Pixar’s Pete Docter and Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki Disagree on the Value of Test Screenings

Following the premiere of Inside Out 2, which has performed well both domestically and overseas, Docter discussed many different elements of the creation process, including test screenings, which are used to gauge how audiences react to certain elements or scenes. When Docter asked Miyazaki if Ghibli holds test screenings for its films, Miyazaki stated that it does not. “No, it is impossible for all viewers to understand a film,” he explains. “We are the ones who take responsibility, so we can’t leave it to someone who happens to be there.”