Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) is the adaptation of Miyazaki's homonymous manga, and one of his earliest films, it's entertaining for sure but i have a couple problems with it
Miyazaki creates a world with it's own politics, history and lore. and none of them is has a decent explanation that we would otherwise get if we read the manga, many of his other films also avoid these explanations, but they were never necessary, unlike this one.
this lack of explanation makes moments like the rebirth of the Giant Warrior and Nausicaä walking on a field of gold have very little impact
the characters are
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Grand Blue
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Grand Blue isn't a manga about diving, it's an ode to youth.
sure, diving plays a big part, but merely serves to symbolize the many new experiences and new world college life provides. keep that in mind while reading this review. STORY: 8/10 well, it's a slice of life, so don't expect a complicated plot. it does it's job, providing context so the characters and comedy can thrive. but as of right now (chapter 63) there seems to be a bit of a romance element growing, so maybe the story itself will actually get interesting. ART: 9/10 Grand Blue wouldn't be as funny if it didn't have this artwork Yoshioka's a ... |
