Miyazaki's son directed this. The two of them had somewhat of a frustrated relationship and Miyazaki even didn't watch the whole movie in the premier, he walked right off the session, it's on youtube even. Then Miyazaki said that his son "was not ready yet" or something like that.
@emmanuelboakye1124
4 жыл бұрын
Noted👍👍
@JustBenUnofficial
4 жыл бұрын
Didn’t he say “It’s good that he made ONE movie. With that he should quit.”
@nonchi5113
4 жыл бұрын
I saw that video! It was brutal
@mayareads708
4 жыл бұрын
Then why didbhe gave him the movie ?
@gustavozottis3460
4 жыл бұрын
@@mayareads708 I think Miyazaki was involved in another project and the producer handed over Earthsea to Miyazaki's son
@Creaturefeatures
4 жыл бұрын
Mrs. Le Guin was a very sweet and creative lady. I wrote to her back in the day and she replied by sending me autographed bookplates. Her message was complex and incredibly deep. It is indeed a shame that Earthsea has never received the adaptation it deserves.
@hankfrance4559
4 жыл бұрын
Miyazaki spent the entire process basically belittling his sons ability and straight walked out of the premier. He was not a fan of Goro being in charge to say the least
@ladyethyme
2 жыл бұрын
Ok then why did he give it to him and didn’t bother to be involved….?
@hankfrance4559
2 жыл бұрын
@@ladyethyme Because it wasn't his film. He isn't in charge of Ghibli to make that decision and was literally making better films at the time.
@Kimchivender
2 жыл бұрын
@@ladyethyme This is knowledge gained from "Beyond Ghibli" video The tales of Earthsea - The power of a Name, but to take a little segment from the video, Ursula gave the rights to Miyazaki in the middle of production for Howl's Moving Castle, so with that already on his plate, Ghibli decided to give his son the directorial role after Goro was initially brought on to do story boarding, then due to his status of being Hayao Miyazaki's son, was kind of forcibly put into the directorial seat despite as you may have been told before that this was his first time ever directing a film. Beyond Ghibli's video is a great watch if you're still interested as to why Tales of Earthsea was so botched but to put it all on one person always seemed to me a bit harsh.
@greyfox4838
2 жыл бұрын
@@ladyethyme he didn't give to his son, that claim you heard is wrong because this KZitemr didn't bother to research well
@anaiglesias9972
4 жыл бұрын
Still better than the syfy adaptation but yeah this was mediocrity.
@willn703
4 жыл бұрын
At least the SyFy adaptation was somewhat closer to the source material, but that's all its got going for it.
@ianbyrne465
4 жыл бұрын
@@willn703 even that is tenuous at best
@anubis1179
4 жыл бұрын
Will Nelson I would have to disagree with you on this. They white washed most of the cast, messed up a good bit of the plot points, they added a BBEG that was not needed and did nothing for the story, they also messed up the names and true names of the characters. But even if you removed Earthsea from it I would still find it to be a mediocre movie at best.
@mandapanda1207
4 жыл бұрын
@@willn703 Watch Lost in Adaptation's review of the TV Series and the novel, because he goes in depth of just how terrible SyFy's adaptation is. It just barely goes over the "In Name Only" territory.
@ThePurpleBookWyrm
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, that's what I said! Syfy's movie was truly atrocious.
@blake432
4 жыл бұрын
and like every earthsea adaptation, they take a bunch of characters explicitly described as POC and make them white.
@GeneraluStelaru
3 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with that?
@hopetikvah4906
3 жыл бұрын
@@GeneraluStelaru one of many reasons is because it takes away rare and good representation for POC children
@GeneraluStelaru
3 жыл бұрын
@@hopetikvah4906 Isn't that compensated with POC versions of white characters?
@hopetikvah4906
3 жыл бұрын
@@GeneraluStelaru Just my opinion, but I think that can often come across as being quite performative. I'd prefer if they'd just leave characters with the original races they were meant to be portrayed with.
@GeneraluStelaru
3 жыл бұрын
@@hopetikvah4906 That would be wonderful if it was followed in the West.
@leslieg4344
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, just noticed you hit 200K, congratulations for that! Keep doing what you´re doing as long as you´re loving it (and profit from it), I definitly do.
@StapledArt
4 жыл бұрын
A difference between Hayao and Goro is that Goro based a lot of the art for Earthsea on the motifs from European oil paintings (Goro has commented on this himself). This however is hard to carry over to animation because a lot of oil paintings use light touches with bold colors. This resulted in amazing wide shots and background, but the rest of the animation stands out because of this. (I think one of the greatest examples is a shot of Arren sitting with Sparrowhawk with the city in the background) I also think the whole story surrounding Tales from Earthsea is even sadder because Hayao was in opposition to Goro going into directing, and didn’t have the greatest response to his son’s first movie.
@wingcastlereads5657
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone watched Dominic noble's videos on this topic?
@luthientinuviel3883
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! It was really good!
@MissMokate
4 жыл бұрын
yyeeep! though I don't remember him taking about the Ghibli adaptation. it might've been completely overshadowed by that other Terrible Adaptation
@wingcastlereads5657
4 жыл бұрын
@@MissMokate he didn't, because last time he talked about a ghibli movie they made him take it down
@MissMokate
4 жыл бұрын
@@wingcastlereads5657 what the hell. didn't know about that, that's a shit thing to have to deal with and a shit thing to do to a content creator.
@knz730
4 жыл бұрын
@@MissMokate Yep he categorically can't review Ghibli any more because of their insane copyright behaviour. His Howl's video I think is still available to patreon supporters, and that's it. I really like Ghibli movies but it's sort of unclear whether Japan has the same fair use policy as the US, and regardless Google seems disinterested in clarifying it and will just issue strikes on Ghibli content as soon as the studio makes a claim. I won't be surprised if this video of Daniel's gets the same treatment because it seems to be a studio-wide practice.
@akashtayi2182
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats and 200k bro
@lucasbertsche3710
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 200k!
@ericsheogorath9978
4 жыл бұрын
Wait until you get to the adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle. It is like Miyazaki wrote a fanfic.
@markravetto4619
4 жыл бұрын
Daniel i challenge you to make a short story about a programmer using your software eng background. Do it!!
@deanryanmartin
4 жыл бұрын
It is already Thursday here in the Philippines. No book review from Daniel Greene still. Hmmm...
@avsambart
4 жыл бұрын
You should definitely do a Studio Ghibli tier ranking or your top recs 😶 I've not had the best time with Ghibli. I think I've only liked two out of the 6 or 7 I've seen.... Ps. the Japanese way to say it is 'Ji-bu-li'. 😅
@pugmaster4820
4 жыл бұрын
I now just realized that this is a book, I love the move cause the art reminded me of the whole Ghibli art style. Now I wanna see the the differences so I know them
@MissMokate
4 жыл бұрын
lol I saw the title and made a sad "yep" before even clicking to watch it
@calvin7981
4 жыл бұрын
this problem isn't really new. howls moving castle completely retconned the original story to the point that i can't recognize it. so i have trouble being outraged because it seems like something that just happens with ghibli.
@inatm7862
4 жыл бұрын
Laputa:catsle in the sky is super popular in japan.
@kanrup5199
9 ай бұрын
Any chance of a redo for a better more faithful adaptation? also considering the animation deviates from the style of the writing significantly. I'm not holding my breath at this point.
@cagankaplan5302
4 жыл бұрын
200k!
@scofield117
4 жыл бұрын
I think it should be noted that Hayao Miazaki was vehemently opposed to allowing his son to direct this movie, or any movie for Ghibli. He was overruled by the Ghibli upper management, who wished to use his son to continue to cash in on his name after his retirement.
@princessthyemis
4 жыл бұрын
Ooohhhhhh.
@cybersketcher1130
3 жыл бұрын
That makes me feel better.
@loturzelrestaurant
3 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: This Video is rather subjective and kinda off the mark, tbh. This Movie are definetly worse than presented here.
@soggyrecluse7302
3 жыл бұрын
That totally explains earwig and the witch too
@loturzelrestaurant
3 жыл бұрын
@@soggyrecluse7302 Random Recommendations BECAUSE we are in a Quality-Draught: -Cliffside. -Pokemon: Banette's Curse. -Hilda. -Internecion Cube. -Starship Goldfish. High Quality still exists. Random comment? Yes, but i think you can figure out why i wrote this to ya, especially as i did mention the 'Draugth'.
@DanMackison
4 жыл бұрын
Studio Gibli is not known for faithful adaptations, at all. Have you read Howl's Moving Castle? It's a fine movie but has almost nothing in common with the book.
@3COI
4 жыл бұрын
I came to the comments to say exactly this. Howl's Moving Castle still turned out to be a good movie, but it's based on the book more loosely than the World War Z movie.
@the_corvid97
4 жыл бұрын
@@3COI Looser adaptation? That's actually impressive because World War Z was something else.
@zub2425
4 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree (as someone who read the book). Howl not only captures the characters but, except for diminishing the role of the Witch of the Waste to amplify war themes, the overall plot is quite similar/the same as the book.
@FinaleFantasy
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's definitely the case. I was glad to hear they were taking freedoms with the source material, but I think only Hayao (not Goro) has done this well.
@Trisjack20
4 жыл бұрын
Hard agree. The story is massively changed and even the very style just clashes with the style of Howl's Moving Castle the book. It was a poor choice for a Gibli adaptaion. Howl transforms into a bird? indeed the whole war already in progress and airships etc is just so off it shook me out of the whole thing. Howl is much more harsh with Sophie in the books and it is easier to see why she feels under threat by him. Whereas in the movie they are hinting at a romantic relatioship blossoming which should be a book or two off. The witch of the waste strange look, power-loss and redemption 'arc' unecessary and bizare. She was far more menacing and sutble in the book. Her whole character just splurged into a generic anime villain. Her whole motivation is lost as someone trying to assemble the perfect being and using Howl's head to compelte it. Significant changes in Sophie's back story. These are more acceptable but still change the feeling of the story significantly especially as it reflects on her step mother and the missing sister and Michael. Also Sophie is a sorceress, right from the start not a strong one but she does magic from the get go. Missing this harms her arc in my opinion and removes a lot of the sense of Califer trusting her to break the curse/contract with Howl. Madame Suliman? What the heck were they thinking there? i'm guessing they just wanted to save a bit of time and combine characters but they do neither of the two characters they are combining any real justice so... Anyway, not saying it is a bad movie. Visually people keep telling me it is stunning (I am no judge so I accept it). However those who claim it is close to the book are not correct. People can love it and many fans do but as a reimagining not as a faithful adaption. Not everything has to be. I did not enjoy it. I love the book. There are those who will love both and those who will love neither. I have a feeling this might be true for Earth Sea too.
@lcatalamusic
4 жыл бұрын
Reminder to read the Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind manga series, Miyazaki's hidden masterpiece and my favorite science-fantasy series ever.
@merrittanimation7721
4 жыл бұрын
That series messed me up in all the best ways. It's intense.
@chedzeesheeda1019
4 жыл бұрын
The manga is so incredible and nobody who only watched the movie ever knows what they're getting into with it.
@doppelrutsch9540
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. What is fantasy about it? The movie was very straightforward SF I thought.
@lcatalamusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@doppelrutsch9540 The movie is indeed more SF, but the manga definitely has more fantasy tropes; starting with the depiction of warfare, there are less firearms and tanks, and more swords and cavalry in the manga. Miyazaki stated that his two main inspirations for the series were The Lord of the Rings and Dune.
@merrittanimation7721
4 жыл бұрын
@@lcatalamusic Additionally it leans into the more spiritual parts of the setting.
@gwenc1371
4 жыл бұрын
Something I think I'd add when talking about Le Guin's disappointment with this movie is that Ghibli's adaptation is the *good one,* and the one that came out shortly before makes it look like incredibly faithful. The Sci-Fi Earthsea mini-series is an utter abomination, and they bait-and-switched Le Guin far worse than Ghibli did. The highlight being that they told her they had PHILIPPA BOYENS, one of the writers of the fucking LOTR trilogy, but they lost her and replaced her with one of the guys who wrote Small Soldiers. SMALL SOLDIERS. I can't get over how badly they screwed Tenar in particular. She went from an indoctrinated child serving up human sacrifices to the Nameless Ones, to a member of a generically benevolent convent. Ugh, then there's the whitewashing of most of the cast.... Imagine Le Guin's disappointment, and then imagine that she almost immediately saw the same mediocre faux-adaptation complete with bait-and-switch happen again. That succession of bad adaptations soured Le Guin a *lot* on the whole idea of giving anyone rights to Earthsea. Last year A24 got the greenlight from her estate to adapt it, so presumably they've made it crystal clear they *will* be faithful to the books, but given COVID who knows if we'll see it come to light.
@murdockfiles9406
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree, this was far worse than what Studio Ghibli did.
@ThePurpleBookWyrm
4 жыл бұрын
This 100%.
@Lukearc
11 ай бұрын
Please tell me there will be a new adaption that is worth watching 😢
@carlwilliams9642
4 жыл бұрын
This is how I feel about the Voyage of the Dawn Treader "adaptaion". Same characters and setting, but completely different plot and themes. There's a reason we say, "The book was better."
@glencullinanan505
4 жыл бұрын
The old tv series from the '80s wasn't too bad imo.
@luthientinuviel3883
4 жыл бұрын
Voyage of the Dawn Treader made me angry. It sucked out all of the fun from a fantastic ocean voyage and made it a generic mcguffin save the world story.
@abnunga
4 жыл бұрын
Voyage of the Dawn Treader made me angry also. That bit where Lucy tells a little girl (I think?) something along the lines of "It will all be OK, you just have to have faith". I don't believe that's a message that C. S. Lewis would have approved of. The inverse connotation of this message in real life is - if it doesn't work out OK, it's your fault for not having enough faith. And there are absolutely abusive religious "leaders" out there who take this line, and tell people that (the 2 examples I know of) the death of their baby was their fault for not being good enough Christians. To add that awful message to the movie, and give it a strong emphasis, this made me extremely angry. I'm glad they didn't make any more after that.
@euthamarth
4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it actually Toshio Suzuki who decided Goro should direct the movie after seeing his storyboards? Hayao seemed to be against it from the start? Or am I misremembering this.
@Ajisnotherhere
4 жыл бұрын
No, you are right. Dan just doesn't know what he is talking about.
@NaramSinofAkkad790
3 жыл бұрын
Goro somewhat worked his way up the Ghibli ladder and definitely wasn't just handed the job based on his name alone. He showed actual promise in the field of animation. First he was the director of the Ghibli museum, then he did some storyboarding work and it was there where his talent was recognized and he was given the opportunity to direct for the first time. It was a difficult first job but goro has gone on to prove multiple times over that he is a good director.
@Rockmanbalboa
Жыл бұрын
@@NaramSinofAkkad790 true, and even if it's not a good adaptation i think this movie was at least a good story
@sefalimahanti9848
4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed Dominic Noble's Wizard of Earthsea Lost in adaptation
@EdBurke37
4 жыл бұрын
That was a great video
@KArchine
4 жыл бұрын
Recommended for anyone wanting more book to film content!
@glencullinanan505
4 жыл бұрын
He summed up everything so well.
@sstark103
4 жыл бұрын
He always does a great job
@MagusMarquillin
4 жыл бұрын
Isn't that just about the Sci-Fi channel adaptation?
@phen0menos
4 жыл бұрын
Good takes for the most part, but I just want to make a slight correction to your telling of the story: It was not Hayao Miyazaki's decision to hand the project off to his son Goro, is was the decision of the studio executives. Hayao was vehemently opposed to the decision and refused to speak to his son for the duration of the production. And, as another commenter said, he walked out of the premier. It was a huge issue in the relationship between the two of them. Earthsea is my favourite fantasy series, and Hayao Miyazaki one of my favourite directors, so this story is utterly heartbreaking to me. I would love to visit the alternate universe where he directed that film instead! Incidentally Goro's second film, From Up On Poppy Hill, is absolutely delightful, so he can in fact make a good film! But yeah, My Neighbour Totoro is an excellent choice for your next Ghibli film, hope you enjoy it!
@m.clarat2876
4 жыл бұрын
From Up on Poppy Hill is almost great but is very rushed towards the end
@natasagajic1061
4 жыл бұрын
From up on the Poppy Hill is one of my favorite Ghibli movies (only after Howl's Moving Castle & Whisper of the Heart)! The whole mess of the situation with the Wizard of Earthsea is just sad and frustrating (and I'm saying that as someone who DNF-ed the series)
@panwall1327
4 жыл бұрын
Its funny how all the conflict behind the scenes of this movie is more Le Guin than the movie itself. Goro can make good movies, he just didn't make a good high fantasy movie.
@ANT96-x8d
3 жыл бұрын
I’m looking for a fantasy book(series) that matches these qualities: -setting in a mythological version of ancient Japan -has gods/goddesses, heroes, villains, ghosts, monsters, magic,etc -has elements of action, adventure, romance, history, mystery, tragedy, faith, honor, triumph,etc What are some recommendations of this?
@jesmiscellaneous8938
3 жыл бұрын
@@ANT96-x8d tbh I haven’t encountered any work that fits your exact description in an English language typical novel format. So if you’ve found any I’d be interested too! However upon reading your prompt I felt that the manga “Hyakki Yakoushou” (Tales of a 100 ghosts by twilight) might fit some of your descriptions. It’s not set in ancient Japan, and falls more closely to Horror/Supernatural genre but it deals with lots of spirits, kitsune, Shinto deities that are reminiscent of ancient Japan myths and legends. The story arcs are independent but there are recurring characters. It might fit the mood and theme you were going for as the story isn’t just straight-laced horror but with elements of mystery and fantasy. Another work that comes to mind but isn’t set in ancient Japan but is an English novel would be “The Poppy Ways” series. The world building is quite blatantly based on ancient China, it has gods/deities, heroes, a really scary villain, monsters and magic. Action, adventure, history (based on the story’s own lore not ours) and tragedy (esp first book) definitely fit the bill.
@CasualShinji
4 жыл бұрын
Regarding Hayao Miyazaki, I seem to remember he was actually against his son directing this movie, but it was the producer over at Ghibli that made the choice. Though I can't be sure, because I do know that Hayao Miyazaki made the choice to cast Hideaki Anno in his film The Wind Rises as the lead, when Anno has no voice acting skill at all (I don't care if you can't understand Japanese, you can hear how bad he is compared to the other cast members). And Anno is a close friend of Miyazaki. So he definitely has the potential for favoritism.
@princessthyemis
4 жыл бұрын
Whoa Anno was a voice actor in the dub?! That's so cool! I didn't know that! So cool they're friends.
@CasualShinji
4 жыл бұрын
@@princessthyemis Anno has worked on Ghibli films too. He animated the god warrior at the end of Naussicaa.
@Tomicida.
4 жыл бұрын
If you want suggestions, "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" is probably their most visually stunning movie.
@BananaGeekLord
4 жыл бұрын
Adding it to my to watch list.
@goldenspiral6008
4 жыл бұрын
It´s one of my favourites of all time, but I disagree on it having outstanding visuals for the studio´s standarts. I would say it´s their most plot stunning movie.
@tolgayatamturk2304
4 жыл бұрын
It's way too self indulgend imo
@goldenspiral6008
4 жыл бұрын
@@tolgayatamturk2304 Do you mean that you are against the message of the film or that they took some liberties poorly at some point?
@sebberin4501
4 жыл бұрын
I disagree as well. The story is ok, however I didn’t like the animation at all
@bigbiggoblin2873
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely would recommend Castle in the Sky next. Or The Wind Rises. Or Porco Rosso. Or Totoro. Or Kiki’s Delivery Service. There’s a lot of good choices.
@princessthyemis
4 жыл бұрын
KiKi!!!
@EdBurke37
4 жыл бұрын
Isn't this the movie where Miazaki said his son shouldn't direct anime ever again?
@StapledArt
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. The entire story is really sad. Hayao was in complete objection to Goro directing both before and after.
@loturzelrestaurant
3 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: This Video is rather subjective and kinda off the mark, tbh. This Movie are definetly worse than presented here.
@JoshLeitzel
4 жыл бұрын
You could’ve researched this subject a lot better instead of (unintentionally) spreading some disinformation. Miyazaki himself didn’t hand off the directing duties to his son. It’s well documented that the producer Toshio Suzuki chose his son Goro because he liked his storyboards. Miyazaki was against the decision from the outset due to Goro’s lack of any professional experience or education, which was a big deal for him given the conservative Japanese businessman background he grew out of. They also didn’t lie to LeGuin. She assumed “Miyazaki” directing meant Hayao, instead of his son, and allowed it to be greenlit. Maybe the issue came down to a mistranslation between exchanges or just the general language barrier, but it wasn’t dishonest proposals.
@CapturedInWords
4 жыл бұрын
Man I was so disappointed with how Studio Ghibli handled Earthsea. I'm a huge Ghibli fan and I actually watched this adaptation before I had even read the Earthsea books, but even when I was unfamiliar with the source material I still felt like it was one of their worst movies. Now after having read Earthsea it's just terrible to see the missed potential. If Miyazaki directed this rather then his son it could have been amazing. On a side note, I like the sword collection 8:35
@joshuaswart8211
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, the obvious tragedy aside, it's somewhat sad that Daniel did his research, formed his opinions, and released his video - only to realise he only understood half the picture. The easiest to discuss is Daniel's ludicrously accusing Hayao Miyazaki of nepotism. Daniel definitely did his research on what Le Guin felt, but he obvious did nothing (or very close to nothing) on how Hayao Miyazaki felt. The mere fact the Daniel accused Hayao Miyazaki of nepotism screams to many of us that he had no clue what actually happened. Hayao was very opposed to his son's adapting of Earthsea - so much so that many would rather accuse Hayao of being somewhat abusive in how he treated his son for months to come. This is a very complicated story. It's undeniable that Earthsea was wronged, but apportioning blame is difficult, and Daniel's approach gives the impression that he didn't do enough research on what happened on Studio Ghibli's side of the story, or really try to distinguish the various individuals at play under the vast name of Studio Ghibli. I know that Daniel is at least somewhat aware of this now, considering the comment he pinned. I love his content, but I hope he will be more careful in future.
@phoenix9531
11 ай бұрын
I a way, he did exactly what he critized in the movie. Externalizing evil instead of understanding the bigger picture.
@jakesmith2708
4 жыл бұрын
Le Guin was a genius and deserved to have her books adapted by a genius. This was a travesty. As a sidenote: I really want to hear your thoughts on the rest of the Earthsea series! Whenever a chance arises, I implore you to experience them!
@JamesVermont
4 жыл бұрын
I think, in this case, it might have been informative to examine both Le Guin's account and Ghibli's account as you can see a more clear (but still frustrating) narrative. It's important to look at what was happening at Ghibli at the time. The reason Miyazaki didn't take on the job himself was that he was working on Howl's moving castle. It wasn't his choice to pass Earthsea on to his son, in fact he was so against it that he and his son barely spoke during production and he walked out on the film midway through its premiere. I still agree that Ghibli handled the situation poorly, but Ghibli's narrative of why this happened fits in quite snugly alongside Le Guin's and contextualizes many of the things she brought up. Without looking at both sides though, Dan's landed at the point of "Miyazaki did a nepotism."
@Hup.
4 жыл бұрын
It is still clearly nepotism even if it was Suzuki who assigned the project to the younger Miyazaki. You think Gorō would’ve been given the project if he wasn’t the son of the cofounder? Whatever the internal studio politics, those in charge are to blame.
@MrVivisexy
4 жыл бұрын
@@Hup. yeah but Daniel specifically said "Miyazaki passed it off to his son" and that Miyazaki himself was responsible for the nepotism. But that's just not true based of the other evidence out there depicting the relationship between them. It was still nepotism but not due to Hayao's actions.
@maohpeach1425
4 жыл бұрын
also at the time Goro was in his 30s, and been working at Ghibli since he got out of college.
@john80944
4 жыл бұрын
I don't expect KZitemr actually try to understand how Japanese entertainment industry operate. I think this video should be understood as 'review', not any actual study. Asking KZitemr to look into things with field theory is too much.
@DoggyP00
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrVivisexy Hey, if you want to talk specifically, maybe actually go back and look at what he specifically said. Otherwise, just don't say specifically. That's clearly not what Daniel said. In fact, he specifically said that he doesn't know what happened.
@jordankiepanimations5291
2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting to hear the pov from a fan of earthsea. I had never heard of it before and when I went into it I was enthralled with the world that was introduced. Sure the character motivations are ambiguous but there’s so much that is sort of introduced and/or briefly mentioned about the world and passed events that I loved just thinking about what happened here or there or what’s the history behind this or that. As for the art I honestly really loved all of it. I don’t know what about it that people don’t like, I’ll agree it’s a bit of a departure from previous gibli films but it reminds me of the likes of naussica and some older gibli films. I think the payoff is definitely lacking but the greater world that was introduced and teased is enough to make me love what I watched. I suppose as a stand-alone film it probably wouldn’t be as great but I also just generally like imagining things about worlds so I might’ve still enjoyed it. But because it’s a part of an existing series it just makes me more excited to read and learn more about it.
@thedisreputabledog9139
4 жыл бұрын
Love the Studio Ghibli reviews! Would love to see you talk about Howl's Moving Castle. ☺
@cmmosher8035
4 жыл бұрын
From what I remember that was a much better adaptation.
@DanielGreeneReviews
4 жыл бұрын
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@jessi4894
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you have ever mentioned it or not, but have you ever read Howl's Moving Castle?It's actually a trilogy with Castle in the Sky and The House of Many Ways. The books aren't very long and are extremely well written and I would love to see you do a compare and contrast between the book and movie and reviews for the sequels.
@PsychologyandChillwMichi
4 жыл бұрын
Just have to say, Hayao Miyazaki was Ghibli. He wasnt part of this film but Ghibli is associated to all of his masterpieces, so there is an almost false sense of connection. How can they ever recreate amazingness when Hayao wrote and directed all our favorite classics?
@PsychologyandChillwMichi
4 жыл бұрын
@@Serioslump oh yes Grave of Fireflies is an absolute masterpiece. Yeah i wrote this before he talked about the drama with the Miyazakis
@PonyOfWar
4 жыл бұрын
Takahata was just as good if not sometimes better IMO.
@resir9807
4 жыл бұрын
TFE was directed not by Hayao Miyazaki but his son, and I read Hayao was really disappointed with the work. Maybe this explains the drop in quality.
@DanielGreeneReviews
4 жыл бұрын
Which I cover extensively in this video. :)
@resir9807
4 жыл бұрын
@@DanielGreeneReviews joke's on me then😂
@carlwilliams9642
4 жыл бұрын
8:33 feels like Daniel is passive aggressively showing off his sword collection.
@loturzelrestaurant
3 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: This Video is rather subjective and kinda off the mark, tbh. This Movie are definetly worse than presented here.
@RKStumblingbear
4 жыл бұрын
This is how I feel about Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle “adaptation”. It wasn’t really. They took a few characteristics from the book and then created their own story. Especially creating a villain away from the one in the book. I’m not a fan of any recent book adaptations after that. Their own stories, yes, because their visuals are stunning.
@Nerdivinas
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Finally someone who understands why I can't totally love Howl's Moving Castle! It's a nice movie, but it isn't a real adaptation of the book.
@mariamornerud9431
4 жыл бұрын
Agree agree... I'm a huge fan of D.W. Jones's books, and the film just steers right off the track - it's a good film, but the humor in the book and the character of Howl is totally lost unfortunately.
@loturzelrestaurant
3 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: This Video is rather subjective and kinda off the mark, tbh. This Movie are definetly worse than presented here.
@Elricsedric
8 ай бұрын
I had no idea it was based off of a book. I absolutely loved the movie, how was the book.
@RKStumblingbear
8 ай бұрын
The book is like a cozy fantasy. Has some strong fairytale themes to it as well. Sophie has a wonderful relationship with her sisters. My main issue with the movie is they changed the conflict. @@Elricsedric
@Natilra
4 жыл бұрын
It's hard to tell from the few clips in here but did they white-wash the characters, too?
@olivialatham282
4 жыл бұрын
"White wash" in anime is a controversial term but - yeah, I'm surprised Daniel didn't touch on this since one of LeGuins other major struggles with adaptations, and this one included, was Ged being explicitly and intentionally dark skinned in the book but visual adaptations constantly presenting him with light skin against her wishes.
@shabbirrangwala166
4 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice the changing chairs
@starfleet542
4 жыл бұрын
Oh you think this was a bad adaptation? Let me tell you about the Earthsea miniseries.
@paulbrunetti3405
4 жыл бұрын
The real wonder of ghibloli depends on the director the masterpieces are when myazaki or takahata are behind the reigns
@rodrigo3732
4 жыл бұрын
Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshifumi Kondo did a great job for the studio as well.
@safinan8008
4 жыл бұрын
Are u reading Robin Hobb book, ship of magic yet???? Keep safe Daniel...
@pjukas
4 жыл бұрын
Great books!
@destro6971
4 жыл бұрын
I’m 43, jaded by a cruel and unforgiving world, and cynical of those who refuse to embrace the chaos of humanity’s slide into obscurity. My Neighbor Totoro fills me with childlike wonder and gives me hope for people, not as a species but that we as individuals can find grace and love in the world around us. 10/10 I want a giant Totoro friend.
@luthientinuviel3883
4 жыл бұрын
Thats the only Ghibli film I ever saw and I really liked it. I wish I could see it again.
@radiatormike
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 200k!
@deanryanmartin
4 жыл бұрын
He is a popular fella.
@niamhohaileagain7748
4 жыл бұрын
"I'm not trying to be dramatic" ... "It's like one of my friends shot the other one in the chest" 😂
@loturzelrestaurant
3 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: This Video is rather subjective and kinda off the mark, tbh. This Movie are definetly worse than presented here.
@peteragurkis3590
2 жыл бұрын
I really liked it, I thought it had some really deep symbolism and theology, it definitely wasn't studio ghibli s greatest work but I would give it at least a 6/10, I suppose I agree with you that they didn't do as much with the plot and the themes they could have, they had a really good framework but you're right they really squandered it in that regard
@asarishepard8171
4 жыл бұрын
well im watching this before ghibli strikes this video :P tell it, daniel.
@aaryashbharadwaj2812
4 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the videos where we get to see what goes wrong to help us improve. I love this channel and although I haven't watched it i know I'm going to love this video. Hopefully someday he will review my book. Thanks for everything Daniel!
@rodrigo3732
4 жыл бұрын
As a massive Ghibli fan,i can honestly say this is by far the worst of their movies. I think your 5/10 is extremely generous,the plot is completely nonsensical and the characters are flat,the animation,as you said,is fine but compared to other ghibli,s works is only superior to Ocean Waves,a tv release. Something i think should be noted is that Hayao clearly hates this movies himself,you can see documentarys on youtube with footage of when he watched it for the first time and simply walked away from the theater to get a smoke,he was always against the idea of Goro directing it,and during the production of ´´From up on poppy hill,Goro,s second movie,Hayao kept complaining how he shouldn,t direct and how everything he would ever do would suck. It,s actually kind of unpleasant to see a father being so harsh with his son,Goro,s second movie is better than Tales of Earthsea,but i think Hayao never truly accepted him as an artist. When you say ´´How could Ghibli accept this``,you should blame the producer Toshio Suzuki,from many documentarys i,ve seen,he seems like a cool guy,but remember he is a producer,he is only worried about the business part of things,and he wanted to bet on Goro Miyazaki. It,s a shame Earthsea ended that way,but the good thing is the worst is behind you,now everything Ghibli you watch will be better than this. Totoro is more of a kid,s movie,don,tknow if that,s your thing,but you should get around The wind rises and the tale of princess kaguya,those are great.
@markanthony.
4 жыл бұрын
And on the other side of the coin I thought a 5/10 was a bit harsh. It's very average compared to a typical ghibli film but like Daniel said its still good 'as a film' (forgetting its an earthsea adaption) compared to what it could have been with another studio. I watch ghibli films and generally enjoy them but I'm not a big fan. I also saw earthsea before having read any of the books. I just thought it was a fun fantasy film. I wasn't blown away but I wasn't disappointed, I enjoyed it which to me is at least a 6.5 maybe 7.
@rodrigo3732
4 жыл бұрын
@@markanthony. i watched it not knowing anything earthsea either and i hated all the characters. Lol. But it,s ok,it,s just my opinion,i would rather watch literally any movie instead of rewatching this one.
@deponensvogel7261
4 жыл бұрын
My Neighbour Totoro is about being a kid, that's why it's so great watching it as an adult. The Tale of Princess Kaguya I've found mediocre at best. Though it's visually stunning and the first half or so depicts life at the bamboo cutter's beautifully, it's ultimately thematically all over the place.
@msclrhd
4 жыл бұрын
The one thing I really like about this film is Teru's Song/Teru no Uta (both the Japanese and English versions). The Japanese singer really captures the emotion of the song.
@MrHey24
4 жыл бұрын
You definitely should My Neighbor Totoro, it's amazing! :-)
@madisoncallihan2813
4 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget how they white-washed all the characters, and apparently told Le Guin that they looked "dark skinned enough" to a Japanese audience. -_- While I don't think this was a case of nepotism and I have a soft spot for the film for introducing me to Le Guin's works, this is the most painful part for me, especially given how hard Le Guin fought for making her heroes racial minorities in an almost exclusively white fantasy landscape.
@starrynightfall00
4 жыл бұрын
I recommend Grave of the Fireflies. It's about two Japanese kids and how WWII affected them. Warning though, this is by far the darkest of Studio Ghibli's films
@wolftal1178
2 жыл бұрын
Well people shouldn’t really be moaning that because it’s set in a Western-style fantasy it can’t be good as a Ghibli, I mean look at howls moving castle, that was set partially in a place like Wales for gods sake’s, you can’t get much more western than that. However I must say despite a few scenes and certain characters or events they didn’t stick very close to the book of howls moving castle at all.
@Curupira106
4 жыл бұрын
I've seen both Earthsea adaptations and I just wonder if we'll ever get an adaptation with actual brown people. A new TV series was announced in 2019 but there's nothing on it yet. The Ghibli movie is passable if you don't think of it as Earthsea but the 2004 series...........I would hope this supposed new adaptation is nowhere near as bad as that.
@patrickharwood6598
4 жыл бұрын
i feel like they could have gotten away with adapting just the first book
@VarjoPira
2 жыл бұрын
The first book would've made for an amazing adaptation.
@jim-bob3093
4 жыл бұрын
Honesty, i didnt find it to be bad...... Just incredibly boarding??? Oh and the baddies voice actor made me want to throw a chair....
@1vader
4 жыл бұрын
Do you perhaps mean boring? Or is there some weird meaning of boarding here I don't get? o.O
@jim-bob3093
4 жыл бұрын
@@1vader No, i ment boring. But that what I get for posting on a vid at 2 in the morning lol.
@TimothyCHenderson
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, for the visuals, the first part of the movie had incredible set design. Especially the Byzantine inspired cities and architecture. Beautiful. Another reason why the second part of the movie suffered so poorly.
@JohnPatrickAlexander
4 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you'll see this, but it's kinda neat that I'm the one who recommended this series to you a while ago, and now you're doing this awesome video. Ursula K. Le Guin is one of my favorite writers. The Earthsea series is truly amazing. Again, great video, and I'm right there with you on the "Oh ..." of it all. One quick question, have you read any of the following books as well? Cheers. :)
@agorixel9513
4 жыл бұрын
I think this has to do with Miyazaki and tentions with son during prodruction who was acting as director ( for the first time ) There an entire behind the seen showing that Miyazaki is perfectionist and absent father and I believe move his son being a first time director with him animating department is what cause the majority of the problems.
@roblee4395
Ай бұрын
Miyazaki Jr. is honestly fighting an uphill battle at this point (2006). Remember this was barely a decade after Mononoko, five years after Spirited Away and 2 after Howl's Moving Castle. Ghibli had a PILE of accolades from three consecutive wins, expectations were high... plus Earthsea is an adaptation of a classic novel series, you KNOW fans will inevitably whine about the movie being "different" (not good or bad, but different... remember Miyazaki Sr.'s career starts with a Lupin movie receives complains from fans that Lupin and gang are "too nice", Cagliostro only started becoming a classic in reruns) Honestly feel kind of sad for Goro...
@NaramSinofAkkad790
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely don't believe there was any ill will in this adaptation. Hayo Miyazaki is clearly a huge fan of earthsea and you can see it's influence all throughout his films. Spirited away in particular shares a lot of similarities with the tomb of Atuan. I think for what it attempted: turn six books into one movie length story, it's a fine enough movie and incredibly gorgeous. Goro has gone on to direct other Ghibli properties that have been incredibly well received so I don't believe he was a bad director he just did the best he could with a task that was impossible. It strays from the original themes a bit but the act of taking the story of earthsea and making it your own is entirely in keeping with the spirit of the books.
@wolftal1178
2 жыл бұрын
I’m definitely buying tales of Earthsea book series!?!👍
@jz6566
4 жыл бұрын
I watched the Ghibli movie, was so confused, read the whole series (amazing!) and watched the movie again. Just wow, they mushed 1-4 together poorly.
@muhammadhashir6136
4 жыл бұрын
Just a fun thing: I told my brother that in america they call wine liquor mostly and in Britain they say spirits. Now he calls spirited away, liquored away for fun lel😂
@MRuby-qb9bd
4 жыл бұрын
What? Well I guess we call alcoholic beverages in general liquor, but we also use spirits, it's just more specific to hard liquors with high alcohol content like gin, vodka, rum, etc.
@muhammadhashir6136
4 жыл бұрын
@@MRuby-qb9bd well I don't know heavy bartender stuff...I don't drink, but yeah u r right. My purpose was too convey the joke not info.
@MrKirner
4 жыл бұрын
@@MRuby-qb9bd As an Iowan I always understood liquor to mean hard liquor in general use. One might say, "were they drinking liquor or beer?"
@muhammadhashir6136
4 жыл бұрын
@Long Wang dude...I do not drink, and its no fact just something we learned in the british to american course which wasn't accurate. Stop being rude, i am not conveying info, don't even drink, just telling a joke
@MRuby-qb9bd
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrKirner But colloquially people do sometimes use it when they aren't being specific, like booze, or if there is a mixed selection. A bartender or afficionado/sommelier probably wouldn't.
@David-se5ph
4 жыл бұрын
The legend has made it to 200K, congrats my brother, congrats 🎊🎈🎉🍾
@cephandrius3679
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, you should make a review on Your Name, I think u may like it
@zainhartono7193
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why, I’ve read and loved the books but I also loved the movie, especially the music. I still listen to the soundtrack every time I read the books now. You’re right it does suck as an adaptation, I see it more as an appetiser to the books.
@goatforcemcgoat8233
4 жыл бұрын
You planning to do a review of Howls Moving Castle? Would love to hear your thoughts on it! Also where's your Berzerk Golden Age review? :p
@Bezanie
2 жыл бұрын
Not the best Ghibli film, but it got me interested in wanting to read the book series.
@divyanshrajouria4759
4 жыл бұрын
Garo Miyazaki is just not a good director. And this being his debut movie certainly did not do it any favours. Though he has gotten better with time, each of his successive film being better than the last one, he still hasn't made any movie which lives up to his father's legacy.
@paulstanley86
4 жыл бұрын
Now that you have watched the gibbli film with arguably the most source material I suggest one with arguably the least. Castle in the sky inspired by a single paragraph of gulliver's travels.
@lucianaetrigan
4 жыл бұрын
I recently watched the movie and had to watch it in parts, because I found it almost unrecognizable. earthsea is a treasure in philosophical and artistic terms. They kind of...’missed it.
@Contraltissimo
2 ай бұрын
Instalike for the .... onomatopoeic descriptors at the end there. Wow, I suddenly feel lucky I had no idea this was a book first. I just watched the movie. I'm no movie analyst but even _I_ found it strange that Studio Ghibli just made a.... defeat-the-bad-guy story. Wat. I did read Howl's Moving Castle before its movie though. Its movie. Ghibli's movie. 'Cause yeah, quite--QUITE a different story told there. Now I am interested in these books.... How many did you say there were? Wait, I'll just go look online.... .... Also then again what do I know? I enjoyed the flixnet Death Note adaptation. Even as a fan of the anime. Hey! They adapted it for an American audience, and they gave me what Americans like: a sympathetic protagonist with a foil more evil than he is. No complaints. Well, except for L. He was dumb. .... Huh so like six books in total? Oh and it's quite old.... Okay that's cool.... I kind of have a hard time finding motivation to read if a series just goes and goes and goes but this looks digestible. I might look at these. :) Because yeah, watching this movie, I was just whelmed too. Thanks for a cool video. :)
@steevemartial4084
4 жыл бұрын
I've never read the books, and I was disappointed in the movie. I wouldn't say the movie was fine, I would say it was meh. Probably a 4/10 or 5/10. I got out of it feeling like I had wasted my time. I don't think all of that is due to the fact that I had high expectations going in. But otherwise thanks for your review. Love your work
@avionsivad2451
4 жыл бұрын
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I actually really enjoyed Tales From Earthsea.
@BankruptGreek
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand it either, is everyone watching the same movie. The characters, the scenario, everything makes the world feel so real that only studio ghibli manages to do nowadays. The soundtracks were awesome as well. Start to finish really good, I could see how someone might find the story boring but everything else alone make this an 8-9/10.
@mackmaster100
4 жыл бұрын
I think its pretty good, 7/10. Yes princess mononoke is ofcourse much better, but still good.
@DaniUnborn
4 жыл бұрын
i've always thought of this movie as one of the weakest of Ghibli, and i love Ghibli, but i never read the source material. i understand the whole issue with it better now. having said that, the author refused an offer from Hayao, then actually did some research and asked to be considered back and ended up upset she got the son instead... maybe she should've done the research from the beginning. i can actually see both sides at fault here. if hayao felt disrespected (and if you know about their culture, you know how bad that is), i can't really see why he'd take on the project. overall sad to see this could've been so much more.
@Nierez
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if she said yes all those years ago. We could have the best Earthsea and shun that sci-fi miniseries disaster.
@heather_hill_HHH
22 күн бұрын
we should learn from disney buying off star-wars and making a rey-skywalker sequel trilogy. Any big pocket can work their way into buying a property and making low-quality content (or trash), but it doesn't mean that new content IS what the actual good book story is. Denis villenue succeeded in people accepting his Dune films as THE dune story, but even that is a limited adaptation. It needs lotr films level of failthfulness to source material for a film to succeed in depicting the book well. just can't expect it to happen a lot.
@bryson2662
4 жыл бұрын
It's not gibbli. Is Ghibli. Pronounced jiburi
@Userdoesnotexit
4 жыл бұрын
i dont know why but its my 3rd fav ghibli movie..... Also i dont know why hayao ( The father ) never helped his son ( Goro ) since he lack experience ( even tho he does go again to direct 2-3 more titles and became better )
@benderB9
4 жыл бұрын
I have a soft spot for this film, because it was my introduction to Earthsea. I did not think that the story or animation were amazing, however I was so intrigued by it that I started reading the books. The movie is this weird mess of ideas and characters from the first 4 books and is named after the 5th book in the series. It certainly fails to deliver on the characters and story of Earthsea. Nonetheless, the movie catches something very specific to earthsea and that is its athmosphere. This ruggedness and gentleness about Sparrowhawk and the world, An apreciation for life and death. One can only dream how good this adaptation could have turned out if they actually stuck to LeGuins story and characters.
@emilioi.valdez6680
4 жыл бұрын
Why does the author keep getting screwed over when her work gets an adaptation?
@luthientinuviel3883
4 жыл бұрын
Poor Le Guin. She was such a queen and she didn't deserve this.
@emilioi.valdez6680
4 жыл бұрын
@@luthientinuviel3883 She may have passed on, but pray hope for someone to adapt her work properly and respectfully.
@udbhavseth799
4 жыл бұрын
I dunno if it's a common edition, but goddamn your copy of earthsea is beautiful
@billthebard805
2 жыл бұрын
Never read the book but I love the movie.
@Piqipeg
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't read the Earthsea series yet, but after watching this video and Dominics lost in adaptation makes me really want to. And I'm one of the few who likes the Ghibli "adaptation".
@ThePurpleBookWyrm
4 жыл бұрын
Daniel, I DARE you to watch Syfy's adaptation of Earthsea... It's probably because of it that I don't remember reacting quite so negatively to Ghibli's production. And also because I've never seen any other Studio Ghibli movie (something I wish to change). I remember it being a poor adaptation, but I thought some of Earthsea's poetry had still managed to get into it, which isn't even the case with Syfy's TV movie. Also, the series name is The Earthsea Cycle, or simply Earthsea. A Wizard of Earthsea is just the first novel in the series. 😉 And please please please please try some of LeGuin's science-fiction! You think she was good at fantasy, well I believe she was, first and foremost, a queen of (adult) science-fiction. I really hope we'll one day get a decent adaptation of Earthsea and/or The Left Hand of Darkness.
@therandomninja5
2 жыл бұрын
I just watched this one for the first time a few days ago. And I was like…(looks around)…where’s the plot? Who’s the main character? What’s going on? And the film didn’t answer these questions. It definitely feels slapdash. I know Howl’s changed a bit from the books but still kept close and told a coherent story. (I’m actually reading Howl’s Moving Castle right now) Tales did not. It’s a bunch of non sequitur scenes that are stapled together without a through line connecting them that happen to have the same characters. Many scenes aren’t resolved and for the most part the visuals are sub par to Ghibli standards. The one thing I will say as a positive is that this film piqued my interest in the lore of Earthsea. After I finish reading the Howl books I might check these out.
@bouncycow3010
3 жыл бұрын
The movie evidently understood all the books core themes, and although they did get a little jumbled at times, it was genuinely a good movie, and considering it was Goros first entry, shows huge promise for his future.
@WhaleManMan
4 жыл бұрын
The SyFy miniseries is worse
@QuartuvLarry
Жыл бұрын
Damn shame, dropping the ball like that... I haven't even read the books yet, and I actually DID enjoy the movie (in fact, the really bright blue stars in one of the scenes is what comes to mind if I was on the night side of a planet orbiting a black hole; brightness because of blue shift)
@Kat320
4 жыл бұрын
During the production phase of the movie the lead of studio ghibli critizied the movie and the directorial choices made by Goro Miyazaki, but he and his creative team insisted on finishing the movie the way they planed an it went on being finished like this, which to me is somewhat ridiculous. Then during the premier of the movie Hayao Miyazaki walked out of the screening saying that "you shouldn't make a movie based on your emotions" and that he felt like watching the movie by a child and not a man, implying that Goro just wasn't ready to direct. Especially not in such a big movie for one of the best know animation studios in the world. The entire situation is really tragic considering that no one won from this if they all would have worked together and consulted Ursula K. LeGuin something truely magical could have come from this.
@ytyler2012
4 жыл бұрын
Well, I just bought that exact edition on Amazon. The plot and the book stack thickens.
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