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A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
2016 ‘終わらない人 宮崎駿’ Directed by Kaku Arakawa
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永不止步的人 宫崎骏, Hayao Miyazaki - The Man Who is Not Done, Owaranai Hito Miyazaki Hayao
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“The song let it go is popular now. I hate it. It’s all about being yourself. Self assured people are so boring.”
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Here is just a tiny sample of the many different ways that Hayao Miyazaki — arguably the greatest animator the cinema has ever seen — describes himself in Kaku Arakawa’s documentary about the artist’s life since his most recent attempt to retire: “I’m an old geezer.” “I’m used up.” And, at the 2013 press conference where he publicly declared that his beloved Studio Ghibli would no longer be in the business of making feature-length films: “I’ve decided to treat any desire to continue as the delusions of an old man.”
As anyone who’s seen Mami Sunada’s extraordinary “The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness” already knows, Miyazaki can be kind of a buzzkill. And here, in “Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki,” the…
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"My films show the world's beauty. A beauty otherwise unnoticed. That’s what I want to see.”
not necessarily the most well made doc but i could literally watch this man do nothing all day and still feel inspired so naturally i had a fun time
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Miyazaki ripping into Disney’s “Let It Go” song within the first ten minutes is just one of many magnificently charming albeit cynical moments spent with one of film’s greatest directors.
A lot of people often express displeasure with how “buzzkill-y” Miyazaki is in his musings. Perhaps it’s disenchanting that a man who can infuse so much magic and heart into his work isn’t afraid to be unapologetically blunt in real life. But I find it so authentic. There’s something so emotionally fulfilling in witnessing him be stern and unwavering in what he wants from his projects, because when it’s done right, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone light up the way Miyazaki does.
While a bit messy in terms…
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"I believe I have always pushed myself to the limit" - Miyazaki,
He's just built different than you... better than you.
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“thank u, next”
—miyazaki every time one of his best friends or coworkers dies
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for real tho, this movie made a HUGE impact on me. maybe it’s just that i’m watching this at the exact moment i need it, or maybe it’s just my adoration of miyazaki going to the extreme, but this doc following Miyazaki as he crafts his most recent short film has inspired me. tomorrow, check back w me at 5 pm and see how much i’ve accomplished. i’ve built a schedule, laid out plans, all immediately after returning home from Never-Ending Man. you don’t become miyazaki by sitting around all day, and so, i’m finally gonna take some action and WRITE. i feel so determined to become my own never-ending man
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Let me get this straight. Westerners can watch an entire documentary about one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time creating just one short film, but we have no way of actually watching said short film? Really?
It is quite appropriate to give the title of “Never-Ending Man” to Hayao Miyazaki. As this documentary shows us, not even he can keep himself in check. His body and age are telling him to retire, but his imaginative mind yearns for more. Despite being quite well-versed on retiring, he never really is good at it, as his creative drive cannot be quelled. It almost feels as if Miyazaki is trapped in this endless cycle of sorts: he keeps being…
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There’s a scene in this where Miyazaki is pitched the idea of AI that can draw like humans do and it immediately cuts to him saying “I think the world’s end is near.”
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this is just Miyazaki being an old grumpy man hating on CGI animation for 70 minutes straight but it was fun
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hayao miyazaki eats two bowls of ramen, dunks on CGI, and has a perpetually unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth
^^my ideal retirement