Boxing Clever: Do youself a favour and put on The Wind Rises
Thw Wind Rises, Netflix
Do yourself a favour today. Put on a movie called on Netflix. It’s part of a collection of 21 movies from the Japanese animator, Studio Ghibli, on Netflix. That might sound arty for St Stephen’s Day, but trust me it isn’t. The animated movies, from acclaimed Japanese directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, were recommended to me by a parent in the playground after school a few weeks ago. I started watching them, because all my best TV recommendations come from parents in the playground these days.
These aren’t obscure pieces of work; the movies in the Ghibli collection have scooped a host of Academy Awards. Suitable for kids (the ones I’ve watched are PG), they’re thrilling, sad, funny, epic, and warm. But most of all they look gorgeous — a perfect balm after Christmas Day.
