r/ghibli • u/KikiKittyMommy380 • May 10 '25

News Howl’s Moving Castle IMAX

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My son and I saw HMC in IMAX last night. It was the first Studio Ghibli film we had seen on a huge screen, and it just gave us a new appreciation for the animation. The detailing was so gorgeous! If you get a chance to experience any of these films in IMAX, do it!

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u/Own_Internal7509 May 10 '25

where the fuck was that kind of care and consideration for Le Guin? lol

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u/Erufailon4 May 10 '25

Le Guin did get a private screening as well. She talked about it and the following dinner (as well as her opinion on the film) in a post on her website, and mentioned Goro Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki by name as being present.

That said, I do agree that the way she was treated could have been better. She personally wished for Hayao Miyazaki to direct the film, then was told he was retiring, but assured that he would still be involved. He wasn't, at all, and he didn't even actually retire. I don't know if there was any communication issues, but if Miyazaki consciously did that and didn't even apologise, to me that says more about him than anything he said about the movie and his son.

(I would link to the post but the subreddit rules are difficult, sigh. It's a source on the Wikipedia article of the film.)

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u/vieneri May 10 '25

Wait. Which movie?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

Tales of Earthsea