On January 11, “The Boy and the Heron”, the new film from the acclaimed Studio Ghibli, premiered in Latin America. The keys to the new success of Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki.
After its premiere in Japan, USA and Europearrives in theaters Latin America “The Boy and the Heron” the new animated film from the acclaimed Studio Ghibli. With the Second World War As a starting point, history leads us to know Mahito – the protagonist -, a child who loses his mother in a bombing and who goes through his pain by entering a fantastic world.
With excellent animation, the film goes through a endless emotions: sadness, happiness, pain, nostalgia, anguish. A new masterpiece by the Japanese director Hayao Miyazakidirector of historical films such as “Spirited Away”, “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke”who returned from retirement to surprise the public once again.
Synopsis of “The Boy and the Heron”
The movie is based on the book “How do you live”? of Genzaburo Yoshino. The story tells the story of Mahitoa Japanese boy who, after the death of his mother as a result of World War II, moves to a rural community to live with his father and stepmother.
As Miyazaki has accustomed us to, the story goes through deep themes As the duelthe warthe introspection and the human connection. Mahito’s life changes when he, guided by his curiosity, decides to approach a tower closed for generations, which functions as the door to another plane, to one fantasticin which the protagonist immerses himself to deal with his real-life problems: from grief to the bullying he suffers every day.
Mahito, accompanied by a magic heron – hence the name of the film – they guide us through a touching story and deep for just over 2 hours. Duality is present throughout the film, where two worlds meet. constantly contrast.
Another success from Studio Ghibli
The famous Japanese animation studio releases a new hit. After his retirement in 2013with the premiere of “The wind rises”director Hayao Miyazaki returns to the big screen with an outstanding film. Shortly after its premiere, “The Boy and the Heron” received applause from international critics and became the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film.
One of the keys to the film’s success is that Miyazaki dedicated seven years to development from “The Boy and the Heron”, begun in 2016. The film was created in a traditional way, animated frame by frame discarding certain digital tools, with a result that has nothing to envy of the more technological animations.
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Studio Ghibli
Despite its great impact, the film It didn’t have a big advertising campaign.. Before being released in Japan, the only thing that existed about the film was a poster that could be seen on the streets. The trailer and synopses were released to the public for premieres in the rest of the world.
Everything seems to indicate that it is the Miyazaki’s latest animation. The 83-year-old director has already threatened to retire him repeatedly; in 1997, after the premiere of “Princess Mononoke”; in 2001after the release of ““Spirited Away”; and the last, in 2013, after the premiere of ““The wind rises”. We will have to wait and see what the future holds, and whether Miyazaki will have one more ace up his sleeve.
Source: Ambito
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