Thread: Favorite Studio Ghibli Movie?

I still haven't seen Ponyo. I need to watch it! ;]

Neither have I though I probably will eventually :)

Originally Posted by Ceriflor

Well, like most people, Spirited Away but I also loved Howl's Moving Castle. It was actually a very good adaptation of the book.

I love Howl's Moving Castle, the book and movie. But I thought they changed a lot from the book, especially the end, making the movie a little more confusing. I still enjoyed the movie though.

I also love Princess Mononoke, it's a great story.

I have a top five.
1. Arrietty
2. Kiki's Delivery Service
3. Spirited Away
4. Howl's Moving Castle
5. Princess Mononoke
Only missing out are Ponyo, Whisper of the Heart and My Neighbour Totoro.
Hate Pom Poko though. I can't stand it.

A tie between Porco Rosso, Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.

Spirited Away, definitely.

My Neighbor Totoro or Spirited Away.

I love just about all of them (yes, even Tales from Earthsea had something going for it), but my favourite is definitely Whisper of the Heart (Mimi o Sumaseba). It's a rather different Ghibli film in that it isn't a lavishly-fashioned epic fantasy, but a down-to-earth story about a Tokyo schoolgirl taking her first steps toward coming of age. I appreciate the epic beauty of Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle as much as the next person, but Whisper of the Heart has a lovely, quiet charm which I find even more delightful (Seiji's methods of courting Shizuku admittedly do lean toward the stalkerish side, but it still manages to be charming in context).

In fact, the first time I saw The Cat Returns I felt disappointed, because I had previously been mislead into thinking that it would be a film based on the story that Shizuku was writing in Whisper of the Heart (that I would have loved to have seen). On my second viewing I was able to appreciate Cat more for what it actually was, and now I do like that one too (albeit not nearly as much as Whisper).

I also give honourable mention to Pom Poko, which I affectionately refer to as "The Raccoon Testicle Movie". (And yes, I know that raccoons and tanuki are not the same - blame the dub for not caring to distinguish).

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my favourite Hayao Miyazaki one is Kiki's Delivery Service :)

but seriously

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Definitely Howl's Moving Castle. It was the first Studio Ghbili film I ever watched, and even after watching the majority of the movies now, it's still my favourite. Though I prefer the book, the film was still a brilliant adaptation of it, if only failing to keep many of the Welsh aspects within the book in the film. The story got a bit confusing at times but the characters are lovable and the artwork for it is just spectacular. I do, however, also like Whisper of the Heart, Nausica and the Valley of the Wind, Spirited Away and Ponyo.

Porco Rosso
Whisper of the Heart
Kiki's Delivery Service

ALL OF THEM! I love Jeeblyyy

Originally Posted by Zesty Cactus

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my favourite Hayao Miyazaki one is Kiki's Delivery Service :)

but seriously

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Yeah, Kiki's Delivery Service is good, but we were in the middle of a crisis while it was on: our shed door had frozen over (Easter 2013 in Ireland: absolute hell) and we needed to get coal out of it to light a fire, so I missed over half of it :(

Ponyo

I love all of them that I've seen so far, but

THE CAT RETURNS

I don't know why I like this one the most. It's not necessarily more interesting than certain others--maybe it's just that I love cats? I don't know. But basically all Studio Ghibli movies, in my opinion, are awesome.

Spirited Away, because it was paced wonderfully, and I loved everything about it. Plus, Haku is my favorite character in a Studio Ghibli film, which also helps.

Second place would be Kiki's Delivery Service, which gives me a ton of nostalgia.