The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

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describes this as “cursed dream”. He further connects this phenomenon to his own career as a animation director and contemplates if his works are even worthwhile. This theme of identity and art extend to the topic of censorship

Although brief, the film touches upon how new creators in the industry are restricted. The studio was given guidelines on what issues they were and weren’t able to incorporate within their films by NHK. Hayao Miyazaki and his producer remark that “The days of creative freedom are ending”. Though political propaganda and censorship has existed for quite awhile, I feel like it’s gotten worse in recent days, especially in art. It really does feel like Studio Ghibli will be the end of the line for expressive freedom. Art is becoming less about exploring unique identities, ideas, and problems; instead it’s focused on profit and pleasing the majority population. As creators try to become less controversial, their works show less complexity. ...

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