Thank you so much for watching, and if you are in the comments then I would appreciate any feedback or criticism (positive and negative!). I genuinely want to create a means of discourse and discussion and I implore you to engage with others as I have been trying my best to. I think that intentional, good faith discussion is the driving force for film and television and I love having the opportunity to hear your opinions even if you think im the dumbest person you have ever heard 😂 I am still early in my KZread journey and I have a long way to go before the content that I make is anywhere near the quality of some of the other amazing creators on this website! I also wrote an extensive rant within the description that is a little heart to heart from myself to you, explaining some of the behind the scenes facets of the channel. As I write this, we JUST hit 8,000 Subscribers (WHAT?!) and I am still blown away by the amount of support and love you guys have been showing me its unbelievable. Thank you so much again, and you will be hearing from me very soon ♥ - Zelly ( P.S. follow me on twitter twitter.com/ZellyJP )

@animatedmelissa

Ай бұрын

I think you balanced the discussion well but ironically in your argument about comparing Boy and the Heron and Spiderverse the other nominees were left out entirely! Films like Nimona were pretty groundbreaking too that year and wouldve been interesting to hear that side of it too. And yes the Oscar disrespect of animation is the worst 🥲 but at least we have the Annies

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

@@animatedmelissa I thought about covering the other nominees, but my idea for this video was more focused on the "Robbery" between TBatH and ATSV. I came to the conclusion that covering all of them would have changed the video into something more along the lines of "Which Film Deserves the Oscar" and that just wasnt as interesting to me, and I dont think people care about my opinion enough just yet to watch that video 😂 But you are right, the other films nominated were amaaazzingggg as well

@Jabersson

21 күн бұрын

I find it incredibly ironic that you praise this film for having breathtaking animation and being a love letter to the medium, while using ugly, interpolated footage of it that completely ruins your point.

@user-sperm

21 күн бұрын

Robed

@FlamingFoxProd

16 күн бұрын

Sure, here's some feedback - while I think the points you made and your narration were great, the visual editing needs some serious work. It got a little tiring seeing the same few clips for The Boy and the Heron played on loop over and over, when you could have broken these up with either other clips, or bits of text and graphics to accentuate your point (for a good example on an interesting way to do this, check out AL the Boi, love the editing on that channel). And, on the topic of those Boy and the Heron clips, as another said - it's very ironic that you praise the film for it's amazing animation, and specifically point out the fact that Hayao Miyazaki has *condemned* AI, comparing it to an insult to *life itself* - and yet, you are USING AI interpolated clips in the video. It's just gross.

“If you’re going to lose, you might as well lose to the GOAT”

@eavyeavy2864

Ай бұрын

Remember Shape of Voice vs Boss Baby? Never forget

@AzerbaijanOficial

Ай бұрын

Loser mentality

@tempoaccla4041

Ай бұрын

also across the spiderverse was a mess compared to into the spiderverse

@rftg1793

Ай бұрын

Fact 🔥

@theviniso

28 күн бұрын

@@tempoaccla4041 I disagree but even then, most movies are a mess compared to into the spiderverse.

It’s wild how people fail to realize the The Boy and the Heron’s win is such a massive deal due to the fact that it is the first adult animated film to take home the Best Animated Feature award, which shows that animated films don’t have to be made for children, and can engulf adults into captivating worlds with intricate stories. 🔥

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Exactly what I thought as well. I immediately recognized that this movie was not made for kids to understand or to even grasp. Its so esoteric in its design that if you dont have life experience to compare and contrast to the film its hard to recognize whats even going on. Masterful work it still blows my mind

@princessthyemis

Ай бұрын

YEAH!!! and the first ever PG-13 rated one!!!

@techedbirb6663

Ай бұрын

The story was pretty weak though, this was clear bias-

@MrReset94

Ай бұрын

As if Nimona wasn’t both an adult and children movie….Nimona got robbed. I’m a big Miyazaki fan, but this movie didn’t deserve to win, and wasn’t even half as good as any other of his works

@princesspikachu3915

Ай бұрын

Oddly enough my 6 year old enjoys The Boy and The Heron. Fun fact: it was the equivalent of a “PG” in other countries and I think it could have been rated PG. It’s not nearly as bloody as Princess Mononoke.

People keep saying crap about nostalgia, but i don't think it's nostalgia. I think we just miss quality.

@eglol

Ай бұрын

Yeah, y'all definitely miss quality.

@JDB51

Ай бұрын

Nah, the boy and the heron was so mid

@drippy3545

Ай бұрын

@@JDB51 What a great opinion! Next time: Keep it to yourself! 🗣🔥

@TienNguyen-ky4dx

Ай бұрын

​@@JDB51hah, opinion from spidermid fan

@user-ey2om4qb9e

Ай бұрын

Wait people call it spidermid now ​@TienNguyen-ky4dx

"spiderman is a wagiu steak in a michelin restaurant while the boy and the heron is a meal your parents or grandparents cooked" I love this comparison, reminds me of ratatouille where Anton Ego fell in love with Remy's cooking not because it was some fancy food but simply because it tasted like home.

@DefenestrateYourself

27 күн бұрын

Wagyu

@albinonut1366

23 күн бұрын

​@@DefenestrateYourselflol

@danielrc14

18 күн бұрын

So it's all about nostalgia? Honestly, to me the movie was so mid, I think people liked it because it felt similar to older Ghibli films, except it's not as good, they're repeating the same formula that made those movies great. I think they gave the oscar to Miyazaki for his career, rather than to the movie itself. Meanwhile Spiderverse actually did something unique and amazing, but the Oscars hate sequels I guess.

@jamaldraemous

18 күн бұрын

@@danielrc14 people will glaze miyazaki for anything nowadays across the spiderverse was literally better in every single way possible

@chaosvii4605

17 күн бұрын

Spider-Man is not a wagyu steak lmao it’s a McDouble, maybe a Big Mac. Franchise slop marketed to the widest possible audience, and totally forgettable after consuming.

we, the people are robbed every year by the academy forcing "animated film" into its own category, as if the entire medium is a single genre. We're robbed every time that only one film is allowed to get the award for an entire medium, and beautiful works of art are unnecessarily shunted because there can only be one "winner" for the whole art form.

@derBene

Ай бұрын

Yes, the approach of the academy borders on manipulation. The year 1999 had 31 animated movies released to theaters, for example: Disney's Tarzan, Ghibli's My Neighbours the Yamadas, Warner's The Iron Giant; and Production I.G.'s Jin-Roh the wolf brigade. ...Now I see that the Animated Feature category of the Oscar's was only introduced in 2001. If you look up the whole list of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature on wikipedia it's also obvious to animation interested people that the most movies selected are aimed at children/family (The second constriction made by the academy.)

@theviniso

28 күн бұрын

You make a good point. Multiple winners should be a thing.

@MollyHJohns

27 күн бұрын

Even better if they're spread over many genres/categories the normal movies usually got nominated on. Adult, children, women, men, teen, family, education, fantasy, horror, war, etc. You know what? Make a once every five-year international award event or programme just for animations and divide them also by medium used (stop motion, 2D, 3D) and what entity (indie, small/short project, school/college entries, big studio productions, seasonal competition, personal...), whether they're movies or tv series, classics or modern (pre or post 2000)... and then there are awards for best studio, best art style, best storyboard, best voice/model, best set/bg/world setting, best character designs, best storyline, best script/dialogues, best fx, best music score, best choreography, etc etc. Just for the animation industry. Straight up international so every country can participate that every five year or so.

@roy168x

23 күн бұрын

So everybody should get a trophy? What?

@AvanipalSinghSivia

21 күн бұрын

Animation is a medium not a genre. People just don't realise that and its so frustrating

I mean, being a complete story sure helps a lot I reckon.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

oh without a doubt. The oscars are notoriously hostile towards sequels. Just goes to show how good atvs was!

@SKEEBOFFICIAL7

Ай бұрын

Across The Spider-Verse IS a complete story with a full three act structure so

@n00fango93

Ай бұрын

@@SKEEBOFFICIAL7no its not😭 just compare to the first movie

@l4ndst4nder

Ай бұрын

@@ZellyJP I think voters hesitate voting for second films in trilogies. It wasn’t until Return of the King that the Oscars lavished awards for lord of the rings.

@rain4825

Ай бұрын

@@SKEEBOFFICIAL7 Being structured in 3 acts doesn't suffice to make it complete I'm affraid. Without going into a long essay on everything in the movie, my biggest point against it would be that it loads a dozen tchekov rifle but only fires three or four by the end. I really liked it, mind you, but it's painfully obvious that it set up a sequel when you reach the credits and you're like "huh?". The abrupt end that cut you off mid climax comes as a cold shower when no conflict in the story has been resolved, and the tension is at its maximum. For all the greats things about it it left us hanging in the end.

Honestly, I really hate it when people don't take animation seriously. Animation can deliver stories that are just as great as those of live-action movies. In fact, the shows that were the most thought-provoking to me and made me appreciate life more were anime shows, which include Sousou no Frieren, Mob Psycho 100, and Violet Evergarden. I too hope that animation gets more categories.

@Mik-kv8xx

Ай бұрын

Animation, shouldn't be a category imo. If it is as good as any live action movie then it should stand proud amongst them in the same categories they have.

@annien.1727

Ай бұрын

I agree! Even Walt Disney himself believed that, too! He even quoted, "Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world".

@therealestcupheadonyt

Ай бұрын

womp womp people dont take funny cartoon movies seriously

@Deliveredmean42

Ай бұрын

@@Mik-kv8xx Tho that's like saying there shouldn't be any categories at all, and only have just one award. Which devalues the point of highlighting the need to show how varied the medium can actually be. Altho, which also make you beg the question if there should be an award ceremony.

@caramelcandys

Ай бұрын

“Animation is for kids!” I guess its alright for 8 year old timmy to watch the masterpiece that is end of evangelion, a film that definitely doesn’t kill a lot of people and contain imagery not suitable for anyone under the age of 17

When people say "every frame a painting" this is the kind of movie they are refering to. I'm affraid the world at large will leave something important behind when the grumpy old man will go. He's pretty much the only internationally recognised name that strive to maintain the old ways and his artistry will probably die with him, and I don't find that a comforting prospect...

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

In a world full of profit margins and bottom lines its refreshing to see unfiltered, authentic art from a master in his craft

@kingace6186

Ай бұрын

Same thing can be said about Spider Verse. Plus it was a 1000 times more ambitious.

@rain4825

Ай бұрын

@@kingace6186 Was I the comment you intended to respond to? Because I fail to see how what you said has anything to do with the points I brought up. Anyways, it's fine to praise one or the other, but you seem to fall into the category of "mine's better because I like it more". They were both good movies, and any compliment towards one is not made to the detriment of the other.

@CaCtuSnyan

Ай бұрын

Poor Things and Dune 2 are both very artistic movies, there is hope 😊

@rubixmaster7532

23 күн бұрын

​@@rain4825 he's saying that Miyazaki isn't the only one who can make high quality animations and that there are others who will still continue in the same path as him, so hop off his dick.

Honestly, I’m just grateful that this year’s most promising nominees were pretty much win-win situations. The Boy and the Heron or Across the Spider-verse, either of them winning was a win for animation, and I’m just glad it was so.

@themaximumchannel3345

Ай бұрын

Don’t forget nimona

@spideyv5750

Ай бұрын

And Robot Dreams, that one was also a great watch!

@kingkiller5325

Ай бұрын

Yeah. People complaining about their favourite movie not winning. When this year was one of the strongest ever for animation in Years. I still remember the years when movies like Boss Baby were nominated. The only think I had a little bit of an issue with was that the Academy didn't nominate Suzume. It's like they have a rule that they can only take one animated film from Japan and it can only be a Ghibli film.

@person2795

Ай бұрын

@@themaximumchannel3345 namona was actually a decent movie, unlike wish, which got nominated somehow

@lucascorona9694

10 күн бұрын

@@person2795really, WISH, got NoMiNATeD, shows how people shouldn’t be fighting at themselves over which movie is “better”, but seeing the true nature of the Oscar’s nowadays..

yk what pisses me off the most? The fact that people who did not even watch the boy and the heron say that spiderman should have won and don't simply appreciate how great both movies are. Animation is before anything else made to convey a certain message which some people seem to miss. And the worst part of it all is that exactly those people are the loudest.

@Nolord_

17 күн бұрын

Watched both. Spider Man should've won by a MILE.

@j_official4138

17 күн бұрын

@@Nolord_ spiderman wasn't all that

@yoannme1181

17 күн бұрын

By a miles*wink*

@tumultuousv

16 күн бұрын

@Nolords_ no

@rivireshmishra8214

16 күн бұрын

@@Nolord_ Agreed

Animation is a medium not a genre seems the Academy still do not understand this after all these years....

@drchristophe207

Ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a shame. The fact that a movie like Barbie got a best picture nominee, but neither of these, speaks volumes about how they view animation.

@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan

Ай бұрын

@@drchristophe207 Barbie is still a good movie. Didn't deserve the nomination tho.

@drchristophe207

Ай бұрын

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan yeah I agree I actually enjoyed it a lot. But compared to these two I don’t think it’s even close.

@rubixmaster7532

23 күн бұрын

​@@drchristophe207 Barbie also had the power of feminist bias on its side, these animations never stood a chance.

@MCArt25

14 күн бұрын

they're a bunch of old white farts, what do they know about any form of art but their own.

A tad bit biased because I'm a huge Miyazaki fan, but I honestly don't really understand why people are so pissed that TBATH won. I mean yeah, if you're like a die-hard Spiderverse fan, I can see where you're coming from, but this is the first time in over two decades a movie like THIS has won. Come on, give em some credit. And yes, both movies were absolutely phenomenal and beautifully made in their respective ways, but I mean still... Edit: Should I have not made this comment? Sorry if thats the case

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Superhero fans an Anime fans are extremely similar in a lot of ways. The most poignant being they both think their "thing" is the best thing to every exist and everyone should love it. AND if you dont LOVE it, youre wrong and most likely dumb 😂😂

@MacUser2-il2cx

Ай бұрын

People also forget how animations from around the world influences each other even over the last hundred years or so.

@Emarella

Ай бұрын

@@ZellyJP I think I'm like you and, since I enjoy both anime and superheroes, it'd be tough for me to pick between the two! Loved your end take. Animation needs more recognition and respect in the West! Hopefully both these films are helping to achieve that.

@charliegriswold1445

Ай бұрын

As someone who greatly prefer across the spiderverse, I will say I think the boy and the heron winning was probably better for the industry as a whole, as well as it’s acclaim and success. I have my personal issues with it, but it is so clear it was made by extremely talented people with so much love and care infused into it, and I also think the fact that this is the first 2D animated movie to win since spirited away in 2002, and as a send off to the man who made some of the best animated films to date, I think the win was well deserved, even if I prefer spiderverse.

@nananou1687

Ай бұрын

Except Ghibli has been robbed way too many times. And no, Spiderman was not as special as you think it was as well​@@perseus3115

I lost my dad last year, a week before Spiderverse came out. It was heavy and emotional for me to watch the relationships between Gwen and Miles' and their dads. After a few months, I started to feel some semblance of "normal" returning to my life. Then, The Boy and the Heron came out. That film dug deep and literally had me in tears at so many parts in the film. It had themes of losing a parent, and if you had just one more day with someone you love, what you say, what would you do with them. It was actually a very healing experience for me.

@CloudyWolf713

12 күн бұрын

My sincere condolences for your father.

@AShortDork

2 күн бұрын

I am very sorry to hear about your father, I hope you’re doing okay right now. 🫂💜

Seeing people dismiss Boy and the Herons animation as less complex or impressive than ATSV honestly hurts. I'm as excited as anyone for the boundaries ATSV pushed for CGI and digital animation techniques, but BATH let us see what hand-drawn animated features could be today had they not been largely replaced by CGI. BATH isn't flashy but it shines in the mastery of the principles of animation, which makes the bedrock ASTV builds on, and BATH did it better than perhaps anyone ever has.

@daeith1233

Ай бұрын

Yeah nothing new basically

@gota7738

Ай бұрын

@@daeith1233 Only new in quality and strength I suppose. Both are impressive to me and achieve different things.

@toasterowens8916

Ай бұрын

Its still a generic story about grief

@MetaGiga

Ай бұрын

@toasterowens8916 If you’re going that way, ATSV is another generic multiverse story. Don’t undermine a story because the premise has been used already; what matters is how it’s handled. Both movies handled their common troupes masterfully

@toasterowens8916

Ай бұрын

@@MetaGiga spider verse is a continuation of a movie that kicked off the multiverse craze, don't be ignorant. I like both movies, but people are acting like tbath is God's gift to earth just because it's studio Ghibli

I'm happy Ghibli won, but ATSV should've atleast been nominated for its music and editing. Grouping all the animated features into one category is so stupidly disrespectful towards the craft. They should try and expand it more by incorporating new awards Pinning Boy&Heron against ATSV is unfair as both films are exceptional in their own right. Not one is better than the other. Personally i am so happy Boy&Heron won as it ushered my local theatres to finally show it, and i got to see it on the big screen. It was worth the wait!!!

0:19 - That's not what he was doing there. He was at a demonstration where someone was presenting a CGI animation of a humanlike creature with very deformed arms crawling around on the ground and they were pitching the program as useful for horror themed animation. Miyazaki instead noted that he has a friend who is similarly deformed and admonished the presenter's proposal. That was a great moment that showed that Miyazaki is always making the human connection.

@Vor567tez

Ай бұрын

That make sense bcs I was confused ,isn't AI fairly new? So how did he know about AI at that point ? 🤔

@kaylemathewcomendador6964

Ай бұрын

@@Vor567tez I think he did based on what I’ve seen of that clip. And he still didn’t like the use of it.

@migovas1483

Ай бұрын

there is a new viral video using this old video reference , and saying he talks about AI, but the original video was from some 10 yrs ago some animation studio showing some dead/zombie creature animation...they took it out of context.. Has nothing to do with Ai and more about letting the computer just jiggle/random movement without purpose...looks 'terrific' in a real time video game.. or so it was supposed to be but in animation just looks like cheap and random.. just like these lifeless animations on 3D fighting games.. with no soul and just 'mapped' to characters..

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Miyazaki wasn't horrified at AI (or at least he didn't voice his concerns at that moment) but instead at the fact that the CGI designers chose to show him a really out-of-place procedural zombie animation that he clearly wasn't going to be interested in the technology of. Miyazaki looked right past through the tech, and saw a zombie animation. He voiced his opinion, and left. His worry about technology is completely separate, and in his movies he has never voiced any kind of anti-innovation message.

@reggoo12

Ай бұрын

He wasn’t talking about the generative ai that’s common nowadays, but the sentiment still stands.

Totally agree: Across the Spiderverse was a really good movie made capably but its inexperience in contrast to the fluid storytelling we see in The boy and the Heron is palpable. To me it seems like Miyazaki, more than ever, threw his entire subconscious into this movie in a way that allows it to freely express its concepts without the restraints of storytelling conventions. It just feels so sincere and emotional in LITERALLY every stroke of paint and every note of the music, and it feels like every element is up to interpretation, not guiding you through a story, but instead allowing you to understand it in accordance to your own experiences. It was hard for me as well to justify why I liked TBATH more than ATS, but ultimately, I think that one is clearly more masterful and meaningful in its entirety, while the other develops a sub-genre into a really well-told story.

@youraveragepersonwalkingth6850

Ай бұрын

I think a big part as to why most people thought spider-verse was going to win because spider-verse is funnier.

@vic85667

Ай бұрын

@@youraveragepersonwalkingth6850 the animation too

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

@@vic85667Yeah, I'll be the first to agree that to a contemporary audience, the amazingly detailed and raw animation of ATSV is much more appealing. Still think both are equally commendable for their animation. Each movie represents what it wants to with creativity and visual emotion, plus incredible skill in different ways.

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

@@youraveragepersonwalkingth6850 In general, ATSV is quite more comercial than TBATH. It's natural that it gained more of a following.

@Remelia-co2ej

Ай бұрын

@@youraveragepersonwalkingth6850 I think people thought it was gonna win because it’s clear. Like I’m sorry I love Miyazaki but genuinely when I was a kid I could enjoy his movies because they were pretty and cute but now that I’m older like I need to have other people explained to me what the fuck I’m watching because it doesn’t really make any sense. I watched the whole movie and the first time I came out and I had no clue what I just watched. I couldn’t comprehend story I couldn’t understand the meaning behind. It didn’t really make sense to me and I think a lot of people came out of the movie like that, and of course, the movie that they came out of being so awed by that they did understand in terms of into the spider verse was the one that they gravitated towards. I also want to take into account cultural context personally I’m black I find that I connect to some of the story of into and across the spider verse more think because of that cultural connection so some of us we get across the spider verse better we like it and we wanted it to win you know

You forgot to mention how the film also adresses Miyazaki's conflict with his own son who hasnt received recognition also as an animator... Awards are subjective and the whole Academy system is broken down. Miyazaki winning is one those rare "worthy wins", because a lot of the times it comes down to politics, popularity, or simply luck. I love both movies an I wish both could have won. Period. Great video!! Thanx!!!

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Oh 100% ! It was in my script to begin with but in full transparency I dont think i was skilled enough as a writer just yet to manage to fit it in while maintaining the pace of how the video is right now. I cut out a solid 3-5 minutes off this video that I wasnt able to fit in while maintaining flow and pacing.

good video, i just suggest rewatching the “insult to life itself” clip again. He was referring to how machine learning 3D models learning to walk shouldn’t be used as a reference for drawing “creepy things” because it reminds him of disabled friends he has, and felt it was dehumanizing.

Across the Spiderverse has been 10 years in the making (combining with the beginning of preprod of Into) How Do You Live is the crystallisation of the work of a lifetime. The lifetime of the greatest animation film director of all time. Simple as that.

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

Totally agree. You can see Miyazaki's personal evolution from film to film, and this one was his biggest leap yet: throwing all of his consciousness into it in a way that only someone with his experience could without ruining the core themes of the film. Just like his thought process, it seems like the film is completely fluid in its representation of themes and ideas in a way that is much more prevalent than in his other films. I loved ATSV but to me it's more like a really well executed movie, while TBATH is a point of artistic culmination from one of the greatest artists to ever roam this earth.

@BattleBeast5

Ай бұрын

Not 10, maybe 5

@jjstarrprod

Ай бұрын

@@BattleBeast5 ATSV took 5 years, but the start of the conception of ITSV was 5 years prior, so the entire Spiderverse took 10 years

@AdventuresAwait123

Ай бұрын

Yes. Yes. Yes.

@Cinnamoroll842

Ай бұрын

What are you saying? I mean time makes a good movie but what if it's just another u know same parents die and stuff like most or all spiderman movies..

Across the spiderverse was great I loved it for its characters, backgrounds, it looks like a comic in motion. Miyazaki takes me by the hand and sets a journey. In it I’m 12 years old again vulnerable, furious at the world for its cruelty. In the end I’m deep in my own emotions, and he’s there saying, “Are you happy to be alive?”

@Omni798

4 күн бұрын

You made me nearly cry, thanks

While I think the more deserving film won in the end, I think it's an accident and not indicative of the Academy taking any kind of interest in the medium. The fact of the matter is that the first Spiderverse movie won in the past and the Academy is apprehensive about awarding best feature to movies in the middle of a series (i.e. where the story is incomplete and a sequel is guaranteed). Miyazaki was a recognized enough name to push his film over the other offerings that the majority of Academy likely hadn't bothered to watch. Most years the award aligns with whoever topped the box office, though. 15 out of 24 have gone to Disney or Pixar. We've just been fortunate the last couple years the Disney offerings have either been controversial or mediocre, allowing someone else to take home the award. Still, I get the impression the winner this year was determined by name recognition rather than an appreciation for the craft.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

I can see what you mean, but in my completely irrelevant opinion, the hand drawn animation of TBatH was more impressive to me personally. And that is 100% just personal bias I am fully aware 😂 Im just glad disney and pixar werent rewarded for mediocrity

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

Oh totally agree that it probably was just bias. The conversation around this should be more about "which movie I like more" than "which movie should have won the Oscar", and even then it's still a bit dumb.

@adseigo

Ай бұрын

@@protastudios For the individual, maybe, but we're talking about winning an Oscar and it's kind of sad that the criteria for winning an Oscar in animation is completely different from winning in live action film. The Academy generally stands for artistry and craft in filmmaking, except for where the animated features are concerned. They need to really change how the voting works. There is no requirement to see all the movies in a category or even any of them to vote. When the majority of members aren't in the animation industry or have any interest in it, you get a lot of people voting based entirely on what they recognize or what movies their kids dragged them to. There's very little of the scrutiny they give the live action films and shows their disdain for animation as a medium.

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

@@adseigo Oh yeah I knew about the whole "not having to watch all the nominees" thing. That's a whole other disgusting can of worms that I wish people talked about more often. It's clear that they don't take cinema seriously just in general.

@toasterowens8916

Ай бұрын

​@@ZellyJPthat is 100% peroanal bias

Spiderman had a cliffhanger. The story wasn't over. it would be controversial to pick the film that isn't finished.

@rafaelc.c.

17 күн бұрын

Actually, the story barely started.

@blizyon30fps86

15 күн бұрын

@@rafaelc.c.it’s about half way through

The voice actor for Miles was mad disrespectful to Miyazaki.

@namesrowan3288

Ай бұрын

Literally how apart from expressing he thought what we loved and played a huge role in should’ve won? Not like he tweeted “fuck that old man” he just said “robed” (😭)

@mamobee

Ай бұрын

@@namesrowan3288 because if he had any respect for Miyazaki's legacy he would have fully understood that they were not robbed of the win. The producer understood that they lost to a legend, but for the actor to say they were robbed is discrediting Miyazaki.

@jennah5990

Ай бұрын

@@mamobeeomg bruh

@DOG_EATER_1887

Ай бұрын

​@@mamobeeis it really that deep

@mamobee

Ай бұрын

@@DOG_EATER_1887 it's not. I just find it disrespectful, if you don't then that's fine. Everyone's entitled to their opinions

When we were kids, my father stumbled on Miyazaki at the local video rental, and for a while that was all that we watched (we didn’t have cable TV, so when I say it was all that we watched-I mean all). We owned Nausicaa on dvd and i must have seen that film over 100 times, so much that the disc was basically unreadable at some point. I rewatched the movies about 10 years later in my mid twenties to introduce them to a friend, and it hit me, as an adult, how much the films had shaped me as a child. As in, I’m fairly certain Miyazaki’s films laid the blueprint for all of my moral philosophy, my hierarchy of values, my ideals, etc, and it hit me as an adult that how my relationship to Miyazaki’s oeuvre was nearly religious. When I saw the Boy and the Heron I saw it with that same friend who was introduced to Miyazaki in their twenties, and they were pretty confused. During the credits they wanted to start analyzing what had just happened, but I couldn’t because I just started crying. The film felt like such a gift, something made just for me. It spoke in a language that I had learnt as a child, and could follow intuitively. I knew every frame as if I had seen it a thousand times, yet it felt like unpacking an entirely new present. A whole new world, one that said “i have given you everything that I have to give, but now i am old, and tired, and full of mistakes. All things must change.” It was so perfect. I saw it again with my sister a week later and my roommate, and she had the same reaction as I did. The roommate was confused-he could tell there was a lot going on in the movie that he wasn’t catching, but my sister had the exact same reaction that i did. She just started crying.

Not only is the Boy and the Heron an adult animated film winning an oscar, but also a 2D animated film winning an oscar, two styles of film completely written off by modern Hollywood winning the biggest award an animated film can win, an it did it in a year where in other years, pretty much any other nominee for best animated picture could've easily won. The academy expected the Boy and the Heron to be great and Spiderverse to be spectacular, but in the end both films were spectacular, and the award was given to the film that had to fight so many expectations of it in order to be recognized

I'm convinced that anyone who claimed that Spider-Verse was robbed didn't actually see Boy & Heron. It deserved to win on a technical level, a storytelling level and a filmmaking level. Just a gorgeous and moving picture.

Having watched both films in theatres, I think the difference, for me at least, was that even though The Boy and the Heron has such fantastical imagery, it also felt so personal and real, it felt like a fairy tale of the heart, a living story told just for me, where everyone in the audience could take a different massage away from the film, their message, their little secret shared only with the animation. Spider-Verse was incredible, genuinely phenomenal, but, despite having incredible characters with depth and really amazing arcs, it was also meant to show things that were beyond human, super-human, and that was the point of it, writing an amazing, greater-than-life story about superheroes, it was delightful to watch. Still, that delight felt universal, everyone understood every line with the same meaning, it was made to connect people, and it did fantastically, but it lacked the calm, introspection, interpretation, and contemplation that The Boy and the Heron brought to me.

I’ll just drop my two cents and do a hot take here: I did not enjoy Across the Spiderverse. I know other people did, I see the appeal and I think the animation is stunning but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I have never been a Marvel or Superhero fan and I didn’t particularly relate or enjoy any of the characters in Across the Spiderverse. Now I have yet to see The Boy and Heron but I have long been a Studio Ghibli fan and I can’t wait to see it. On free weekends my siblings and I will just gather in the theater room and binge a ton of Ghibli. The way you equated The Boy and the Heron to a home cooked meal/Across the Spiderverse to a 5 star restaurant is exactly how I would describe the contrast between the two films and how I felt about them. It’s like coming home to a warm house after a long trip away. Across the Spiderverse was big and flashy and bold and for some that’s what they want to see in their films but it’s not for me and it makes me really happy to see that Studio Ghibli is still gets some recognition even in today’s world.

@rafaelc.c.

17 күн бұрын

The film is the definition of style over substance. Nothing happens of importance. And while all that style had a purpose in the first film, here it just looks pointless. Simply put, pretentious.

Spider-verse fans still salty about atsv not winning the Oscar award. 😂

@XjhX-xf6uc

Ай бұрын

I could tell from looking at that thumbnail.

@jskywalker58

Ай бұрын

Does it really matter who won and the grand scheme of things

@theguywhoasked2597

Ай бұрын

​@@jskywalker58does anything really matter in the grand scheme of things🗿

@Dora-xi5ob

Ай бұрын

Everyone is salty over something

@JohnnieJar

Ай бұрын

@@Dora-xi5ob Truest thing ever said

I think both are very deserving of the award but for different reasons, and I think which ever one you think should win comes down to this Spider-Man: the pinical of modern animation. This movie is setting the gold standard for all 3D animation moving forward. This movie is a real step forward in the technology of 3D animation and its potential. Boy and the heron: the last bastion of a largely overlooked medium and style. The industry has been rapidly moving into 3D for years now, and every year that goes by 2D seems like a thing of the past. This movie reminds us of why we love animation. This movie reminds us that 2D will never be obsolete. It reminds us of how much value the medium of 2D animation has, and pleads with us to not let it be forgotten in the future. In summary, Spider-Man points to the future, and the boy and the heron points to the path. Both opinions are incredibly valid in my eyes, and further shows why animation needs more categories.

"Robed" that is feckin magnificent.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

😂

Omg, when you showed the clips from The Boy and the Heron, I started shivering and my heart accelerated. The way you described it and the music made it even better. I've never been so concentrated and disconnected at the same time, I don't even know what happened, it's a beautiful movie. I NEED TO WATCH THIS MOVIE FR

Another person (here on KZread I think) actually said that a part of the reason might've been that Across the Spider-verse, as a story, can only be understood if you watched the prequel beforehand. Boy and the Heron on the other hand has a story that can stand on its own.

@madmanonyt9943

6 күн бұрын

I don’t really think that’s the case, especially since they loosely retell the events of the first film, early on, but I get what they mean, as The Boy and the Heron requires no prior knowledge to enjoy it, while Spidey encourages you to have a grasp of Miles story prior to the new movie.

Damn, I saw your first episode the day it came out. I remember KZread recommending it to me and me liking how you structured your video. So many new KZreadrs I've seen that and I've subbed . You are one of the few who have continued making videos . The quality is amazing, hope your channel gets more traction!

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

thank you so much 😭 I really love making videos, and im so happy with how this one turned out. I just need to upload more so people dont forget me inbetween every upload 😂

ialways get goosebumbs just seeing clips of that movie or even hearing a slip of the music its just that good

Spider-Verse is a nice Marvel Super Hero sequel…it’s a sequel. The first movie already got the Oscar. The Boy and the Heron is a unique experience.

@mujiescomedy279

Ай бұрын

I’d say ATSV is still extremely unique tbh

@soysource3218

Ай бұрын

@@mujiescomedy279 Yeah

@yetidex4829

24 күн бұрын

while it may be a sequel, it innovates on it's own just as much as the first movie

It’s insanely refreshing to see others who have such a deep admiration and love for animation and its abilities to reflect the human condition. Fantastic video, keep up the great work!!!

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

we still exist 🤣

Very nicely put, I like the way you tried to see things from both sides and came to a reasonable conclusion as to why Miyazaki-Sensei’s Final Masterpiece won the Awards. You’re absolutely right. The Animation Industry SHOULD Include more Awards for different Mediums like Best Animated Stop-Motion and Best Animated 3D Film, Would absolutely bring about a wider range of Gratification for the Artists in the Industry and would solidify their mutual recognition and respect for one another’s professions and art-forms. Animation doesn’t deserve to be treated like a joke, it deserves its rightful place as an officially recognized and respected Art-Form, with its own distinct categories and Awards to complement it. The Boy and the Heron was a Breathtaking Piece that completely surpassed and went beyond anything that Hayao Miyazaki has made within the last 10 years. It had every right to Win the Best Feature Award as it marked the crowning achievement of an Animation Artist who was arguably responsible for growing and cultivating the Art of Animation itself to such a degree that professional artists Worldwide had no choice but to Globally Recognize and Acknowledge the Medium as Legitimate Craft. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse was great, and it deserves its own unique Recognition and Award, but stubbornly denying the Boy and the Heron’s Success in favor of pushing up The Film is just Crass. It deserves its place, but not at the expense of a genuine Magnum Opus. The Boy and the Heron was Hayaoi Miyazaki’s Greatest Masterpiece, and it deserves its place at the Top of the Animation World.

Seeing this in my notifications I was suprised, I did not remeber you nor why I subscribed. But watching this video reminded me of just that.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

that means a ton thank you. I know i gotta upload more consistently so people can recognize when I upload. 2 months in between uploads is just horrible but thank you so much for taking the time to watch and glad you enjoyed!

Thank you so much for not using sound bytes in your review. There are sound bytes that I’m sensitive to so I’m glad you didn’t do them. And that intro HOLY CRAP IT’S SOOOOO GOOD! I squealed when you showed clips of the other nominees. AND YOU USED THE CINEVORE EDITS OMG! Hope this becomes popular soon.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

ahhh thank you!! I only like to use chill transitional sound byted im not a huge fan of the loud meme-y sound clips. but im so glad you enjoyed it!!

@annikamarcelo3523

Ай бұрын

@@ZellyJP I like meme-y sound effect sometimes but when I say sound bytes, I mean the sound clips from the clip like the brief clip you showed about the Iraq invasion. You could have used the audio for that clip for a few seconds, but you didn’t and I like that, because there are sound effects and audio clips that I’m sensitive to like war and audience reception when they collectively hate something. Plus, your review is short, but insightful. Very noice.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

@@annikamarcelo3523 ahh that makes sense! And yes I am very intentional with my scripts, I have a very short attention span as most people do nowadays so I strip all the fluff and fat from my scripts and I think it helps the overrall quality

Tbh I think ATSV would have won if The Boy and the Heron wasn’t Miyazaki’s (supposedly) last film. the judges probably wanted to honor him one last time if he doesn’t get the chance to make another movie which is understandable. I don’t mind TBatH winning either way, it’s always nice to see non-3d and non-Western stuff getting attention (ATSV should have been at least nominated for Best Score though… your point about animation never getting recognition at the Oscars outside of its designated "kid's table" category is so true.)

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

thats how I felt as well. Im glad that TBatH won, but if spiderverse won it would have been awesome as well. But there in lies the core issue is that both should have won something!

@parisulki729

Ай бұрын

Ok, so story from my experience. When i told my movie school teacher, about the whole "last movie" thing, she was appalled by my words, as she that tBatH is the obvious winner as it is most adult one, and then said "Then what else would've won? Across the spiderverse?". She has a background in movie criticism, but her words genuinely angered me. Because, despite there are sometimes being obvious Oscar winners, every movie that has gotten to the finals got merit, or why else it is there. And since when we are judging animation by how "adult" it is. The medium of animation is all about expression, and thereby, it is more emotionally fuelled. Not like i don't agree that Miyazaki's work was stronger, but she said it in a way, as if Across the spider verse was another one of those generic CGI cartoons.

@parisulki729

Ай бұрын

This whole thing made me think, based on does the academy judge which movie is better? Because animation isn't only it's story, but also the craft that went into it. Unlike in movies, there is no dedicated nominations for animation story and animation(as in process). Looking at past Oscar's nominees, i guess the winners are usually ones with the best package of both, but the whole list is the epitomy of robbed.

@uhwaykin

Ай бұрын

You might be right, but that says a lot more about the awards and the academy than it does about the quality and/or artistic merit of either movie.

@turtlesnail9824

Ай бұрын

I was incredibly pissed that ATSV didn’t get a nomination for best score, that was my most listened to ost last year but I’m glad Oppenheimer won.

Honestly, after the awards, we could be heading in the right direction. There is now a demand from the majority of people for more animated films for more adults or for more art styles and original stories. The progress is going to be a bit slow, but as both Millennials and Zoomers, including Gen Alpha, get older, we'll be able to make these changes happen faster.

@madmanonyt9943

6 күн бұрын

I think so. I guarantee you that The Boy and the Heron will not be the least adult animated film to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar, as The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which is releasing this December, is more than likely to win 2025’s Best Animated Feature Oscar, which would make it the second adult animated feature to win the award, right after the first, mind you, and the first non-Ghibli film to do so, which is also a win for international animated feature, in general. We are heading into a new age of animation, and I think it’ll happen sooner than we think.

loved this video and the analogy of the home cooked meal. hope this blows up!!

I’m a Spider-Man fan boy and even I could tell Spider-verse wasn’t going to win not because it’s a sequel but it’s because the it’s only the first two acts of a story. Essentially it’s not a complete movie and we’re waiting for Beyond to come out to complete it

@imtheonehero9305

16 күн бұрын

That's an excuse not to show this anime love...

@juliawidmaier5334

15 күн бұрын

I feel like the second film wasn't as strong as the first in its pacing and storytelling. It's still an incredible film but definitely felt like the awkward middle film. I'm excited though for the last one and will be seated 🎉.

could be worse, imagining f*cking losing to BOSS BABY!!!

@madmanonyt9943

6 күн бұрын

The fact that A Silent Voice lost a nomination to The Boss Baby is still baffling. 💀

I love the depth and detail in your ideas. Truly such a well composed concept and video!!

This really didn't need a video analysis, both are great movies, The Boy And The Heron won because it's a standalone movie, Spider-Man lost because it's a sequel and the story wasn't even finished

@quangamershyguyyz7166

Ай бұрын

And we really didn’t need your comment, most of us know this.

@mask_of_moon

Ай бұрын

@@quangamershyguyyz7166 This comment goes both ways

@protastudios

Ай бұрын

Totally don't agree. Across the Spiderverse stands perfectly on its own, showing a good bunch of great character moments and generally good artistry and writing. The emotional journey of the movie is a complete one. Don't try to justify the win like that.

One is a typical superhero movie that mostly geared for younger audience with a story that is designed to entertain said audience, the other one is an entirely new movie that doesn't tell you things instead it shows you some things and ask a question that require you to have tons of experience in life to understand (Basically you need to be old enough to understand) and that is why the movie appear to be confusing to younger audience because only those who're old enough can understand the question "How do you live?" which is the true title of this movie.

@madmanonyt9943

6 күн бұрын

I wish that The Boy and the Heron kept the original title, in the US, cuz the title it sports here is so painfully generic, especially compared to its far more thought-provoking Japanese title.

First time I watched this movie in theater, I could really tell just how much this movie meant for Miyazaki. Like you said, this movie is made for a specific group of people, specifically for those who are really into animation and is a big fan of Ghibli itself. I watched this with my girlfriend, and she had to ask me what's the whole point of this movie in the end because to her it just feels like a kids movie haha :,D

This was an amazing video and the way you worded it was just perfect. Please continue to make videos like this

the way you are still such a small creator is insane, your videos are so good on topics I don't think about in the anime/animation space

The sea has less salt compared to spiderverse fans

@madmanonyt9943

6 күн бұрын

😂😂🤣🤣

Okay sheeshhh great video! I honestly didnt even know about the awards lol. That one line that you said there at 7:16 thoughhh that totally touched my heart ..

Amazing work man. Keep it up!

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I watched your spider-verse video during the drafting process of this video and it was phenomenal as well. Thanks for commenting as well. Feedback from other creators always hits a little harder (in a good way)

When I was younger, in my teens, I had an interaction with an elderly man. I’d known him for many years through my grandmother but I never really talked to him all that much or anything so it’s not like we were close. I was sitting down just playing some music on my phone while I was around a campfire and I eventually played Over the Rainbow. I’m casually starting the song then I hear a faint “somewhere over the rainbow, way up high”. It was the old man on the chair across from me singing along to the song. It was quiet and peaceful and extremely eye opening for me, someone who was younger and thought the world revolved around me. This moment reminded me that the world around me was real and the experiences of others around me were valid. The Boy and the Heron reminds me of that moment. Hayao Miyazaki did for the rest of the world what that old man did for me, provided a reminder that the world is alive, quiet, and powerful if you pay attention.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

comments like these are why I love making videos! thank you for sharing ❤️

Having watched both, I can say that I enjoyed Spiderverse more during both movies' theater screenings and is still my favorite of the two. But I'm also a huge ghibli fan and I remember the first time watching boy and the heron in theater. I thought it was just "okay" relative to other Miyazaki works at the time. But for some reason it stayed in my mind in a way spiderverse didn't for several days. I kept thinking about how the main character processed his grief and how it affected him and the new people in his life. And it had me thinking about my own life as well lol. Which is why the Japanese title seemed so apt compared to the english one. The title in Japanese is 君たちはどう生きるか？ which roughly translates to "How do you live?" which was a major theme in the movie. Even compared to other Miyazaki works, there was SO much symbolism and definitely encapsulated the idea of "show, don't tell". It's one of those movies where it gets immensely better on second rewatch. And I can see why it lead to an oscar win over spiderverse. They eat this stuff up 100%.

i think i speak for everyone by saying your production and audio commentary is top notch for sure and ill def be subscribing

This is one of the best KZread videos I’ve ever watched

Im so happy for both. Congrats to the boy and the heron! Both are truly stunning

Just be happy Elemantal didn't win .

3 videos and you’re killing it!! I hope your channel really grows

Anyone who feels "Robbed" isn't making films for the right reasons. It's not a contest but about creating genuine human connection through story.

@sngnmylvr

13 күн бұрын

you get it, this is what miyazaki's film had that the spiderverse didn't. and it's amazing how that connection was portrayed through animation, while spiderverse's animation is just purely action.

I love watching "Across the Spiderverse" more than "The Boy and the Heron", but as a part 1 of 2, it's theme and what it has to say hasn't concluded. So if you give part 1 the Oscar and part 2 ended up not delivering, it will be a waste of an Oscar.

The boy and the heron may not have the super mega powerhouse animation like spiderverse, but it doesn’t need to. It tells a much more personal and deeper story that left an impact on me. It feels like a manifestation of his soul accepting that his time is running out. I really like his attitude of not giving a fuck. Even not showing up to the oscars and still winning lol.

I'm glad you made this video. Even if I'm a big fan of Miyazaki's work, I was legitimately surprised when I saw Spiderman didn't get the Oscar. But I wasn't sure how to feel about that. Your video helped. So thanks !

The wagyu steak vs homemade meal comparison actually explained your point perfectly 😂

Across the spider verse was good but it was a 2 hour trailer for a third movie. End of story

@namesrowan3288

Ай бұрын

Maybe not trailer but it definitely wouldn’t make sense to give an Oscar to half of a movie

The true winners were us the viewers who watched both of these films and were amazed to see both of them being amazing from start to finish!

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

THIS is the only objective fact

The way this video is so well written and presented that it truely gives goosebumps🗣️

I watched it in theaters in the month of its release in my country. It's the last show of the day and after it, the mall will be closing. There were less than 20 viewers at that time and most of us are in our 20s-30s. Some even look like they just got off from work then immediately went to the theaters, just like me. The Pelican scene from The Boy and The Heron is what caught me the most. The Old Pelican said along the lines of, "It is not our war but they made us fight for it" as it splutters blood out of its mouth and the life in their eyes slowly fades away. Miyazaki is well-known for his opposition to war, hence that Old Pelican scene but me, a young-adult in his 20s who is burned out from work to finance my college studies, got a different perspective on it. That I should not be confined within the limits of what I should do now in order to succeed in the future. That one should live in the moment in order to appreciate the success of the future. For if I will be a prisoner of my own soul-decaying effort to preserve my future self, all of it will be in vain once I reach that promised destination.

i watched the movie yesterday and i have some questions about the endig 1. When the grand uncle world was destroyed (tower collapsed) does that mean the pelicans are now free? since they were stuck on the island starving and thus lead them to eat the wara wara and they weren’t native to the magic world ? Does that mean they returned to their real world 2. himi burns and kills some wara wara trying to protect the majority of them and some wara wara get eaten doesnt that mean the dead wara wara also reincarnate again? since the wara wara are a reference to how souls are created and the the movie theme is about life and death and reincarnation? and kiriko says that himi killing some of them with her fire will help the majority to be reborn doesnt that also imply that these souls also regulate anyways even if they get burned or die?

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

1) I think at the end when all the animals escape through the time door it insinuates they all were able to leave. There was no fish in the ocean, so they were forced to eat the wara wara in a vicious cycle of hunger, and pain but luckily were able to go back to the real world. 2) I assume since the wara wara that are eaten will eventually have another chance to go to the real world. I believe kiriko was referencing that himi's involvement its a net positive because even though she is burning some wara wara if she doesnt intervene then the pelicans would eat all of them. The other world is "balanced" but the grand uncle wasnt able to create one absolved of pain and malice and thats why he wanted mahito to take his place. The Birds eat the wara wara, himi burns the birds, and the wara wara reincarnate, and all of this process has pain and death at the focus point

@user-lr5on3uj2t

Ай бұрын

@@ZellyJP thank you for explaining the ending confused me abit and wara wara part was so confusing to me since they r souls and not actual living beings but ya i think the movie hints that life all about reincarnation and that life is a continuous cycle instead of just death

What you said about 2D animation being forced to beg for scraps at the kid's table-- FUCKING NAILED IT. Also, the voice actor's statement about being robbed-- I understand he is a bit biased because he's the lead voice actor in that film, but that just comes off as really disrespectful to his opposition and made me angry!! does he have no idea what goes into 2D animation?!??!?! 😡😡😡😡😡😡 I really love what you said about how The Boy and the Heron made us feel. I think that probably played a huge factor because you're absolutely right.We knew what to expect walking into one movie and with the other, we didn't. That's the key. 👏 👏 👏

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! Yeah he for sure came across as a sore loser and a bad sport, but at the same time like you said he is the voice behind the main characters so hes just repping his home team. I couldnt agree more, the feeling i got from watching TBatH was honestly unmatched from any movie ive ever seen before

@princesspikachu3915

Ай бұрын

@@ZellyJPWhat I don’t get is the first Spiderverse movie won back in 2019. Why be angry about an incomplete sequel not getting the award?

Masterpiece video, i entered casually and became hooked, seeing that boy in his journey/life remind me of my life, growing up, about being a kid and now a 26yrs old, the choices and perspective this kid has and i dont, i have more maturity, he has more options and youth, and on the other side i have Miyazaki on the end of his life. Everything perfectly depicted by that nostalgic 2d animation, this made me question my life and the desire to live more lightly, reminded me of Haikyuu and Volleyball and wanting to play and enjoy beauty, ive been thinking and prepating so much for tragedy and violent that this lifestyle feels like slacking off under fire, "does one really exclude the other?" I thought. Also Spiderman has the best western animation i ever seen, on par with japanese animation, Gwen with purple sky got me hypnotized and is printed in my mind. I can throw "sorry, i wasnt familiar with your game" now

This is a beautiful video, and I just wanted to say that hearing you talk with such passion for these movies made me tear up. Also, great analogy with the wagyu steak and the home-cooked meal. 100% agree.

That analogy to wagyu and home-cooked meal really put into perspective your point, fantastic work.

A movie should not be controversial just because there was another movie people wanted to win at a damn awards ceremony. You can love The Boy and The Heron and Spiderverse, how many rewards it wins or doesn't win shouldn't matter in the grand scheme of things.

As someone who follows the awards, here’s a bit of insight into the process. Before the Oscars there are precursor ceremonies that people could follow to predict the winners, the major being Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA, and the Guilds (unions). Golden Globes recently had a major overhaul to make their voting body more international and their picks for this year were very inspired - including nominating both ATSV and Heron in Score (they lost to Oppenheimer but nobody was beating that score). And in Animated - Boy and the Heron won, which kind of started the notion that international voters liked that movie more. Spider Verse would go on to win the more domestic-heavy awards like Critics Choice, the Producers Guild and the Annie Awards - but the BAFTAs, a UK-based international body went for Heron. And since the Oscars take in more international people for the voting body every year, it makes sense that Heron won in the end. Also to add, respect for Animated at the Oscars still has a long way - the fact that both films didn’t get any Score or above the line categories at the Oscars is criminal.

3 mins into this video and i'm leaving to watch The Boy & Heron myself and then come back to this video Thanks for sparking my interest

I will forever love animation and Boy and the Heron or How do you live showed that.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Couldnt agree more

I enjoyed both movies immensely, though I say I like Across the Spider-Verse a bit more. And while I'm glad that Miyazaki won another Oscar for what's probably his last film, I think him winning will not do that much about how the majority of the public thinks about animated films, ans especially anime films in general, since Miyazaki is practically a brand of its own, when people think of Miyazaki's film I see plenty of people that don't see then as anime Sidenote, I find it kind of amusing the fact that Miles Morales and Mahito were both dubbed by the same voice actor, Emilio Treviño, in the Latin American Spanish dub versions of both movies

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

" since Miyazaki is practically a brand of its own, when people think of Miyazaki's film I see plenty of people that don't see then as anime " So true, and extremely depressing at the same time when you think of how Studio Ghibli will 95% sure pass alongside with him when he does. Im just so grateful we got one more masterpiece!

@pablocasas5906

Ай бұрын

@@ZellyJP I'm not sure what's going to happen in the future, but I can't see Ghibli having the same relevance in the future without Miyazaki. There's plenty of talented people in Ghibli, but very few of the non-Miyazaki directed movies have manage to capture the attention of the audience and critics, save for Grave of the Fireflies, Arriety (though Miyazaki wrote the script for that one), Tale of Princess Kaguya and maybe Marnie was here. Ever since Takahata's passing I think Ghibli has changed a lot, and even some memebers left the studio and founded their another one, Studio Ponoc. It's difficult to know how the anime film industry is going to be in the future, commercially it has never been so healthier, movies like Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, One Piece Film: Red, The First Slam Dunk, Suzume, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 have become huge hits in international markets as well, and there's plenty of other famous directors like Mamoru Hosoda and Makoto Shinkai, though they're not as famous in the West as Miyazaki, and while some of those films I mentioned were well received they're not thematically in the same level, some of them are more like Hollywood blockbuster equivalents, which isn't bad, but I hope that some new voices in the anime industry can make movies as deep and moving as the ones Miyazaki did

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Ofc 🙏 thank you so much

Hayao Miyazaki is amazing he created such beautiful films and it was sad to watch the final film. I was extremely happy too bc I shared that day with my friends in theaters.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Lifelong memories are what its all about

"Robed" Lmao american education at its finest.

Very cool video 👍.Really liked the steak n favorite homecooked meal comparison 😂. But in general i just wanted to say that you have like always very interessting topics and opinions in your videos which i have seen nowhere else. So yeah thank you for the cool vids and keep going💪

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

comments like these is why i do it man fr. Thank you so much. Im glad you loved it fr

7:41 fitting clip for talking about mutual demise

You worded that perfectly with the spider man is a high restaurant meal while the boy and the heron is your favorite home cooked meal by you grandparents

atsv i expected xyz because its a sequel. The boy and the heron i cried within the first 2 minutes. Thats the short reason why it won easily.

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

Right? When i watched TBatH i was so overwhelmed watching the entire time and its not even a very heavy/sad movie on the surface. Just so full of passion and life it feels indescribable

I loved the first Spider-Man animation…. But I got nauseous trying to watch across the spider verse on tv at home…

Spidervers was hard on my eyes. The colors and light changes gave me headaches. I had to watch it in two parts. The harron was definitely eye candy, as you said. I'm so glad i got to see it in theater.

One thing I can for sure say about both movies is that both are absolute visual masterpieces. ATSV is awesome, pack with action, creativeness, and colorful to a point of almost joyfully hurting your eyes. The Boy and the Heron is wonderfully off-putting and just has that feeling and fluidity that only can be truly brought by pure 2d animation. I loved both as an animation geek.

Zelly did it again 🥲

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

and thats faxxx 😅

After watching The Boy and the Herring and Across the Spider verse it feels like spider verse is just a cameo fest pandering to fan service whereas The Boy and the herring is a artistic film that tells a meaningful story, not something tied to an IP that wants people to cheer because they added a specific character. by all means does this not imply that Spider verse is a bad film but honestly I believe the reason why Miyazaki's Film won is simply because it conveyed adult messages well through a medium many consider to be for kids that being said purely to push the meme im gonna say it we got robed

Lovely vid

Remember the "boss baby vs koe no katachi" yes. We never forgot

Spiderverse might be the better film, but The Boy and the Heron is a more complete narrative. Spiderverse will probably win best picture once the third film comes out.

Damn that food metaphor was beautiful

@ZellyJP

Ай бұрын

I cooked with that one

ugh you described it beautifully

It is like a principle in boxing. The punch no one sees coming is the one that knocks you out.