[PDF] Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics; Violence and Popular Italian Cinemanbsp; (International Library of Visual Culture) by Austin Fisher at Arts-Photography

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Widely regarded as Japanrsquo;s greatest animated director; Hayao Miyazaki creates films lauded for vibrant characters and meaningful narrative themes. Examining the messages of his 10 full-length filmsmdash;from Nausicaauml; (1984) to The Wind Rises (2013)mdash;this study analyzes each for its religious; philosophical and ethical implications. Miyazakirsquo;s work addresses a coherent set of human concerns; including adolescence; good and evil; our relationship to the past; our place in the natural order; and the problems of living in a complex and ambiguous world. Exhibiting religious influences without religious endorsement; his films urge nonjudgment and perseverance in everyday life.