>>7313745Settings in Ghibli flicks have as much life as the characters. Characters speak through motion (e.g. the "rising hair" effect every protagonist demonstrates when surprised/enraged) while settings speak through their rich detail (is a place meticulously cleaned, a bit rough and lived-in, or absolutely filthy? is it humid, hot, breezy? has it rained lately? what's the season/time of day? how old is a building, and how was it constructed? as an audience we should recognize the materials and textures of the world and relate them to our own experiences)
