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Hayao Miyazaki has been one of the most decorated animated filmmakers, and his works speak on his behalf. A career full of meaningful films that pushed the boundaries, adding new elements like breathtaking animation and lovable characters, making it open to all age groups. While subtly incorporating his beliefs into themes that will take viewers on an eye-opening journey.
Movies likePrincess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Boy and the Heron,and so many more have inspired different forms of animation style and storytelling techniques using these projects.
With Miyazaki-Sensei’s innate sense of giving a complex narrative that will still stand the test of time, Guillermo del Toro could not help but sing praises of his art and how his work confides in all of us.
Guillermo del Toro has some overwhelming words of praise for Hayao Miyazaki
For many of us, Studio Ghibli is not just a mere animation that has given us some of the most nostalgic films we have grown up watching. Thanks to its heartwarming and wholesome works that have earned each one of his projects to be wholesome animated classics that have been made under the complete guidance of Hayao Miyazaki.
Though theDrifting Awaydirector isinfamous for his controversial views on Japan, Guillermo del Toro could not help but laud him as a modern visionary.
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During an exclusive interview viaTIFF, the Crimson Peak director called Miyazaki-Sensei a guy who possesses“exquisite technical finesse”and has developed a personal connection with all of us using his work. He said,
Miyazaki, I think, is a guy that has exquisite technical finesse, but is also, a man that has decided to confide in us, his most intimate biography, through his work.
Del Toro further added that the veteran storyteller is special because his works don’t attempt to impress anyone but create a story that will create a beautiful narrative that has the potential to hold on its own.
An old master dispenses with tools and dispenses with flourishes. They stop trying to impress and they do sort of a, a simple but beautiful gesture with the brush. And that’s what it felt to me. It was an incredibly beautiful gesture with the brush.
Guillermo del Toro’s comments explain how Miyazaki-Sensei’s greatness lies in his simple storytelling skills. Thus, justifying how the 2023 filmwon the Oscar overSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
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However, this is not the first time that the Mexican filmmaker has expressed his appreciation for one of the masters of animated films.
Guillermo del Toro hails Miyazaki-Sensei as the“Greatest Director of Animation”
While getting praised by one of the greatest filmmakers of this generation is an extraordinary achievement, this is definitely not the first time thePonyodirector was complimented by him. During the Toronto Film Festival in 2023 viaDeadline, del Toro appreciated the director for not only changing but also revolutionizing it.“Proved over and over again that is a tremendous work of art,”he added.
However, that was not all, because he gave the greatest words of compliment to the Japanese director, where his films feel like they are having a conversation with their viewers. He said,
Miyazaki, in my estimation, is the greatest director of animation ever, and he has made his films as full as dialogues and questions as he is. These are not easy films, but these are films that portray him so intimately, that you feel you’re having a conversation with him.
He further added,
And they are paradoxical because he understands that beauty cannot exist without horror, and delicacy cannot exist without brutality. He repeats motifs over and over again: flying, hope, despair, the power of innocence, the great of innocence.
With great cinematic vigor and understanding of the art, giving agreat depth of meaning to his characters, it is fitting to witness how each film adds to his legacy, making him the greatest there ever is.
The Boy and the Heroncan be streamed on Max.
Tushar Auddy
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
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