59: Porco Rosso (1992)
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Our patrons voted and they wanted to see us check out Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's airborne adventure Porco Rosso! Join us as we take to the skies with a lovably grumpy pig man as he bests his rivals and rediscovers his humanity. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:02:55) - Our individual experiences with the works of Studio Ghibli. (00:08:35) - Getting into the history of Porco Rosso's production. (00:10:27) - Talking about the different casts and dubs. (00:15:16) - Some chat about Miyazaki as a figure in animation. (00:19:08) - Porco's more adult, real world themes. (00:22:58) - Setting up the premise. (00:25:51) - These are maybe not the most talented sky pirates. (00:32:21) - Gina and Porco's relationship. (00:35:24) - This movie's love of planes. (00:37:31) - Curtis joins the pirates, and Porco's plane gets wrecked. (00:40:51) - Break! (00:41:12) - Milan and the cadre of women workers. (00:48:33) - The air force comes calling. (00:51:26) - Time to get the heck out of Italy. (00:57:35) - The pirates have a plan...of sorts. (01:01:48) - Curtis wants to duel to the death. (01:05:32) - Porco revealed. (01:08:55) - A mad dash to a madcap showdown. (01:15:20) - Talking about the end and epilogue. (01:22:48) - Final thoughts. (01:29:50) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.