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Hayao Miyazaki is a master craftsman and a legend in the world of anime film directors. Studio Ghibli movies are widely known for their deep and thoughtful plots typically geared towards children. Yet, Miyazaki took a break from his usual child-centric movies to createThe Wind Rises.
The Wind Riseswas one of the contenders for the Best Animated Feature Film category of the 86th Academy Awards. But it eventually lost to Disney’sFrozen, a decision that is considered extremely controversial to date.
One scene in Hayao Miyazaki’sThe Wind Risestook over a year to animate
The Wind Risesis a fictional biography of Jiro Horikoshi, a Japanese aeronautical engineer who designed the A6M ‘Zero’ fighter plane, which was used in World War II. The film features a four-second crowd scene that took animator Eiji Yamamori 1 year and 3 months to complete. The scene depicts the aftereffects of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.
This four second crowd scene from Studio Ghibli’s The Wind Rises (2013) took animator Eiji Yamamori 1 year and 3 months to complete.pic.twitter.com/49UjMf5NcI
It is a mesmerizing 4-second cut that shows Ghibli’s dedication to animation and storytelling. Every character in the crowd has their own personality and goal depicted through their movements, and everything blends into a beautifully coordinated yet chaotic body of people.
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Hayao Miyazakiwas adamant that the scene had to be hand-drawn without using any CGI effects. The animator, Eiji Yamamori, is a veteran who has also worked on key animations forHowl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo, Spirited Away, Boy and the Heron,and several other Ghibli films.
The Wind Riseslost the Oscars to Disney’sFrozen
Frozenwas an extremely popular movie, no doubt, but did it have the sameartistic depth asThe Wind Rises?The Wind Risesis not just a film about the making of Zero but also about the struggles and losses faced by Horikoshi and his emotional conflict about making a war machine.
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Studio Ghibli’s expertise in hand-drawn animation was fully drawn out inThe Wind Rises.Frozen, on the other hand, is visually appealing but relies on CGI, lacking the phenomenal hard work that went into creating Ghibli films. It took Ghibli around 5 years to createThe Wind Rises, from its conception to release, whereasFrozenonly took two years, making it a very fast production.
But in the end, the Oscar went toFrozen, a movie that was favored for its wide appeal. This highlighted the Academy’s tendency to favor movies with mass appeal over those that actually have artistic depth.Frozenwon with a family-friendly storyline whileThe Wind Rises, with its complex themes, was left in the dust only to be dubbed as one of themost controversial Miyazaki movies.
The Wind Risesis currently available to stream on Max.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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