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| Yes it is a yellowjacket on my donut. |
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| We like to go to the cider mill every autumn and have cider and donuts. |
“The Boy and the Heron”
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| Finally, this long-awaited movie is on streaming. |
We have watched this newly released film on streaming, and I’m sad to say, we didn’t find it as charming or captivating as our favorite Miyazaki films such as “Totoro,” “Spirited Away,” “Howl’s Moving Castle,” and “Kiki’s Delivery Service.”
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The Japanese title is taken from a classic book written in 1937 and
loved by Japanese youth. |
I read the Japanese book
How Do You Live last year, when I was first hearing about this new Miyazaki film. Like many reviewers, when I watched, I found the connection between them to be somewhat difficult to grasp, as the plot, setting and characters are all different. I reviewed this book in detail here:
How Do You Live?
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| Quite a few scenes include someone making tea served with bread & butter. |
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Miyazaki’s films often feature a “Granny” — in this one there are quite a few grannies who crave
food and cigarettes (since it’s set during the war when shortages were severe). |
KAOS
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| Zeus drinks beer while barbecuing. |
Blog post © 2024 mae sander.
Movie images from IMDB.
I haven't seen that film but I am loving Kaos. It's a clever way to tell a story. And I hope that yellow jacket flew away before you picked up or bit into that donut. Otherwise it would have been an ouch I'm sure. Have a great T day Mae. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lock info Mae. I always wondered why people left locks. It's kind of a weird thing to do, and there had to be reason why people did that. Strange how it happens in other places too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! Never heard yellowjacket for bee, this is cute. And the Grannies, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI just finished Kaos and really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteNote about bees and yellowjackets -- they are not the same species. Yellowjackets are a type of wasp.
ReplyDeleteThe yellowjacket needs to move away! Love the Cider Mill truck!
ReplyDeleteI saw the Boy and the Heron advertised but I have not watched it.
Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
I love how Mona is sniffing the coffee, too funny!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reviews!
ReplyDeleteJ'adore le traficotage de la joconde humant sa tasse !
ReplyDeleteI love the Miyazaki films, but haven't seen this one. I love how he recycles the drawings for characters. Like the person making tea looks like a grown up version of Satsuki from My Neighbor Totoro. Happy T Day.
ReplyDeleteMiyazaki is a genius, but I guess they can't all be better than the ones before. We always enjoy them, even though we have our favorites.
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of Studio Ghibli and have seen most of their films. I watched them on Netflix but since a few months I'm not with Netflix anymore as they don't allow subscriptions in different locations. As I use VPN and have a different location practically every day, it doesn't work. They must find a way around this because I'm not the only one that uses VPN.
ReplyDeleteHappy (belated) T-Day,
Lisca
IOh dear, those grannies turn me off -- rather ageist i would think as I thought of Japan as a country that values the elderly.
ReplyDeleteLove that Mona Lisa is enjoying the steam. Yellow jackets are scary if you don’t see them in time.
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