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As far as QT8, maybe I'll have to give it a shot... I do find that most coverage of Tarantino tends to be very ...hmm, should I say "soft"? Like people really want to give him the benefit of doubt, whereas lots of other Hollywood stars get crucified for less. Like, they'll bring up that he was "inspired" by a film, or that he "asks a lot" of his female actresses, but only to say that they touched on the hard questions. I'd like one that for example, sits down with Ringo Lam and shows him the scenes of Reservoir Dogs and the scenes from City on Fire side by side and then asks him what he thinks. An interview with let's say, Denzel Washington (a prominent black actor he's never worked with) where they show footage of Tarantino in interviews talking about "all his black friends" and him saying "that's why it's okay and I can say n****r" and then they ask Denzel what he thinks. I want an interview like The Act of Killing, where they ask Tarantino to re-enact his conversation where he convinced Dianne Kruger that it had to be him that strangled her to unconsciousness on film. You know, not just filmmaker commentary, but actually digging in. Give him a 'fair trial' so to speak, but an actual trial.
As far as Ponyo, you may be right. I think it would be alone in the Ghibli catalogue though, as what I love about Miyazaki's other films (except possibly Kaze Tachinu) is that they're able to be enjoyed by all audiences. Very Pixar. Though I suppose maybe he just was thinking of his grandchildren and didn't manage to get the balance right for adults this time round.
The Quiet Earth! I remember seeing that as a kid and being fascinated by it. For some reason, I was stuck on how ugly I thought the main actor was. haha My little kid brain had only seen polished movie stars I guess. I also remembered it as "The Last Man on Earth" and have struggled for years to figure out why I was misremembering that movie (because there is a film called that but it's different.) Thanks for the post!
As far as Ponyo, you may be right. I think it would be alone in the Ghibli catalogue though, as what I love about Miyazaki's other films (except possibly Kaze Tachinu) is that they're able to be enjoyed by all audiences. Very Pixar. Though I suppose maybe he just was thinking of his grandchildren and didn't manage to get the balance right for adults this time round.
The Quiet Earth! I remember seeing that as a kid and being fascinated by it. For some reason, I was stuck on how ugly I thought the main actor was. haha My little kid brain had only seen polished movie stars I guess. I also remembered it as "The Last Man on Earth" and have struggled for years to figure out why I was misremembering that movie (because there is a film called that but it's different.) Thanks for the post!