Now Go: On Grief and Studio Ghibli
Thomas Pynchon once wrote that, “When we speak of ‘seriousness’ in fiction ultimately we are talking about an attitude toward death.” A weighty quote to trot out when recommending a book about beloved children’s films, but an appropriate one. Now Go recognizes that Hayao Miyazaki’s works for Studio Ghibli derive much of their depth and richness from a carefully considered treatment of loss or the possibility of loss. Joy made all the brighter being offset by shades of darkness—it’s what makes Ghibli movies more than mere entertainment and allows them to speak profoundly to adults as well as kids, as Karl Thomas Smith details in this exquisite little book.
Thomas Pynchon once wrote that, “When we speak of ‘seriousness’ in fiction ultimately we are talking about an attitude toward death.” A weighty quote to trot out when recommending a book about beloved children’s films, but an appropriate one. Now Go recognizes that Hayao Miyazaki’s works for Studio Ghibli derive much of their depth and richness from a carefully considered treatment of loss or the possibility of loss. Joy made all the brighter being offset by shades of darkness—it’s what makes Ghibli movies more than mere entertainment and allows them to speak profoundly to adults as well as kids, as Karl Thomas Smith details in this exquisite little book.
Thomas Pynchon once wrote that, “When we speak of ‘seriousness’ in fiction ultimately we are talking about an attitude toward death.” A weighty quote to trot out when recommending a book about beloved children’s films, but an appropriate one. Now Go recognizes that Hayao Miyazaki’s works for Studio Ghibli derive much of their depth and richness from a carefully considered treatment of loss or the possibility of loss. Joy made all the brighter being offset by shades of darkness—it’s what makes Ghibli movies more than mere entertainment and allows them to speak profoundly to adults as well as kids, as Karl Thomas Smith details in this exquisite little book.