The Underappreciated Miyazaki | Porco Rosso

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It’s kinda heartbreaking when you walk into a shop selling ghibli merch you see all these beautiful howls moving castle items and mini statues, kiki’s delivery service, neighbour totoro, princess mononoke, then in the corner you see one porcco rosso plushie

Sad news everyone. Shuuichirou Moriyama, the voice actor of Porco himself, passed away this Monday due to pneumonia. To me, this still is the best Studio Ghibli movie and his passing leaves now a giant hole in my heart. I will always remember this movie and this character as one of Miyazaki's finest and most charming... Shuuichirou Moriyama gave such a heartfelt performance for Porco that it'll stay with me for the rest of my life. R.I.P. Shuuichirou Moriyama, you will be dearly missed.

I can't think about Marco's survivor's guilt and his relationship with Gina for too long lest I'll burst into tears

This masterpiece is criminally underrated!

Out of all of Miyazaki's masterpieces, this one is the most underrated in my opinion. I never get tired of rewatching it. The beautiful animation, quirky characters, somber and thoughtful moments accompanied by Hisaishi's beautiful soundtrack. Genius.

Porco always makes me think of a quote from Winston Churchill - "Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

Sorry baby, gotta fly. Watched this when I was around 7 years old with my older bro, don't think any of Miyazaki's films stuck to me as much as Porco Rosso. Now 23, this film still leaves a bittersweet nostalgia in me whenever I hear its osts. Everyone references Spirited Away or Laputa or Totoro, and while I do agree to a certain extent of the achievement in these great films, Porco is what resonated to me the most while growing up from a child to a teenager to a young adult and eventually to an adult. Like Gina, I would also fall in love with a man who says to me, sorry baby, gotta fly. It's the chasing of those unstaying, fleeting moments in life that spurs us. It's wanting to grasp something unobtainable that makes it all the more romantic. And it's the act of trying to reverse something irreversible that made me fall in love with this pig.

"A Pig That Doesn't Fly Is Merely A Pig." 🛩️

Porco Rosso always stood out to me as being the most character driven film under Miyazaki’s belt. Unlike most of his catalogue, the only appeal of this one is the characters instead of both the characters and their surroundings, along with the implications of the elements within the characters’ surroundings. There’s no (overt) magic, no spells, no witches, no wizards and no talking spirits. The curse he’s under is never explicitly explained to the audience. The only film that comes close to this type of tone is kiki’s delivery service, but even that one still has a somewhat central focus on magic and incorporates it into its worldbuilding. This contrast makes watching Porco Rosso a genuine treat to come back to, because the strength of the characters shines all the brighter and makes it a delight to get lost in. It also has a sort of...maturity to it compared to other Miyazaki films that I appreciate now more than ever. I think of all his movies, this one is probably the only one that you can have a massive perspective shift on as you grow older, because of the themes of survivor’s guilt, middle aged pessimism and the role of youthful optimism in the societies we live in. If you watch this movie now, and then watch it ten years later, I guarantee you’ll feel differently about the themes the film presents than you did when you first viewed it. Because I know I did. (Great review btw.)

The Wind Rises is the brother of Porco Rosso

The Danish dub is a masterpiece in my opinion. I love how they decided to use voice actors for Porco and Gina who actually are married in real life. It just adds something extra to the whole story. Porco Rosso will forever stay as my absolute favourite Miyazaki film. Horribly underrated.

One of my all time favourite films. An underrated masterpiece, with an incredible score. The scene where Gina remembers her flight with Marco when they were kids is one of the best scenes I've ever seen. A perfect encapsulation of the bittersweet edge of getting lost in nostalgic memory. Beautiful film. Great video!

I just recently binged Miyazaki's whole filmography and Porco Rosso was my favorite by far. I can't believe more people don't know about it.

I have the movie poster in my room. It's my centerpiece.

I just watched it very recently (I'm doing a marathon, I got up to Whisper of the Heart), and it's definitely in my top 2 thus far, Laputa edges it thanks to its timeless adventure feel, but Porco Rosso certaintly feels much more personal to Miyazaki, and as I'm now older, its themes resonate much more with me. (Also I'm Italian so there may be just a sliver of bias)

I watched this last night for the first time. It hit me in a way no other film has. I'm a pilot and although I fly choppers, there was something so magical about this film that really resonated with me. Cant wait to watch it over and over

In the 'Behind the Microphone' interview when Keaton described Porco as a 'Bogart character' I realized, his mind truly clicked with Miyazaki's.

Just saw this film the other day, it's easily my favorite film

Marco Pagot (porco) and Gina Pagot (Madame Gina) collaborated with Hayao Miyazaki on the creation of Sherlock Hound a Japanese/Italian production, Marco and Gina Pagot are the sons of Nino Pagot which with his brother Toni Pagot are some of the first pioneers of animation in Italy, commonly known for the creation of "Calimero"