https://medium.com/ellemeno/love-from-ghiblis-perspective-cf22bb0a9002
"I remember the first time I was introduced to a Ghibli movie, I was 9 years
old and until that time the only cinematic love stories I was exposed to was
Disney princesses movies, most of which felt somewhat similar to me, just a
different color dress and a different prince to save the helpless princesses, I
did enjoy them as a child not gonna lie, yet Ghibli brought something else,
something I couldn’t as a child put my finger on, but I felt there was
something special about these characters, the way their love was presented to
us, there’s a magical connection and their friendships evoked warmth and
security.
Hayao Miyazaki wrote in his book
Starting Point 1979–1996 “I’ve become
skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the
same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly
different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live —
if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of
love.”
Theoretically, some of these love goals may sound obvious, yet they’re not only
difficult to find in real life, but also surprisingly absent in a lot of pop
culture representations of love.
Maybe we can learn what a healthy relationship looks like from a closer look at
Ghibli’s love stories."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
