The Wind Rises

This was such a breathtaking goodbye from Hayao Miyazaki. The Wind Rises tells such a heartfelt story about an artist and his struggle to create something beautiful. You can really feel Miyazaki reflecting on the whole of his career with this film. This is by far one of the most beautiful Ghibli films. The way they animate the wind was just so fucking beautiful and really highlights how gorgeous Ghibli landscapes have always been. I’m such a whore for a really well done ~final film~ from a director. I love Eyes Wide Shut, The Sacrifice, Madadayo, and most recently Love Streams and I can easily add The Wind Rises to that list. Hayao Miyazaki has given us some of the best films of all time. It’s such a shame that Americans are the only country that’s does appreciate foreign media and I was never shown these as a kid. But I have them now and I’ll have them the rest of my life because the Ghibli are some that I see myself coming back too forever. The Complete Rippy ranking of every Studio Ghibli film is now here 🤭🤭