Film coursework part 1

Are you doing Film Studies A Level at the moment? A2 or AS?

I'm studying film A2 at the moment.
We are set two pieces of coursework.
The first part is to study and make a presentation to show the class.
Our options for these studies are:

• Auteur (director)
• Star/performer
• Genre
• Institution
• Social, political and cultural studies
• Technology

We must choose one of the areas and construct a question to base our study upon.

I chose Auteur.

My question is 'Hayao Miyazaki's auteur characteristics and his impact on animated film'.

<--------- Hayao Miyazaki :D

We need one focus film and two other main films to look at.

So I chose Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001) as my focus film

and Castle in the Sky (Miyazaki, 1986) and A Bug's Life (Lasseter, 1998) as my two other main films.

So... Hayao Miyazaki... Your thoughts?

Amazing director? Average? Or just pants?
Also, favourite Miyazaki and/or Studio Ghibli film?

- Whatsername.