My Favorite Studio Ghibli Movies

Izzy

8/8//20

    Since we're doing the Studio Ghibli drawing class, I thought it would be a good time to re-watch some of the Studio Ghibli movies and talk about my favorites. There are still a few I haven't seen like Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, and Nausicä of the Valley of the Wind, but I plan to watch them soon. I love the animation style and how the movies make you feel good and also make you laugh. Many of these movies were a part of my childhood and I love learning to draw the characters.

Out of the movies I've seen so far, I think my favorite is Kiki's Delivery Service. Kiki is a young witch who goes away to live on her own for the traditional witch training with her talking cat, Jiji. The movie is about her adventures while she's away, and a very cool part is that she can fly on her broom. I also love it because she's around my age. Jiji is my favorite character because he's funny and seems like a great companion.

My Neighbor Totoro is my second favorite because of how cute and magical Totoro is. I used to watch it in Japanese when I was little so it's definitely special to me. Satsuki and Mei are sisters who move into a house in the country with their dad and meet some forest spirits including Totoro. I love the story and all of the super cute mythical creatures.

Some other awesome movies that I need to re-watch are Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. Another great movie is The Secret World of Arrietty, which is based on the book The Borrowers so it's about Arrietty's tiny family and their adventures borrowing from normal sized humans. It's cool to see how they use our everyday things in a new way because they are so small. For example, a pin as a sword and a small clip to hold up her hair.

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                                                                Totoro, Mei, and Satsuki