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Studio Ghibli's The Red Turtle Free @ SBS on Demand

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Studio Ghibli's The Red Turtle Free @ SBS on Demand
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itstuan on 20/10/2020 - 20:44 sbs.com.au (2639 clicks)
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Gorgeously animated, this wordless story by Studio Ghibli about a stranded castaway pays tribute to what's most important in life: companionship, love, family, and the stewardship of nature. A hidden gem from SBS on Demand.
Storyline: A massive sea turtle destroys a stranded man's raft every time he tries to sail away from a tropical island.

93% rating from Rotten Tomatoes.
Studio Ghibli's other famous animations includes: Spirited Away, My Neighbour's Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, Grave of the Fireflies, Ponyo, etc……

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  • 9674784 on 20/10/2020 - 21:13
    +3

    It's not really a Ghibli film.

    • itstuan on 20/10/2020 - 21:19

      Because its a co-production with Wild Bunch studio?

      • 9674784 on 20/10/2020 - 21:22
        +14

        Their production was mostly funding.

        They did none of the animation.

        Not taking away from this really good story but it's credit should go to the writers and animators and not whose name they wanted associated with it to draw attention.

        • itstuan on 20/10/2020 - 21:37
          +5

          Yes it was written & directed by a Dutch animator, Michaël Dudok de Wit. But being produced by Studio Ghiblis it gets the attention it deserves.
          But less about that, let’s enjoy a good movie :)

      • petry on 21/10/2020 - 00:55

        and the bunch have produced a lot of fringe projects

    • bono on 20/10/2020 - 22:20
      +2

      A nice movie but just a not for anyone feeling a bit isolated or maybe living alone in these covid times .. this is a story about a guy stranded alone on a desert island ala quarantined hahaha

        • [Deactivated] on 21/10/2020 - 04:00
          -3

          Got the colour right, that's for sure.

      • AngusD on 21/10/2020 - 08:47

        Ever read Stephen King's short story "Survivor Type"? Now THERE is a story about being stranded alone on a desert island that is probably best avoided if you're struggling with iso :D

  • mitty on 20/10/2020 - 21:15
    +27

    SBS on Demand is an amazing service, personally I think it's on a complete other level to iView. Perfectly happy to suffer through a few ads for great content, but I wonder if they've considered charging a fee for an ad free version. I'd pay.

    Will make a point of watching this one, thanks OP.

    • bono on 20/10/2020 - 21:45
      +2

      I believe we already pay taxes to fund sbs

      • AKJJ on 20/10/2020 - 21:52
        +11

        Taxes only partly fund SBS. They also rely on some commercial advertising to operate.

        • diddy50 on 20/10/2020 - 22:02

          I think it was about 80% of SBS is funded by taxes, the remainder is from advertising.

        • petry on 21/10/2020 - 00:54
          +4

          they now rely on that advertising revenue to maintain their services after the cuts

      • bono on 21/10/2020 - 11:08
        +2

        My point really is that ads corrupt the motivations of the organisations providing them so that instead of trying to deliver shows people want to watch they start optimising for delivering ads revenue .. ads also interrupt the experience and deliver malware.

        The history of cable TV is a clear warning that ads are akin to an infection that must be removed or it gets worse!

        • petry on 21/10/2020 - 12:19
          -1

          That's why their budget was cut and that why they now show predominantly english and american films now on world movies - because of the forced reliance on advertising.

          Effectively the channel is now self censored and the world consists of 5 eyes.

          Australia ceased being multicultural a while back and we have an evangelist of dubious morality leading a secular country

    • nepalesesquirrel on 20/10/2020 - 21:56
      +6

      Unless you have kids. Abc Kids is where its at.

    • Ryballs on 20/10/2020 - 22:03
      +2

      If it was in HD it'd be even more amazing..

      • gizmomelb on 20/10/2020 - 22:51

        just do a google search, I found a 1080p bluray version online very easily

        • Ryballs on 21/10/2020 - 12:55

          Thanks mate but I already know how to download/stream movies. Would still prefer SBS and ABC on demand services to be HD, as we watch them a lot and HD steaming has been around for a while now.

          • Mickice on 22/10/2020 - 20:41

            @Ryballs: Most are 720, I think some have been 1080 on SBS. I streamed a movie once and it ate 20gb of data.

    • et tu brute on 21/10/2020 - 11:09

      @mitty
      I'd pay to watch SBS ad-free … SBS was my last bastion to avoid sports betting ads…. Now they come up every time I watch SBS On Demand… nothing is sacred anymore :(

      I

  • bushywookiee on 20/10/2020 - 21:22
    +7

    Upped for promoting SBS On Demand. The film itself is overrated in my opinion, and really not a Ghibli film despite the co-production tag.

    So much great free content on this service though.

  • shabaka on 20/10/2020 - 21:27
    +9

    it's been free for a looooong time now.
    as well as a lot of other things.
    but have an upvote for promoting SBS service. it's great and costs nothing.

    • PvsNP on 20/10/2020 - 21:29

      Never bad to have your memory refreshed eh?!

    • diddy50 on 20/10/2020 - 21:44
      -1

      Costs nothing?

      It's mostly tax payer subsidised

      • itstuan on 20/10/2020 - 21:49
        +16

        Should I change the title from Free to Tax Payer Subsidised?

        • diddy50 on 20/10/2020 - 21:51
          +2

          Haha Do we promote all the programs and movies on iview?

          I think this is a great post, but sbs is not free.

      • petry on 21/10/2020 - 00:52

        but like most services the extent of the subsidy has been massively cut - gotta fund those tax breaks for the richest liberal donors

  • diddy50 on 20/10/2020 - 21:43

    Thank you! Half way through. It's great!

  • Ender Wiggin on 20/10/2020 - 21:45

    Saw it a couple of months ago, very watchable, 4 and a half stars.

  • [Deactivated] on 20/10/2020 - 22:04
    +5

    SBS has a better collection than any other online services out there

    • itstuan on 20/10/2020 - 22:44

      Are you comparing paid or free services?

  • justtoreply on 20/10/2020 - 22:16

    Didn't like it tbh. I suppose I didn't hate it either. Slow is ok but it's excruciating when it's simultaneously predictable

    • Helenn on 20/10/2020 - 23:26

      I didn't mind the pace but also didn't really like it. Loved the animation though

  • lunartemis on 20/10/2020 - 22:37

    Does this have subtitle or dubbed???? (Sarcasm intended)

  • canberrascooter on 20/10/2020 - 23:46

    One of the worst studio ghibili film, if not the worst.

  • petry on 21/10/2020 - 00:50
    -1

    lovely peaceful film cept it makes me sad about the nearly dead reef….but hey coal is king! . All hail the King!

  • UberIsCool on 21/10/2020 - 06:35

    Not really a SG film

  • exulted on 21/10/2020 - 07:11

    Is this a kids movie? It sounds like the stuff nightmares are made of; "A massive sea turtle destroys a stranded man's raft every time he tries to sail away from a tropical island."

    • bargaino on 21/10/2020 - 09:21

      No, but with one click on the link you would see it is PG. You thought Studio Ghibli was for kids? See "Grave of the Fireflies".

      • itstuan on 21/10/2020 - 10:20

        Grave of the fireflies is sad AF, but so is My Neighbour Totoro if you read up about its theory behind it. It's dark!

        • bargaino on 21/10/2020 - 11:46

          Conspiracy theory?

          “Everyone, do not worry,” read the Studio Ghibli statement. “There’s absolutely no truth or configuration that Totoro is the God of Death or that Mei is dead in My Neighbor Totoro.”

          • itstuan on 21/10/2020 - 16:20

            @bargaino: Yes they did deny it, doesn't mean there is no truth to it. Not the stuff you wanna tell your kids though.

  • Chippen on 21/10/2020 - 10:26
    +1

    Thanks OP. Look forward to checking this one out.

  • rygle on 22/10/2020 - 13:52
    +1

    Some good current content on SBS on demand (IMHO - I love good dramas);

    TV series:
    * Mirage (some subtitles, quite good)
    * Cardinal (dark, a little slow but great characters and plot)
    * Fargo
    * Dublin Murders
    * The Bridge
    * X-Files
    * Wayward Pines (psychological , only half way through but good so far)
    * The Handmaid’s Tale (distopian)
    * Luther (quite dark and gritty but excellent detective series)
    * Temple
    * Modus

    Movies
    * The Monkey King (animation)
    *

  • rygle on 22/10/2020 - 15:10

    Movies (cont)
    * Marathon Man
    * Their Finest (the girls will like this)
    * The Ring (mild horror)
    * Imperium (CIA vs White Supremacists)
    * The Fifth Element
    * Cloverfield (Aliens, sci-fi, mild horror - part of a loose three part series)
    * Gattaca
    * The Italian Job
    * Get The Gringo (Dark Comedy, action)
    * Arctic
    *The Railway Man

    • itstuan on 22/10/2020 - 23:03
      +1

      You missed Red Cliff P1&2, directed by John Woo, about one of the most epic battle during Three Kingdoms period between Cao Cao & Zhuge Liang.

      • rygle on 23/10/2020 - 06:45

        Had limited time, just wanted to point out some of the great stuff available. Much more good content comes and goes - I really enjoyed Counterpart but it's expired.

        • itstuan on 23/10/2020 - 09:28
          +1

          Yeah just added to your list something worth watching and personally I think it deserves a post on its own.

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