The Wind Rises (2013)
Miyazaki's last movie (so far) is as much of an emotional rollercoaster as you'd expect from his work.
Even though the subject matter here is not enchanting supernatural spectacle, Miyazaki includes regular dream sequences where our protagonist's visions for the planes he wants to design are fully realised. In his dreams he's even able to walk along the wings and muse over their design while the plane is in flight.
But the animation is still pretty incredible when the film deals with real life too. Still while limited by real life the ending isn't able to be a magical curse being lifted or a character returning to their home world. The film never seems quite sure where to end and, while hinted at, there's something disturbing
about the damage the protagonist's dream planes would eventually inflict in the upcoming war.
This story is about the dreams of a plane designer being realised and his compassion for the people around him. That he doesn't think about the military purposes for his planes in too much detail is just a quirky detail really. Nevertheless with a firmer ending this film could have been one of Studio Ghibli's very best.
B+