Adversity in Life
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Is Grave of the Fireflies the Japanese Anime by Gong Qi Jun? Think it is probably more suitable for older kids as it deal with the hush realities of war. It is very sad ...I
and felt really sad for a number of days after that. -
mincy:
Is Grave of the Fireflies the Japanese Anime by Gong Qi Jun? Think it is probably more suitable for older kids as it deal with the hush realities of war. It is very sad ...I and felt really sad for a number of days after that.
Yup. Has his whole compilation.
That one touched me so much that I started crying when they were moved to the cave. By the time the show's over, my eyes were swollen.
His older works beat his most recent ones like Ponyo, didn't really like that movie. I watched 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' too. Nice! -
Some times I feel Jap Anime have greater "depth" than the usual disney stuff. Did not watch Ponyo but love Spirited Away’ and ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ waiting till my boi is older before I introduce him to those… some of the scenes are kinda scary I think.
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mincy:
Is Grave of the Fireflies the Japanese Anime by Gong Qi Jun? Think it is probably more suitable for older kids as it deal with the hush realities of war. It is very sad ...I
and felt really sad for a number of days after that.
Yes, Miyazaki Hayao is the Japanese pronunciation (宮崎 駿) - the grandmaster of Japanese animation. He generally avoids using any digital means to create his films, prefering the traditional hand-drawn processes. And he is the sort who would animate every little thing, like how the winds blow upon the grasses and leaves.
His films can touch all ages, some are deceptively simple, some thinly veil the horrible truths of humanity in them (eg. war). Many are able to draw tears. While Grave of the Fireflies is heartbreaking, films like Totoro and even Howl's Moving Castle will bring you tears of joy. My daughter loves his films dearly (but she is still not allowed to watch Grave of the Fireflies, like me).
Coming back to the topic, his films do indeed deal with adversity in life, esp. for the child protagonists (often girls with uncommon strength).
From being separated from parents (Spirited Away) to pleading help for family (Totoro) to war, to over-coming low self-esteem (Howl's Moving Castle), these are very wholesome entertainment for children. (But choose carefully, a few are scary or even downright violent).
Adults should watch along and gradually explain to the kids what the stories teach. I'm sure you'll learn something along the way as well.
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(But choose carefully, a few are scary or even downright violent).
幽灵公主is the one I find really scary, but it's a very good anime where he drew about how anger/revengefulness can be so self-tormenting that they turn into 'monsters'.
Wa, talk about 宮崎 駿 got alot of things to say. -
Ah, that one is called Princess Mononoke or Mononoke-hime. Yes, it is unsuitable for young children but teens can watch it and hopefully get the meaning behind it. It also has an environmental message as well. For younger kids, you can let them watch Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind for the environmental message. My DD loves it.
ADD: To "teach" adversity in young kids, can try "Kiki’s Delivery Service". It’s a bout a 12yo girl who’s a witch and part of her coming-of-age rite is to leave her family and find a town on her own to live in and earn a living using her talent, which she has to yet to discover. She learns to be strong and independent through the obstacles she faces and makes friends along the way. -
Actually I think teens would love the violence in the show and the true meaning of that story might be too subtle for them to truly grasp.
When my brothers saw it, they were impressed with the blood and multilation of the body parts.
My compilation didn’t have the full archive of Miyazaki Hayao’s works. Difficult to find them in the market. -
Maybe boys and girls see different things. About the teenage boys being impressed by the violence and gore, I really am not surprised.
(I base this observation on my experience working with teens for a number of years.)
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