![]() I’m curious whether the seeds of this decline can be seen in Ghibli’s last resounding critical, audience, and financial success, Spirited Away.Ĭhihiro is a ten-year-old girl whose family is moving house. In comparison, the later films adapted mostly from Western literature like Arriety, and Howl’s Moving Castle seemed to lack the same magic, while the less said about Tales of Earthsea, the better. ![]() But I’m also not alone in thinking that Ghibli lost a certain something following Spirited Away, that none of its films after that Oscar win ever lived up to that high point, or indeed any of the earlier films from the studio like Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, or Princess Mononoke. It seems that Ghibli now only exists to curate its back catalogue, rather than create something new, and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, and When Marnie Was There might just be the final films we’ll see from that studio. ![]() ![]() Certainly in terms of manpower, Ghibli as a functioning studio has pretty much ceased to exist, with them unable to find the next Miyazaki or Takahata to take hold of the reins. Spirited Away is an interesting title for me to revisit, as one could argue that Ghibli’s fortunes have been declining since its release. ![]()
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