"Spirited Away" Director Wasn't At 2003 Academy Awards To Except Oscar
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Otaku4Life
Posts : 1047 Join date : 2011-02-25 Age : 40 Location : New Jersey
Subject: "Spirited Away" Director Wasn't At 2003 Academy Awards To Except Oscar Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:46 pm
In 2003, the Oscar for "Best Animated Feature" was given to the Studio Ghibli anime "Spirited Away". However, the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki wasn't at the Academy Awards to except the Oscar. Why you must ask? After being told to keep quiet for a few years, Miyazaki finally broke his silence in 2009. It was a form of protest against America's involvement in the Iraq War. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-25/miyazaki-acknowledges-missing-oscars-due-to-iraq-war I went to a Studio Ghibli fan panel one time at an anime con and learned that Miyazaki is a pacifist in real life. What are your thought about this event that took place at the 2003 Academy Awards?
Angie Matera
Posts : 564 Join date : 2011-01-23 Age : 34 Location : Puerto rico
Subject: Re: "Spirited Away" Director Wasn't At 2003 Academy Awards To Except Oscar Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:14 pm
Otaku4Life wrote:
In 2003, the Oscar for "Best Animated Feature" was given to the Studio Ghibli anime "Spirited Away". However, the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki wasn't at the Academy Awards to except the Oscar. Why you must ask? After being told to keep quiet for a few years, Miyazaki finally broke his silence in 2009. It was a form of protest against America's involvement in the Iraq War. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-25/miyazaki-acknowledges-missing-oscars-due-to-iraq-war I went to a Studio Ghibli fan panel one time at an anime con and learned that Miyazaki is a pacifist in real life. What are your thought about this event that took place at the 2003 Academy Awards?
Im glad he did it if he felt that way about the war. Miyazaki has always been one with strong views and always like to show it(including iin his films)
Frank Rizzo
Posts : 1456 Join date : 2011-02-02 Age : 39
Subject: Re: "Spirited Away" Director Wasn't At 2003 Academy Awards To Except Oscar Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:23 pm
I kinda figured this was the case, as Hollywood, for a while, was big on the whole "ERMAGERD! AMERICA IS BEING A BIG BULLY BY INVADING IRAQ, LET US PROTEST!"
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"Spirited Away" Director Wasn't At 2003 Academy Awards To Except Oscar