Why do Japanese animation characters are drawn with big eyes? How is "pillow shot" in Japanese anime connected to poetry and life itself? And most importantly, why "technical excellence" and "stylistic details" is always secondary to a good story and characterization.
As Mozart said, "The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between", Ebert used the same analogy in applying it to Japanese anime in general and Ghibli's films in particular. It is the silence in between scenes (the pillow shot) in Ghibli's films that enhances the beauty of the story and let us appreciate it even more, for the simple reason that the silence (the pillow shot) imitates life itself. It offers a moment of contemplation, a pause to reflect on life. Like the balance of darkness and light in the ying-yang symbol. In Ghibli's films, those moment of silence says a lot.
It is what makes this writer so fond of all its films.
Roger Ebert explanation is elegant & thoughtful. He treated Ghibli's films and anime with respect.
Rest in peace, Mr. Roger Ebert.
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