Wow, way to keep a neutral tone there, questioner. 9_9
Also, if it were direct plagiary, wouldn't Gaiman be in Deep Shit, since lawsuit-happy Disney owns the Ghibli stuff over here? (Or are his films under Disney? I haven't bothered to research this, obviously.)
There's just no way that there's any plaigarism, though. Not even the remotest possibility. From what I've seen of the Coraline teasers posted online, the movie will follow the book pretty much exactly. And the book had about zero similarities to Spirited Away, save for the superficial "girl gets whisked into a strange and terrifying world and has to outwit her way past some ghouls" plotline. Neither Spirited Away nor Coraline are exactly the first works to use that plotline, either.
Also, didn't the Coraline novel pre-date Spirited Away? Or have I got my chronology wrong?
I can't even begin to imagine what scenes the questioner thinks that Gaiman "swiped" for Stardust, either.
The thing about Gaiman and Miyazaki is that they both write incredibly archetypical stories about archetypical characters. So of course there are going to be some similarities, like "heroic girl," "strange world," "soul-eating monsters," or whatever. But sheesh.
And the book had about zero similarities to Spirited Away, save for the superficial "girl gets whisked into a strange and terrifying world and has to outwit her way past some ghouls" plotline. Neither Spirited Away nor Coraline are exactly the first works to use that plotline, either.
GUYS WHY DOES GHIBLI GET AWAY WITH PLUNDERING LEWIS CARROLL?! >:O
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Also, if it were direct plagiary, wouldn't Gaiman be in Deep Shit, since lawsuit-happy Disney owns the Ghibli stuff over here? (Or are his films under Disney? I haven't bothered to research this, obviously.)
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There's just no way that there's any plaigarism, though. Not even the remotest possibility. From what I've seen of the Coraline teasers posted online, the movie will follow the book pretty much exactly. And the book had about zero similarities to Spirited Away, save for the superficial "girl gets whisked into a strange and terrifying world and has to outwit her way past some ghouls" plotline. Neither Spirited Away nor Coraline are exactly the first works to use that plotline, either.
Also, didn't the Coraline novel pre-date Spirited Away? Or have I got my chronology wrong?
I can't even begin to imagine what scenes the questioner thinks that Gaiman "swiped" for Stardust, either.
The thing about Gaiman and Miyazaki is that they both write incredibly archetypical stories about archetypical characters. So of course there are going to be some similarities, like "heroic girl," "strange world," "soul-eating monsters," or whatever. But sheesh.
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GUYS WHY DOES GHIBLI GET AWAY WITH PLUNDERING LEWIS CARROLL?! >:O
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You = win.