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fwiw, Earwig and the Witch, while produced by Studio Ghibli, was not a Hayao Miyazaki film (it was directed by his son) and was critically panned. Definitely on

fwiw, Earwig and the Witch, while produced by Studio Ghibli, was not a Hayao Miyazaki film (it was directed by his son) and was critically panned. Definitely one to skip.

ddoolin 4y ago
And the elder Miyazaki walked out during the premier of his son's first feature film in an apparent expression of disgust at his son's creation. Not exactly a model father.
- Shared404 4y ago
  As much as I love his films and their stories/values, the elder Miyazaki is definitely not the greatest of people. He was one of the first instances I can think of where I came to understand "don't meet your heroes". Edit: Never met him in person. Mostly meant 'meet' in a figurative sense.
- toyg 4y ago
  Old Hayao was not a good father, even more so for Western standards. He dragged his son into his work, and then effectively threw him under the bus when it became clear he was not going to be particularly good at it. From the outside, it looks like a classic case of a capostipite, the upstart who builds a family fortune and is then disgusted at the fact that his son is of a different breed.
- UncleOxidant 4y ago
  Looking at it from the elder Miyazaki's perspective: Seeing that disaster of a film and realizing that your name was going to be associated with it forever after you spent your entire working life establishing a very high standard was probably a very difficult thing to endure.
  - Aeolun 4y ago
    I rather think it’s the opposite. It was a decent film, but all the others are masterpieces. It sucks for Goro because it’s basically impossible to live up to the standard unless you’re a once a century genius.
- glandium 4y ago
  For the record, that was for Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea).
Aeolun 4y ago
I don’t think it’s one to skip at all. While not at the same level it’s still quite entertaining. But maybe not watch in the same sitting as the other movies.

fwiw, Earwig and the Witch, while produced by Studio Ghibli, was not a Hayao Miyazaki film (it was directed by his son) and was critically panned. Definitely one to skip.

ddoolin 4y ago

And the elder Miyazaki walked out during the premier of his son's first feature film in an apparent expression of disgust at his son's creation. Not exactly a model father.

Shared404 4y ago
As much as I love his films and their stories/values, the elder Miyazaki is definitely not the greatest of people. He was one of the first instances I can think of where I came to understand "don't meet your heroes". Edit: Never met him in person. Mostly meant 'meet' in a figurative sense.
toyg 4y ago
Old Hayao was not a good father, even more so for Western standards. He dragged his son into his work, and then effectively threw him under the bus when it became clear he was not going to be particularly good at it. From the outside, it looks like a classic case of a capostipite, the upstart who builds a family fortune and is then disgusted at the fact that his son is of a different breed.
UncleOxidant 4y ago
Looking at it from the elder Miyazaki's perspective: Seeing that disaster of a film and realizing that your name was going to be associated with it forever after you spent your entire working life establishing a very high standard was probably a very difficult thing to endure.
- Aeolun 4y ago
  I rather think it’s the opposite. It was a decent film, but all the others are masterpieces. It sucks for Goro because it’s basically impossible to live up to the standard unless you’re a once a century genius.
glandium 4y ago
For the record, that was for Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea).

Aeolun 4y ago

I don’t think it’s one to skip at all. While not at the same level it’s still quite entertaining. But maybe not watch in the same sitting as the other movies.