My Guest Essay on 'Porco Rosso' for 'Animated'

I write about Porco Rosso's hideout and Hayao Miyazaki’s 'interesting clouds'

I was recently invited to contribute a personal essay for Animated’s “Animated Anecdotes” series. The piece is out today and focuses on my enduring love for the Studio Ghibli film Porco Rosso:

“Perhaps the most alluring part of the film for me is Hayao Miyazaki’s rendering of Marco’s hideout in a tiny cove at the base of a cliff. I can still see it now: Marco’s seaplane bobs in the water. He’s sleeping, his feet propped up under an umbrella, a magazine folded over his face. On a table nearby a radio hums and hisses. A tumbler awaits more wine from a nearby bottle.”

I had so much fun writing this short personal essay. Check it out if you’re also a fan of Studio Ghibli’s masterful animated films.

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