Movie Reviews for Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

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Movie Reviews of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Movie Review: This animation changed my life.
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw this movie when I was still young in Japan. This movie encouraged me and I was relieved to be a woman. I felt I was OK to be strong, independent, and right. Nausicaa is a great leader as a woman and the true leader for people.

I want all the girls in the world to watch this. This movie is the origin of Miyazaki world.

Movie Review: One of Miyazaki's Best
Summary: 5 Stars

This is one of Miyazaki's best movies. It has a strong environmental theme but that is one of the aspects that makes his movies great, the built in morality lesson that accompanies a great, entertaining story line. The movie is voiced by several well known actors such as Mark Hamill, Edward James Olmos, and Patrick Stewart. The bonus features in which these stars are interviewed is also interesting, and this is coming from someone who usually doesn't care for the extras. All in all a great movie and a great buy.

Movie Review: Nausicca, the original About time!!
Summary: 5 Stars

I've had the manga since the early 80's and was overjoyed when it showed up on VHS. I think the title was renamed the Windriders of the Valley or some such nonsense. What a butcher job that was. Retitled and carved like a Christmas Ham,it was quite simply garbage.
This time around Studio Ghibli told Disney they could distribute it if they kept their mitts off it. And it shows, the voice actors are top-notch and the story line is kept intact. If you are looking for some classic anime you can't go wrong with this version. I've read that the animation looks dated but i have to disagree here. It's nice to see olde anime as you can get an idea of how anime has progressed thru the years.
While it's no AKIRA as far as anime goes it still holds up quite well in today's anime circles. If you've enjoyed any of Studio Ghibli's work such as Kiki's Delivery Service , Howl's Moving Castle or Spirited Away then this is a must for your collection.

Movie Review: What happens when you cross eco-nuttiness with great animation? Nausea and wind.
Summary: 3 Stars

Once again, Studio Ghibli proves that art is often more important than story. The animation and backgrounds of this film were truly impressive, but the convoluted (and frankly nutty) storyline sucked some the life juices out of the visuals. I was left with red eyes of rage after I sat through my first viewing. My family wanted to watch it to see what could have transformed my eyes into red-hot coals of fury, so I prepared them for the eco-blather that they would soon be subjected to and played the tripped out acid lake-laced animovie. Instead of turning a frightening sanguine hue, my familys' eyes took on a glazed, "what the ..?" muted tone.

The best thing to do to make watching Nausicaa a little less nauseating is to turn off the sound.

Key things to remember when watching a Studio Ghibli film:
- Hand-drawn and painted animation is still superior to the best computer graphics
- Man is always bent on the destruction of the Earth
- Everything organic is good for you
- Technology is bad, unless it flies
- War is never justified, except when action sequences are needed
- Characters can be cloned and used again