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This is the first time I’ve written a review where I’ve used the term “faultless”.
Gazing into the beautiful, yet terrifying toxic jungle, I was always curious as to what other creatures inhabited these awe inspiring environments. The resulting intrigue is weaved throughout the entire film, as the world’s lore only becomes more and more complex. The inclusion of ancient art and mythic flashbacks added depth to the world without overtly telling the viewer its history. In fact, I loved the opening, and its title sequence. While it may sound like a lot, it never felt overwhelming. The first scene introduces the viewer to Nausicaä, establishes the relationship she has with her environment and some insight into the world’s geography.
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With that being said, pacing is the only issue I had with this film.Īs the film begins, we are immediately thrown into a new world full of faded scenery, polluted atmospheres and incredibly hostile inhabitants. Much like Lupin, I found myself in a situation where I couldn’t look away without missing an important piece of information, with little time to soak up what I’d just experienced. It would have been difficult to summarise everything he had created in his manga, but Miyazaki’s pacing made the film sometimes sporadic and confusing, even being hard to enjoy in some instances. Like with most adaptations, part of the art is removing parts of the original piece that doesn’t follow the film’s direction, or extra development that is deemed unnecessary. Towards the second half of this film, there was a rapid introduction of characters, countries and factions, which complicated the world more than it fleshed it out. But using a 7-volume manga series as the backbone for this film did create some issues. The characters are incredibly fleshed out, and Miyazaki has made creating a plethora of deep, individual characters look easy. Having written the source material for this film, balancing between concision and substance was always going to be a struggle for Miyazaki.
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Technically, this movie was created before Studio Ghibli debuted, but it could still be one of their strongest films yet. Miyazaki manages to do both superbly in Nausciaa of the Valley of the Wind. It’s also hard create an expansive universe.