
The Miyazaki Touch
When my younger daughter came to visit us from the U.S. last month, I took her to Ghibli Park. I’m glad I went with her because she is a big fan of Ghibli and knows all the movies. I saw some Ghibli movies a long time ago, but I didn’t remember the stories very well. She explained everything to me. I decided to watch some Miyazaki Hayao movies, so I went to an online video rental store and got four. They included his latest movie, called “The Boy and the Heron” in English. I watched it first, and then I watched “Porco Rosso.” There are 30 years between these two movies. I think that Miyazaki uses more fantasy now, but both movies have the Miyazaki touch. The animation is beautiful! (130 words)