Comments on: Miyazaki says he can’t stand modern animation http://www.alafista.com/2009/01/20/miyazaki-says-he-cant-stand-modern-animation/ Embracing Japanese POP Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:42:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dee http://www.alafista.com/2009/01/20/miyazaki-says-he-cant-stand-modern-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-9015 Dee Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:50:31 +0000 http://www.alafista.com/?p=3501#comment-9015 i could come in to my own here, i studied miyazaki for a coursework assignment and could talk ur ear off about this!! with modern computer generated anime, u can see that the love isnt there as much, it feels completely different. budget is a big factor, older anime had to use cheap techniques like still images , sliding still images, backgrounds made of block colour and the like, but now with the computer stuff u dont get any of that but instead u get cheap, moving images sliding about, like for instance when revi dives over the bar in the first black lagoon ep, lol fail! i totally agree with miyazaki but that isnt to say that i dont like the newer stuff, i find its easier to find the characters more attractive and down right obsessable with the digital stuff, they have a smoother look, more tactile, also the scenes end up looking more elaborate and obscure which is great (thinking gainax) it sounds like he doesnt like the gainax style of animation which is ironic because he raised gainax in a round about sense, he hired the creator of neon genesis (a founding member of gainax) and had him animate the unforgettable scene in nausicaa where the giant warriors melts over the hill top! that spawned neon genesis dont u know! so miyazaki! ur responsible for ur own hatred ! its not all bad! i could come in to my own here, i studied miyazaki for a coursework assignment and could talk ur ear off about this!!

with modern computer generated anime, u can see that the love isnt there as much, it feels completely different.

budget is a big factor, older anime had to use cheap techniques like still images , sliding still images, backgrounds made of block colour and the like, but now with the computer stuff u dont get any of that but instead u get cheap, moving images sliding about, like for instance when revi dives over the bar in the first black lagoon ep, lol fail!

i totally agree with miyazaki but that isnt to say that i dont like the newer stuff, i find its easier to find the characters more attractive and down right obsessable with the digital stuff, they have a smoother look, more tactile, also the scenes end up looking more elaborate and obscure which is great (thinking gainax)

it sounds like he doesnt like the gainax style of animation which is ironic because he raised gainax in a round about sense, he hired the creator of neon genesis (a founding member of gainax) and had him animate the unforgettable scene in nausicaa where the giant warriors melts over the hill top! that spawned neon genesis dont u know!

so miyazaki! ur responsible for ur own hatred ! its not all bad!

]]> By: Leefe http://www.alafista.com/2009/01/20/miyazaki-says-he-cant-stand-modern-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-9003 Leefe Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:01:52 +0000 http://www.alafista.com/?p=3501#comment-9003 On the contrary, I actually haven't gotten around to watching any of his works... but for me, if I like it, I like it. Who cares about whether it's hand-drawn or not. lol On the contrary, I actually haven’t gotten around to watching any of his works… but for me, if I like it, I like it. Who cares about whether it’s hand-drawn or not. lol

]]> By: shirokiryuu http://www.alafista.com/2009/01/20/miyazaki-says-he-cant-stand-modern-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-8996 shirokiryuu Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:10:14 +0000 http://www.alafista.com/?p=3501#comment-8996 Although he sounds like an old gramps complaining about how his grandkids are raised, I'm kinda glad he's like this way. He can concentrate on his own way of storytelling/techniques, without trying to appeal to a more "modern generation". That's why I think his movies have more of a "classic" feeling to them. I think he can leave the "modern movies" to the next generation Although he sounds like an old gramps complaining about how his grandkids are raised, I’m kinda glad he’s like this way. He can concentrate on his own way of storytelling/techniques, without trying to appeal to a more “modern generation”. That’s why I think his movies have more of a “classic” feeling to them. I think he can leave the “modern movies” to the next generation

]]> By: Mike http://www.alafista.com/2009/01/20/miyazaki-says-he-cant-stand-modern-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-8994 Mike Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:41:13 +0000 http://www.alafista.com/?p=3501#comment-8994 Miyazaki reminds me of JRR Tolkien--a rather curmudgeonly old guy who is a pessimist about modern society, and is possessed of a tremendous imagination rooted in premodern times. Tolkien outright loathed much of the countercultural fanbase he got for LotR in the 60s, and doubtlessly wouldn't have liked much of what passes for "fantasy" fiction these days, just like Miyazaki probably hates most anime today. In a way though, being such a master, he's entitled to think whatever he wants--his work is destined to be remembered for a long time. Miyazaki reminds me of JRR Tolkien–a rather curmudgeonly old guy who is a pessimist about modern society, and is possessed of a tremendous imagination rooted in premodern times. Tolkien outright loathed much of the countercultural fanbase he got for LotR in the 60s, and doubtlessly wouldn’t have liked much of what passes for “fantasy” fiction these days, just like Miyazaki probably hates most anime today. In a way though, being such a master, he’s entitled to think whatever he wants–his work is destined to be remembered for a long time.

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