The way Miyazaki’s changes to and own ideas for Rowlf eventually snowballed into something else entirely, Nausicaä, kind of reminds me of how Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ideas for making a Dune movie eventually took on their own life as The Incal.
Also every time I see Miyazaki concept sketches, I’m blown away by how beautiful his watercolors are.
His movies are my favorites. I can almost always watch them no matter my mood. They are simply beautiful, and their pacing is relaxing. I wish more directors would take cues from him.
> he got into alt comics in the orbit of Métal Hurlant, a foreign magazine
This is just a strange phrasing, why not just say it was French? Especially considering the next sentence being
> Meanwhile, an American comic from (...)
Seems to be a case of American-centered view "me vs the rest of the world". Or if it is depicted from Miyazaki point of view, it should be clarified.
Also every time I see Miyazaki concept sketches, I’m blown away by how beautiful his watercolors are.