Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Difference between revisions

* [[BFG]]: Averted, for the most part. A notable exception is when {{spoiler|Nausicaa}} briefly hefts a heavy machine gun to enforce compliance. It's a good bet that the thing weighs only a little less than ''she'' does.

* [[Bioluminescence Is Cool]]: The forest and its glowing spores (predating ''[[Avatar]]'' by over a decade, mind you).

** Later on in the film, the people of the Valley use them against the Tolmekians and capture a [[Tank Goodness|tank]].

* [[Bling of War]]: Kushana's got it, big time.

** [[Bling Bling Bang]]: And a very nice pistol.

* [[Bug Buzz]]: The familar insect noises are subverted in that the flying ones sound much closer to prop-driven planes. [[Fridge Brilliance|Which is pretty clever when you think about it]]. Using machine noises for them [[Organic Technology|subtly hints at their true nature]].

* [[Bug War]]: In the film, anyways. Torumekia is trying to destroy the bugs because the spores they spread are swallowing up their territory. In the manga they're at least smart enough to realize the futility of fighting against a force of nature and start a war with the Doroks to try and take their territory instead. Either way, the typical portrayal of the bugs as mindless monsters is subverted six ways from Sunday. The giant bugs are probably some of the nicest folks in the entire story, and this shows [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|by the end of the movie]].

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Kurotowa early in the story. Whenever things seem to go his way or he gets a good line, something blows up. Usually right beside him.

* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]: ''Warriors of the Wind'' was [[Macekre|so horribly mangled]] that Miyazaki himself advises that fans forget that version ever even existed. This led to an amusing incident with a katana sent through the mail to Miramax exec Harvey Weinstein during the production of the English version of [[Princess Mononoke]], advising him "No cuts."

* [[Charm Person]]: Nausicaa, which is why the Ohmu listen to her and no other human.

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: The Holy Emperor.

* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Nausicaa in the movie, although arguably subverted because she does actually ''die''.. she just has the luck of being revived because of the empathy the Ohm felt for her.}}

* [[Dramatic Wind]]: For most of the film. So much, in fact, that it's shocking when it actually ''stops'' during the [[Final Battle]].

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: A preferred style of Master Yupa, usually wielding a full or short sword and off hand main-gauche, or parrying dagger.

* [[Empathic Environment]]

* [[Empathy Doll Shot]]: Early in the film.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Kushana to Nausicaa. Both are princesses, but the former is scheming and ambitious while the latter is entirely selfless.

* [[Evil Is Visceral]]: The laser-spitting organism is very much this. Subverted with the rest of the creatures, when it turns out that humans can live together with them peacefully.

* [[Heel Realization]]: {{spoiler|The King of Torumekia}}, although [[Redemption Equals Death|too late to do anything about it]], as well as nearly anyone who takes Nausicaa seriously and isn't a [[The Chessmaster|Chessmaster]].

* [[Heroic RROD]]: {{spoiler|Ohma's constant use of his power erodes his body by the second}}.

** Catch [[Cam Clarke]] as Asbel (there known as Prince Milo) in the [[HBO]] dub.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: The sons of King of Torumekia at first glance looked like two extremely lazy royalties who don't do anything. But both of them actually have great appreciation for high culture and both of them are pretty good with musical instruments.

** And yet, Nausicaa assures him that {{spoiler|though he believes humanity is doomed to destruction, life may just find a way without the [[Ancient Conspiracy|interference of the Cult.]]}} In fact, her own experiments about the Sea of Corruption, as well as the Dream of the Ohmu, point to {{spoiler|a world where the current humanity can indeed exist in a world already purified by the forest}}. It is only the {{spoiler|Crypt of Shuwa which calls her on destroying (the old) humanity's chances, but the Heart of the Crypt isn't exactly the best judge of character nor does it care for (or desire) the current humanity's survival.}}

* [[Info Dump]]: At the beginning of the film, Nausicaa delivers a monologue about the world of the series in [[Expospeak]].

* [[Lady of War]]: Princess Kushana. Nausicaa strikes a balance between this and straight up [[Action Girl]].

* [[Last Fertile Region]]

* [[Mordor]]: The Holy City Of Shuwa. Tolas has a bit of this going on, too.

* [[Modest Royalty]]: Nausicca is a princess, but you'd never know it by looking at her.

* [[Nay Theist]]: {{spoiler|Nausicaa,}} of a sorts. There are creatures running around that are pretty close to [[Physical God|PhysicalGods]], like the God Warrior and the God of the Crypt, but she refuses to treat them as deities.

* [[New Eden]]: Mild subversion; the [[New Eden]] scenario is only beginning to happen.

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Nausicaa when she grabs ahold of a Pejite machine gun. She doesn't actually kill anyone with it though, just intimidates them.

* [[The Siege]]

* [[A Storm Is Coming]]: Before the climax of the film.

* [[Sword and Gun]]: All over the place, including the knife and rifle carried by Nausicaa herself. Guns are used as ranged weapons and swords as melee weapons (and in an interesting twist, the guns are rather archaic but swords are incredibly durable).

* [[Take That]]: Miyazaki's dim view of militaristic themes in anime probably had something to do with the fact that a city built around the pathetic, rusted-out shell of the [[Space Battleship Yamato]] features prominently in the manga.