Comments on: Euphoria #22: In the middle of nowhere… http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/euphoria-22-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/ David Cairns' wilfully eccentric film blog. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:37:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/euphoria-22-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-507 dcairns Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:23:54 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/euphoria-22-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-507 I even like the shameless genre conventions: the cute girl, the song at the end: "Ah, this'll be the song, then." I think HM said he made Totorro to show city kids what a country upbringing was like. He makes it look pretty attractive. I'm almost sure the cottage we stayed in on holiday when i was a kid had some of those little sooty round creatures in it. Had another Miyazaki request today from a student, so watch out for more soon. I even like the shameless genre conventions: the cute girl, the song at the end: “Ah, this’ll be the song, then.”

I think HM said he made Totorro to show city kids what a country upbringing was like. He makes it look pretty attractive. I’m almost sure the cottage we stayed in on holiday when i was a kid had some of those little sooty round creatures in it.

Had another Miyazaki request today from a student, so watch out for more soon.

]]> By: Levi Stahl http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/euphoria-22-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-505 Levi Stahl Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:32:17 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/euphoria-22-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/#comment-505 It's the sense of place that really makes Miyazaki for me: the landscapes feel familiar, like you've seen pictures of them or read about them, and they feel completely real, as if Miyazaki knows what's down every byway and behind every door. I smile every time I think about <I>Totorro</I>. It’s the sense of place that really makes Miyazaki for me: the landscapes feel familiar, like you’ve seen pictures of them or read about them, and they feel completely real, as if Miyazaki knows what’s down every byway and behind every door.

I smile every time I think about Totorro.

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