Pixar vs. Studio Ghibli
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I like Studio Ghibli, but I have to go with Pixar.
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It depends on your taste, I guess. Most would probably say Pixar, but i think Ghibli is just as good, with better stories.
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Surely you have and didn't know it.
My Neighbor Totoro is one of the best children's movies.
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Well...that sucks. Ghibli is known as the Disney of Japan.
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I guess I don't watch much Japanese stuff.
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Pixar has my vote. Studio Ghibli has some great movies, but there is a very similar style and theme in each film. Pixar has a lot more variety in their films.
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Pixar is my favorite movie studio by far, not a fan of Japanese animation and style
Easy choose for me
Easy choose for me
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Damn, tough choice here. I think I have to go with Ghibli, but it's essentially two studios as perfect as they can possibly be.
The Incredibles, Coco, and Up are my gold standard for Pixar and Western animation. I haven't seen Wall-E, Ratatouille, or Inside and I hear those are all contenders for their best films. I think the Toy Story franchise is massively overrated, though groundbreaking and massively influential.
Ghibli is harder to nail down because despite there being similar themes of freedom and self discovery, the tone and subject can be massively different for every movie. Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away are perfection. Ponyo and the Wind Rises were damn close. My wife really enjoyed Kiki's Delivery Service because she could relate so well despite finding animation and Japanese culture completely unrelatable. There's more movies that I would love to see and just haven't been able to yet, but I have noticed fans seem to have a wide range of favorites in the catalogue.
I think my two favorite films from each studio weigh evenly with eachother, they both have many very good movies beneath them. But the lowlights might make a difference. Ghibli has done smaller experimental stuff that's been passable but not exceptional. But Pixar has Cars and that docks a point or two.
The Incredibles, Coco, and Up are my gold standard for Pixar and Western animation. I haven't seen Wall-E, Ratatouille, or Inside and I hear those are all contenders for their best films. I think the Toy Story franchise is massively overrated, though groundbreaking and massively influential.
Ghibli is harder to nail down because despite there being similar themes of freedom and self discovery, the tone and subject can be massively different for every movie. Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away are perfection. Ponyo and the Wind Rises were damn close. My wife really enjoyed Kiki's Delivery Service because she could relate so well despite finding animation and Japanese culture completely unrelatable. There's more movies that I would love to see and just haven't been able to yet, but I have noticed fans seem to have a wide range of favorites in the catalogue.
I think my two favorite films from each studio weigh evenly with eachother, they both have many very good movies beneath them. But the lowlights might make a difference. Ghibli has done smaller experimental stuff that's been passable but not exceptional. But Pixar has Cars and that docks a point or two.
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What is the appeal of Spirited Away? I know some grown adults who rank it as their favorite movie... i thought it was pretty boring and emo/depressing
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Ghibli imo
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The only ghibli movie I've seen is princess mononoke... I think.
I've never seen their other heavy hitters like spirited away and totaro.
For what it's worth though, everyone says princess mononoke was amazing and I didn't think it was that great. So I guess I'd go with Pixar until I see those other two ghibli movies
I've never seen their other heavy hitters like spirited away and totaro.
For what it's worth though, everyone says princess mononoke was amazing and I didn't think it was that great. So I guess I'd go with Pixar until I see those other two ghibli movies
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I don't know why but seeing old studio logos like this brings a tear to my eye. It's unreal how much more awesome they used to be back in the day (the logo and the theme). Studio logos now are unbelievably bland.
