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   From: LostRune+NGs@UofR.SlamSpam.net   
      
   Sun, 9 Jul 2006 9:06pm+0100, Chika :   
      
   > In article <87irm7dmh9.fsf@catnip.gol.com>,   
   >    Miles Bader  wrote:   
   > > Granted, those are more or less properties of manga vs. anime in general   
   > > too, but although I like Miyazaki's anime a lot, they never quite seem   
   > > to justice to the wealth of ideas he has.   
   >   
   > To be honest, I've yet to see a complete version of the anime (I've seen   
   >   
      
   You mean, you don't pick out the Ghibli-approved Disney releases   
   the day they come out?!  ^_^   
      
   >   
   > the US dub "Warriors of the Wind" but I fully accept that, while this does   
   > show Miyazaki's visuals, it is an edit and a very dubious dub).   
   >   
   > However, just as with many stories of this kind, I can also accept that,   
   > if you were to try to get the whole story into a movie, the length would   
   > be excessive and the cost far too prohibitive. So I can accept that the   
   >   
      
   What, Peter Jackson soured you on 24-hour special editions already? ;-)   
      
   >   
   > movie, in its original form, is likely to only cover a section of the   
   > overall story as it was in the manga. I can also accept that this can,   
   > sometimes, lead to a dissatisfying experience for those that have read the   
   > manga. I well remember the wealth of gripes about Akira, for example.   
   >   
      
   Though in Nausicaa's case, Miyazaki hasn't gotten too far   
   with the manga when he finished the movie,   
   so there really wasn't much of a choice then.   
      
   >   
   > It has been a long time since I last read through Nausicaa. Probably about   
   > five years or so ago, in fact. I remember, though, that I got a lot of   
   > pleasure out of the reading. I was a little disappointed in the ending,   
   > but I can accept that the story would have deteriorated had it attempted   
   > to go further. I've seen more than one story that could be improved by a   
   > heavy trimming of dead weight storylines.   
   >   
      
   It's like LotR for me - had to keep track where eveyone is.  ^_^   
      
   Laters. =)   
      
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