Reviewing the film that has been called Miyazaki's swan song was never going to be an easy task.  Trying to approach it in an objective manner is difficult, as the experience will invariably be influenced by the impulse to compare them the greatest films of Studio Ghibli and of Miyazaki himself.  One must accept, of course, that times have changed, people have changed, and it is unreasonable to expect similarity when the circumstances have become so different.  And yet, the comparison can't be avoided.  So I will begin this article by attempting to answer the obvious question: how does Wind Rises compare to Miyazaki's beloved works of earlier years?.....
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