Posted by leeran on April 18, 2003, at 12:02:19
In reply to Re: two movies...(you're good!) » leeran, posted by IsoM on April 18, 2003, at 2:55:18
I haven't seen Spirited Away but just recently I noticed that it had excellent reviews.
There's something odd about the way my brain works. I've never been able to concentrate well on animated features (even cartoons as a child) and I abhorred comic books/comics.
But, the name "Grave of the Fireflies" and your description piqued my interest so I just went and did a search on google and found this link -
http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovies/ebert19.html
It sounds like an incredible film. It's difficult for me to imagine this subject matter being animated. Hmmmmm, I may have to subjugate my distaste for animation and rent this one. This has me intrigued:
"Japanese poets use 'pillow words' that are halfway between pauses and punctuation, and the great director Yasujiro Ozu uses "pillow shots"--a detail from nature, say, to separate two scenes. "Grave of the Fireflies" uses them, too. Its visuals create a kind of poetry."
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