Hayao Miyazaki: Virtue Ethics, by Shawna Crisanti Hayao Miazaki is a Japanese film maker, animator, and artist. Throughout his career, Hayao’s virtues have breathed life into his films, and stand out in personal interviews. Many of Hayao’s virtues fall under intellectual virtue, such as: wisdom, creativity, and free-thinking. Additionally, Hayao displays virtues of practicality: diligence, and optimism; as well as morality, including: non-violence, and respect. It will be argued why these traits are essential to have. Miyazaki’s longevity has notably gathered him a great deal of wisdom. Often, Hayao will express his understanding of why intricate observation in a busy, technological world that is advancing every day, is significant to our …show more content…
Highly demonstrated in his film, Princess Mononoke, Hayao portrays the violence that can occur between humans at the expense of preserving the health and prosperity of the environment. All things found in nature make contributions to the continuation of life and the cycles it goes through. Therefore, it deserves to be treated peacefully, and fairly; if violence exists, may it be by the will of the Earth’s natural causes, rather than by the hands of humanity. Hayao’s themes of non-violence question the viewer’s justification of violence: Is it for self-interest, or for a greater good? The virtue of non-violence is important to adopt, because it allows us to predict the outcome of our actions in the long-term. An absence of strive for peace, leads to relentless destruction and …show more content…
Wisdom, without it, we have nothing to look back on and learn from. The ability to think for ourselves, necessary to being the absolute honest version of ourselves; essential to innovation and sparking new ideas. The wonder of creativity, allowing the world to grow our imaginations into working machines, and interpret reality through our own vision. Diligence, a skill that allows our ideas to become tangible. Optimism, a virtue that allows us to see the good in people, where there seemingly is none. Respect, a trait extremely vital to treating one another humanely. Lastly, non-violence, a virtue not always favored since it may take longer to carry out, but conceived to preserve life and
For example, No Moccasins loved and respected her husband, so she went to find him and saved his life (Marshall 5). Three Horns respected her bravery and made sure that the tribe knew of her courageous actions (Marshall 3). Also, the mailman that became stranded in the middle of a blizzard when his car slipped into a gully. Despite him staring death in the face the mailman stayed put, and he stayed put because he respected his neighbors and knew they would come looking for him (Marshall 140). In the story of Brings the Deer, Sees the Bear recognizes and respects the struggle of the coyote, the wolf, the fox, and the hawk who asked for his help in their time of need (Marshall 184-188). Without that respect Sees the Bear would have never given up his meat. Furthermore in the Story of the Snake, the hunter’s respected the word of the giant snake and the task it had given them, so they tracked down the man with the scar under his eye (Marshall 59). And in the same story the man with the scar under his eye respected his village and took the shame and punishment of banishment on his own shoulders so his village did not devolve into insanity (Marshall 66). These stories all have respect interwoven into their respective lessons, and they cannot be properly taught without a good understanding of
Inquiry Question: Why were the passengers on the Komagata Maru rejected to stay in Canada?
For the great lesson which history imprints on the mind…is the tragic certainty that all wars gain their ultimate ends, whether great or petty, by the violation of personality, by the destruction of homes, by the paralysis of art and industry and letters…even wars entered on from high motives must rouse greed, cupidity, and blind hatred; that even in defensive warfare a people can defend its rights only by inflicting new wrongs; and that chivalrous no less than self-seeking war entails relentless destruction.
In our world today, there are still some wars especially in the Middle East. I think that really not good for developing and have much more bad effect for people who live around the war. According to Peter Herborn “World War I was supposedly the ‘war to end all wars’, but it ushered in a century characterized by more destructive warfare” (67). I think the author want to express
Maturity and taking responsibility is what society must do to move beyond the point it’s at. The film symbolizes the transformation from childhood to adulthood through scenery and setting. It begins in modern Japan, where everything is simple and easy, and eventually ends up in an old-fashioned Japan as the spirit world, a world of tunnels, bridges, and trains. Through the use of symbolism, metaphors, and reflecting society’s flaws, the transformation from childhood to adulthood is thoroughly depicted in this film.
Proper respect for others begins by a person respecting their self. Respect is developed by expressing honor, leadership, value, and trust in a person. If everyone respects everyone someday, the world will become a seventh heaven. It is important to be respectful for safety, to abide by the law, because children are influenced by their elders’ actions, and because God says so. Motivation from peers can help a person realize there is always room to improve the level of respect a person exhibits. Respect was, is, and always will be a positive attribute for everyone to strive for in their lives.
Throughout the 20th Century, the world was engulfed in global conflicts, engaging in one war after the next. When looking at these different conflicts, interconnected themes and issues seemed to lead to the later conflicts. The first of the conflicts to affect the globe was the Great War. Since the Great War, numerous conflicts have followed including World War II, The Cold War, and eventually the War on Terror. These wars share similar goals and themes of gaining power and prestige, seeking revenge, and fighting ideologies. Each of these conflicts results in events that eventually lead to the next conflict, creating near constant warfare around the globe. The effects and fears created by these conflicts can still be seen today as we fight
“We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our own prejudices, fears and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the roots of bombs are still there, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we will make new bombs.
In conclusion respect is wrapped around our day to day lives. A famous philosopher once said “Respect is showing acknowledgement for some ones superiority in a certain field.” You can’t buy, demand, or force people to respect you but you can respect others in order for them to respect you. What people do not understand is that if we use common sense we would be respecting ourselves, respecting others, and respecting property all the time. Respecting yourself, others, and property might not be easy to do but it does have great rewards if you just do it.
"Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over." Perhaps no quote could capture the spirit of renowned director and philosopher Hayao Miyazaki so perfectly; a true reflection of who he is as a filmmaker, audiences know him for incorporating themes that reflect the destructiveness of humanity. The darkest truths hide under the mystical entities and incredible worlds, truths that capture the gluttony, greed, and hatred humanity. It is this reflection of ourselves that makes audiences both fear and love the strange yet eerily similar characters and societies.
Respect is a behavior that shows another person moral and ethical acceptance. Showing respect for another, even when not deserved, is considered to be a good sign of breeding in times past, but now as where society has changed, dissing "show disrespect for" has become more accepted, this behavior suggests a cultural shift from rewarding kindness and self-restraint to applauding a more open expression of hospitality through rudeness. Perhapes there is a lessening of concern over being respectable, along with an increased vigilance oto make sure one is respected.Concludeing that Civility must beging with the individual person making small sacraficiesfor others.
First, war is universal due to its violent nature, violence in its application knows no bounds, and it is the common factor that identifies the war and without it the war is nothing more than a diplomatic effort to reach the end. However, wars blow out only when the diplomacy fails. Violence is the war engine. Although the application of violence evolved through time and its severity varies according to communities, cultures, and the means and methods used. Demonstrating the violence through the application of force to subjugate the enemy is the central idea of war. “War is a clash between major interests,
. We live in a generation where people have full hatred on others. People who are willing to do anything to others just so they can be pleased with life. We live in a corrupted world where people see leaders as saviors, but don't know the lies they have committed to the civilizations. This world is not the same as it use to be, peace has become a distant memory.
Treating people the same way we want them to treat us, if someone is mean to people, they better expect the same from them, not the opposite.
Movies take us inside the skin of people quite different from ourselves and to places different from our routine surroundings. As humans, we always seek enlargement of our being and wanted to be more than ourselves. Each one of us, by nature, sees the world with a perspective and selectivity different from others. But, we want to see the world through other’s eyes; imagine with other’s imaginations; feel with other’s hearts, at a same time as with our own. Movies offer us a window onto the wider world, broadening our perspective and opening our eyes to new wonders.