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Kaze tachinu (2013)
The Wind Beneath the Wings of a Dead Bird
Miyazaki's Swan Song was quite the discomforting experience. True, all the accolades given to this film regarding the lush Musical Score, the depth of the metaphors, and the lavished visual art/animation were absolutely deserved. It was honestly the film's saving grace, however the gold plated poop is still poop. True, there is something admirable about taking on a historical drama and to try to give 'real life' that Ghibli spark of magic, but this movie was just a gigantic portfolio of beautiful animation.
The plot was as weak, consistently either underwhelming or anti- climactic, and worst of all ended ambiguously sad, so I left theaters habitually dissatisfied and depressed; The main character is both static and boring, I have no sympathy for this 'perfect man'. Any flaw that tried to give him edge or shape was almost immediately dismissed with some justifying action: ex. As a boy, he's painted as a scrawny, nerdy book worm, justified by confronting a bully and judo throwing him. Or he may be perceived as a neglectful lover/workaholic - whoops never mind, he holds his wife's hand while trying to work one handed.