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I don’t “get” Studio Ghibli movies

Critics love them but they are all boring as shit to me. I f...
sooty big office tank
  12/16/23
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sooty big office tank
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
High-end stirring french chef
  12/16/23
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spectacular autistic piazza becky
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
sooty big office tank
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
Trip parlor
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
aquamarine beady-eyed indirect expression boistinker
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
talented amethyst university immigrant
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
sooty big office tank
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
talented amethyst university immigrant
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
sooty big office tank
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
talented amethyst university immigrant
  12/16/23
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hairraiser weed whacker
  12/16/23
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Dead psychic
  12/16/23
brutal
Angry jade sanctuary fanboi
  12/16/23
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Angry jade sanctuary fanboi
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
aquamarine beady-eyed indirect expression boistinker
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
talented amethyst university immigrant
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
High-end stirring french chef
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
gaped famous landscape painting whorehouse
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
Cocky space coldplay fan
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
Angry jade sanctuary fanboi
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
Boyish ivory hunting ground nursing home
  12/16/23
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Cocky space coldplay fan
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
supple chest-beating coffee pot telephone
  12/16/23
lmao
Trip parlor
  12/17/23
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tancredi marchiolo
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
Dead psychic
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
Turquoise vigorous box office puppy
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
Angry jade sanctuary fanboi
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
elite hell internal respiration
  12/17/23
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Khaki persian kitchen
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
Aromatic olive temple liquid oxygen
  01/28/25
'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly reco...
Richard Ames
  03/16/26


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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:10 PM
Author: sooty big office tank

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:51 PM
Author: sooty big office tank



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: High-end stirring french chef

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:59 PM
Author: spectacular autistic piazza becky



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: sooty big office tank

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:18 PM
Author: Trip parlor

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:21 PM
Author: aquamarine beady-eyed indirect expression boistinker

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

Princess Mononoke would be an exception.

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:22 PM
Author: talented amethyst university immigrant

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

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



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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:24 PM
Author: sooty big office tank

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:27 PM
Author: talented amethyst university immigrant

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:33 PM
Author: sooty big office tank

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:34 PM
Author: talented amethyst university immigrant

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:28 PM
Author: hairraiser weed whacker



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: Dead psychic



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: Angry jade sanctuary fanboi

brutal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2",#47178658)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:35 PM
Author: Angry jade sanctuary fanboi



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: aquamarine beady-eyed indirect expression boistinker

I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:18 PM
Author: talented amethyst university immigrant

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:03 PM
Author: High-end stirring french chef

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:36 PM
Author: gaped famous landscape painting whorehouse

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:40 PM
Author: Cocky space coldplay fan

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

ive tried a few times but fall asleep within 10 minutes

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:41 PM
Author: Angry jade sanctuary fanboi

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:50 PM
Author: Boyish ivory hunting ground nursing home

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

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

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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:04 PM
Author: Cocky space coldplay fan



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: supple chest-beating coffee pot telephone

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



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



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:25 AM
Author: Trip parlor

lmao

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



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



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: Dead psychic

Never seen one but i just know theyre gay

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



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:15 AM
Author: Turquoise vigorous box office puppy

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

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

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



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:18 AM
Author: Angry jade sanctuary fanboi

but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs

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



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Date: December 17th, 2023 10:34 AM
Author: elite hell internal respiration

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

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



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Date: January 28th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: Khaki persian kitchen



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Aromatic olive temple liquid oxygen

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

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



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Date: March 16th, 2026 10:20 PM
Author: Richard Ames

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

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