[kupoartist]

Originally Posted by merylsilverburg

And BTW, I don't want to hear anything stupid or childish like "Well if you don't see the proof then you don't deserve to have it explained to you" or "You're too much of a dumbass for it to be explained to" or anything like that.

No, no. I'm going to make the decision not to reply simply because a fault of my own, that I really cannot be bothered to start the quote wars and try to match a post that long (which I will add, STILL doesn't argue against my points, just claims they don't exist. Which is amusing when you get so much milage out of them.). So sue me. This is for my sanity, yours and the sanity of every single onlooker who ALSO doesn't care where this arguement is going.

Originally Posted by merylsilverburg

Wow, why is it that everytime someone insults someone else and I insult them back, it's like I'm the first to attack them? I only said to you to stop acting so high and mighty only because you said that:[/color]

The very first, minor insult was you calling me a fanboy. (sorry, but saying "no offence" really is a synonym for "woah, I said something which I know is harsh and baseless, but hey! if I say no offence i'm covering every base!"). In my reply, I challenge you to find a SINGLE retailiatory remark. There there was then a post each either way with nothing said. Then I posted a challenge. YOU said that I was "high and mighty". I responded to that. You cast stones in my direction twice before I ever did you, so stop acting like a saint.

These are the facts I'm putting forward, or choosing not to because I don't feel they need stating, that apparently have all gone unsaid in this thread or have no basis in truth:

1. Goro Miyazaki shares his surname with his father, Hayao Miyazaki.
2. The Miyazaki surname has recognition and will get people into cinemas.
3. Goro Miyazaki has no animation credentials prior to Gedo Senki.
4. Goro Miyazaki is the director of Gedo Senki, despite there being an entire animation industry who with between 1 to 50 years more experience than him.
5. Practically the entire publicity buildup to Gedo Senki has been about Hayao's distaste at the choice of Goro, the little scuffles and grumbles that both have made in each other's direction.
6. Toshio Suzuki has supposedly further marketed the film on the basis of seeing a great father / son conflict played out.
7. Toshio Suzuki is a buisnessman
8. Ghibli is a Buisness, not some pedestal occupying pillar of moral truth.
9. Buisnesses are all about making smart moves that sell more of your product.
10. The draw of the Miyazaki name would be classed as a "smart move".
11. Cinemas were absolutely packed with people to see Gedo Senki, far more than those who went to see a comparable inter-Hayao film like "The Cat Returns".

And yes I feel that "blind faith" is just fanboyism. Ghibli is a massive commerical concern, a smaller scale Disney, that spins money like nothing else. They're not above earning even more money, no matter how sweet a taste their films may leave in your mouth.

Feel free to have the last word here, but shame on me if i'm stupid enough to reply myself.