Since I haven't seen the movie my reply might not be very relevent. However this relation between a film relying heavily on special effects and animation per say reminds me of an article by Dudley Andrew in CINéMAS ("A Film Aesthetic to Discver" in vol.17, number 2-3) in which he writes that some "densely composited" films could be "classified as animation". His view on this is very negative - these movies are seen as manipulated and controlled (instead of being a means or occasion for discovery).<br>
<br>Best,<br>suzanne<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2010/1/19 Jonathan M. Hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmhall@pomona.edu" target="_blank">jmhall@pomona.edu</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
This is far from the serious answer that Markus' question deserves, but those here in Tokyo whom I've talked to about the film, have specifically mentioned Miayazaki too!<br>
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jmh<br>
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送信日時: 2010年1月19日 17:45<br>
宛先: KineJapan<br>
件名: Avatar<br>
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Everyone is talking about Avatar’s connections to Dances With Wolves and various white messiah narratives. But while I was watching it I couldn’t help thinking of Miyazaki (floating islands, luminescent natural scenes, strange and wonderful creatures, wonder in general) and Oshii (metal suits and avatars, sans any serious philosophical contemplation of the implications). It felt like the film would really not have been possible without anime. I don’t have the patience to track down and read James Cameron interviews, really, but was wondering if anyone has seen him discuss a relationship to Japanese film. Anyone?<br>
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Markus<br>
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