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[[File:Spirited away ghibli plains.png|frame|link=Spirited Away|Distant background: [[Ghibli Hills]]. Background: Ghibli Plains. Foreground: statue in a [[Studio Ghibli]] film. Production: Studio Ghibli.<br>Call an ambulance. You're about to overdose on Ghibli.]] |
[[File:Spirited away ghibli plains.png|frame|link=Spirited Away|Distant background: [[Ghibli Hills]]. Background: Ghibli Plains. Foreground: statue in a [[Studio Ghibli]] film. Production: Studio Ghibli.<br>Call an ambulance. You're about to overdose on Ghibli.]] |
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A field of grass stretches out as far as the eye can see, on a clear, blue day. Clouds float effortlessly across the landscape, leaving behind gentle dark shadows in their paths. Colourful blades of grass sway in the wind, softly dancing to the beat of nature. A tiny cottage rests in the distance, its inhabitants living |
A field of grass stretches out as far as the eye can see, on a clear, blue day. Clouds float effortlessly across the landscape, leaving behind gentle dark shadows in their paths. Colourful blades of grass sway in the wind, softly dancing to the beat of nature. A tiny cottage rests in the distance, its inhabitants living a humble yet satisfying life. A gentle wind whispers in your ear, telling stories from far away. Your mind is concentrated on what's in front of you, and a relaxing sense of comfort washes over you. Enjoy the sun, lay on the grass, and just adore life, for you are in '''Ghibli Plains'''. |
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If [[Ghibli Hills]] are vast, sprawling forests, Ghibli Plains are vast, sprawling fields. The former trope tends to be much busier, creating a detailed yet relaxing landscape of trees, birds, dirt, animals, grass, and flowers all existing in harmony. Ghibli Plains is a much simpler trope: you have a vast plain, and you have grass. There may be a river or two crossing through the plain, and there may be some ruins or a home in the corner. Overall, Ghibli Plains places less of an emphasis on the nature, and more of an emphasis on space. Also, Ghibli Plains are much safer than Ghibli Hills, as Ghibli Hills is filled with creatures that want you ''dead''. You can easily tell the tropes apart by how much trees are in a shot: a lot of trees means you're in [[Ghibli Hills]] territory, fewer trees means you're in Ghibli Plains. |
If [[Ghibli Hills]] are vast, sprawling forests, Ghibli Plains are vast, sprawling fields. The former trope tends to be much busier, creating a detailed yet relaxing landscape of trees, birds, dirt, animals, grass, and flowers all existing in harmony. Ghibli Plains is a much simpler trope: you have a vast plain, and you have grass. There may be a river or two crossing through the plain, and there may be some ruins or a home in the corner. Overall, Ghibli Plains places less of an emphasis on the nature, and more of an emphasis on space. Also, Ghibli Plains are much safer than Ghibli Hills, as Ghibli Hills is filled with creatures that want you ''dead''. You can easily tell the tropes apart by how much trees are in a shot: a lot of trees means you're in [[Ghibli Hills]] territory, fewer trees means you're in Ghibli Plains. |
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That said, the two tropes does have a lot of overlap. In fact, Ghibli Plains is the [[Sister Trope]] to [[Ghibli Hills]]. If one trope is used, then expect the other to be used somewhere else in the work. In fact, they may occur next to each other: after emerging from the Hills, you arrive in Plains, or long stretches of Ghibli Plains end in Ghibli Hills. [[Dream Land]] probably features a lot of Ghibli Plains. Expect a lot of [[Scenery Porn]] focusing on these plains. Common in fantasy establishing shots. |
That said, the two tropes does have a lot of overlap. In fact, Ghibli Plains is the [[Sister Trope]] to [[Ghibli Hills]]. If one trope is used, then expect the other to be used somewhere else in the work. In fact, they may occur next to each other: after emerging from the Hills, you arrive in Plains, or long stretches of Ghibli Plains end in Ghibli Hills. [[Dream Land]] probably features a lot of Ghibli Plains. Expect a lot of [[Scenery Porn]] focusing on these plains. Common in fantasy establishing shots. |
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[[Studio Ghibli]] uses this trope to create a serene sense of beauty, and evoke feelings of wonder. It is used to calm audiences down, and relax their minds between more intense scenes. Ghibli uses the trope to showcase the beauty of everyday life, offering a form of escapism from a loud, car-filled city. It's a nice place to travel through, providing contrast with |
[[Studio Ghibli]] uses this trope to create a serene sense of beauty, and evoke feelings of wonder. It is used to calm audiences down, and relax their minds between more intense scenes. Ghibli uses the trope to showcase the beauty of everyday life, offering a form of escapism from a loud, car-filled city. It's a nice place to travel through, providing contrast with sprawling cities in films such as ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]''. That isn't the only way to use the trope, though. You can use it to establish an epic world by showing how endless and vast it is. Lastly, it's a nice thing to put in the background, while your foreground characters go about their business. |
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Named after the wide, open setting of [[Studio Ghibli]] films, particularly ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' and ''[[Spirited Away]]''. |
Named after the wide, open setting of [[Studio Ghibli]] films, particularly ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' and ''[[Spirited Away]]''. |
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