Review of The Boy and the Heron (2023) by Richard Lawson for Vanity Fair — 08 Sep 2023
The emotional punch of The Boy and the Heron is a heart-swelling assertion of cosmic purpose, even amidst sadness and ruin. But it’s delivered after a lot of digression, which can make this swan-song film seem like more a collection of Miyazaki’s disparate, previously unused ideas than a discrete film with a focused mission.
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This review of The Boy and the Heron (2023) was written by Richard Lawson and published by Vanity Fair on 08 September 2023.
The Boy and the Heron has generally received very positive reviews.
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