Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Fantastic Movie, Certainly one of the best.

Oh wow

==Theater view==

Swedish cinemas plays several movies by Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki in special. This weekend was the play of Nausicaä.

The theme of the movie is even more accurate than ever. Miyazaki plays on the interaction of nature and man, where Nausicaä has a strong bond with the animals in the nearby forest [spoiler]that her village depends on, even more than they ever thought before.[/spoiler]

In a story played out 1000 years in the future, where nature seems to have take over mans earth and life is though enough to make its inhabitants wage wars to survive, one girl goes beyond and sees it for what it is and what it can do, if you let it play in harmony.

With a classic hand-drawn movie, this could have easily been a 3-month cinema play even today!

**This is a must see for anyone that loves great stories.**

This is my first Miyazaki, I'm watching them all for the Blank Check podcast. This is a big blind spot for me and if they're all as good as this one I'm in for many, many treats. Beautiful film, beautiful story. I love the character of Nausicaa so much!

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After falling in love with My Neighbour Totoro by this same anime director, I decided to see if Nausicaa is just as great. And it is, but in a totally different way. It requires some fantasy on the viewer's part, and has a steampunk sciencefiction backstory, which will make it less approachable to some viewers.

This imaginary world dragged me into an epic struggle, where a young girl is forced to chose between her friends or her passion, between fighting or surrendering and between her country or her life. (For connaisseurs: it's like Dune). A wild ride follows where the girl finds her way and I was on the edge of my seat. At times the message to follow your heart, be eco and 'make love not war' was a bit overdone, but this epic story was so exciting and delivered that message so strongly that it deserved to be a bit preachy.

Amazing imaginary world crafting, beautifully drawn, a powerful message and just a great story. It sucked me right in and I'll be watching this over and over.

This is "My Desert. My Arrakis. My Dune".

Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind could be seen as a vision of what a true Dune adaptation might look like. While not a direct adaptation, Miyazaki's masterpiece explores similar themes of ecology, politics, and humanity's fraught relationship with nature. Like Dune, Nausicaä portrays a world devastated by environmental collapse, led by a messianic protagonist who seeks harmony rather than control. Its anti-war and anti-imperialist messages mirror Frank Herbert’s critique of exploitation and imperial power.

However, Nausicaä goes beyond what Dune presents. It tackles feminism through its strong, compassionate female lead who leads with wisdom and empathy, defying traditional gender roles. Nausicaä shows that women can be both powerful and nurturing, and the film also includes other complex female characters, promoting diverse and empowering depictions of women.

Beautiful movie that shows how important kindness is.

I do so love Miyazaki films! They always transport me! I just need to own them at this point!

I'll make a more thorough review soon, but I greatly enjoyed this movie