Posts by Hugh Sloan

 
  • Nausicaä and Frozen II: Courage and Peace in the Valley and the Fjord

    Nausicaä and Frozen II: Courage and Peace in the Valley and the Fjord

    “Some were disappointed by the film’s ‘miracle’ ending. […] Perhaps [Miyazaki’s] reason was that he simply needed to ‘tie up the [carryall]’ and deliver a completed movie to an awaiting audience.” -Susan Napier, Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art Moral courage […]

     
  • Schoolhouse Rock, People!

    Schoolhouse Rock, People!

    Schoolhouse Rock excelled in many ways across four decades, growing in themed chunks between 1973 and 2009. I recently watched every minute of these uniquely grassroots yet solidly corporate interstitials. Many episodes are terribly broken, but I do not see […]