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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...
Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed
  12/16/23
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Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
motley gunner
  12/16/23
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Translucent Idea He Suggested
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
razzle-dazzle native
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
excitant multi-billionaire nowag
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
impertinent senate
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
impertinent senate
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
impertinent senate
  12/16/23
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Stimulating meetinghouse queen of the night
  12/16/23
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Cheese-eating heady national
  12/16/23
brutal
Lemon juggernaut cruise ship
  12/16/23
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Lemon juggernaut cruise ship
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
excitant multi-billionaire nowag
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
impertinent senate
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
motley gunner
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
yapping dopamine theater stage
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
Flesh soggy friendly grandma
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
Lemon juggernaut cruise ship
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
dark famous landscape painting pit
  12/16/23
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Flesh soggy friendly grandma
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
Impressive Brunch Boiling Water
  12/16/23
lmao
razzle-dazzle native
  12/17/23
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tancredi marchiolo
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
Cheese-eating heady national
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
Walnut Stubborn Kitty Locale
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
Lemon juggernaut cruise ship
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
Magenta swashbuckling spot
  12/17/23
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Razzle den
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
Multi-colored ticket booth
  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: Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed

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\u0026show=posted#47178134)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:51 PM
Author: Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: motley gunner

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\u0026show=posted#47178274)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:59 PM
Author: Translucent Idea He Suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178286)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed

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\u0026show=posted#47178334)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:18 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle native

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\u0026show=posted#47178338)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:21 PM
Author: excitant multi-billionaire nowag

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\u0026show=posted#47178348)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:22 PM
Author: impertinent senate

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\u0026show=posted#47178351)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:24 PM
Author: Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed

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\u0026show=posted#47178358)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:27 PM
Author: impertinent senate

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178368)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:33 PM
Author: Irradiated Ivory Hissy Fit Half-breed

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\u0026show=posted#47178390)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:34 PM
Author: impertinent senate

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178394)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:28 PM
Author: Stimulating meetinghouse queen of the night



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: Cheese-eating heady national



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178630)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: Lemon juggernaut cruise ship

brutal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178658)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:35 PM
Author: Lemon juggernaut cruise ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178396)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: excitant multi-billionaire nowag

I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178457)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:18 PM
Author: impertinent senate

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\u0026show=posted#47178555)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:03 PM
Author: motley gunner

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\u0026show=posted#47178505)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:36 PM
Author: yapping dopamine theater stage

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\u0026show=posted#47178399)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:40 PM
Author: Flesh soggy friendly grandma

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\u0026show=posted#47178414)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:41 PM
Author: Lemon juggernaut cruise ship

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\u0026show=posted#47178418)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:50 PM
Author: dark famous landscape painting pit

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\u0026show=posted#47178446)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:04 PM
Author: Flesh soggy friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178510)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: Impressive Brunch Boiling Water

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\u0026show=posted#47178620)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:25 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle native

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178870)



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



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#49749796)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: Cheese-eating heady national

Never seen one but i just know theyre gay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178633)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:15 AM
Author: Walnut Stubborn Kitty Locale

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\u0026show=posted#47178850)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:18 AM
Author: Lemon juggernaut cruise ship

but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#47178854)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 10:34 AM
Author: Magenta swashbuckling spot

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\u0026show=posted#47179626)



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Date: January 28th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: Razzle den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#48598630)



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Multi-colored ticket booth

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#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\u0026show=posted#49749822)