Talk:Tales from Earthsea (film)

message: I have started a short Indonesian version of this article at http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_Earthsea - I just need to be bothered translating a plot summary and it'll be about as big as the Spirited Away article on there ;).:Stirb Nicht Vor Mir:. 11:16, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Indonesian version

message: I removed Tales from Warner Bros. as they have nothing to do with this film. The worldwide distribution is being handled by Buena Vista.--nihon 06:47, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Warner Bros.

message: Hi, I was just trying to figure out how to upload a poster image for Gedo.  I put the link there, but I don't know how to make the thumbnail appear on the main page, etc.  thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Digitallion (talk • contribs) .
:I have fixed it. Mushroom (Talk) 22:16, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Image upload

message: There is no stable link so this is not appropriate for the article, but if you want to watch the trailer (and possibly write up ;), see http://www.ghibliworld.com/news.html. --Pasky 22:51, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trailer 

message: Where did this date come from? I can find no references to a scheduled US release date anywhere other than here. --日本穣 03:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Per WP:CITE I have removed the date inserted of December 7, 2007. To the contributor a credible source is required before placing such speculative and far off dates in an article. Discordance 17:08, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed it again as the same anon editor put it back. I added a sentence about there being no confirmed date for the US as of yet. --日本穣 18:47, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The anon editor put it back in, so I requested semi-protection to stop this annoying vandal. --日本穣 19:36, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

text: And related, someone added a 2009 category to the film, I removed it but left a "comment" in there just in case.  SkierRMH 01:23, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: US release date

message: Why would it be "despite [Hayao's] disapproval?"  And who is this "Apofisu" to tell us so?
:I believe that line is from information at Nausicaa.net. Finite 20:42, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Despite the latter's disapproval" 

message: As specified here, there will be a UK release of this film, mid 2007.
http://forums.animeuknews.net/viewtopic.php?t=5696
Is there enough evidence there to add it to the wiki? 
Philtrauferson 14 December 2006
:Well, Amazon Uk won't be releasing it any earlier than 28-1-08.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.21.96.187 (talk) 01:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  UK Release 

message: How was it received by movie critics? --Apoc2400 15:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critical reception 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Gedo6sn.jpg

message: There should be a correction to the plot summary.
The dragons were fighting each other, not attacking the ship
4.228.243.72 05:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Story Summary 

message: I cant believe a critic said that? anyone know the citation to that? Is he completely ignorant of anime in general and works of say Studio Ghibli? id like to see a context for something appearing to be the most nonsensical critical reaction I could imagine. --78.3.12.98 10:55, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/entertainment/movies/2007/08/03/tales-from-earthsea-89520-19554356/ Apparently, they didn't say it. Unless someone can find a *second* review by the same paper and cite it, I am removing the quotation. Leushenko 21:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Aaaaaand... replaced with two cited quotations that are equally scathing but slightly less ridiculous. Leushenko 22:01, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: cartoons should be funny??

message: Cob is referred to as a man in the summary and I know that in the translation (at least the one that I have seen) Cob is referred to as a man as well.  However, the character design seems to be distinctly female as well as the voice.  Could there be a mistake in the translation or is Cob just a very feminine man?  If anyone could please address this - this will seriously keep me up at night. Thanks ShadowedBlade 01:14, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Having a gender ambiguous feminine male villain is very formula in Japanese anime TV shows.  Macduff 02:13, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Additionally, very studious wizards are often depicted as somewhat gaunt characters since they spend so much time studying their craft rather than eating and exercising. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Put theories aside, people.  It is quite common to change the gender of one person in a film adaption. Remember the duck test: If it sounds like a woman and seems like a woman, then she is a woman; unless you have a credible source that says despite the look and sound in the film, the character is a man. Fleet Command (talk) 17:23, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Lord Cob

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Gedo6sn.jpg

message: I accidentally did a Freudian slip. I meant to say the English version's official site said Disney, but I somehow screwed up and said PG-13 instead of Disney. Sorry! --Ryanasaurus007 (talk) 00:00, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  My explanation for changing the US distributor again 

message: He's changing the distributor back to Touchstone when in fact it is Disney that's distributing the film. Didn't he read the English official site? --Ryanasaurus007 (talk) 02:52, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anon vandal 

message: *ANN: Shelf Life
--KrebMarkt (talk) 19:19, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Review(s) 

message: Could someone provide some context for the "Worst Director" bits since they don't link to anything to explain what that means / why it's in quotes. Is the reward like "break a leg" or what? Because Japan puts out a ton of crap and obviously this is not the worst of the lot by any stretch of the imagination, in fact it's not even bad by Ghibli standards. I can see how fans of the books might be confused, but the Japanese name is not even "Earthsea" and it's not like Howl's Castle is probably comparable to the books it was based upon either. Ghibli is probably more interested in making money than faithfully reproducing a more or less obscure series of books (certainly in comparison to a Ghibli production however you slice it)
Anyway, I thought the message for the kids was more spot on than most Ghibli morality tales. It really speaks to an absence of integrity and decency in normative culture, and how ultimately that relates to conservationism, qualitative progress, or whatever.--99.197.224.57 (talk) 07:02, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's the same issue I had before about the awards that were just a list of bullet points, without context or explanation. I clarified the context of the Bunshun Raspberry Awards, also added info from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, in the same context. --ScientificBuccaneer (talk) 06:12, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worst Movie/Director 

message: the movie is simply a new story set after the events of the four novels.  The description makes it appear that the story is some kind of mashup, when in fact all continuity is maintained.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.120.255.207 (talk) 16:04, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connection to novels is simpler than described 

message: FTA: The critical reception in Japan was also very mixed. By the end of the year of its release, Tales from Earthsea was awarded "Worst Movie" in the Bunshun Raspberry Awards, with director Goro Miyazaki being given the "Worst Director" award.
That is not the characterisation of a ‘mixed’ reception.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.139.81.0 (talk) 01:43, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception 

message: Genius requires some arrogance, so while Tales from Earthsea isn't faithful to LeGuin's stories, it makes a great movie when the stories might not otherwise. Shockingly loving treatment of the subject.
Where the article says "Cob blackmails Arren", it seems like Cob has poisoned Arren, who will die if he does not reveal his true name; using "blackmail" is awkward in English, where "duress" or even "force/compel" with murder imminent. I speak so little Japanese that I may have misunderstood the scene.68.151.108.107 (talk) 05:53, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notes 

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