Hey whiny anime snob - Answer this?


What Miyazaki movie has this basic plot: A girl, who possesses an object desired by the bad guy who, is assisted by a brave young man. There are aircraft and a castle and at the castle we find out that the bad guy is also related to the girl through family lines. He believes that if they are joined in some way that he will be able to obtain some great treasure/power. The girl knows some odd verse that she was taught as a child without any foreknowledge what it meant, which comes in handy when the plot reaches its peak. In the process of trying to gain the power he was seeking, the bad guy dies. Got it? If not, I'll give you a hint... It starts with "Castle" (The English translated name anyway) Is it a Studio Ghibli film or not? Of course you know the answer.

You are on IMDB and here it says Miyazaki was character designer, screenwriter & director for Castle of Cagliostro. So, if you want to refute the plain facts with your opinions, do it in some other corner of the web, preferably the dark corners of anime post boards where nobody but people like yourself go.

Since we're on IMDB, I'll remind you what Dirty Harry said about opinions: "Well, opinions are like aXXholes. Everybody has one."

Chill out!!

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i know the answer, its castle in the sky. but what the hell are you talking about?

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Because the plotline I described is used in both Castle of Cagliostro & Castle in the Sky. The point I was making is that Miyazaki's hand at writing show equally well in both movies and they are, therefore, both Miyazaki movies. There are some on this board who emphatically insist Castle of Cagliostro isn't a true Miyazaki movie (by saying it isn't a Studio Ghibli film, therefore not a true Miyazaki) and I got tired of reading that point over and over and over...

RHH

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Dude, I'm with you all the way. He probably did just as much or more work on this than any of his other movies.

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well, Scorsese plagiarize his own movies too. Then?

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Exactly! This film contains several traditional Miyazaki themes and moments, and yet some of the people on this board would want you to think that he had nothing to do with it.

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You could also read the trivia section which states:

Otsuka didn't like the draft and asked Miyazaki to direct the film. Miyazaki agreed and provided a completely different plot, which became "Cagliostro".

Miyazaki apparently changed the film to his own tastes.
CoC is definately a Miyazaki movie, and I think he would be insulted to know that some people say otherwise.

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