The night is over, the smell of fireworks still hovering in the air, and as some return home with tears of happiness, others live in the ashes. But among the ashes, Japanese films rise as they managed to achieve some big wins on the night of the Oscars.
Firstly, Miyazaki managed to derail the run of “Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse,” resulting in the salty attitude of Shameik Moore.
Talking about the win in the Animated Feature Film category by a Japanese film, this isn’t the first time they have left as winners, and with deserving manner, it isn’t the first time for Miyazaki either.
“Spirited Away” by Hayao Miyazaki already stood in first place on the podium, but his newest venture, “The Boy And The Heron,” grabbed the gold medal this season.
And that doesn’t stop there, as “Godzilla Minus One” continued the Japanese winning streak with the Godzilla film, which also became the first-ever Godzilla film to win an Oscar. Now, talking about the quality of films, they were usually seen as basic entertainment and not at all Oscar-worthy, but the reboot of the franchise definitely changes the equation massively.
These two wins are definitely significant, as one establishes the fact that Japan is still the hub of Anime and animation, and the second win screams that passion should dominate over big budget.
“The Boy And The Heron” along with “Godzilla Minus One” will definitely be written in history as a part of one of the most competitive Oscars of all time. Though “Oppenheimer” won 7, the fight was still even for a lot of films, and Japan winning simply states that cinema is more than borders. It’s the people who make it and break it; the borders are useless in entertainment and should always be like that.