May 17, 2008
Having only just finished watching Gedo Senki: Tales from Earthsea which was done by Miyazaki's son I have a few things to say. I am a Ghibli fan, and I was curious as to how Goro Miyazaki would make his first movie.Since I had already read the accompanying book "The Earthsea Trilogy" by Ursala K. Le Guin I expected to be disappointed, but I was curious as to what would disappoint me.
The story takes place some time after certain events in the book, but before the final events. So an audience that's never read the book will never find out why magic is failing,
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why the crops and animals are still dying, etc. Which is interesting because this is brought up in the begging, but then the story drifts off to the main plot. There was a lot more violence, dismemberment, and death in this movie that stood out in the film. It was darker and it did shroud it's characters well. I wasn't sure I liked it.
The movie does touch on some places that show up in the book, and if you did read the book you find out what happened to some characters that just disappeared after their part in the book.
The book's main character, Sparrowhawk, is a supporting character as we follow the boy Arren in the movie. I didn't particularly like this film because it isn't as deep as the other ghibli films I've seen, but the art is really really good.
All in all, the story itself, is definitely something different from what papa miyazaki does, and the characters aren't as easy to love, but if you're open to a different take to story telling then this movie might be one you should see.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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