Summary
The Boy and the Heron will be streaming on Max, joining Studio Ghibli’s film collection after the film won an Oscar. The film has received critical acclaim, including being awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2023. The film explores themes of grief through the poignant story of a boy coping with his mother’s death.
Hayao Miyazaki’s award-winning film, The boy and the heron, just received the official streaming home. Incredible movie will will soon be available to stream on Max. The Boy and the Heron will be the latest in a long list of Studio Ghibli films currently streaming on the Max platform.
The film was released in theaters on December 8, 2023 in the US, continuing to gain revenue. more than 167 million USD worldwide. The amazing film received countless awards and nominations, and recently took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. This 2023 Oscar is Miyazaki’s second Oscar since Spirited Away also won the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
Competition is fierce in the Best Animated Feature category of 2023, with excellent films like Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse and Nimona also nominated for the award. However, The Boy and the Heron prevailed, showing Miyazaki’s high regard his first film in 10 years.
The Boy and the Heron will be streamed on Max
It will join a rich catalog of other Studio Ghibli films on the platform
Since Warner Bros. Discovery signs a long-term exclusive streaming deal with animation company GKIDS, Studio Ghibli films will be available on Max for quite a while, much to the delight of fans. Currently, Max offers the following collection of Studio Ghibli movies on the service:
Title
Year of release
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
Castle on the cloud
1986
My neighbor is Totoro
1988
Kiki’s delivery service
1989
Every yesterday
1991
Porco Rosso
1992
Waves
1993
POM Pom
1994
The deep poetry of the heart
1995
Princess Mononoke
1997
My neighbor is Yamadas
1999
Spirit land
2001
The cat is back
2002
Howl’s Moving Castle
2004
Stories from the ground
2006
Healing
2008
Arrietty’s Secret World
2010
From the top of Poppy Hill
2011
Rising Wind
two thousand and thirteen
The story of Princess Kaguya
two thousand and thirteen
When Marnie was there
2014
Earwig and the witch
2020
The boy and the heron
2023
The current list includes 23 films. Fans hope that the praise and admiration The Boy and the Heron received will inspire Miyazaki to create another film soon, but only time will tell if this will come to fruition. The film’s enormous success can be attributed to its beautiful animation, great score, and of course Miyazaki’s talented writing.
The story is about a boy named Mahito whose beloved mother died in a hospital fire, and he struggles to cope with the devastating loss. His life is turned upside down when he and his father move in with his new stepmother. Mahito has difficulty adjusting to his new living situation, especially because an annoying heron begins following him and trying to attract his attention. The heron eventually led him to an abandoned tower in the forest and Mahito finds a magical portal leading to another worldwhere he met his mother again as a young man.
The Boy and the Heron tells a touching story of loss
Grief is a common theme in Miyazaki’s films and once again it is captured beautifully
The award-winning film combines humorous moments and bizarre creatures with much deeper human themes, such as love, friendship, mourning, loss and grief. Fans love Studio Ghibli films for their awe-inspiring visuals, adorable and incredible characters, memorable music, magical elements, and most of all because How well they capture complex emotions. The films are fun to watch but also convey extraordinary and nuanced lessons about the most important parts of the human experience. Miyazaki’s films are truly masterpieces, and fortunately, The Boy And The Heron will be available on Max soon, so fans can stream this amazing film as many times as they like.
Source: The Wrap