Return of the magic

[dcentity2000]

I know that it is a rumour that I am the creator of, but I really feel that there is real substance to this.

I think Disney is going to buy Studio Ghibli in the near future. They have already vested great interest in the studio and actually distribute features. On top of that, the studio is ripe for the picking and would rejuvinate Disney, giving the magic back to the old name.

Studio Ghibli is the source of many great hand drawn films such as Spirited Away, a recent runaway success. I quote:

2-D animation has taken something of a battering recently, due to the onset of computer animated features, with the likes of Toy Story and Finding Nemo outgrossing more traditional cartoon fare.
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But Spirited Away, which blends Alice In Wonderland-style storytelling and surreal imagery to winning effect, breathes new life into the format.
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Quite simply, it is one of the most beautiful, original films for ages - and one of the best you are likely to see all year.

Six stars. Exception must be made for the exceptional. Spirited Away is a feast of wonderment, a movie classic and a joy that will enrich your existence until you too are spirited away.
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I don't expect ever to love a movie more.

Five out of Five Stars
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Magical is a word used casually about films like this, films about fantasy and childhood. Yet this one really does deserve it: an enchanted and enchanting feature from the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki which left me feeling lighter than air. It is a beautifully drawn and wonderfully composed work of art - really, no other description will do - which takes us on a rocket-fuelled flight of fancy, with tenderly and shrewdly conceived characters on board.

I watched this film and loved more than any Disney film ever to pass in front of my eyes, even Sleeping Beauty, a fable from my childhood. With 2D in Disney near death, the über succesful Studio Ghibli looks ripe for the picking and jet set to spirit Disney away.

Who would dare to disagree?

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[rocketriter]

Yes, it might make an interesting addition to the Disney stable. But do you have any inside information about a deal in discussion, or are you just saying it will happen because it should happen?

 

[dcentity2000]

Just that I think it will happen. Whether it'll be a good thing is another matter. It's just that at a time when Disney's own team is fading and floundering, this studio is starting to take the world by storm and Disney already has a good grgree of involvement. I get the vague feeling that it could almost be inevitable



Rich::