Studio Ghibli, holding fast to its reputation of producing top-notch animated films, has managed to acquire an award for its latest work known as “The Red Turtle”, an event that has disquieted many due to the fact that Kimi no Na wa has somehow not been “deemed worthy” of its own award yet.
Acquiring the title of “Best Animated Feature – Independent” at the Annie Awards, The Red Turtle clearly possessed enough redeeming qualities to be worthy of such a trophy, which some naturally took as an insult to the “brilliance” of the highly successful Kimi no Na wa.
While Kimi no Na wa was nominated for both the independent prize and the outstanding achievement prize, the film unfortunately collected no awards whatsoever, leading those irreversibly obsessed with the film to immediately deem the entire ceremony rigged (and even more so due to “Zootopia” gaining “Best Animated Feature”).
Many are still holding out for the perfect moment when the “truly deserving” film finally gets further recognition in the west…
Just saw “The Red Turlte” on a filmfestival. It was pretty and had a nice feel to it but it is not really a kids movie. More like a semi-pretentious festival-movie. More French than Japanese. It’s basicly MADE to get awards. Not an amazing movie though.
If Kimi No Na Wa is ANYWHERE near Shinkais earlier works I’m not surprised it didn’t get any recognition. His “style over substance” and bland characters don’t work for me. Still, haven’t seen it yet so I might change my mind. I really like “She and her cat” though…
Awards are almost always assholes promoting their friends or rubbing their own cock.
And that screenshot of Red Turtle totally looks like a game screenshot. Was kinda disappointed that it’s not.
It is necessary to be realistic, a film of schoolgirls will never be nominated some prize of some academy, for the simple reason that it foments the morbo.
So do not insist.
Kimi no na wa was boring.
.gnirob saw aw an on imiK
Movie awards lol.
Why would you take recommendations from a bunch of stuffy old-fashioned and outdated old folks on what movie you should watch?
Because humans LOVE liars.