The future of Studio Ghibli is uncertain.

As time moves forward, the key players are getting older and many have passed away. This took a massive toll on Hayao Miyazaki, who was making The Boy and the Heron at the time.

When the feature released, no one could quite grasp it's depths immediately. Many people said they had to watch it multiple times to start to find meaning. Even Miyazaki is quoted that he wasn't sure what he was making throughout the production.

This is my attempt to dig into how The Boy and the Heron spoke to me, delving behind the scenes in Studio Ghibli as they spent 7 years making this, and seeing the uncertain but promising future that is in store for the studio.

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00:00 Intro
00:59 What should I do?
04:19 I want to talk to Paku-san
08:06 Human emotions are complicated
10:20 Grief is messy

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Here are some of the articles I referenced in the video, great interviews with key animator's on The Boy and the Heron:
https://fullfrontal.moe/inoue-boy-and...
https://fullfrontal.moe/akihiko-yamas...
https://fullfrontal.moe/takeshi-honda...

Also some videos I pulled from:
   • Japan's Ghibli Fans React to The Boy ...  
   • The Boy and the Heron - Movie Review  
   • THE BOY AND THE HERON | Film Threat R...  

This video is a great look into the meaning of metaphor and also confirmed to me the comparisons to previous Ghibli work I'd noticed while watching:
   • Metaphor in the Boy and the Heron ~ T...  

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