Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind
#9 in my movie challenge for the new year was Nausicaa, the animated classic by Hayao Miyazaki. Like most Miyazaki films, it features a smart, brave young girl who is often wiser than the corrupt adults who surround her. This also features other Miyazaki trademarks, such as warnings about the environment and disrespect of nature, and grand, industrial flying machines. The voice talent in the new adaptation is suberb, and helps bring this powerful eco-fable to life. It’s a beautiful story that is beautiful to look at. Here, now, is the kind of princess that little girls should aspire to be.