I'm showing my first graders, right now, Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky. I with you guys could hear the 'Oooo"s and "Ahhhhh!"s from the kids during the opening.
I'm showing my first graders, right now, Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky. I with you guys could hear the 'Oooo"s and "Ahhhhh!"s from the kids during the opening.
Shamelessly raising an army of Anime-watching children? I can get on board with that.
I'm showing my first graders, right now, Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky. I with you guys could hear the 'Oooo"s and "Ahhhhh!"s from the kids during the opening.
I remember a friend of mine trying to show the movie to his nephew (about 7 years old) and he couldn't get past the name "Laputa Castle in the sky" as Laputa sounds like La Puta that translates to "The whore", hilarity ensued.
Yup. That's why it wasn't on the DVD case. I don't understand why they didn't just wuss out and call it Rapyuta. It keeps with the Japanese pronunciation, but it does Lose the Swift reference (he named the city in his book that precisely because of it's meaning in Spanish). I think it's a workable solution.
This is a Facebook post from a friend of mine: D.S. loves her nine-year-old Make A Wish kid:.....When I visited his family yesterday with Spiderman (aka my brother in a quasi-expensive, skin tight suit which is actually ripped a bit now), lil Zachary wore his own Spidey mask and brought out all his Spiderman toys (of which he has A LOT)...toward the end he told my brother......*I know you are fake, but whether you are real or not, you are still a superhero*.....AW
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EDIT: And they have unanimously decided that Totoro is a giant bunny. XD
Yeah, Totoro is probably a better Miyazaki for kids than Castle in the Sky. Just don't let them see Princess Mononoke or Porco Rosso or...Pom Poko...*shudder*...and they'll be fine.
And now I'm showing my kindergartners Totoro. EDIT: And they have unanimously decided that Totoro is a giant bunny. XD
Yeah, Totoro is probably a better Miyazaki for kids than Castle in the Sky. Just don't let them see Princess Mononoke or Porco Rosso or...Pom Poko...*shudder*...and they'll be fine.
Adam took in Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle. They were all approved by the administration.
And now I'm showing my kindergartners Totoro. EDIT: And they have unanimously decided that Totoro is a giant bunny. XD
Yeah, Totoro is probably a better Miyazaki for kids than Castle in the Sky. Just don't let them see Princess Mononoke or Porco Rosso or...Pom Poko...*shudder*...and they'll be fine.
Adam took in Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle. They were all approved by the administration.
Those all seem okay, though Howl's Moving Castle is slightly surprising, but I guess it's very tame compared to a few other Miyazaki films. Nausicaa would probably also be good.
Why is Howl's surprising? It is based on a children's book. We don't have Nausicaa on DVD.
Well, some of Howl gets pretty violent. Not super violent, but kinda scary. Some of the things in there would've scared the crap out of me when I was in Kindergarten. But, I dunno. Maybe most kids are tougher than I am...I mean was...
Yup. That's why it wasn't on the DVD case. I don't understand why they didn't just wuss out and call it Rapyuta. It keeps with the Japanese pronunciation, but it does Lose the Swift reference (he named the city in his book that precisely because of it's meaning in Spanish). I think it's a workable solution.
The thing about Swift is that the work he wrote is surprisingly an incredibly difficult book to read and is incredibly satirical, but yet it has this Victorian air to it. Also Laputa is only mentioned in a couple of chapters, and it still amazes me how Miyazaki took such a minor (despite the fact that it does have importance to the overall story) setting and made an entire movie out of it.
Why is Howl's surprising? It is based on a children's book. We don't have Nausicaa on DVD.
Well, some of Howl gets pretty violent. Not super violent, but kinda scary. Some of the things in there would've scared the crap out of me when I was in Kindergarten. But, I dunno. Maybe most kids are tougher than I am...I mean was...
Why is Howl's surprising? It is based on a children's book. We don't have Nausicaa on DVD.
Well, some of Howl gets pretty violent. Not super violent, but kinda scary. Some of the things in there would've scared the crap out of me when I was in Kindergarten. But, I dunno. Maybe most kids are tougher than I am...I mean was...
LOL. Howl's was for the 3rd graders.
Oh. Well...That's better then, I guess. Scary was 3 years will do...
Why is Howl's surprising? It is based on a children's book. We don't have Nausicaa on DVD.
Well, some of Howl gets pretty violent. Not super violent, but kinda scary. Some of the things in there would've scared the crap out of me when I was in Kindergarten. But, I dunno. Maybe most kids are tougher than I am...I mean was...
LOL. Howl's was for the 3rd graders.
Oh. Well...That's better then, I guess. Scary was 3 years will do...
Well if South Park is anything to go by, 3rd graders are hella tough!
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aaaand in black.
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Take Super Dodge Ball and add Basketball
Yea!
EDIT: And they have unanimously decided that Totoro is a giant bunny. XD
I'm just saying, it's probably not the best thing for Kindergartners. Parents might be a little miffed. Brilliance. Sheer brilliance.
Scary was 3 years will do...