I agree with Miyazaki.
"My dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say, but I shall still be your affectionate Godfather, C.S. Lewis." ― C.S. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
In other news: King Tut's knife was likely forged from alien metals, scientist say.
Le Roi et l'Oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) by Paul Grimault.
The first animated surrealist film.
An animator's animated film. The King and the Mockingbird was at the forefront of animation as an art. Influenced Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.
The Winged Man (1880), by Odilon Redon, a classic symbolist image that has inspired me.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander.
The Chronicles of Prydain is a masterful book series full of magic and chills (The Horned King and Annuvin).
Give it a try!
Blade Runner by Ridley Scott.
Based on Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
I'm a huge fan of this film, it's one of my favorite sci-fi movies of all time.
Blade Runner is simply one of those cinematic candies, that when I first saw it on Netflix, I never saw the world the same way again.
Check it out and feel the visual boundaries of cinema expand.
Mystery Men by Kinka Usher.
This movie is a combination of a lot of things that I like:
An underdog story, gaudy superheroes, creative sets/visuals/costumes, and some of the funniest actors of our era. Loosely based on Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Comics, Mystery Men takes place in a world where not only are superheroes for reals, but there are way too many of them, putting some of the superheroes with the lamest powers on the Z-list.
The main thing I don't like about this film is the ending. Throughout the movie, none of the Mystery Men's powers work quite right. Then suddenly, at the end, everything just works for no good reason. That's lazy writing. What should have happened was the heroes should've figured out a way to turn their weaknesses into strengths. Instead, their powers just work out of the blue, "THE END."
Still, I really like the production value and this movie has some of my favorite fanboy jokes. Also, I find Mr. Furious relatable from time to time...
Paprika (パプリカ) by Satoshi Kon.
Based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui.
At once playful and nightmarish. Incredibly prophetic. Prefigures our modern virtual world.
A feast for the eyes.
"All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril." - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Phantom Stranger (Volume 2) #19.
"Return to the Tomb of the Ice Giants".
20s. A young tachrán who has dedicated his life to becoming a filmmaker and comic artist/writer. This website is a mystery to me...
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