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My talk today is on “The Problem of Existence in Japanese | My talk today is on “The Problem of Existence in Japanese | ||
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I would like to think first of all about the medium of animation | I would like to think first of all about the medium of animation | ||
itself and our response to it. Paul Wells has said that “[a]nimation is | itself and our response to it. Paul Wells has said that “[a]nimation is | ||
arguably the most important creative form of the 21st century | arguably the most important creative form of the 21st century ... it | ||
is the omnipresent pictorial form of the modern era”(1). Wells’s assertion may appear surprising to many of us in America. Unlike in Japan, | is the omnipresent pictorial form of the modern era”(1). Wells’s assertion may appear surprising to many of us in America. Unlike in Japan, | ||
where animated film is appreciated across the generations, as exemplified by the recent award-winning film Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro | where animated film is appreciated across the generations, as exemplified by the recent award-winning film Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro | ||