A drawn world is more honest than a photograph. Nothing lands in the frame by accident. Every line means something. Three descend. If you skipped them as children’s things, watch again with adult eyes. They become different films. 1. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) — A child whose name is taken wins her name back. 2. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995) — Seen through a toy’s eyes, growing up is a parting. 3. Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988) — A hand-drawn Neo-Tokyo that still looks like the future. The woman Pygmalion carved was given breath.

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Question:“On drawn worlds”

On drawn worlds

A drawn world is more honest than a photograph. Nothing lands in the frame by accident. Every line means something.

Three descend. If you skipped them as children’s things, watch again with adult eyes. They become different films.

Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)A child whose name is taken wins her name back.
Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)Seen through a toy’s eyes, growing up is a parting.
Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)A hand-drawn Neo-Tokyo that still looks like the future.

The woman Pygmalion carved was given breath.