeys her dad and her clan.

@tryingmybest5141

2 жыл бұрын

just watch chicken little

@ConfuzzledOwO

8 ай бұрын

not sure why people find this funny, i honestly agree. it would be even better if they made the film together to strengthen their relationship. and it doesn't have to to be a movie directly about their lives, but more a symbolic representation. i doubt it would happen though. When it comes to family bonds/relationships sometimes the most obvious solution is a challenge to face, and its even harder sometimes to admit to themselves there's a problem in the first place. hard to change a dynamic once its set. Im sure these types of parents want to express love to their children, but because theyre so self critical towards themselves they extend that to their kids, and it feels unnatural to do the opposite. idk if what i said makes sense put into words.

I agree with basically everyone, I was watching it, and wasn't paying attention to how much time was left by the end, and I got so excited when earwigs mom showed up and then it, stopped. It was so confusing and unsatisfying....

@azadalamiq

3 жыл бұрын

that's how the book ends sadly.

@andrewth5276

3 жыл бұрын

@@azadalamiq WAIT WHAT REALLY??? Damn so even the source material wasn’t doing justice

@annak7989

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewth5276 I heard the book was unfinished because the author died.

@TMOR99

2 жыл бұрын

I had the opposite opinion. I was counting the SECONDS until the end. It was so boring.

@jericperalta3436

4 ай бұрын

Yeah same i mean thats the best part the mysterious red hair suddenly comes to her old friends, this movie should at least take or continue by someone

Fun fact: this felt incomplete because it was. The author of the book died before it was finished and it was published anyway. They didn’t have much to work with for source material.

@mariecuevas1125

3 жыл бұрын

Really ?! I had no idea and throughly enjoyed the story and characters. I wanted more and was hopeful the ending was just a cliff hanger for a sequel. I need to know what happens !!

@minimimikyus3056

3 жыл бұрын

then why make it a movie

@india4387

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like that should give them more of a reason to take creative liberties with this story.

@SupernaturalKinji

3 жыл бұрын

@@minimimikyus3056 Studio Ghibli likes her works. Goro has also historically been assigned the projects that maybe don’t catch his father’s eye. Goro took liberties with Tales from Earthsea and saw lack luster results, even hearing from the author that they disapproved of the liberties that were taken. He may have thought, this time around, that he couldn’t get the approval of the author so he would stick as close to the text as he could, even though it left it feeling unfinished. That is, of course, an assumption. I cannot tell you why for sure they chose not to expand on the universe Wynne Jones created. It may have been out of respect or concern. Either way, I think Goro needs guidance from his father or other directors.

@SupernaturalKinji

3 жыл бұрын

@@india4387 I agree but I think Goro may have been afraid to. That is totally an assumption on my part, but Goro was called out for taking too many liberties with Tales from Earthsea. Perhaps he thought, since he couldn’t get approval from Wynne Jones, that he should just leave it as is.

I think my problem with it was...it felt unfinished. I don't mind them trying 3D animation but I think it needed a bit more polish, and the story felt kind of like it just stopped when it could have been fleshed out, some parts had too much focus when I wanted to know more about why the mom left, who are these other witches they mentioned, it kind of felt rushed and my first words when the film ended were "what? that's it? wheres the rest??". I do feel really sorry for Goro though

@hailst0rmie

3 жыл бұрын

Hi TC, love your art :)

@BADeByrd

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I felt about "Secret World of Arrietty". It just kind of ended too since it felt like it had a lot of Chekov's Guns at the beginning of the film.

@SkeletonsfromHell

3 жыл бұрын

It probably felt that way as the novel was published after the author died. It more then likely was not finished to its full potential due to her death.

@Dat-Doomba

3 жыл бұрын

I have the exact thoughts. The models still look a bit rough and the ending feels more like a sudden cut then satisfying ending.

@W81HotPotLickin2nd

3 жыл бұрын

the original story was unfinished because the author died before finishing it, but it makes me wonder about the awful decision to make a movie on an unfinished story

Honestly, I think the character models have potential, but they're missing (at least) one of the core aspects of animation: Squash and stretch. The characters look like they're trying to emulate cartoony styles, but are limited to realistic movements. They're stuck in the limbo of looking like they should be bouncy and fluid but have their feet firmly planted in realism instead, not fulfilling either role fully. It makes a disconnect between what you'd expect to see in a film like this, and what is (not) actually happening.

@mohammedsami6907

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, i guess thats what makes lupins cg work, it has that in spades

@Sexyfine3000

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's just a fluidity problem & felt stiff.

@GusVIII

Жыл бұрын

From what I read Goro was going for stop-motion look when it came to the character designs.

Miyazaki is brilliant but from his interviews and accounts from employees, he is a hard ass and not very supportive of his sons ideas... It really isnt fair to compare his son to him. His son needs to blaze his own path, and from the sounds of his fathers ideals regarding ghibli, it is what he'd probably prefer his son do his own things and not try to ride off his success.

@joshuajoe1419

3 жыл бұрын

It seems he doesn’t even want to work for Ghibli and he wants to be an architect or something

@derrilazkia1002

3 жыл бұрын

Goro was a landscaper, he never went to college to learn to be an animator or director, until Tales of Earthsea.

I don't know how to feel about Studio Ghibli venturing into 3D animation. I just hope they won't abandon 2D animation like Disney did at the turn of the millennium.

@genduncan506

3 жыл бұрын

Goro Miyazaki has said that while they hope Ghibli does keep trying 3D animation - a studio and a culture so deeply rooted in 2D animation is never going to go away. His father wasnt interested in the making of this movie despite his growing interest in experimenting with 3D. His passion sits in 2D. Most of this movie was done with freelancers - the ghibli animation team working on Miyazakis current project. Also they have little to no 3D experience.

@SynGirl32

3 жыл бұрын

Doubtful. Hayao has a long-standing distaste for 3D animation and what Hayao says is gospel in Ghibli.

@larlesyuray1302

3 жыл бұрын

As a fan of their work, this better not happen

@manuelalbertoromero9528

3 жыл бұрын

@@SynGirl32 Long-standing in the sense that he does not like using it unless necessary, or..?

@SynGirl32

3 жыл бұрын

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 Miyazaki is pretty anti-technology, and his disdain for CGI probably stems from that. Ghibli did not have a CGI division until the 2010s, and when they did, Miyazaki simply said that it was the artist that mattered, not the medium. To me, it seems like he still does not like CGI, but he'll allow some CGI projects by younger animators. There may be more Ghibli CGI films, but I'll doubt they'll become the norm, especially in light of the failure of this film.

*I think one of the weirdest things* is how most of the hair looked like very plastic wigs because of how flat the texture was.

@lucifersatan4611

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think that’s what added to the disconnect of the realistic backgrounds.

@accent1666

3 жыл бұрын

And what's up with their eyebrows? They look so exaggerated, too emphasized, and the way those eyebrows "form", it makes the girl character look like a demon, or a boy It looks very artificial

@oliviah.1909

3 жыл бұрын

OMG YES!!! And there doesn’t seem to be any varied textures anywhere else as well! It looks too smooth

@absolite6

3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I'm actually saying this....... *I've seen better textures in Illumination films than this* _(Runs)_

@puppies24ful

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I expect this type of animation for a tv series cause cgi tv shows hardly ever look decent...I’m kinda disappointed in the visuals here I also am a bit unnerved by the characters’ tiny eyes and exaggerated eyebrows but idk I think they’re more emulating the Ghibli style? Earwig’s biological mom looks hot at least lol

Goro IS talented! He's a really talented architect! He made puppets for the Earwig team and they're lovely and expressive. I think if he were to channel this to animation his strength would be in puppetry/stopmotion, and he could design beautiful models/puppets and elaborate sets. I think that could work for Ghibli, in fact, it could be Ghibli claiming stopmotion for the Japanese animation field again. I know the Rankin-Bass films are technically already Japanese since a Japanese studio did all the stopmotion work, but how many people know that? It's a shame no one has called this out to him, it's such a cool and unique avenue for Goro to explore, even grumpy Miyazaki might have to give a tacit nod.

Funny how Lupin III: The First very recently exploded in the west in a way the series hasn't in a long time because of how good it looks and how faithfully it translates its series's art style to three dimensions and then this happens

@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051

Жыл бұрын

Which is sad because the 2D animated Lupin movies were so good, it seems the west only cares about 3D, pixar was right.

I feel like the reason the animation looks off is that there aren't enough textures. Like the hair.... they look like plastic toys come to life.

@gontathegentleman9833

3 жыл бұрын

I like it, but it doesnt work

@poweroffriendship2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of "plastic toys", Toy Story also did the same as well, but I do understand that CGI technology wasn't really advanced yet back then (and humans are really hard to animate). For Earwig, maybe they should've added the lighting to hide those unfinished textures.

@emperorfaiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@poweroffriendship2.0 Adding more lightings won't be good enough. The texture and materials need to be improved matching the photorealistic background with some stylization.

@poweroffriendship2.0

3 жыл бұрын

@@emperorfaiz Okay. But also, don't forget about the rendering.

@hiddennamemcnofind4964

3 жыл бұрын

I read something that said they were going for a plasticine, stop motion claymation look (thus the simple textures) but that was in no marketing, only passingly mentioned, and the complex backgrounds and movement totally contradict that vibe. Their intended design ended up looking unfinished and horribly low budget.

I actually quite liked this movie but god, I wish it had an actual ending.

@MangoMagica

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the mom just shows up and the movie ends. Why?

@VCXZ883

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, I felt that way about Porco Rosso and Kiki's Delivery Service. They felt like pilots for TV series that were never developed.

@9jettube

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshroehl6098 ok then

@Broken0Hearted

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshroehl6098 not willing to click it but is that a Rick roll?

@cameronbosch1213

3 жыл бұрын

@@Broken0Hearted No, it's just self-advertising.

"The characters just don't fit" It's the lighting. They're so evenly lit in every scene. No opportunity is taken to use the light to sink them into a scene.

@stellanovaluna

9 ай бұрын

It’s also definitely the lack of squash and stretch too

I genuinely think that Goro’s heart just isn’t in this line of work and Hayao knows this and just doesn’t know how to articulate it without being a bit of an ass about it. Tales of Earthsea? Hayao helped with the screenplay and let his son at it and it felt like it suffered the same as Earwig. The ending fell flat. Completely. From Up on Poppy Hill? Better but again, Hayao helped with the screenplay. Goro was a landscaper before this and he even helped make the Ghibli Museum. His talents and heart I think lie elsewhere and I think he wants to make his dad proud. Idk not to sound shady but I hope he stops animating and does what makes him happy.

*Imagine naming your child “Earwig”*

@calem28

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kalarcon5519

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, isn't that like a bug that crawls into peoples ears😳

@devilsplayhouse

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer Custard

@FigConsumer

3 жыл бұрын

i read earwax 😭

@neptune8168

3 жыл бұрын

Mom: aww! She's adorable! Dad (if there even is one) : what should we name her? Mom: i think we should call her *Earwig* Dad: really? I mean, that's kinda a weir- *We're calling her Earwig*

Apparently, Hayao Miyazaki is the real-life version of the "disapproving, unimpressed father" trope that appears in so many movies.

@nandemone1787

3 жыл бұрын

I beg to disagree. You don't know their story enough to accuse him of being cold. His son needs to learn his own craft. He needs to learn how to tell a story. His father has a legacy and if he wants to continue that he needs to learn more. If this failed him, directing on his own or even just the movie itself w/o ghibli's name on it then it still fails as a movie. His dad gave him a chance to make a story for himself and gave him the chance to select people, it was his choice not anybody else

@mantolinez

3 жыл бұрын

It is so much better to tell your children the truth rather than lying to "encourage". Hayao is a true professional, he can divide "there's something to work on" and "no talent, better do something else". Goro is not a child anymore. Life is short! His father tells him to move on for his best.

@sonovabeach2165

3 жыл бұрын

@@nandemone1787 Goro Miyazaki never wanted to be a film director for the studio in the first place; the guy actually wanted to be a landscape architect

@charlienewbold9809

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonovabeach2165 he WAS a landscape architect! He did a stella job on the Ghibli museum but was then coaxed into directing by Suzuki.

@megalodon7916

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don’t blame Hayao. Goro just needs to find what he is good at and step out of his father’s shadow. It really doesn’t seem like he is cut out for being a director like his father. From Up On Poppy Hill was alright, but his other two films were not so good. He isn’t going to be able to outshine his father. That’s pretty much a guarantee. Hayao’s shoes are simply too big to fill. He is one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation. Goro was far better as a landscaper, and he did an excellent job working on the design of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. He didn’t really want to follow in his father’s footsteps anyway.

I think Goro is trying too hard to make things he feels his dad would make just to keep with the image and formula of Ghibli and Hayao films. That’s something I’ve felt about most of his movies: they’re not Goro’s movies, they’re Goro trying to emulate Hayao. I feel that he should try to make HIS movie rather than what he thinks Ghibli fans expect from Studio Ghibli or what he thinks his dad would make. That’s just what I think, though.

@zecle

3 жыл бұрын

He's carrying the STUDIO GHIBLI name. How would you feel if STUDIO GHIBLI shifted their storytelling they're worldwide famous for ? As a fan, you shouldn't be so hypocritical because, as a fan of miyazaki, you're the reason why he's held hostaged by your expectations. Of course he must try to emulate his father ! Or else you'll get angry on twitter after watching the movie saying that it doesn't look like a STUDIO GHIBLI movie.

@mr.goblin6039

3 жыл бұрын

@@zecle I-I can't tell if this is a joke or not. I'm concerned.

@zecle

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.goblin6039 how is my comment a joke when the réputation of the company is at stake ?

''I can't recall her name but she has purple hair.'' That's some compelling characterization right there.

@amadapittaluga1487

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't even learn the name of one of the main characters!

@oceansgreywaves1564

Жыл бұрын

Its not even purple hair, its blue right?

@joshuamoton9206

11 ай бұрын

Her name is Bella Yaga

1:29 Hayao was talking about "Earthsea". Eventually he made up with his son in the film "Ponyo".

@UitraSyko

3 жыл бұрын

bumping this

@JoseLuisGarcia9540

3 жыл бұрын

They made up with "From up on Poppy Hill". I think Hayao wrote the script and Goro directed the movie

@pharoahcaraboo9610

3 жыл бұрын

i was gonna say, i didn't think that felt right. 'earthsea' was pretty bad but i've heard largely positive things from 'up on poppy hill'. still cute to know they worked on Ponyo together :)

@FlopperWorshipper

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls ok buddy

@pharoahcaraboo9610

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls bad bait is bad.

So Hayao walked out of Goro's first film, Tales From Earthsea, because Hayao had spent years spending Ursula K Le Guin to let his studio adapt her books and it was just terrible. Hayao then wrote Ponyo as an apology and trained Goro on making films then wrote From Up on Poppy Hill for Goro to direct with him still coaching him. Hayao also was the planning director for Earwig and is in general very supportive at this point. Also Earwig and the Witch is a made for TV movie, first premiering on the NHK channel in Japan.

@DopeioThePhoneBoi

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, wholesome.

@OtakuUnitedStudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshroehl6098 Stop that. You're spamming.

@OtakuUnitedStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear. I know a lot of people are attributing stuff that Hayao did to TFES to every other movie Goro has worked on, and in general people like to take the first bad thing they hear about a person and make that their entire opinion on the person. Knowing that things are going better between them is good.

@TheMCCopperario

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls we’re talking about Goro’s work throughout his life in Ghibli, how the hell is this relevant to conversation?

@clownivore

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMCCopperario this same person has been doing this on a bunch of random comments since at least as far back as saber's white snake review, it's insane

I feel sorry for Goro, but I think his biggest issue is he's clearly trying to be his father. He needs to branch out and make the films he wants, not what he thinks his father would make. Making his own studio would probably be the best decision.

The important thing to remember is that this was just a tv special back in Japan.

@frenchbreadstupidity7054

3 жыл бұрын

Makes so much sense, thank you. It's like Hunckback of Notre Dame 2, basically.

Who the hell names their kid “Earwig” like she would get bullied so much lol

@yeethittter1285

3 жыл бұрын

Hiccup has left the conversation.

@danaturinova944

3 жыл бұрын

@@yeethittter1285 🤣

@accent1666

3 жыл бұрын

And what's up with their eyebrows? They look so exaggerated, too emphasized, and it even makes the girl character look like a demon, or a boy It doesn't look comfortable

@nakedstatue8517

3 жыл бұрын

@@accent1666 okay

@mycatisasupermodel4932

3 жыл бұрын

And earwigs are the worst and most ugly bugs to exist, and did you know they can fly?

The eyes aren’t shiny. There’s no depth. It’s literally pasted on, even the “light reflections.” There’s also no texture to the hair. Its stiff and plastic and shiny. It looks more like they just used barbie dolls

@That_One_Xatu

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think the root of the issue with the look of the characters is their shading/materials. Not only do character's hair lack the natural shine you would expect, given the realistic rendering of the background and objects, but the clothing and skin all looks like matte plastic. I think the character designs themselves are on par with Ghibli's typical charm and quality, but the creators really fell flat when texturing them.

@melz4766

3 жыл бұрын

@@That_One_Xatu YES THATS EXACTLY IT!!! omg I felt the same way how their hair moved and looked but I think the terrible water effects bothered me too and the way the movie ended just as it could have been fleshed out more too :/

@azadalamiq

3 жыл бұрын

its meant to look like a cartoon not even realistic.

@chelslynn96

3 жыл бұрын

It's so true and ironic that the film is 3D and has no depth. You put it into words perfectly

@emperorfaiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@azadalamiq And they failed at it. Pixar, Dreamworks, and even Illumination know how to.

Ngl it’s kinda- like- uncanny looking 😭😭 I would’ve liked it more if it was regular Studio Ghibli style (2-D style)

I would very much like it if Ghibli would keep 2D animation alive, and keep proving how impressive, beautiful and well-received it can be. I don’t want art forms to be lost entirely to computer generated art.

@rusluck6620

Жыл бұрын

Even if they need to do 3d, there are still tutorials on that. And you wouldn't know how easy it is to emulate Ghibli's style in 3d. Even then you still have to hand paint the textures. Also, CelShading is how you dont get plastic-looking characters

@carkawalakhatulistiwa

8 ай бұрын

All new artis with new directur

The reason why this movie looks "incomplete" (models don't seem to fit the background) when compared to Lupin The First or western CGI movies = the Lighting.

@pokaay3163

3 жыл бұрын

@@FluffyBunniesOnFire This. Compared to Lupin, when looking at textured features like the hair, it's almost obvious. Lupin's texturing is stylized and varied, but everything about Earwig's models are smooth, clean, and symmetrical. Like printing on a plastic doll. There's hardly anything going on other than the character designs themselves, which is still pretty good, but isn't enough. It feels like they tried to render the Ghibli style straight into 3D without any effort to change it up to suit the new medium, and it just doesn't work.

@glimmerkepu

3 жыл бұрын

@@FluffyBunniesOnFire The skin looks plastic because it's lacking polish on various lighting passes such as Subsurface Scattering (this makes the skin look translucent and warm) and the Rim lighting could be better (the lights which refine the silhouette of the characters). It doesn't help that the hair seems to be modeled and textured rather than simulated by one of the many hair systems in 3D software.

I watched the movie, and most of it felt like filler to be honest. I think it would have been better if it was more of a short film.

@accent1666

3 жыл бұрын

And what's up with their eyebrows? They look so exaggerated, too emphasized, and it even makes the girl character look like a demon, or a boy, I'm not joking, I thought it was a boy until Saberpark said "her" It doesn't look comfortable

@clown-jj1lb

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, like half of the movie is just Earwig talking to the witch lady and her being like “shut up”

@Rosa-he6xb

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this seems like to be a series of shorts than a full movie.

@MillyKKitty

3 жыл бұрын

The author actually died in 2011, the same year Earwig and the Witch waa released meaning she never got to finish the story, which is why the content of the story is just the lenght of a short little special

@pinkwyvern

3 жыл бұрын

same...

I feel like a lot of people worship studio ghibli as one of the remaining powerhouses for 2d animation to point at and go "see, 2d is so much better and can be so beautiful!" So they felt betrayed when they felt like they lost the studio to 3d

@kittyazure

3 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow fander

@jonnysac77

3 жыл бұрын

They act all betrayed as Miyazaki grinds away at his most ambitious 2D film yet

@amroncaddet3464

2 жыл бұрын

This is the 2nd time I've seen you on a saber vid fellow fander

@memebot6490

2 жыл бұрын

Not a huge fan of the way that Studio Ghibli is one of the only 2d animation studios that people actually take seriously. Like guys, there's great 2d animated movies (anime or otherwise) besides Studio Ghibli.

@artmadebyRed

2 жыл бұрын

My problem is just that goro clearly tried to copy Ghibli's 2d style in any way, from movement to feel to expressions. But it ends up feeling half-assed. Why make it 3d if all you're doing with is trying to copy 2d?

I’m most upset cuz we didn’t get a single full music number like the cover hinted at with Earwig holding a mic. I thought it was gonna be a message that you are not forced to become what you’re born as: “a witch” but can become what you wanna become: “a musician”

Saber should do a review about Lupin The Third: The First or even an in depth look into the franchise which I think it would be interesting

@spacedinosaur8733

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, very fun movie

@winteriris13

3 жыл бұрын

yes yes and yes!!

@nekuro5548

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls Sir this is a wendys

@yumahummus5033

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls Stop it, get some help.

@b4byj3susm4n

3 жыл бұрын

As long as he don’t call it “Lupon” like he did in this video, I’m down for that.

I hope goro's father went easy on him,, it's not even a bad movie per say.. it's just not up to the prestige of studio Ghibli. I feel like the art direction really let this movie down

@willhuey4891

3 жыл бұрын

goro tried he really did.

@soph1671

3 жыл бұрын

You can search Son of Miyazaki here on youtube, it's gonna be pretty sad tho :(((

@avabeyva

3 жыл бұрын

@AT Productions I feel kind of silly for not really thinking about the probability of that before hand with him, but when you have it be told first hand the relationship he has with his son, you get reminded that at the end of the day Hayao is that of a god in the legacy of animation. I should have expected a pretentious demeanor from the Eastern Walt Disney but at the same time I'm not surprised. I'm just heartbroken.

@scramblerbricks7293

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have to be tough on yourself and your employees. But at least he shows results, unlike most directors.

@keiichimorisato98

3 жыл бұрын

@AT Productions yeah... Hayao is super old school Japanese in his attitude, even if he is on the more progressive scale of that.

It felt like an extended pilot for a TV series - especially with that cliffhanger ending.

Daddy Issues: The Movie, Based on a True Story

Ghibli fans: 2020 sucked! Well at least Ghibli studios is making a new movie! New movie:

@marisastoletheprecioussara118

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshroehl6098 that song gave me aids

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

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@marisastoletheprecioussara118

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku what

@bennycuomo544

3 жыл бұрын

@@marisastoletheprecioussara118 it's a bot

@marisastoletheprecioussara118

3 жыл бұрын

@@bennycuomo544 epic

dude Miyazaki didn't just go "eh" he was visibly and verbally distraught and made several devastating comments about how it was garbage... Miyazaki is a fantastic creator and a horrible person... unfortunately.

@shkmru2

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh i think i had a post on my fb where miyazaki was working on spirited away, holy crap was he so undecisive, he woild scrap ideas, feel like giving up, just all of that repeatedly, thats like borderline perfectionism, it took weeks for like 10 minutes of the movie for him to finally feel satisfied, i would not want to be his son, i dont understand why he doesnt help him even a little, like some advice, i get it, he needs to learn, but like your making movie, its not just some project 🙄

@ProxyDoug

3 жыл бұрын

He's just cranky sometimes. There's a documentary series called 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki you can watch for free on the NHK website and it shows that he wants Goro to find his own path instead of living in his shadow. It's just a very big shadow...

@Chrisjbennett89

3 жыл бұрын

Love hayos work just can be an ass at times

@aaronkelly1762

3 жыл бұрын

Many creators of beloved works are unfortunately.

@icecreamhero2375

3 жыл бұрын

@@shkmru2 Wow. I think Ghibli movies are beautiful to look at but mostly ok.

Very fair critique!! This was based on a book that Diana Wynne Jones never got to complete before she passed, and that may be the reason why so many questions are left unanswered. I think that the movie was overall a good time but that it really was a side project/experiment for Ghibli to get into the realm of CGI. It's a short, sweet, made-for-TV movie! In my review, I researched how we got here and dove into Ghibli and Goro's journey to Earwig. It primarily was due to Goro wanting to find a way to have his own voice shine through despite working in a field where his father's shadow looms so large. I think he has a lot of potential as a storyteller if he continues to grow from his films! - Dee

I fully agree. Just got done watching this and I honestly kept expecting some more conflict to spring up between the 12 witches they mentioned earlier in the film and earwig having to use her charm against them to save her mom, or that the reveal of who her mom was would happen sooner and she decides to go find her. There were a million things I kept looking around the corner for and it just never happened. I also wasn’t a fan of Earwigs personality, thinking there’d a be little growth towards the end but nothing of the sort happens. She’s essential the same from beginning to end, just knows some spells now. Very disappointing to say the least.

i support Goro, he's having a hard time with not a lot of support but he's doing pretty well considering that, it could be way worse and it's honestly expected that it would be, but he's doing his best, i think he'll do much better in the future.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

His problem is he needs to step out from the shadow of his father. That's not working out so great just yet. He needs to be his own person not try to be part of a legacy.

@pluna3382

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu it's easy to just say get away from him, but when even the entire world holds him to that standard it's not so simple. Doesn't help that he works for his fathers company and he doesn't any support at all

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

3 жыл бұрын

@@pluna3382 I get that but you have to be your own person create your own legacy and it seems like right now all he's trying to do is imitate and or live up to his father and I just don't think that's going to happen he should just give up on that before it destroys him. it doesn't mean walk away from everything but maybe transition into a different part of the studio Ghibli team. I mean the name is a curse but you either live with it or you don't if you get me.

@bluelan9393

3 жыл бұрын

@@pluna3382 In earthsea Miyazaki actually tried to to boycott the movie, so, even less than support.

@WillieManga

3 жыл бұрын

Like I said, this could be Ghibli's Chicken Little, something to serve as an example of what the studio could improve on in the realms of 3D animation.

I honestly feel bad for Goro. It's like his movies are trying to mimic his father's style rather than find his own.

@kofinart

3 жыл бұрын

That's his main issue, he's trying to emulate his father so much that he lacks his father's creative vision. Hayao even said that his son lacks vision and soul in his works, he may have the passion, but he lacks the soul.

@PeachReaver

3 жыл бұрын

@@kofinart Which is HUGELY unfair, just because the soul doesn't LOOK like yours, doesn't mean it's not there.

@mr.j7444

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeachReaver it’s not that it doesn’t look like his fathers it’s that there is no soul in goros films they are attempting to be like his fathers but goro clearly can’t do things the same way. The lack of direct intervention is almost certainly an attempt to force his son to develop his own style and process rather than just try and copy that sounds far more likely than him actively sabotaging both his son and his own company.

@aolson1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeachReaver It's not unfair at all. The movies are trash.

I actually liked this movie, I thought the mandrake was a cool ass character. I agree that it doesn't look amazing but that's not all that matters. It actually made me nostalgic because it reminded me of Scary Godmother

@SquishyGamers25

Жыл бұрын

I personally love it but of course the ending was something that caught me off guard for being such a cliffhanger The music tho that part is the best

This should have been stop-motion, it would fit the aesthetic

Hayao left during Tales from Earthsea. Hayao actually liked From Up on Poppy Hill and helped with writing the script. Poppy Hill was actually much better received than Earthsea, to the point that it had a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes at one point.

@mitziolet

3 жыл бұрын

what?

@HydraSpectre1138

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitziolet It's just a copypasta spam.

@michaelcoward1902

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that had anything to do with the writer of earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin) being so upset with the adaption? She was very vocal on how much it changed of the story and that she didn't like it. Or maybe Hayao has some reservations about the concept of nepotism...Either way or something else i'd love to know the answer.

@davidgomez7882

3 жыл бұрын

@@HydraSpectre1138 First time I see this copypasta. Pretty unimpressive compared to others.

@x54xHantamachine

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcoward1902 It seems pretty well agreed upon by fans of the orignal story that Tales From Earthsea was a pretty bad adaptation, and people new to the story weren't too impressed either. It's a shame because the original is considered one of the best kids fantasy books of all time.

I love the character designs and just feel bad 😞 for Goro I mean the poor guy having to impress and follow in his fathers shoes like that

@cro.artwork

3 жыл бұрын

I’d heard somewhere that Goro isn’t into animation or art he’s just trying to get in on Hayao’s success, and that makes me not feel bad for him, plus I feel like him not having a passion for what his dad does come through in the movies he makes

@trigonome777

3 жыл бұрын

@@cro.artwork Well, if that's true, maybe he should try something else or he's just going to screw it up. This is something that even Hayao himself will understand.

@cro.artwork

3 жыл бұрын

@@trigonome777 Yeah that’s what I was thinking too

@FatCatSnuggles

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls What uh... what does that have to do with anything discussed here bud?

@HydraSpectre1138

3 жыл бұрын

@@FatCatSnuggles Just ignore the spam copypasta.

A few things and miss information in the video/comments: Earwig and the Witch was finished before Diana Wynne Jones died. It was her last completed booked. (Tale of Time city was the one that didnt get finished, just a few chapters shy that her sister finished, and sadly she was working on planning another in the Howl's Moving Castle series) Miyazaki walked out on Goro's Tales of Earthsea for a cigarette, and returned after to finish the movie. He was critical because his son had no animation experience before being allowed to direct a feature film. He also never wanted his son to get into animation/directing like he was doing. [He was filming a documentary at the time that captures all of his thoughts and moods, and yeah he seemed like a tough guy to be around] I also think it also had something to do with his own love of Earthsea as he did art and concepts based on the novels. Miyazaki did have his hand in From Up On Poppy Hill. Maybe too much. Apparently board heads went over Goro and got approval for things from Miyazaki and when he wanted something changed his son didn't want to change, he would go to them to force Goro to change it. It was more of him taking charge on that particular movie. The choice to adapt Earwig, such a short story book was a perplexing choice. They added elements (such as the band and the mother) that were never in the original and they didnt know what to do with them. I agree it was starting to get interesting and then it ended. The book was different in that it didn't bait you with this mother connection. It was just a girl adopted by a witch and demon, and her wanting to learn it so she manipulated her way into doing it, ending on her trying to figure out how to convince her friend from the orphanage to come over. Short and simple. I know your video was short review from last year ( I'm working through your back catalogue), but as I happen to not only love Jones' work, and seen the documentary and did research into this book because the movie perplexed me, I wanted to bring in my two cents.

Who fears that studio Ghibli might end in the list of: "What ruined...?", if they go careless with the studio's legacy since the previous director retired?

@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051

Жыл бұрын

That is the fate of this and every other studio in existence because nothing good lasts forever.

Miyazaki is one of those people I feel both sorry for and want to punch in the face at the same time. Like, I get it, when the man was younger he met a ton of hardships. Now, it feels like he became what he hated and does not seem to understand that and he's taking it out on everyone else, especially his son.

@sophitiaofhyrule

3 жыл бұрын

Miyazaki told a CG artist that his art was "an insult to life itself". He's mean to everyone around him for no reason. He thinks he can away with everything because he's famous. He's a great artist, but he's a shit person.

@porcorosso9898

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophitiaofhyrule No, he did not say that to a CG artist. He said that to AI generated animation. A developer proposed the idea of using AI, then he insulted the AI. He has used CG before.

@anxiousscribe

3 жыл бұрын

Similarly, how I feel about John Lennon and Julian.

@happysavage6660

3 жыл бұрын

Understandable. What I’m saying honestly.

@CuriousCave128

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophitiaofhyrule Not necessarily, I think he just tries to get everything perfect but can be way to harsh, but I've heard he's nice when he's not at work.

"The food looked better than the people" Yup, that's anime

I only just watched it and even though it wasn't as captivating as other Ghibli movies, I thought the 3D wasn't too bad and the story charming enough for me to suggest it.

I just found another reason for the lower quality. Earwig and the Witch was actually meant to be released as a TV-Movie and not a theatrical release. In Japan, it was released through NHK.

Goro has stated that the reason for the limited scope and locations of the film was because he was working with mostly freelancers - and as a first 3D venture they didn't want to bite off more than they could chew. He wanted to keep things very simple, and the book itself was quite simple - he particularly enjoyed how the main character was mischievous, controlling and cunning, not a damsel in distress.

@OtakuUnitedStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Ghibli female lead, got it.

Hayao: "are you winning son?"

@rebecca7386

3 жыл бұрын

Also Hayao: "Of course you're not, it was doomed from the start"

@nathaniel9701

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebecca7386 that's just sad

@rebecca7386

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathaniel9701 But is it wrong

@mantolinez

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathaniel9701 it is right! Goro is not a child anymore. He can take advice from a proffesional who his father is. Sometimes, and pretty often, it is much better to stop doing things in which you can't succeed and move on. Life is too short to be stubborn. That is why stories about rare occasions when a hero finally succeds are so amazing, almost fairy tales - because it is almost impossible.

In Goro's defense, if you actually take a moment to look at the endings of Studio Ghibli films, they just... end. We're just more aware of it in this film. Also this was intended to be a TV movie.

After that explanation with his dad, no wonder he's having a hard time. That's just awful :(

Goro was originally an architect, it was ghibli's producer's idea to make him a film director, hayao never liked this idea because he thought his son wasnt cut for the job. Hewas an absent father because of this same job after all.. but yeah goro never was pushed by his passion for film and more by the money ghibli would make if he took his father's place...

@KeybladeMasterAndy

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I'd like to hear more about that.

@ruthymariecleator9298

3 жыл бұрын

Just very upsetting

@flyingsha8316

3 жыл бұрын

@@KeybladeMasterAndy there's a documentary on the NHK about that i think? It was available for free during the beginning of quarantine, maybe it still is!

@flyingsha8316

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruthymariecleator9298 thats how life goes. Goro is amazing with backgrounds and illustration

I found the cg to actually be kinda charming. It wasn't perfect, but it still has that kind of childlike and whimsy to it that I love in other Studio Ghibli movies. I hope Goro continues to make movies and doesn't become discouraged. He has so much potential, and sometimes a flop is par for the course on your way to make a masterpiece.

@jani728

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you everyone is bashing him in these comments

@christopherhazell1856

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's very low-budget looking but there's a lot of creativity and talent in the design and staging and camera work just in these clips that you usually wouldn't see with lower end CGI like this.

@PeachReaver

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherhazell1856 It was a direct to tv movie, I'm not surprised it had a lower budget.

@x54xHantamachine

3 жыл бұрын

I like how some people love the childlike whimsy of Ghibli films and here I am with my favorite moment being when Ashitaka snipes a dude's head clean off with a bow in Princess Mononoke

@x54xHantamachine

3 жыл бұрын

v=aSXa_QXHyEg for reference, can't post full link or it gets auto-deleted

There was concept art from the art book I saw somewhere where Mandrake was chasing Bella and Erika around in some sort of maze stairwell. I would have loved to see it in the movie. It literally gave me Ghibli vibes.

So THAT'S why Howl's Movie Castle made a reference in the credits. They're the same author. Cool :D

This is Uncanny Valley territory. The backgrounds, the props, the assets look great. The polish was definitely there. But just how the character models mesh with everything else just feels off. Much like Saberspark, I can't really put it to words. When everything was 2D we used our imagination to fill in the gaps. But now that some of the gaps are filled thanks to it being 3D, it ruins that illusion of fantasy.

@glimmerkepu

3 жыл бұрын

I'm no 3D expert but the models seem "cheap" and "plastic" because they're missing various passes of Lighting, probably because of the film's small budget and scale (it's a film for TV). Like you said, if they were 2D people could understand the abstraction and fill the gap.

@NoiseDay

3 жыл бұрын

I also know little about 3D animation, but I'd guess it has something to do with the final polish, like lighting as glimmerkepu mentioned. Lighting, filters, and textures can completely change the feel of a piece from unfinished to cohesive.

@1WEareBUFO1

3 жыл бұрын

Cg animation makes me want to die. Berserk 2016 , girls und panzer , Dragon's dogma, RWBY, land of the Lustrous. Trash, pure unadulterated crap sculpted into a visual medium. I had a friend say it would mean a lot to him if I watched Dragon's Dogma and I now question if he's even a real human. Maybe he's a cgi joke too.

@bool5733

3 жыл бұрын

@@1WEareBUFO1 Can't say I love the 3d animation in this movie or RWBY, in fact I think it's pretty ugly lol but if looking at an ugly 3d model is enough to make you wanna curl up in a ball and die that is- that's pretty pathetic my guy lmao

@TheDoomBlueShell

3 жыл бұрын

@@glimmerkepu Yeah noticed it too lots of the lighting were missing and have a problem with some color choices on some shots like 6:48 the prompts are so dark is hard to guess what is what, and Studio Ghibli is known for making each object pop, I guess they didn't notice until was too late that many shots were dark because they seemed to be using just basic lights. Have a small article that goes more in-deep of it is called "After Realizing That People Don’t Understand What His Job Means, Lighting Artist Shows Examples Of His Work"

Can we acknowledge that it’s not really a “British” novel as much as it is a Welsh novel. Diana Wynn Jones is influenced by Welsh culture and folklore. After all, Wales is it’s own country with its own language and history. It may not seem important to some but as a small country, it’s important to us, especially when someone from our tiny land gets worldwide recognition. That being said, great video as always Saber, love your content ♥️♥️♥️

@unstoppableExodia

3 жыл бұрын

Aye. My favorite welsh town is Llanddewi Brefi, purely because of the show little Britain

@Thexpoilerex

3 жыл бұрын

pretty sure whales is part of Great Britain (not the name of a country, but an island) so, if im not mistaken, it would be ok to say it is a british film, same way it is fine to call a catalonian film "spanish", although i understand the need for specification.

@unstoppableExodia

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thexpoilerex no, if I recall Correctly England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all recognized as individual countries but are still part of the union known as Britain/United Kingdom. Catalonia and the Basque Country are only seen as autonomous regions of Spain but have not been recognized as separate countries in their own right. There are many similarities but the three satellite countries under English rule have a little bit more independence compared to their Spanish counterparts who Castilla would sooner fight a bloody civil war over than peacefully allow to separate from. Mainly for financial reasons but also due to fears of it having a domino effect that would see other regions break away and weaken the power Spain has as a huge country.

@Thexpoilerex

3 жыл бұрын

@@unstoppableExodia yes, however "Britain" is officially a recognized name for an island and NOT necessarily for a country, given that it is extended far more from those boundaries

@unstoppableExodia

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thexpoilerex yes you’re right that the name Britain applies both to the island England and Scotland are on as well as the empire where conquered countries such as India and Australia were considered part of Britain and thus British soil until they broke away

*Questioner:* “What about...your kid?” *Hiyao Miyazaki:* “He’s not an adult yet.” *Me:* “What? Like you’re any better pal. Just sayin’.”

@aolson1111

3 жыл бұрын

No, he is better. Hayao worked hard to get to where he is. Goro was just handed everything, and has never had to work for anything in his life. He makes shitty movies as a result.

@megalodon7916

2 жыл бұрын

@@aolson1111 Actually he makes shitty movies because he never wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps anyway. He was a landscaper who also dabbled in architectural design. He helped design the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. He’s actually pretty good at that, way better than he is at directing animated films.

I just watched this movie for the first time yesterday, and i really enjoyed it! It had so much character, and also the Mandrake is a dilf

Kermit: Is the weirdest name a person could possibly have Earwig: Hold my ear and my wig

@FigConsumer

3 жыл бұрын

Hiccup: 👀

@bandelby5365

3 жыл бұрын

Hold my ear and my wig made me laugh so hard i cried

@samalass466

3 жыл бұрын

I don't like it it reminds me of earwax.

@beterotato6757

3 жыл бұрын

I'm like 99% sure Kermit is not the weirdest name a person could possibly have Also Kermit isnt a person he's a frog muppet

@NoiseDay

3 жыл бұрын

@@samalass466 It's the name of a bug, which is the worst thing ever

Hayao hates the idea of CG animation. "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself," was what he told a CG artist when he showed off an animation test to Ol' Miyazaki. Imagine how that artist must have felt that his work was destroyed by an animation giant. Now imagine how Goro will feel when his own father will tell him exactly how he feels about this movie.

@sophitiaofhyrule

3 жыл бұрын

I knew Hayao was an asshole, but this is on a whole other level. I hate when people crap on CG animation, it's just as valid as 2D.

@catlady4858

3 жыл бұрын

Has he never seen, like, Moana or something? CGI has come a long way since the early 2000s.

@icecreamhero2375

3 жыл бұрын

@@sophitiaofhyrule Cgi is a billion times harder than 2d. The people who do it are geinuses. I used to take CGI in college and I hated it. 2d is much more fun. In 2d stuff can just show up where the gag requires it.

@lostinthelookingglas

3 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think 2d animation just looks better because you can stylize the characters more without getting creepy uncanny valley vibes. Facial expressions can be bigger than the face, bodies can deform to show exaggerated movement, hair can literally be a couple of squiggly lines and still look "real" in context. I love hybrid 2d and 3d stuff like Spiderverse too. It really looks like art. But too many 3d animators try so hard to make stuff realistic instead of making objects and characters serve the story. Case in point: The Good Dinosaur.

@icecreamhero2375

3 жыл бұрын

@@lostinthelookingglas The art was perfection in Good Dinosaur. The problem was only that the plot was boring.

I really loved the background work, I felt right as home (as I’m from England!) and I thought the scenes including magic, especially with the Mandrake, were really cool and exciting! I think I’ll always prefer the 2D work to the 3D, but I feel like the setting and story had so much more potential. It was also ended very abruptly and with some loose ends which was why I didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped.

"None of the Old Guard helped it was all entirely new staff" sooooo it's not a Studio Ghibli film then? It sounds more like its an independant studio working within Studio Ghibli and publishing under their name, but if none of the veterans helped then its its own thing and should be judged on its own merits, both not against other Ghibli films but also not with the inherent assumption of quality that a Ghibli film implies. Not to say it's inherently bad tho

@frenchbreadstupidity7054

3 жыл бұрын

In that case no Disney film is Disney.

@joshuajoe1419

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t that mean every Disney movie after Walt died isn’t a Disney movie. Cause it doesn’t work like that.

@jrsdef

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuajoe1419 Did all of the Disney Old Guard walk out/not help with movies that came out after Walt died?

@joshuajoe1419

3 жыл бұрын

@@jrsdef Is there any Walt Era workers at Disney today?

@NCcatlady

2 жыл бұрын

@@jrsdef yes, not exactly like that, but Disney was notorious for putting projects on new staff with no help of old staff bc they thought they were better or didn’t want to freshen things up. Black Caldron was a huge example of that kind of flop just like this movie…. But it’s still a Disney film. Just bc it’s from fresher staff doesn’t mean it’s not from the label they still put loads of heart into getting there…

I enjoyed this film and wished it had more “anime” expressions like when Earwig bursts out laughing when a something happened to a specific character. It was very cute and added some extra umph to the film. The film was fun but left me with a few questions. Like why was Earwig was adopted by the specific couple that alone has a few questions in it as well but I don’t want to say anything that will spoil the film for others.

@kielyb3027

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Earwig's deviant expressions the most, they were so charming charming and funny!

@TheLaGangjShow

3 жыл бұрын

@@kielyb3027 Those were good too. I wish we got a little more especially after it ends the way it does.

@azadalamiq

3 жыл бұрын

@@kielyb3027 i mean her hair forms devil horns xD

Even though hayoa miyazaki thought anime was a mistake, he really acts like an anime dad Edit: I was joking!! I know he never said tgat I just thought it would be a funny thing to say

@Air_Serpent

3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@MIA-qp5ie

3 жыл бұрын

:ooo I was 69 like 😌

@THATGuy5654

3 жыл бұрын

Get in the animator's chair, Goro.

@clouddd8053

3 жыл бұрын

@@THATGuy5654 get in the robot, Shinji

@simonhoran9775

3 жыл бұрын

He never actually said the "anime is a mistake" line. Its just an edit of an image that someone made on the internet.

This movie was so disappointing. I was really cautiously optimistic and wanted it to be good. It just feels so unfinished. The animation is rough, and the cat looked so smooth (texture wise). I totally feel for Goro tho

It’s gotta be a weird deal for Goro and Hayao. On the one hand, Hayao wants his son to succeed as he did, but he probably also doesn’t want people to think the only reason Goro is successful because Hayao is helping him.

“Mrs. Earwig (pronounced Ar-wige, at least by Mrs. Earwig) believed in shiny wands, and magical amulets and mystic runes and the power of the stars, while Granny Weatherwax in cups of tea, dry biscuits, washing every morning in cold water and, well…mostly she believed in Granny Weatherwax.”

@proudtobeme1ashkente

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks. You just gave me a nostalgic chuckle.

Earwig reminded me of Angelica from Rugrats. She was an ass to everyone her whole goal was to make everyone do whatever she wanted. There was no character development how she started is how she ended and ultimately she got what she wanted proving being a selfish brat gets you what you want. Poor Custard...

@Ghostel3591

3 жыл бұрын

Was she? She was a little devil that was saying "she controls everyone"... But her control was in essence being actually nice and helpful to everyone - she was ready to help other girls, she was only teasing Custard... In essence her saying "I'll control you" is her way of saying "I'll make you like and care for me!" - and why she wouldn't phrase it like that? She is a small spunky witch but most importantly an orphan. I mean even her pranking Yaga was not out of spite - she had a reason, this woman did hurt her feelings after she tried her best to be a good helper. But other than that? Actually a pretty nice kid. In the end this film suffers the most from being incomplete - like we got only first act, skipped over second 6 month and never saw 3rd act with resolution.

The style of the characters felt like they were plastic toys surrounded by realism. Lupin kind of goes the extra mile by adding realism, but keeping it light enough that it still felt toony.

I loved watching this tbh. I wish there was more

I swear, Goro has potential to make a good movie. It's just that the pressure from his father's works and the expectations from his fans are very very INTENSE. Not to mention Hayao not supporting his works. If Goro is still treated like this, what will happen to Ghibli if Hayao retires or goes into the next dimension?

When this came out and was hearing all the reviews, my thoughts were, "oh maybe Goro didn't get much support." And yep, that's what happened. I still think Goro is very talented, in his own way, like From Up On Poppy Hill is really good

@kofinart

3 жыл бұрын

He had help with "From up on Poppy Hill"

@mr.j7444

3 жыл бұрын

But tales from earth sea was pretty bad. So he’s got two strikes and a decent hit. Not a great track record maybe he’d be better off going back to landscaping.

@BonaparteBardithion

3 жыл бұрын

I agree that Poppy Hill was good. I was getting my hopes up after the disaster that was Earthsea. I didn't even read the books and that film was incomprehensible. Maybe he steer away from fantasy for a while.

@guichabanaano27

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a shame his father refuses to work with his son. I feel like Goro could do a lot more good if he only got the proper help and support he needs.

@migaish_

3 жыл бұрын

@@kofinart true but I think he still has talent

I actually loved Earthsea. I thought it was an awesome film! Okay, so I finally found a place where I could watch Earwig for free, and I actually REALLY liked it! Sure, it didn't have that traditional charm that all Ghibli movies usually have, but it was still really fun, and made me laugh out loud at some parts! The Mandrake was a cute character, and I liked Bella Yaga and Thomas at times, but Earwig herself was indeed a spoiled brat, and not once through the movie did I really care for her safety. And I get what they mean that the end seems more like the beginning or middle, but that could also be in the book for all I know. So from a non-professional standpoint, I'd say give it a chance! The animation's not too bad once you get used to it. But my problem was I could _see_ it as the original style, and that gave me a weird headache from trying to see the thing that wasn't there. But yeah, I thought it was super fun!

@deemondh7326

3 жыл бұрын

I just saw the film today and to be honest, I actually enjoyed it. Did it have some noticeable flaws? Yes indeed, but overall I found it quite entertaining so I do have to disagree with saberspark on his opinion regarding this film.

I actually really liked this movie. The animation felt rough at first but I got used to it. I want a sequel!

From what I've heard, this is supposed to be a TV movie pilot broadcasted in Japan that would eventually lead up to a series also being made by the studio; which probably explains why a majority of the movie has so much filler.

@DT-yw4ob

3 жыл бұрын

I can see it , but at the same time: 1- Studio Ghibli never made a series before iirc? Only stuff to be shown at their own museum and those are more short shorts. 2- A movie setting up a series needs to be broadly advertised as such. 3- The author of the book died, Earwig was her last book. I'm mentioning this because she did have a series of books with characters from Howl's Moving Castle in supporting roles and that looks like it'd be a much better setup for a series. 4- By cutting the helping around the house fluff, this movie could have been condensed into a 45/50 minutes special 1rst episode. With all this said... i do like these characters. The Mandrake is a legitimately mesmerizing fella and Earwig's attitude makes for a very fun protagonist. Let's hope they can do better for the series if it doesn't get cancelled.

@localcommenter4853

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragnulls thanks, now please leave

@YT-ge6vl

3 жыл бұрын

It was co-produced with the Japan Broadcasting corporation and broadcast on TV. People watching it now have the false expectation that it's a proper Ghibli film and in any way comparable to their other feature films. It looks "unfinished" and cheap compared to other 3D films because it likely was made quickly and produced cheaply compared to those other films.

@MrMagigreen

3 жыл бұрын

@@DT-yw4ob Ronja the robber's daughter

@gravegoth8617

3 жыл бұрын

Well that explains it. Still didn't really like it, though

I totally get you on the "off" feeling. It looks almost like a demo reel that's not fully funished or fleshed out completely.

Goro Miyazaki IS capable of making directing great films. I feel like most people don't know that he was the director of From Up on Poppy Hill. It's one of my favourite films, I give it an emphatic recommendation. Anyway: I wasn't interested in this film from the start, because it was CG animation. Not because the CG work was shoddy (of course it would be less polished compared to, say, a Pixar film, who have decades of experience in it) but because to me, hand-drawn animation is part of the soul of Studio Ghibli. I don't care if it was a movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the legend himself: if it's not hand-drawn it would feel that fundamentally, something is missing. That's just my take. P.S. Hayao Miyazaki definitely has been a lacking father. But if it means anything, it's actually kind of typical for him to be extremely critical of animation in general, not just the work of his son. I've read the book "Starting Point", which is a collection of interviews he's had, and he's said on multiple occasions he has walked out of the theater because he simply couldn't cope with what he was witnessing. I remember him being unimpressed with the work of Max Fleischer... and Disney. Especially Disney.

Every time I think of Studio Ghibli the one thing that comes to mind for me personally is like a kind of fantasy of a Topcraft-ish Ghibli interpretation of Lovecraft's Dream Quest. The way they express abstracts visually, like in Ponyo, makes me feel like they could perfectly grasp the fever dream like progression of Lovecraft's unfinished work in a way that would solidify how strung together it is and the way it feels whole despite the state it was discovered in.

It's actually pretty heartbreaking learning the backstory of this movie with Goro and Hayao.

Why does this look like a movie you’d see it on Cartoon Network. The 3D looks pretty cheap, wish they kept the 2D style with beautiful backgrounds

@PonyOfWar

3 жыл бұрын

Mainly because it was cheap, by Ghibli standards at least. It's a smaller scale movie made for TV.

@__FloweRy_

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like Scary Godmother...

@RangerJoe77

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does look like Scary Godmother that's what I was thinking

@Anreii

3 жыл бұрын

@• ѕ υ ɴ ғ l o w e r • damn your mom must be a force to be reckoned with to single handedly destroy studio ghibli

@x54xHantamachine

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently it *is* a made-for-tv movie, so you are right on the money there.

I agree with your review here, I had fun with it though, but wish it didn't end so suddenly... One thing I will note, which it's a shame you didn't put in the review... was that the actual Earwig rock track from the movie was freakin' awesome ! GREAT MUSIC !

I just finished watching it and I had the same reaction ,😭😭 they gotta make a follow up Sequel or even a prequel to explain more lore and how it connects into the studio Ghibli universe.

Just looking at the difference between "Earwig" and the brief shots of "Lupin" you showed- there's so much more life, contrast, and color in "Lupin". "Earwig"'s characters look like they're in front of their backgrounds, rather than like they might interact with them, or even be in the same world. And the animation shows some of the problems I see in a lot of beginning CG- the characters move between "rest" and "expression", and everything in the movement between them is all about getting them there, without a lot of space for the idiosyncrasies of actual character.

@D0MiN0ChAn

3 жыл бұрын

Also, the hair *actually moves* on the Lupin characters and doesn't look like a weird plastic mold!

@azadalamiq

3 жыл бұрын

lupin the third is also an adult film, while earwig is for 10 year old.

@D0MiN0ChAn

3 жыл бұрын

@@azadalamiq That's such a dumb argument -- so just because it's for kids it's allowed to look ugly and life-less, rather than the other way round? 🙄 Where does this sentiment even come from? Disney/Pixar movies are also (mainly) for kids and they don't look as half-baked/unfinished. And other Studio Ghibli films certainly don't look even remotely as uninspired and "flat" as this one. Studio Ghibili is the literal embodiment of quality cartoons/anime for all ages!

@D0MiN0ChAn

3 жыл бұрын

@Mckenzie Hyde The character models are cute, but lighting and textures are definitely off. A bit more "polish" would've served the movie better, I believe. Otherwise it almost looks like a cheap bootleg version of a Studio Ghibli movie -- at least for me.

@aolson1111

3 жыл бұрын

@Mckenzie Hyde Except it doesn't look like clay, it looks like garbage.

The thing is that during an Interview, Mr.Miayazaki said that He tried computer animation once but found it 'Dull and No good'. He then went on to say that his Son, Goro's is different and that he has a good team for this one. He said it was 'Fun'

The reason it feels so off is because the characters themselves are animated in a way where most of their body language is stiff. All the expressions they have can be good at times, but the body moves in a very stilted way, which gives it this suppressed feeling to their overall designs. It's like their being held back.