[mttjj]

Having never seen any Studio Ghibli films before, I watched all of them in release order last month, Jan 2023. I'm so glad I did. With few exceptions, the films are masterpieces of cinema, not just animation. Nearly any single frame from nearly any of the films would make gorgeous wall art.

I'd recommend anyone who is remotely interested in animation, Japanese films, or films in general to check them out. All but 2 (for licensing reasons) are available to stream on HBO Max. I believe they have both subbed and dubbed versions, though I preferred to watch with subs.

[omnibrain]

> Nearly any single frame from nearly any of the films would make gorgeous wall art.

Studio Ghibli provides hundreds of stills for their movies on their website:

https://www.ghibli.jp/info/013409/

[FpUser]

Yes, for the most part Studio Ghibli's art is insanely beautiful.

[rahimnathwani]

I opened a couple of Ghibli movies on the HBO Max app just now, and the only audio and subtitle options were English.

[mttjj]

I think HBO Max is weird in that you have to pick the options before you start the movie. I found I couldn't change languages from the audio track or subtitles options while the movie was playing. But I can 100% confirm that I watched all of the movies on HBO Max in Japanese audio with English subtitles. AppleTV 4K.

[poulpy123]

Why is it a problem?

[Zababa]

I'd recommmend Mamoru Oshii's movies too, they are masterpieces as well.

[test1235]

Did any of them stand out to you in particular? Which was your favourite(s)?

Any you didn't like?

[mttjj]

My favorites were probably "Grave of the Fireflies" (warning: it's heavy and devastating), "Pom Poko" (very funny), "From Up on Poppy Hill", "Arrietty" to name a few. The fantasy-centered films are good, but my personal taste tends to lean towards the slice-of-life/coming-of-age films so that's why those were some of my favorites.

The only truly "bad" movie of the bunch is their latest from 2020: "Earwig and the Witch". It's computer generated instead of hand-drawn but it looks like a computer generated film from the early '90s. Just ugly and uninspired. And the story was not good. It had promise but did absolutely nothing with it. Very disappointing film. Thankfully, it looks like their next release (summer 2023) will be back to the hand-drawn style.

[jsf01]

As an engineer, The Wind Rises really spoke to me. One of my favorite films of all time and one I’d recommend any day of the week.

[baby]

Which one was your favorite :)? Mine is mononoke

[SamPatt]

Porco Rosso or Castle in the Sky

Spirited Away is amazing too