Ranking the Hayao Miyazaki Films

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Still Need to Watch: The Castle of Cagliostro

After years of hype about the Hayao Miyazaki films, I could not help but feel underwhelmed by his work. They are not bad by any stretch. I was just taken aback by how much they bordered on twee. I was not expecting to feel like they were just hand-drawn Pixars. And while they are artistically and visually more ambitious, thematically and emotionally they often end up too close to Pixar for comfort. Continue reading Ranking the Hayao Miyazaki Films