I might have forgotten certain details or scenes and so I might need to rewatch some of these.
But I’m gonna agree with ‘My Neighbour Totoro’. And I’m pretty sure ‘My Neighbours the Yamadas’ is also generally pretty feel good and trying to be about life’s lessons (despite the similar titles, these two aren’t related or at all similar).
Also I may be mistaken but I think ‘The Cat Returns’ is generally just a whimsical fantasy without too much of the deep and heavy stuff. Although that’s kinda a loose sequel to ‘Whisper of the Heart’ (iirc), which isn’t a feel bad movie but is fairly philosophical and heart wrenching at times.
Then I would also agree with ‘Ponyo’. And I’m gonna add ‘Earwig and the Witch’, which is one of the only Ghibli movies where people are split on even liking it or not. I liked it personally. Not expecting you to. But from what I can remember, it’s not that deep and is more on the fun side.
Just want to say, about ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’, I don’t know if I would’ve classed it as completely feel good. Maybe that’s a personal thing though. It’s more like a “get real” kind of movie for me personally.
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To me (and this is what I like about it), it doesn’t have a happily ever after, it’s pretty open ended. The movie basically just says that some people will get you, others will make you feel like an alien. And sometimes you’ll go from feeling happy to feeling like shit for no good reason and what you need is to step away for a while. She even says in her letter to her parents at the end that sometimes her confidence still slips but mostly she’s doing ok.
Also, she doesn’t understand her cat anymore at the end, even after she’s got her magic back. Which is supposed to mean that she’s growing up but it’s still sad. Or bittersweet at least.
‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ is my favourite Ghibli film, in case you can’t tell.
Kiki’s is my favorite too, but that last part you mentioned in the spoiler text WRECKS me, everytime. For that reason alone, it’s just not a “feel good movie” to me, either. But absolutely an amazing piece of art.
I might have forgotten certain details or scenes and so I might need to rewatch some of these.
But I’m gonna agree with ‘My Neighbour Totoro’. And I’m pretty sure ‘My Neighbours the Yamadas’ is also generally pretty feel good and trying to be about life’s lessons (despite the similar titles, these two aren’t related or at all similar).
Also I may be mistaken but I think ‘The Cat Returns’ is generally just a whimsical fantasy without too much of the deep and heavy stuff. Although that’s kinda a loose sequel to ‘Whisper of the Heart’ (iirc), which isn’t a feel bad movie but is fairly philosophical and heart wrenching at times.
Then I would also agree with ‘Ponyo’. And I’m gonna add ‘Earwig and the Witch’, which is one of the only Ghibli movies where people are split on even liking it or not. I liked it personally. Not expecting you to. But from what I can remember, it’s not that deep and is more on the fun side.
Just want to say, about ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’, I don’t know if I would’ve classed it as completely feel good. Maybe that’s a personal thing though. It’s more like a “get real” kind of movie for me personally.
spoiler
To me (and this is what I like about it), it doesn’t have a happily ever after, it’s pretty open ended. The movie basically just says that some people will get you, others will make you feel like an alien. And sometimes you’ll go from feeling happy to feeling like shit for no good reason and what you need is to step away for a while. She even says in her letter to her parents at the end that sometimes her confidence still slips but mostly she’s doing ok.
Also, she doesn’t understand her cat anymore at the end, even after she’s got her magic back. Which is supposed to mean that she’s growing up but it’s still sad. Or bittersweet at least.
‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ is my favourite Ghibli film, in case you can’t tell.
Kiki’s is my favorite too, but that last part you mentioned in the spoiler text WRECKS me, everytime. For that reason alone, it’s just not a “feel good movie” to me, either. But absolutely an amazing piece of art.