Review of The Wind Rises (2013) by Aslanmane — 01 Sep 2014
Well, well. This is the only anime I've watched using the English dubbing. As toporAFK has already pointed out, Jiro's Japanese voice actors were terrible. It was really distracting. Usually, the English dubbing is unnecessarily high-pitched, out of character and lifeless for me; but this one wasn't that bad to be honest.
As for the story, Miyazaki's works often involve fantastical people and things. Often the fantastical is more important than plot, characterization, logic or continuity. This trend continues here.
His bone-headed insistence using "traditional" hand-drawing also shows its age. He might delude himself into thinking it's meant to evoke that classics film feeling, but I strongly feel otherwise. Having seen crisp and clean animation from Kyoto Animation, Madhouse and A-1 Pictures, I don't have any inkling to use an adjective such as classic; I will use quaint. He is past his prime as evidenced by the mishap called Ponyo.
What a shame to end a career on a history altering piece of trash.
This review of The Wind Rises (2013) was written by Aslanmane on 01 Sep 2014.
The Wind Rises has generally received very positive reviews.
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