One thing I learned from watching Hayao Miyazaki films is that it’s okay to tell variations of the same story over and over again. That sometimes you will need to tell the same story in different ways (often at different points in your life) until you can finally be free of it.

Humans love the same story. We crave the familiarity.

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This is the essence of Yasujiro Ozu.

This seems to be one of the more important lessons from Japanese storytelling, in particular. Not just two sides to a story, but oftentimes 3+. Is there a proper word for that-- the effect of Roshamon, & c.?

I like this observation. Thx!

I also see this in the films of Terry Gilliam, who has made ten films with some variation on Don Quixote, and Peter Weir, whose characters want to touch the face of G-d

There's a guy out there that keeps making Mad Max movies who definitely agrees with this

I also love that so many of his films have a “let’s have tea with granny to see what she thinks” beat. We need more of that.

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