Why The Wind Rises is The BEST Studio Ghibli Movie.

[@islathefoxchild2120]

As an engineering student, I fell in love with this movie because it portrays engineers doing what they’re passionate about so well. Jiro’s excitement in childhood, his love for the craft of others, and the beauty of the creative process are all shown so incredibly. Hands down, the best ghibli movie

[@TheMonsterHunterTV]

I started to study engineering because of this movie. Took me four years to become a mechatronics engineer. One of the best things i've ever did in my life. I wish you all the best on your journey

[@Jintsoo]

I also study engineering and loved this movie for similar reasons. Especially the moral uncertainties about working in a field which sometimes results in bad effects (e.g. war, environmental exploitation, etc.). Those difficult questions made me really resonate with Jiro.

[@jazzdude8178]

I find that my opinion also aligns with yours. Watching another person learn and enjoying the technical aspects of aerospace engineering and enjoy them is a subject which I can relate to on a very personal level.

[@fionatsang9353]

I related to Jiro so hard as an illustrator; I've done the exact same thing he did with the mackerel bone, except I did it with a grape stem as a child, when I said 'isn't it pretty' my parents looked at me like I was crazy, I've been vindicated XD

[@sensibelle]

I've been sociology student, and I greatly related with Jiro in sense of living and studying in totalitarian military state - in my case it was Russia. And as well it helped me make decision to leave. Because scene at Magic Mountain was eyes-opening for me.

[@carolinagg233]

this film should have won the fucking oscar, fuck frozen

[@ReturningSunn]

Agreed

[@Shiftarus]

It took every ounce of my strength not to respond "Let it go" but you are speaking the truth

[@valerioharvey7289]

Of course American prefer giving their mid disney movie rather than this kind of masterpiece. The fact that it is not even nominated in the best animated movie is criminal

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

Frozen got the award over this masterpiece? Fuck humanity.

[@ibosh1836]

​@@valerioharvey7289it was

[@CelShadedMusicTheory]

I increasingly share this opinion. My first viewing of this film in theaters back in 2013 left me feeling numb, but with every subsequent viewing I discover something new and deeply meaningful. The questions it poses can never truly be answered and there’s a real sense of horror and beauty in that, just as there is in creation.

[@SagarRai-he3tq]

i am numb rigt now, it did not cause me to tear up but left me with the feeling to watch it nd discover new meaning

[@LordBurger]

i think this was a perfect portrayal of a passionate man doing what he loves. no matter what may come of it. the philosophies presented throughout this movie in recurring themes is absolutely phenomenal. and the dual love story, one with flight, and one with his wife. is simultaneously heartbreaking. i just watched this movie, and ive seen many different things. this is the first one to ever make me cry at the end

[@geetadhumane5793]

I was dubious picking engineering while I was in high school... As an Indian parents are always on ur head to chose engineering... But watching this movie gave me strength... Engineering isn't just abt the money and stability... It can be abt creating art and passion and dreams... And this film ahowed this to me... Now I am in my second year and even though its difficult I am enjoying it... And when I dont I have wind rises to turn to

[@italiansoutherner]

This and “Whisper of the Heart” are my favorite Ghibli films. The stories just draw you in so much. I also love “Kiki’s Delivery Service” especially because the scenery/backgrounds are gorgeous.

[@hopps3206]

What I love most about The Wind Rises is how it's about an artist creating art; exempt from politics and external aspects and manages to be an incredibly grounded film. Jiro in this film felt like a real person while still being a stand-in for the audience. In all of Ghibli's work, what stands out to me isn't how whimsical and crazy everything is, rather, it's how grounded and believable everything is despite being so fantastical. TWR captures a perfect balance. Excellent video!

[@ludoviajante]

Thank you for this video. I just watched the movie and left feeling emotional. It became my favorite Ghibli film, and I didn't expect it. Your video cemented this conclusion. Good luck with your channel, it has a lot of potential!

[@juromori]

Você por aqui? Kkkk

[@doraemon61377]

It was so good that the first studio Ghibli movie I rewatched on Netflix today is the wind rises. When I was small, my favourite ones were howl moving castle and spirited away. Now I see this movie is full of realism and beauty at the same time. It portrays the love of craft that engineers have.

[@bennyboi8962]

Personally I agree with you about The Wind Rises being my favorite Studio ghibli film. I've always been a fan of non fiction themed movies, with Grave of the Fireflies being my second favorite Studio ghibli film and Porrco Rosso being my third favorite. Your video helped highlight some other aspects of why this film is a masterpiece. Can't wait for your review of The Boy and the Heron.

[@hjalte6726]

Amazing video! My personal favorite is Only Yesterday, but The Wind Rises is a very close second.

[@ReturningSunn]

Thank you! I need to check out Only Yesterday soon

[@SomeBuddy555]

my man! Only Yesterday is one of my favourites

[@Ruben_Kenny]

This and "The Boy and the Heron" are my top 2 favorite Ghibli. The two most profoundly summative "farewell" movies from the legend himself.

[@Zaftrabuda]

I bet he’s going to make more “farewell” films lol

[@madmanonyt9943]

The Wind Rises is not only my favorite Ghibli movie, but one of my favorite movies period.

[@KateIsNotAnAlien]

While I am literally almost a year late, I also have something to add; you can clearly see the difference between his and nahokos relationships to their art. He is obsessed with planes, everything about them, doesn’t matter what’s happening in life, he MUST make planes, even when she’s fallen ill hes in too deep, for better or for worse. She’s a painter, while she doesn’t do it for work, you can tell it’s important to her. However, when she becomes ill, not only does she stop painting because she is unwell, but she stops so she can dedicate the last days/month of her life to him. While I don’t think it’s what Miyazaki was going for exactly, I also think it shows the difference between doing what you love purely for enjoyment, and doing what you love but going too deep and not only making it your career, but an obsession.

[@user-gx3gu9jh9q]

You're taking it too far and it's not fair for him, some jobs require you to be presents on the workplace 24/7, it's not obsession. Fck people who called it obsession, they probably never had a real passion.

[@heatherwang2891]

The Wind Rises IS the best. It's mature, historic, slow-paced, non-child protagonist, very different than many other Ghibli films. I watched after I switched to being an engineering student and I LOVE it. 🥲🥲🥲

[@TheMonsterHunterTV]

I saw this film when i was at my absolute lowest in life in the beginning of 2020. I was without an job, i had no money, i've been taking care of an cancer-sick family member and was trapped inside because of harsh corona-restrictions in my country (germany). I saw this movie and i regained my passion for science. I decieded to study mechatronic engineering, i also got a job as a programmer to earn some money beside studying. Now almost four years later i work as a development engineer for electric drives, got married a month ago and start building a house in March 2024. This movie will forever hold a special place in my heart because it motivated me so much.

[@jb76489]

its also war crime apologia

[@insertnamehere2746]

​@@jb76489lmfao shut the hell up

[@insertnamehere2746]

This mpvie is good but Howl's moving castle is better

[@v4nillatwilight]

mine will always be whisper of the heart but the wind rises has such a special place in my heart. It’s so beautiful

[@EchoingQuack]

i haven’t seen all of the ghibli movies and i’ve loved almost every one i’ve seen, but i am not exaggerating when i say that the wind rises changed my life. i made changes in my life and live in a fundamentally different way and it is directly because of this film. i really think it’s perfect. i love it.

[@Grayson-Winchester]

With the newst Ghibli movie in front of us it's time to go memory lane on everything the studio made thus far. My favorite Ghibli movie is Pom Poko

[@ReturningSunn]

That’s a good choice!

[@dmt8078]

Grave of fireflies deserves an honorable mention. The story is enough to move even the hardened drama‐movie watcher that I am. God what a sad movie 😭

[@frog3630]

that was the first movie in my entire life to actually make me sob. i’m tearing up just thinking about it 🥲

[@scottheighton5971]

I think that it is a pretty easy argument to say that Grave of the Fireflies is objectively the best movie ever produced by Studio Ghibli. Like, seriously; While a lot of the films are ones you'd argue could have been nominated for a Best Animated Picture award or even that they should have one it, Grave of the Fireflies is the only one I would argue should have been considered for Best Picture.

[@Abi_work_]

hell yes! I agree with you one hundred percent! The Wind Rises is one of the best works from Studio Ghibli and it is sooo underrated

[@wisehead1830]

Literally my favourite as an engineering girlie. And I also just love it for its overall storytelling.

[@ayeshubham]

you're so good at this work my man, so honest with your feelings so honest with your words loved the poetic review subscribed!

[@SuperXxGoofyxx]

Just finished TWR mere minutes ago and I am glad to have found your channel. I feel similar to you and it was nice to hear your thoughts on the movie and the creator behind it. So, thank you.

[@valerioharvey7289]

The Wind Rises will be 10/10 for me if they develop the romance better. That part where Jiro proposed to Nahoko after they meet as an adult for like 2 weeks honestly make me flip. Still a great movie tho. But I wish Miyazaki made Nahoko a bigger role in the film. That part where Jiro helped her and her maid in the earthquake is not enough to introduce her, they rarely even talk each other there

[@insertnamehere2746]

Playing devil's advocate here, getting married that quick is pretty common in Japan especially during that time period

[@Karoroki]

I mean the thing is because Nahoko's got tuberculosis and that they're on a restrained amount of time together they're forced to marry as quick as they did. Nahoko and Jiro clicked immediately and were in love, but they didn't plan to get married as quick as they did I feel.

[@series12752]

Did she die at the end?

[@burritodog3634]

why did it make you flip.

[@Vergil_sparda1987]

I cried at the end of this movie.....its just so beutiful,the music,the characters,the visuals all of it is just so beutiful I am in love with this movie and i hope you understand why

[@starrshort6403]

I cried watching this masterpiece it’s amazing ❤

[@scottheighton5971]

Same

[@starrshort6403]

@ yeahhh !

[@redramen4709]

The wind rises has been my favorite ever since I first saw it

[@Mohammad-km9kw]

The Wind Rises was my favorite for the longest time. Currently it’s The Princess Mononoke but I always felt that this film deserves more praise

[@cici6295]

I LOVE "The Wind Rises" 💗❤💗

[@theresemalmberg955]

The Wind Rises was the first Studio Ghibli movie I ever watched. I knew nothing at all about Studio Ghibli or anime in general. But I was drawn to the story because I am an artist who loves to paint clouds. I was spellbound from the very first frame!

[@SagarRai-he3tq]

for me it game me flashbacks oppenheimer, just like jiro, robert dedicated his life to his profession and was in love with it. Shadowlands, naoko appeared in jiro's life and gave it meaning to it apart from just engineering the same way joy gresham inserted life into cs Lewis's life. also reminded me of porco rosso due to the imagery of the planes in afterlife

[@atharvghorpade8286]

Recently i rumbled around that ghibli studio movie are great and just randomly downloaded the wind rises and it now become my one of the favorite movie, i just like the stillness of the movie and depth and emotions

[@pariscloud2907]

The Wind Rises is just my favorite film. Very rare to see engineers portrayed as human instead of sci-fi tech wizards.

[@YuniorGamboa]

She was as beautiful as the wind

[@chrisk3796]

I loved aviation from a very young age ...this movie was one of the things that inspired me to pursue a profession related to aircraft engineering...however I grew up in place where pursuing a more sofisticated career is not possible...I'm currently working as a ground technician in the air force

[@lavieag6172]

0:49, just like me. I too had loved this movie from the first time I watched it and it is also in my top three along with Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

[@MadiBendy]

I love this film so damn much and it makes me so sad that it isn’t as well loved as other ghibli movies

[@laddb5148]

I've loved airplanes my entire life, and I'm studying to be an aeronautical engineer. Every day, I am terrified of having to build weapons or weapons against devices for the military. It's even a joke in my university that if no one else will hire you, you can always find a job designing missiles for Raytheon. Increasingly, it seems like nearly every company willing to employ fresh-out-of-school engineers has at least some connection with the military. I feel trapped. How ironic is it that the most beautiful machines we have ever created are weapons?

[@MNGAMESOFFICIAL]

Agree with you totally, as the best Miyazaki. The Legend of Princess Kaguya is my favorite in general.

[@jesusuruglyasf]

The ending was bittersweet 😭

[@gensischosen251]

Finally, I have found a video about why Wind Rises is a masterpiece! It is my favorite Studio Ghibli and favorite anime film in general ever. And I will never forget Oscar for choosing Frozen and I will never support any frozen related content.

[@cupofkoa]

Perhaps someone's favorite movie might be on how well they can relate to it. I think I relate to Jiro more than I do to other characters or stories from Ghibli - thus it's the most moving movie for me.

[@mashedpotatoes8163]

You got a subscriber today. I like Howl's Moving Castle the most but Spirited Away is objectively the best one imo. The wind rises is great though finished it just yesterday. Felt bad for the girl. Also pin please?

[@benconnolly9883]

This was my first Studio Ghibli film, and my second-ever anime film experience. Today, it makes me cry

[@maniacalclefable1354]

Not my absolute favourite, but definitely up there. Definitely the best Miyazaki movie for me. I prefer Pom Poko and Grave of The Fireflies, and I think The Tale of The Princess Kaguya is definitely a BETTER film than any other Ghibli movie, but this one is just so damn good. A really emotional score, the final scene is just so heart wrenching for me.

[@felixreinikainen]

Fuck yeah. Im 100 percent on your side on this topic! I did see the new Boy and the haron. Today. And it was not what I was thinking it was going to be. 7/10 . But The wind rises is a fantstic 10/10!

[@poetickiller]

Thank you. This movie is a love movie. To follow dreams. No matter what. A tragic love movie 💔 thank you

[@Bwubdle198]

SOMEONE FINALY SAYS IT!

[@trippiemikee_6303]

This movie kinda reminds me of oppenheimer in multiple ways. I just watched this and i really enjoyed it 8/10. Was kind of confused at times cuz it just timejumps multiple years out of no where. And what are the ages of jiro and his wife cuz she looked like a little girl around 12 years old when they first meet while he was like 20. Kinda of a strange age gap between them that i dont see anyone talking about😅

[@JakouNoLyla]

I Just finished this movie..... Cant stop crying....

[@scottheighton5971]

So, while I have to say that Princess Mononoke and The Wind Rises are both incredible films and are, personally, my two favorite Studio Ghibli movies, I don't think I can agree with the idea that either is the studio's "best" film. I'd actually argue that Ghibli's best film isn't even a Miyazaki one. It is a film that should be a must-watch for everyone but also a film that is so emotionally traumatizing that you will probably only ever watch it once. And yet, I also think it is the only film the studio has produced that is capable of entirely altering the worldviews of its audience. I am, of course, talking about Grave of the Fireflies. Grave of the Fireflies is right there alongside Schindler's List in showing the horrors of war and the effects it can have on people who should never be the targets of its atrocities. I saw Grave of the Fireflies over 20 years ago now, back when I was in high school, and thinking about that movie still gives me chills, seeing clips of it or the trailer for it will still bring me to tears, and I was reminded of it when I toured the Nagasaki bomb memorial and museum. Now, we see what is happening in Gaza, and we can see how the messages of Grave of the Fireflies and Schindler's List are just as important to learn today as they have ever been. Watching Grave of the Fireflies is HARD, but, while there are many Ghibli films I would strongly recommend that people watch, there is no other film from the studio that I would say is an absolute must-watch.

[@RalucaAriadna]

Grave of the Fireflies is hands down the best storytelling Studio Ghibli ever done. The wind rises is mixed bag for me, given Japan's role in WWII. I understand it. I genuinely like vagueness, ambivalence, open endednesss and general grey areas when it comes to ethics, morality and life in general in art. That being said, this film also makes me really really angry

[@Tascountrygirl]

This is a year later. However I would still like to mention that Studio Ghibli is pronounced Studio 'Jibry' with a soft J. I heard a Japanese anime spokesperson talk about this and like to follow a suggestion by a spokesperson for a film industry of a different nationality. Just as I would like to use French pronunciation in a French context as in say the French/Belgian film set in German occupied Vichy France : 'Le Silence de la Mer' (and do, as I have learned to speak and read and understand French language.)

[@WH-ik4ch]

Porco rosso is underrated in my opinion, and the wind rises is a truly timeless piece by Miyazaki as well ❤

[@PlainOlSoapBar]

Whisper of the Heart is my favorite Ghibli movie, but The Wind Rises comes a close second!!

[@mickeymouse5652]

I’ve known this sense I was 9 I’ll come back when I’m finished the video

[@Nina-rj4nu]

I The Wind Rises is not my favourite but my son loved it from age 7 until now. I love all Ghibli movies, hard to pick a fav.

[@panosloulos]

0:35 says it all! The Wind Rises really IS the best Ghibli film! (Okay, except perhaps for The Grave of the Fireflies, which however is way too heavy for EVERY occasion, so...) Edit: And btw WAY better than Frozen... which won at the Oscars... I mean, come on! How fixed was that decision?

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Must admit that my favourite is still Howl's Walking Castle, but I love Ghibli's films for their artwork and imagination. Have they ever made a dud? Sadly not shown here in the UK anywhere like often enough

[@alexcarter8807]

I really want to see this. I'm in Silicon Valley where stuff like this is hard to get. Fortunately I know a hole-in-the-wall place in Japantown where I can buy it on DVD. Expensive, but it might be worth it.

[@cupofkoa]

Netflix

[@tanishqrulania3654]

aniwatch

[@tanishqrulania3654]

He probably wants to keep the DVD as a memory though.

[@lennonseow90]

My favourite animated of all time.

[@h.sch.5717]

I think Earthsea is a good movie, too. I like it. Not Ghibli's best one, but not comparable to the low quality of Earwig... I think Kaguya is Ghibli's best movie: Beautifully painted and a real hommage to the magic of a human life! My ramking would be: #1: Kaguya #2: Spirited Away #3: Mononoke #4: The Boy and the Heron #5: Totoro But all Ghibli movies are especially great (except of Earwig)!

[@halloytaali9083]

I really appreciate it and I would like your permission to use it as inspiration for my own video thanks

[@ReturningSunn]

Sure :)

[@halloytaali9083]

@@ReturningSunn thanks you very much really

[@potatoonastick4006]

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[@ReturningSunn]

Yes! I love Sonny Boy!

[@DiZhaoairj23]

my favorite too

[@teevee7678]

will there be another part? i know it was partially based on a true story but i cant stop crying😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Monkers18]

This film is my favourite ghibli movie.

[@dawrldizmike]

Its a really beautiful movie with a really abrupt ending

[@freewheelin3550]

Got me doing electrical engineering lol.

[@johnjim1250]

Huh I did not see Kurosawa using his notes for Stray dog for High and Low. The second half is an investigation I guess, but still not that similar

[@ReturningSunn]

I wasn’t referring to the stories. I was mostly referring to how they build up their suspense/finales similarly to one another, not the narratives themselves. I also found the “antagonists” of both films to be pretty similar when comparing their direct connections to the protagonists, and how they’re characterized in their last moments of the films.

[@masudashizue777]

It's Ha-ya-o Miyazaki with 3 distinct syllables.

[@psp785]

First time i seen it i thought the wind rises is boring. Second time I appreciated it more

[@thedaggonator]

My personal favorite is Howl's Moving Castle. I had to force myself to stop watching it, because I watched it 4 times within 2 months.

[@annoying_HK_guy]

Haha a fellow Howl and Sophie fan here True, they are so charming!

[@marvelous4893]

Rich.

[@ReturningSunn]

Marv.

[@VincentOrquillas]

I need back the girl on part 2 please you need movie new part 2 to the wind rises

[@borealist33]

Someone had to say it

[@kevingregory5579]

I respectfully disagree. I think their best movie is grave of fireflies

[@BreadLife-wo4rd]

I think The Boy and The Heron is better

[@BreadLife-wo4rd]

Although the wind rises is second, the third I forgot its not quite popular

[@johnjim1250]

Mine’s porco rosso. Rather be a pig than a fascist

[@AlbertTrevino-ci7rg]

Sadly the boy and the heron did not even hold a candle to this level of story telling, Spectacle for spectacles sake. So much could have been said about a boy coming to terms with the loss of his mother and learning to cope with his father‘s choice to replace his mother with his aunt.

[@jarrodyuki7081]

Japan surrenders!!

[@metricstormtrooper]

I don't know if the wind rises is Ghibli's best film, but it most certainly isn't it's worst film, that title goes to the train wreck that was The Boy and the Heron, it was absolute dog💩

[@-kamile9367]

Whilst I agree that the movie had its moments, I didn't appreciate the portrayal of women and I found that it was quite sad. It is unfair to say that both characters were trying to make the relationship work, maybe at some points, but it was always Naoko who stayed home and did everything she could. I understand the point of the movie was to be unsatisfying, but it ends up romanticising neglectful men.

[@idek3150]

Well no, it's not romanticizing that at all, it's just portraying the reality. You must not have seen any of Ghibli's other movies if you think that they want to be portraying women in that way lol, basically all of the movies in the Ghibli catalog have had a female be the main character, a female who is trying to make her own way. Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart, etc. But those movies aren't based on historical events, this one is. For the majority of history, the woman has stayed at home while the man is out working and providing, it was no different during WW2. And tbh, Naoko made multiple independent decisions in this movie even though she was told not to make them, not to mention the fact that she has tuberculosis, I really don't understand what point you're trying to make. Ridiculous.

[@jb76489]

For me this movie really shows what a massive hypocrite Miyazaki is. He won’t enter the us out of protest of their actions in the Middle East then turns around and makes a movie romanticizing the Japanese MIC that enabled some of the most brutal war crimes in history I guess he’s kinds like the Japanese equivalent of a holocaust denier

[@jackkupfer4449]

Miyazaki doesnt romanticize war, but airplanes. Airplanes are objects with inner beauty that can be used for good or bad things. In the movie, the protagonist lives all this beauty accepting that it can have death inside, like her wife.

[@quannguyen2899]

I remember seeing an interview where Miyazaki said that Japan should apologize China for the second Sino-Japanese war. So clearly, he is strongly against Japan joining second world war and the war crime that Japan commited.

[@vsper_sood]

If you'd watched the movie, you'd realise that ultimately the movie denounces war.

[@HydraSpectre1138]

Jiro is shown to have regret over his dream plane being used to commit war crimes. It’s similar to Oppenheimer, and how J. Robert Oppenheimer showed remorse over his invention (which he thought would be used in combat) was used to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If you think about it, Oppenheimer is a companion piece to The Wind Rises, but on the opposite side of the war.