Gotthammer
09-13-2012, 01:49 PM
Thread for movies you think are awesome and need more love! I love movies, I personally own hundreds of them and wish I had more time to watch them. Since I don't I'll instead share with you the ones I have and why I think they're great. I"ll be doing everything from Kurosawa to Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter.
But this thread isn't just for me to spout off (though that is a large part of it)! If you have one of your own, please share it - but don't just give us a title, tell us why you love it!
First up we have:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0087544% 2F&ei=LDhSUPWmIOiQiQeK4IGACg&usg=AFQjCNHMu9BERNdJ1ZSZLswqPdfbN6sstA)
By Hayao Miyazaki
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/NausicaaoftheValleyoftheWind.jpg
Princess Nausicaä lives in the peaceful Valley of the Wind, one of the few sanctuaries left in the world where humans can survive. The rest of the world is an ever expanding toxic wasteland ruled by fierce insects, but this does nothing to sate man's lust for power. When war comes to the Valley, Nausicaä must struggle agianst an ancient power and her own inner demons.
This is probably one of my all time favourite movies. I first saw it many, many years ago and have loved it ever since, so I am extremely biased here!
Why it's Awesome
An imperfect protagonist - Nausicaä is stubborn, fiery, impulsive, selfish and even a bit arrogant at times. She has serious anger management issues, as evidenced below:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/large_nausicaa_valley_wind_blu-ray_2.jpg
Those dudes on the ground? Yeah, she just beat them to death...
But she also is smart, wise, thoughtful and compassionate. She's not a one note, one dimensional archetype.
Great bad guys - or rather, no 'bad guys'. Kushana, arguably the main antagonist, is doing some pretty bad things but for what could be seen as the right reasons in the long run. You actually get to know her and her motivations, and may even agree with her in some part...
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/tumblr_m9r9z77sqV1rv6s83o4_1280.jpg
And she's probably the reason I've got a thing for girls with robot arms...
An amazing world - There is a rich background behind the things we see - the toxic jungle has a planned out life cycle, the castle of the Valley of the Wind includes little details like one turret is for the men, the other for the women and so on.
The creatures and plants feel like they belong together, rather than sticking a weird bug in a 'normal' jungle.
Princess rescues the prince:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/NausicaaoftheValleyoftheWindavi_003588213.jpg
The Not So Awesome:
The environmental message is about as subtle as a sledgehammer - the movie opens with an endorsement from the WWF. It does occasionally detract from the film a bit.
It made me spend waaaay too much money on an original mint condition film poster (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cJCuPFLfl94/TcLPXhCeZMI/AAAAAAAABA0/xa3IFSBb_I0/s1600/Naus1.jpg).
I'm possibly going to change my middle name to Nausicaä...
http://youtu.be/vJdQtnhKAtU
So that's why I love it!
But this thread isn't just for me to spout off (though that is a large part of it)! If you have one of your own, please share it - but don't just give us a title, tell us why you love it!
First up we have:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) (http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0087544% 2F&ei=LDhSUPWmIOiQiQeK4IGACg&usg=AFQjCNHMu9BERNdJ1ZSZLswqPdfbN6sstA)
By Hayao Miyazaki
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/NausicaaoftheValleyoftheWind.jpg
Princess Nausicaä lives in the peaceful Valley of the Wind, one of the few sanctuaries left in the world where humans can survive. The rest of the world is an ever expanding toxic wasteland ruled by fierce insects, but this does nothing to sate man's lust for power. When war comes to the Valley, Nausicaä must struggle agianst an ancient power and her own inner demons.
This is probably one of my all time favourite movies. I first saw it many, many years ago and have loved it ever since, so I am extremely biased here!
Why it's Awesome
An imperfect protagonist - Nausicaä is stubborn, fiery, impulsive, selfish and even a bit arrogant at times. She has serious anger management issues, as evidenced below:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/large_nausicaa_valley_wind_blu-ray_2.jpg
Those dudes on the ground? Yeah, she just beat them to death...
But she also is smart, wise, thoughtful and compassionate. She's not a one note, one dimensional archetype.
Great bad guys - or rather, no 'bad guys'. Kushana, arguably the main antagonist, is doing some pretty bad things but for what could be seen as the right reasons in the long run. You actually get to know her and her motivations, and may even agree with her in some part...
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/tumblr_m9r9z77sqV1rv6s83o4_1280.jpg
And she's probably the reason I've got a thing for girls with robot arms...
An amazing world - There is a rich background behind the things we see - the toxic jungle has a planned out life cycle, the castle of the Valley of the Wind includes little details like one turret is for the men, the other for the women and so on.
The creatures and plants feel like they belong together, rather than sticking a weird bug in a 'normal' jungle.
Princess rescues the prince:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r314/Gotthammer/movies/NausicaaoftheValleyoftheWindavi_003588213.jpg
The Not So Awesome:
The environmental message is about as subtle as a sledgehammer - the movie opens with an endorsement from the WWF. It does occasionally detract from the film a bit.
It made me spend waaaay too much money on an original mint condition film poster (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cJCuPFLfl94/TcLPXhCeZMI/AAAAAAAABA0/xa3IFSBb_I0/s1600/Naus1.jpg).
I'm possibly going to change my middle name to Nausicaä...
http://youtu.be/vJdQtnhKAtU
So that's why I love it!