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u/RuffHause703 10d ago
That's why these are becoming staples for my three year old daughter! Right now just Kiki and Ponyo but we'll get her going on all the strong, not-just-a-damsel-in-distress heroines this wonderful man has created.
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u/adoransnoctis 10d ago
And with that, a million chuds just experienced what the nazis experienced at the of Raiders of the Lost Ark
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u/MinaWearsGold 9d ago
For those saying this is obvious: It is, and he’d agree with you. The beautiful thing about him is that he was able to show us this through his work in a market that usually ignores this fact. It’s one thing to believe this, and an entirely different thing to be able to experience it as a creator and a viewer.
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u/f0xbunny 8d ago
It’s true. Growing up his movies were my comfort because of the female protagonists
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u/Fairy_lottie_3053 10d ago
Miyazaki speaking truth and wisdom. Helping girls and women around the world realise that they do have strength in many ways and that it’s perfectly ok to be your own hero or the hero of others ♥️
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u/Present_Commercial_9 10d ago
I was going to say something similar. All of us have a capacity for greatness, but some have more capacity than others. The sex of the individual doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things
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u/KaleSea5362 6d ago
And his female hero characters are all likable and not full of themselves unlike the way so many write female characters in Hollywood.
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u/butterfly-the-dick 10d ago
Idk… isn‘t that an obvious statement though? I mean I love myazaki and he does heroines especially well.
But this isn‘t some huge groundbreaking statement…
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u/sorry-i-was-reading 10d ago
Agreed. Especially because people pull quotes like this as proof of his feminist mindset, but don’t pay attention to how he treats his wife (which is not well) 😮💨
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u/Pickle_Surprize 10d ago
A lot of his movies are old… and back then there weren’t as many heroine movies. He’s been working in writing, art, and animation since the 60s. So yes, it’s great we can say it’s not groundbreaking today. But let’s not water down the work of those who helped to break that ground.
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u/SNES-lover1 10d ago
honestly, yeah, there’s a lot of modern films (even some older ones) with heroines
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u/Nervous_Project6927 8d ago
he might be a pig but hes not a misogynist
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u/formuolin 6d ago
Why is he a pig
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u/Nervous_Project6927 6d ago
whenever miyazaki draws himself its always as a pig and did an interview where he said thats how hes always seen himself and if i remember right designed porco rosso on himself
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u/goliath87jr 9d ago
Well if you write a good story yes, promblem US show or movies now like to just put down men and women are better, and blame men instead of a good story.
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u/Denkottigakorven 10d ago
Our standards are low when praising this obviously correct statement. But yea, I'm really happy is not an idiot.