{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind","description":" Amanda and Patrick are back for day 3 of Anime August Week, and this time they\u2019re diving into the world of revered director Hayao Miyazaki, starting with his 1984 film Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind!   Believe it or not this is the first episode in GateCrashers history talking about Studio Ghibli or Miyazaki! Amanda and Patrick are huge fans of Miyazaki\u2019s films, so they are very excited to talk about this movie.   Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind is often considered the beginning of the Studio Ghibli era, even though Miyazaki made it before founding the studio. As such, Amanda and Patrick talk about how it feels so classically Miyazaki, fully formed and fledged right from the start, even though it was only his second ever full-length film. There are plenty of classic themes in this film we\u2019ve come to appreciate in Miyazaki\u2019s canon, including environmentalism, Marxism, and our favorite,&amp;nbsp;some funky little airplanes!   To that end, this Amanda and Patrick episode has all the classic Amanda and Patrick themes too: yelling about the English dub, learning things in real time about the manga that they absolutely did not read before recording the episode, and going on tangents so deeply unrelated from the topic of the episode that they have to hard segue back to talking about the movie. Ya know, a classic Amanda and Patrick episode!   Amanda and Patrick do genuinely believe that this is one of the Miyazaki\u2019s best films. They talk about how important and relevant Miyazaki\u2019s message in this film is, even 41 years later, as we continue to live in a world affected by ecological disaster, war, and hatred. But importantly, Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind has a message of hope for a humanity that chooses to coexists with nature and the Earth instead of dominate it.   Come and join us as we continue our annual dive into the world of Japanese animation! And keep an eye (or ear) out for tomorrow\u2019s episode about another Hayao Miyazaki movie!  ","author_name":"GateCrashers","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gatecrashers.fan","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38001265\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192413635"}