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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...
Vengeful People Who Are Hurt
  12/16/23
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Vengeful People Who Are Hurt
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
Talking stage hissy fit
  12/16/23
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Ocher Theatre
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
Vengeful People Who Are Hurt
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
citrine judgmental resort hunting ground
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
Titillating Set Round Eye
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
Vengeful People Who Are Hurt
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
Vengeful People Who Are Hurt
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency
  12/16/23
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Dark black woman hell
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odious fishy field dog poop
  12/16/23
brutal
maniacal location
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maniacal location
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
Titillating Set Round Eye
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
Talking stage hissy fit
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
violent charismatic chapel
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
Excitant Principal's Office Headpube
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
maniacal location
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
Charcoal Plaza
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Excitant Principal's Office Headpube
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
Diverse olive market goal in life
  12/16/23
lmao
citrine judgmental resort hunting ground
  12/17/23
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tancredi marchiolo
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
odious fishy field dog poop
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
bateful navy blood rage
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
maniacal location
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
Talented bawdyhouse
  12/17/23
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Rusted rigor
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
fuchsia awkward trust fund
  01/28/25
'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly reco...
Richard Ames
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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:10 PM
Author: Vengeful People Who Are Hurt

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: Vengeful People Who Are Hurt



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: Talking stage hissy fit

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: Ocher Theatre



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: Vengeful People Who Are Hurt

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: citrine judgmental resort hunting ground

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: Titillating Set Round Eye

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: disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency

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: Vengeful People Who Are Hurt

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: disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency

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: Vengeful People Who Are Hurt

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: disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency

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: Dark black woman hell



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: odious fishy field dog poop



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: maniacal location

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: maniacal location



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: Titillating Set Round Eye

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: disgusting garrison international law enforcement agency

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: Talking stage hissy fit

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: violent charismatic chapel

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: Excitant Principal's Office Headpube

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: maniacal location

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: Charcoal Plaza

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: Excitant Principal's Office Headpube



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: Diverse olive market goal in life

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: citrine judgmental resort hunting ground

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: odious fishy field dog poop

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: bateful navy blood rage

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: maniacal location

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: Talented bawdyhouse

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: Rusted rigor



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: fuchsia awkward trust fund

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)