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| Rent | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
 Ggultra2764
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I can see where the comparisons to Studio Ghibli can come from with Like the Clouds, Like the Wind in terms of animation style, the focus on a young girl coming of age and strong-willed and independent women making their presence felt at points throughout the film. That being said, this movie is decent in its focus on Ginga going through the trials and tribulations from being a commoner to being Empress of the kingdom as she learns of the expectations of being Empress and faces some major challenges later in the film when rebellion rages in the kingdom. Ginga and some other major characters get a good amount of focus and depth in the movie's 80 minute run with their desires and motivations, though the limited running time does limit how much depth can be focused on understanding the tensions going on within the kingdom, particularly with the former emperor's concubine desiring personal gain from offing the new young ruler which the movie didn't seem to provide a proper resolution to as it seemed to be treated more as a plot device to trigger the later rebellion. Overall, this is a solid movie in terms of developing its characters yet does have its blunders with elements to its plot due to the tight pacing of the film. Regardless, it is still worth a look for its historical elements and focus on Ginga's rise to becoming Empress.
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| Buy | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
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Although this isn't a work by Miyazaki Hayao, you'd almost swear it was. Ginga is very much like a Miyazaki heroine in personality, and the art style is also startlingly similar to Studio Ghibli's work. This is partly due to the fact that some Ghibli animators worked on this movie. The artwork looks a tad low-budget by comparison with Ghibli, but that's probably an unfair comparison given that this movie was made for TV. In any case, I quickly forgot about this aspect once the story started. This movie stuck with me in a pleasant way. It left me with things to think about, and I became quite fond of some of the characters during the short time the movie ran. And it is short, only about 90 minutes. A longer running time could have given the story more sweep, but no doubt the demands of television wouldn't allow it. The story still works with the tighter focus. "All Ages" rating note: There's no nudity and surprisingly little violence, given that a revolution is part of the story. However, some mature themes are touched on and a couple of characters do die (though not graphically). Bottom line: a nice little movie which will almost certainly appeal to Miyazaki fans. Last updated Friday, September 20 2002. Created Sunday, March 03 2002. | ||||||||
Other Sites
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| T.H.E.M. Review | http://www.asu.edu/studentprgms/orgs/them/Anime/Reviews/liketheclouds.html |
| Another review of the movie. | |
