Porco Rosso (1992)

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.

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