This Studio Ghibli Film DROVE ME INSANE

Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind Blind Reaction
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[@DannyMotta]

Comment your favorite joke from this video below!!

[@Kuroshiro_123]

My favorite joke was that you would never watch ponyo... Day One: Of asking you to watch this film. 🤣😂

[@Jojirius]

I've not actually seen anyone take the Inside aesthetic and apply it to their own work. Was that even from Inside, or is that visual storytelling trick taken from somewhere else? However you came about that look, are you planning to keep it in-repertoire for other projects, or was it just a one-off visual experiment for this? Favorite joke: "what is this Russian experimental film I just stumbled upon!?" But favorite *random thing*: I love that your reference for giant bug sizes casually includes Subarus. Not a specific Subaru, just the entire brand. To quote your own script style: what a whacky unit of size to use in the Comedic DMotta Cinematic Universe.

[@DannyMotta]

@@Jojirius hey!! I definitely love and am inspired by inside but honestly my roommate just bought a spotlight and we wanted to get some use out of it 😅 the whole time we were like “this is just like Inside” but it’s not necessarily a style I’m permanently adopting

[@Wowza08]

The perpetually eating noodles thingy

[@Kyngte1]

The joke where the guy was flirting with the bug was hilarious. Keep it up my boii ✊🏾🤞🏽

[@awildmoonstar8225]

Bro got backed into a corner so badly that he made a music to convey his emotions to a fan begging him to watch an anime 😃 Applause to the person who pushed him to the point 👏👏👏

[@marcusclemons5495]

Holy shit that intro needs to be a separate video and be your channel's home page video cause it was a banger!

[@Evangelicalme-vv1yx]

Preach

[@chuuyaism1653]

agreed!!

[@TwistedE13]

This needs to happen now. XD

[@A.G._TRY]

He's uploaded it!!!

[@kaydencestevens1760]

yes

[@FacistRobot]

Danny why is your voice so gosh darn angelic

[@Cedxfy]

Danny motta comments on otakus anonymous: “Danny has wig arms” Danny motta comments on his own channel:

[@draquone]

No it is not… he’s just confusing you with hotness

[@tamaramoody1038]

The Miyazaki epics are: Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. I HIGHLY recommend Castle in the Sky since you like the vibes of the other two. Also, it took me a long time to understand Kiki's. It's about recovering from burnout caused by being unappreciated in your passions.

[@0FynnFish0]

I'd count Howls Moving Castle towards the epics too. And then we have the other more adult-friendly category, which are the quiet, underappreciated ones. Grave of the Fireflies, Whisper of the Heart, When Marnie was here etc.

[@dylenjostar6902]

YES YES YES CASTLE IN THE SKY!!!!!!

[@animefanatic33]

Castle in the Sky is my favorite because it has a bit of everything theme that makes Studio Ghibli so special!!

[@acanimatics906]

​@@0FynnFish0Also When the wind rises! And from up on poppy hill! There's also Only Yesterday and while I did enjoy that film and relate to the mc somewhat I feel like that one is for a VERY specific audience. That being people that were born in the 70's in Japan. Though I think others can enjoy it too. The whole thing is about a woman who's almost 30 remincing about her childhood and I think that's universally relatable it's all the little personal things and references to the time period that leave it a bit dated but it's good. It feels like a time capsule centered around a specific persons life.

[@broblerone413]

@@acanimatics906 yes i love those movies and i don't ever see them talked about

[@robertscott1949]

As for this movie appearing unfinished, if you watch the end credits you do see somewhat of a resolution of the immediate crisis. We see the attacking forces being escorted out of the Valley of the Wind, which is being rebuilt. We see Nausicaa training the next generation of wind riders. We can infer a period of peace. But as we know from the real world, the larger story is never truly over. In Spirited Away we don't get to see how Haku confronts Yubaba and what happens to LIn. In Princess Mononoke we don't get to see if Iron Town and the Forest ever manage a sustainable arrangement, or what becomes of Ashitaka. In Castle in the Sky we never learn what the consequences were of the destruction of Laputa or whether Pazu ever went back to the mines or what he and Sheeta found when they visited her home country after the events of the movie. In Porco Rosso the ending narration by Fio only hints at how Porco might have met up with Gina in her garden during the day. Every good story seems unfinished in a sense because it gives the viewer something to imagine at the end. Endings like "and the they all lived happily ever after" are uniquely unsatisfying.

[@avengefullgirl95]

Even the books for Nausicaa ended a bit without an ending, it extends beyond what the movie did, you meet more characters but the last scene essentially says "there are rumours of what happened to nausicaa but no one actually knows," There is a bit of cultural influence of this way of story telling, but it also feels like Miyazaki always wants to leave room for more of a journey than an ending

[@mimilapin]

There is actually a 7 volume manga by Miyazaki himself, it does "conclude" the story. its amazing please read it!!

[@aceandfluid]

Her screaming "this water is bad, its full of acid" is some of the best voice acting that just scratches my brain. Also Shia yelling the line "let her go" too.

[@elevatedxotaku]

I've never seen someone weaponize the term "drama queen" in such an amazing way ❤❤❤❤

[@HGR555]

The hard cut to the beach left me speechless. Incredible. Amazing. Iconic

[@stygian6642]

About the finger bite: my cat does the EXACT same thing if I pet her for too long. She bites my finger, and I hold still, and after a few seconds she lets go and starts licking the 'wound' to apologize

[@plainroz6771]

No amount of speculation and preparation could've prepared me for this

[@kitts675]

The manga for this is possibly my favorite book of all time. This movie is great, but the manga is just in a whole different league of incredible, and I wish so badly we'd gotten a mini series that could have explored everything, instead of the VERY condensed/revised version we got in this movie.

[@JPrimavera3]

Admittedly it's been a long time since I've read/seen either. But from what I remember the movie was actually quite true to the manga, it's just that it only told about 1/6th of the story. Does that sound about right?

[@kitts675]

Yeah, it's mostly true to the very beginning of the story, just without a lot of the world building, which would have helped this movie make more sense to a casual viewer. The biggest difference is that the giant warrior wasn't in this part of the story. He shows up much later, so they clearly just added him here so that they could have him in the movie, which made him very unnecessary to the story, he just shows up only to melt away without doing anything, and adding him cut out more of that time they could have devoted to a more cohesive story...I still love the movie, but it can be pretty confusing and leave you feeling like there was supposed to be more...

[@Lucklaran]

Yeah, that would have been amazing. So much more to this story. One of the only 2 manga series I've ever bothered to read.

[@Roxasandaxel13]

never had the chance to read the manga( which is something I`m sad about), but the manga was not finished when production began and Miyazaki had according to himself never planned anything about the story. He just wrote from chapter to chapter. Therefor he couldn´t include future stuff

[@19Rena96]

@@JPrimavera3 Kinda, the movie leaves out A LOT tho. They never mention the villain of the story at all. Instead they chose to make Kushana, who's actually more of an antagonist and later an ally, the big bad of the movie.

[@octogonSmuggler]

Nausicaä is so underrated. I think it's because the movie didn't have a Disney dub, so it got much leas traction in the West than it did in Japan. It's really sad as well because the movie is sooo good and the sound design and music along with the animation are absolutely beautiful. This is my favorite Miyazaki movie.

[@rayeregan8114]

It actually got an HBO release under the title 'Warriors of the wind' back in the early 1980's. It was my first exposure to anime as a small child and it's still one of my favorite movies.

[@alyshasocie6120]

Same 😊

[@saverna1]

I 100% understand your Miyazaki rankings. Naussica was a huge part of the conversation when Mononoke was released and San is considered Naussicas spiritual successor! Both movies have a realism that while still scifi/fantasy provide a sense of urgency that isn't present in more "fairytale" type movies like Spirited Away and Howls Moving Castle and Ponyo. Most men who aren't into Shojo don't "get" Kiki's Delivery Service so I'm not surprised you didn't like it, but it's significant because it's one of the first movies to treat girlhood as something ppwerful to be respected and the journey of self discovery that folks need to take in order to become a woman involves sacrificing something so special. It's wistful and it's popular because of that rare theme. Another show that is notable for recognizing this is Madoka Magica, which is more popular with men.

[@teapots_and]

yess absolutely I like your explanation about Kiki! I was so surprised to hear someone hates it, because it's on top of my favourites, but then I realised that the /being in a new place, art and painting, art block (and witch block(?)), listlessness and wanting to find friends/ parts of the story speak to me so much personally, that I can't help but love it so.. I think it's great how the Ghibli *favourites* differ so much from person to person :)

[@TheMusicalNight]

Yeah, I wasn't surprised when Danny said how much he disliked Kiki's and won't even see Ponyo. I love both those movies but I really don't think he'd enjoy Ponyo. Both are very "Magical Slice of Life". Not sure how he'd feel about Totoro. That has more of a possibility of him liking it a little, but can't really say for sure one way or another. Whisper of the Heart and Only Yesterday he definitely wouldn't like.

[@breadondeckbreadonthefloor1297]

That opening- HELP LMAO concerningly well made (ToT)

[@saiyasha848]

It isn't finished. Miyazaki wanted to make this movie, but at that point you just did not get the approval for an Anime Mocie from your Studio (This is before Ghibli) if there wasn't an existing Manga to back it up. So, he sat down and he wrote a Manga. Its _much_ more detailed and this movie is kind of only a snippet. I know he wanted to make a second one, but this one sadly underperfomed immensly and so it got scraped. But if you want to read the Manga, I'm sure youd find it enjoyable!

[@iamtwoawesomes]

NAUSICAA IS SOMETHING I’M GENERALLY JAZZED FOR BUT I NEED A BREAK AFTER THAT MUSIC VIDEO talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular

[@haileyfisher1285]

"Beautiful post-apocalyptic world." 10 seconds later "Never mind, fuck this nightmare world." 😂

[@IngeniousNinja]

Fun fact: this was the last film Hideaki Anno (Evangelion) worked on - I believe he animated or key animated the Giant Warrior sections! Suddenly it makes a lot more sense.

[@ViviBuchlaw]

Honestly, Evas basically are God Warriors

[@elirby7131]

Recently rewatched this movie and forgot how much of a masterpiece it is.

[@ayamiru3939]

i jsut started cackling outloud during the "ring ring its bugs!!" bit I DONT THINK IVE EVER DONE THAT WITH A VIDEO BEFORE

[@luccanelson768]

Day 1 since you watched “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”

[@_mivemi_]

I love when Danny reacts to movies because it means that I can both watch a movie a wouldn't otherwise and I don't have to come up with my own jokes also I feel like no one talks about Studio Ghibli's "Castle in the sky", which hurts because its always been my favorite movie from this producer

[@kayahigham8568]

Hi hello "Castle in the Sky" is my absolute favorite Studio Ghibli film and you are legit the first person I've seen mention it

[@galaxycatactingqueen723]

YESS frr castle in the sky is my favourite too!!

[@nami345]

I was thinking about that one when he talked about robots and laserbeams.

[@profilore]

yup. That one is so good, and no one even remembers it exists.

[@lorettabes4553]

Castle in the Sky is my favourite Ghibli movie

[@plainroz6771]

I feel like Ocean Waves is one of Ghibli's “hidden gems” When I watched it I felt like I was actually watching humans acting and not animation, leaving aside how FUCKING BEAUTIFUL some of the scenes of the city and town are

[@0FynnFish0]

Unfortunately it has the big disadvantage of each and every character being completely unlikable.

[@goblingore_]

Is that the secretly gay one

[@plainroz6771]

@@goblingore_ yes

[@FacistRobot]

This reads some serious anniversary special vibes

[@draven_my_beloved3390]

If you want to watch a Miyazaki movie with fighting in it, I’d recommend Porco Rosso. It has dogfights in the air/planes, plus some fist fighting. Loved the video btw! This movie was a childhood favorite of mine and I still love it to this day, I’m glad you liked it!!

[@kero6298]

Seconding porco rosso! Such an underrated film

[@ladabudilova9262]

Castle in the Sky would be a better choice

[@acanimatics906]

I love Porco Rosso I swear it's so underated! I think it would be perfect. Its got action and plays in Italy which I think would already be enough to convince Danny to give it a shot. But It's also goofy as hell at times so Danny would have more than enough joke material. 😂❤

[@strawberrymilktea8031]

I came to comments just to upvote a Porco Rosso recommendation, it’s such a gem of a film.

[@draven_my_beloved3390]

@@acanimatics906 absolutely! I’d love to hear Danny make jokes and skits in an Italian accent lol (like his accent for joe in the sk8 dub reaction) ❤

[@jasonstully]

Your lyrics are extremely clever. "Did Tanjiro quit when Rengoku died? Did Legoshi leave Louie's side?" BEST LINES EVER! smart, excellent call backs.

[@kasei_sketches8058]

I am losing my mind, The song, its so beautiful! Thank you whoever asked for Nausicaa repeatedly!

[@TaylorShayeVA]

DANIEL. That was cinematic as hell, my guy. I’m in awe, for realsies. Your voice, your camera work, THE LIGHTING. Proving to everyone that you DESERVED those film festival awards

[@alexandervazquez7770]

When this started I thought this was a 36-minute song I also wasn't expecting this start the video being song that's almost exactly 3 minutes

[@grantharriman284]

The airships from Nausicaa are an amazing unique and incredibly recognizable style of design that I have never seen anywhere else. I cannot get enough of them.

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

I'd explain it like this: Spirited Away, Howl's, and also Kiki and Totoro are family-themed, or maybe rather relationship-themed. They're more about the main character's inner journey and growth and about understanding the importance of all kinds of relationships. Trust, selflessness, caring, encouragement and also sometimes gentle criticism, can all be summed up as the kind of support that the characters need to accept but also to share if they want to grow and overcome their challenges. It's also not only shown between the main characters but also the characters around them, showing how all these things apply to friendships, parent-child-relationships, new and established romantic relationships, etc. Nausicaa and Mononoke are about the characters's journey vs the environment they live in. In the other movies, the worlds they live in are devices to help them grow. In Mononoke and Nausicaa, it's about survival, how to survive, how to help those close to you to survive, how to extend this knowledge and skill to strangers and to eventually find ways to adapt to the environment and find balance, so the characters can go from surviving (as in fighting for their existence, just meeting the bare minimum, as opposed to thriving) to living as a part of the world. Mononoke is even more on the nose with this. Sure, the characters grow and learn, too, but they're mostly established in their personalities while characters like Chihiro, Kiki, and Sophie are either in limbo with their personalities and who they are as a person or relatively blank slate. Mononoke, Ashitaka, and Nausicaa (and their morally grey antagonists) already have very strong personality traits and their journey is about using their personality traits to learn new things and find better ways to deal with their worlds (which include spirits, magic, destruction, wars, industrialisation, post-apocalyptic scenarios, etc. depending on which movie we watch). And yeah, it absolutely comes down to taste and/or mood. I know enough people who prefer the "us against the world we created" types of movies on a normal day but when really sick or stressed, really appreciate a story about a little witch who realizes that the pretty world she lives in isn't always as wholesome as her sheltered home and who has to learn to become more confident, accepting, and to sometimes find help in the strength and support of friends and (adopted) family 😁

[@thirtysixviews]

There is actually a prequel short to this movie called “Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo” that was directed by Hideki Anno, creator of Evangelion. It basically depicts the events of how the world got destroyed by them. Pretty graphic but it offers some context.

[@crowsandcryptids]

fun fact the lead animator of the warrior went on to make neon genisis evangelion

[@tusharkaul3602]

damn waited for this for 2 solid days . the mic scream was funny af. how much time did it take to get the marker out tho??

[@DannyMotta]

Expo markers wash off very eaily

[@tusharkaul3602]

@@DannyMotta good to know lmao. Would be great for a Victor Zsaz cosplay lol.

[@assanilightbringer4244]

This is my favorite Miyazaki movie, read the manga for the whole story it is incredible.

[@macyskaggs3772]

‘not a day too late’ right after performing a whole song about how long he’s been asked to do this video

[@maritajackson2018]

This was great! I feel like old Ghibli is your vibe, so would definitely recommend Porsco Rosso, Castle in the Sky and Tales of the Earthsea. I think you would really dig the fights and like... darker tones. Definitely worth a watch if you get around to them! 😁

[@sirsponge9633]

What do you mean not target a child demographic, I loved Nausicaa in 3rd grade its one of my favorite childhood memories.

[@DannyMotta]

You may have watched it in third grade but it wasnt targeting third graders lol

[@sirsponge9633]

@@DannyMotta I’m now questioning how many movies and shows I watched that weren’t aimed towards kids

[@user-vv9eb5pp7c]

I saw it around that age too and loved it enough to have my 12th birthday party themed after Nausicaä. I’m probably wrong, but I never thought it wasn’t a movie for children

[@Qiwupi__]

Damn 433? Bro I would have given up on day 50, also nice song

[@user-zw6vm9jx9y]

It might seem surprising that a hayao miyazaki film has action in it, but the thing is that its actually more common than it seems. Hayao miyazaki's most popular films are usually the more ethereal type (my neighbor totoro, kiki's delivery service etc) from what i've seen. I personally think his best works are his more underrated and action packed works like Porco Rosso Castle in the sky It would be very cool to see a reaction of one of these two movies if not both Also castle in the sky and naausica have a bunch of cool similarities!

[@dustyboy1209]

Y'all I'm ace but Danny on the beach is gonna be in my dreams henceforth. Iconic.

[@juneberrysaint]

The intro rewired my brain chemistry and so did the character Nausicaa when I was a child

[@rudyvelasquez7194]

I clicked this because of the thumbnail….i expected to be thirsty not swooning. A whole ass musical production?? Original music, cinematography. I love this so much.

[@arcticsentry]

Greatly anticipating your reaction to Castle In the Sky. It's my personal favorite of the Ghibli Catalog and has often been regarded as "the perfect adventure film".

[@piffny6666]

Ok I feel kinda bad for Danny as he's been harassed to the point where he made a god damn gorgeous song about how much people want him to watch this film so I'd like to say that I have proudly also never watched this film Edit also I'd feel kinda silly if I didn't put this perfect bit here: 6:48 Also this sweet lil moment: 23:24

[@epsreborn9718]

Iirc, the English-language adaptation of this movie is why Miyazaki sent a freaking sword to Disney executives for Mononoke with the words “No cuts.”

[@gristen]

did the english dub cut out a bunch of stuff? i only watched it once and cant remember what version i watched

[@catapultato1733]

​​@@gristenthe 1985 dub ( which was renamed to *warriors of the wind* ) cut out a lot of stuff which led to it getting a new dub in 2005 edit: the story about no cuts is that harvey weinstein wanted to cut princess mononoke in the dub but ghibli producer toshio Suzuki sent a sword with the words "no cuts"

[@raeorion]

Ive seen this movie over a dozen times, Ive never not cried when watching this movie. It's so beautiful on every level.

[@matthewharton2922]

One of my new favorite videos of all time. Great content through and through

[@haleypartridge6898]

Nausicaa is my favorite Ghibli film it and Princess Mononoke are basically tied but I am so happy you did a reaction to this. I was hoping you would!

[@demonangel918]

I don't even know what to say for that absolute banger of a song. The shirt, the necklace...ART! THIS WAS ART, DANNY MOTTA

[@callmeredqueen5177]

making a full muisc video for this is so iconic lmaooo

[@minako134]

"PFF, you call that a 'perfect sound'? Get a load of this." >pinches own cheeks and jiggles them

[@AoAstar]

honestly i love this movie and mononoke as they both have a more fast and action based story- but i feel like you are sleeping on castle in the sky- its just such a great story with a bit of action and a bit of his cutesy- family structure or calming dynamic- with tons of mystery. its a great complete story, it might be the best one at least to me

[@cofeespear4992]

Omg that intro was SO good I did NOT expect it I love it you should show more of your singing/film talents to us

[@Stagmar911]

1: Princess Mononoke is also my favorite Ghibli movie! 2: I love it when you do little music videos and songs!

[@CatsRul85]

You're kinda right about it not being finished as there is a lot more in the Graphic Novels themselves that the movie doesn't cover

[@vu1pes_698]

Not him wearing Nick's necklace at the beach 😂

[@montic_0]

This was the last thing i was expecting to see today, but that was the best intro you've done so far

[@konabearxx2123]

This is so needlessly extra, it’s GOLD. I literally subscribed to you about 2 weeks ago and I’ve subscribed to the podcasts because I like you so much. I’m not disappointed. Keep it up 😂

[@brookerickettson4950]

Animators on the baby giant went on to do Attack On Titan animation. Also the manga is much longer. This film is basically the first volume with the series finally as its ending as well. Worth the read if you are craving more details about their world.

[@joaopauloviannacavalcanti7252]

You were right! We weren't prepared for this lol on the positive side, it's always a pleasure to hear you singing

[@posthocergopropterhoc9202]

I'm so glad you reacted to this one! This is my favorite along with Mononoke, but the manga of this is probably my favorite work of science fiction ever (better than Dune!). I think the comment about it not feeling finished is entirely valid, but also, this movie is only based on the first two of the seven volumes of the manga and at the point when he made this film, I think only the beginning of the manga had been written. As the story continues, it becomes far darker and more complicated with some absolutely astounding world building and visuals; it took him 12 years to craft and it really shows. If you enjoyed this film, and especially if you enjoyed Mononoke, I would recommend it, and I'm not someone who's always like "READ THE MANGA," I don't read a lot of it, but this was a truly astounding work of art. Thanks for your reaction, it was very entertaining!

[@nicholaslucier-halliday5954]

did KZbin seriously copyright strike Danny saying "Patrick Stewart is Lord Yupa!" is that why the audio just cuts out from 25:36 - 25:39.

[@BetaBlue42]

The comic it's based on goes into even more detail!

[@lysandergrey]

I'm not sure whether to vibe to the song or ruin it with uncontrollable laughter

[@archismitabhadra6458]

the music video intro deserves to have a video of it's own help

[@redriot2506]

Dude I’ll watch this video over and over again just for that amazing song in the intro

[@azuregolem1047]

Daniel Motta, do not fucking diss Ponyo like that, that movie is heat as fuck and your thirst will absolutely be sated by the queen of the sea.

[@gaylesmith3982]

THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MOVIE! AND IM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOUR RECTION!!

[@christianpaystrup4427]

16:55 He worked as an animator on the Lupin the III series where the main speciality was chase scenes. Guy is a master at action. I’d say if you want more action from him definitely check out Lupin the III: Castle of Cagliostro (which he directed), Sherlock Hound, and Castle in the Sky too.

[@sheepj2464]

Toto the fox squirrel, does go from , I’ll rip your finger off too ride or die really fast , Like he goes from a wild animal to her best friend in 3 seconds

[@nakasushi9223]

That opening sequence is just gorgeous.

[@Mira_Louise]

bro has the most angelic , beautiful, most perfect voice ever. Well done my beautiful boy, well done

[@audrey8802]

I loved this so much. This week has been hard and this made it all so much better! Thank you so much for working so hard ❤

[@wolfesden6020]

Omfg, dude. I'm depressed now and I only finished your intro! Why was that so good? 😭

[@SojiTheWitch]

1 minute in and I'm at a loss for words

[@LumpySpaceNinja]

Just saw Nausicaä in my local theater last night so now I’m finally getting around to watching this. The music video at the beginning is a masterpiece. Who knew you were such a crooner! Hilarious commentary as always

[@esteriistiel331]

OMFG I did not expect a song from danny lmao. This is hilarious. Also Nausica is my favorite Studio Ghibli Movie

[@valicefenris325]

Growing up I watched Armatage and Escaflowne which were HARDCORE gory anime that went hard. Maybe that's why I adore Mononoke and Nausica so much

[@HWils92]

That beach scene in your mv was just, 'chef's kiss'

[@thecollector5204]

Just so you know, Miyazaki's next film, The Boy and the Heron, comes to America (if you live there) in theaters on Dec 8, and it's supposed to be another one of his large-scale epics, which makes me all the more hyped for it.

[@timspencer6542]

Ok, but seriously, the opening song is actually really good. Totally subscribed because of this song alone. Hope the rest of the video is just as good.

[@timspencer6542]

Update, the rest is great. I love danny motta. Fucking fantastic content everytime on any platform. Humor is on point and reviews are solid. Perfect 7/5

[@GiveMeCats]

1:48 GOD DAYUM, DANNY, GOD DAYUM 😳

[@Wowza08]

Hey danny, boys girls and squirrels here

[@Lucklaran]

Thank you so much for this reaction. So many reactors watch every Ghibli movie but this one. This was my first(the Warriors of the Wind dub in 86 or 87), and changed the way I viewed animated movies.

[@rhewlif_dewdrop6296]

There has been some articles about Miyazaki’s, and Japanese storytelling in general, preference for open ending. Firstly it reflexes how real life doesn’t have conclusions. The battle, or balance, between human civilization and nature will not end. Secondly it causes the story to linger on in our mind. Our mind naturally wonders and attempt to fill in the gaps. I haven’t seen ‘s in a while so I can say anything about it’s ending but with Princess Mononoke you can envision different scenarios as to what Ashitaka and San get up to, to bridge the relationship between Iron Town and the forest. As for Nausicaa, the movie might have also ended abruptly as a way to entice people to read the manga too. Analysis aside. What a great intro. Danny and everyone else from the recording, editing, video, and custom designing did a splendid job. I wouldn’t mind having this intro as a part of my playlist. I think with a little more coaching and practice, Danny, you could post even more wonderful music video if you wanted to. You also do such a good job balancing comedic and insightful commentary. I hope everyone’s feedback will motivate you to do more. Thanks.

[@DXDragon38]

This must have taken forever to film! The greatest outcome of "I got bullied into watching xxx" :)

[@lucasraccoon7879]

if you want a hyped action studio ghibli film i would suggest castle in the sky or porco rosso

[@awildmoonstar8225]

0:25 *WHAT IS THAT MELODYYYY* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@synnodic]

I think you’re absolutely right! Nausicaa is so good but it’s also pretty dark, and I think that’s why no one talks about it as much. Your intro song was fantastic! (pssst watch castle in the sky?)

[@synnodic]

If I’m not mistaken, this is one of the ones loosely inspired by WWII as well.

[@aceknight6622]

MY LORD that indro song was something else,was such a BANGER also u are a wonderful singer,ima have the intro in loop now for the next few days

[@angel_dust67]

Danny is such a drama queen I love him. He is to be protected at all costs.

[@summernovah]

A man after my own heart. I, too, have a complicated relationship with Ghibli films. Princess Mononoke is so good, I've seen it so many times. But I had to watch Spirited Away for a class and it's was just...ok. I did see Ponyo recently and that was a fun one, but I can never watch Howls Moving Castle again after reading the original books, which are just so much better imo. And then I had to watch Grave of the Fireflies for a class and that's the only film to have me crying for 10 straight minutes AFTER the film was over. So, very mixed feelings nonetheless

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

this movie is based on the manga written by Hayao Miyazaki. (Answer to Lore question) Kiki's Delivery Service is a film about self-confidence and overcoming depression. etc. Great Video !

[@nikispade1350]

This literally my favorite movie, I love the graphic novel too. You should give it a read if you love blood. Like oceans of blood and the idea of humanity. I just love adore Nausicaa. I respect the hell out of her. Super excited to see you react to this but yeah, they can't finish it. They shuffled a lot around and took like 3 wars out lol.

[@ryans.1900]

"I love how this movie punished me for being immediately sassy" hahha Your analogies throughout the film are incredibly funny and creative. Kinda like that moistcritical guy

[@beidouswife]

Literally ascending to the heavens (unlike Xie Lian) when I hear Danny singing

[@kiddlorenz7582]

There's a rumour that Miyazaki is currently in the process of making a sequel to Nausicaä because of the leak documentary footage of him drawing insects and the ohm. The documentary came out in Japan last year right after the release of The Boy and the Heron... also check out The Boy and the Heron movie when it comes out digitally next month!!

[@chernoalpha3445]

My guy just mentioned Bakshi's wizards 🎉 I remember renting that vhs from a dingy rental store before blockbuster was even a thing. Yknow, one of those places with a curtained off room i was too young to go in. Relevant, thats also where i rented the butchered corpse of Nausicaa, legendarily awful "warriors of the wind", but they were both impactful on 10 year old me. Guess that means an auto like and subscribe