Miyazaki, H. (2005). Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. DVD, Walt Disney Home Entertainment.$29.99
Viewer's Annotation: Princess Nausicaa must protect her people from both the toxic poisons of the jungle covering the earth and her many warring neighbors.
Summary: Nausicaa's people live peacefully in a valley safe from the toxic jungle and the insects that live there. They are a self-sufficient peaceful people who do no harm to the jungle or the insects. When a ship carrying prisoners, toxic spores and an ancient weapon crash lands at the end of her valley, Nausicaa has to leave her people to search for answers. She learns that the forest they all dread is actually healing the planet that was polluted by humans. But she must convince her people to leave the forest and insects in peace, and stop a war between her neighbors if any of them are to survive.
Genre: movie, family, fairy tale, love story
Series : This movie is not part of a series, though there is a series of graphic novels about the same characters.
Evaluation: This is a fantastic movie with complex characters, a moving message, and spectacular artwork.
Why it belongs in a Tween Collection: This is another film for fans of Hayao Miyazaki particularly and anime films generally. The content is suitable for most families, though there is some violence so parents of very young tweens might have concerns. Tweens, girls particularly, will identify and appreciate Nausicaa as an able and fearless heroine.
Watchalikes :
- Castle in the Sky
- Spirited Away
Reviews:
from allwatchers.com
The adventurous princess Nausicaa, who spends a large amount of her time exploring the Toxic Jungle, is the heiress to Jhil, ruler of the kingdom of the Valley of the Wind. One day that an aircraft from the city of Pejite crashes in the Valley of the Wind, leaving among its ruins a large stone. Shortly after, King Jhil is murdered by the invading Tolmekain army, which is led by Kushana, who intends to resurrect the monster contained within the stone for the purpose of burning down the Toxic Jungle which has been encroaching upon human land. Nausicaa believes that the jungle exists for the purpose of cleansing the earth of its ancient pollutants, an thus attempts to convince Kushana to both leave the Valley of the Wind and spare the Toxic Jungle.
--Adam , Resident Scholar
Nausicaä, the princess of a small nordic type nation in the Valley of the Wind, lives in a world devastated by the "Seven Days of Fire". Huge ecosystems have evolved to rid the world of pollutants, but the flora and fauna in them are extremely toxic to humans. Humans perceive these ecosystems as dangerous and a plague (they expand rapidly, and humans are unaware of their function as poison filters). Groups of humans flee the expanding ecosystems and end up in the Valley of the Wind. They try to take over the land from the previous occupants. Nausicaä comes to realize the real function of the ecosystems and tries to save them from being destroyed by other humans.
The most lyrical and beautiful of Hayao Miyazaki's films, was adapted from his manga. It is undeniably his best film.
Deals in an early manner with some of the issues that would show up later in "Princess Mononoke".
1984 / 116 minutes. (Avoid at all costs something called "Warriors of the Wind" it is an edited version of this excellent film). Highly Recommended.
--Herman the German, Resident Scholar
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