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Review of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises
As Miyazaki's choice for his last film, it's hard not to wonder what statement he's trying to make; The Wind Rises is not a whimsical fairytale but a tale of artistic obsession, and the subject, Jiro Horikoshi, is the designer of planes used by Imperial Japan during the second world war. What Miyazaki presents is such a forgivingly-neutral portrayal that, with knowledge of events of that time, I found it a little hard to stomach. →
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The Wind Rises
Mixed feelings about this; felt morose & sentimental at times, sweet and hopeful at others. An odd last film from Miyazaki. →