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This review was originally published on September 8, 2023.The Boy and the Heronis nowavailable to stream on Max.
Late in that film, Porco tells the story of his best friends death in a dogfight.
There have been supernatural dimensions in Miyazakis work before Mahitos sojourn often brings to mind Chihiros inSpirited Away.
In this world, hes told, the dead are the majority.
The Boy and the Heronis being described as the last film from Miyazaki, whos now 82 years old.
It is, likeThe Wind Rises, a film that takes place in the shadow of World War II.
The trauma of Mahitos particular loss is paired by a larger sense of distress.
But what makes it most compelling are the ways in which the real and the magical are equal presences.
