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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...
galvanic station
  12/16/23
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galvanic station
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
Sepia Cuckoldry Macaca
  12/16/23
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free-loading buff stag film
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
galvanic station
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
Cowardly Soul-stirring Background Story Site
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
appetizing spruce rigpig base
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
deranged parlor blood rage
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
galvanic station
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
deranged parlor blood rage
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
galvanic station
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
deranged parlor blood rage
  12/16/23
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nofapping misanthropic public bath
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drab reading party
  12/16/23
brutal
magenta mediation pit
  12/16/23
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magenta mediation pit
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
appetizing spruce rigpig base
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
deranged parlor blood rage
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
Sepia Cuckoldry Macaca
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
Confused Half-breed
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
Swashbuckling mint ticket booth
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
magenta mediation pit
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
Thriller umber main people
  12/16/23
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Swashbuckling mint ticket booth
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
hairraiser blathering location
  12/16/23
lmao
Cowardly Soul-stirring Background Story Site
  12/17/23
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tancredi marchiolo
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
drab reading party
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
Lemon business firm
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
magenta mediation pit
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
metal amethyst point turdskin
  12/17/23
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mind-boggling haunted graveyard
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
Histrionic Stock Car
  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: galvanic station

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\u0026hid=#47178134)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:51 PM
Author: galvanic station



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: Sepia Cuckoldry Macaca

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\u0026hid=#47178274)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:59 PM
Author: free-loading buff stag film



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: galvanic station

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\u0026hid=#47178334)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:18 PM
Author: Cowardly Soul-stirring Background Story Site

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\u0026hid=#47178338)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:21 PM
Author: appetizing spruce rigpig base

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\u0026hid=#47178348)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:22 PM
Author: deranged parlor blood rage

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\u0026hid=#47178351)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:24 PM
Author: galvanic station

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\u0026hid=#47178358)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:27 PM
Author: deranged parlor blood rage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#47178368)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:33 PM
Author: galvanic station

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\u0026hid=#47178390)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:34 PM
Author: deranged parlor blood rage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#47178394)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:28 PM
Author: nofapping misanthropic public bath



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: drab reading party



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: magenta mediation pit

brutal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#47178658)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:35 PM
Author: magenta mediation pit



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: appetizing spruce rigpig base

I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#47178457)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:18 PM
Author: deranged parlor blood rage

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\u0026hid=#47178555)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:03 PM
Author: Sepia Cuckoldry Macaca

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\u0026hid=#47178505)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:36 PM
Author: Confused Half-breed

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\u0026hid=#47178399)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:40 PM
Author: Swashbuckling mint ticket booth

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\u0026hid=#47178414)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:41 PM
Author: magenta mediation pit

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\u0026hid=#47178418)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:50 PM
Author: Thriller umber main people

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\u0026hid=#47178446)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:04 PM
Author: Swashbuckling mint ticket booth



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: hairraiser blathering location

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\u0026hid=#47178620)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:25 AM
Author: Cowardly Soul-stirring Background Story Site

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#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: drab reading party

Never seen one but i just know theyre gay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#47178633)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:15 AM
Author: Lemon business firm

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\u0026hid=#47178850)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:18 AM
Author: magenta mediation pit

but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#47178854)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 10:34 AM
Author: metal amethyst point turdskin

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\u0026hid=#47179626)



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Date: January 28th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: mind-boggling haunted graveyard



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Histrionic Stock Car

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#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\u0026hid=#49749822)