Caught Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea today. It’s a Studio Ghibli anime and is arthouse Japanese anime at its finest because that seems like the best excuse for why it’s so acclaimed despite the story being utter bullshit. A 5-year-old romances a toddler mermaid which wants to be a girl? Uhhhhh right sure because normally if it weren’t ‘art’, we’d call this paedophillic propaganda. It’s not like the whole childhood romance theme hasn’t been explored in (arthouse) films before. Jeux d’enfants did it very tastefully I felt. It wasn’t as acclaimed (because French as a language is passe, duh) but the story was at the very least SWEET despite being about as deep as my wallet.
Ponyo’s bizarre to say the least. You have bits and pieces that don’t fit anywhere. If your mom were to find out you’ve befriended a fish that WHOA changed into a human OVERNIGHT AND is stalking you, would she
- Think you’re both crazy and imagining things and slap herself a few times with said fish
- go ‘That’s nice, dear. Let’s invite her home to stay for life!’
- Scream, faint. Repeat.
Tell me if my family’s dysfunctional because I’m willing to bet that 2 is NOT going to be a choice.
Well so it’s fantastical; that’s what makes the show so appealing. Right, you go ahead and pen some stories about 5 year olds romancing and stalking each other, draw out storyboards and then explain to the cops when they turn up at your house when you’re in boxers at 5 in the morning. This is also why the post is categorized as ‘Things I Find Funny’.
I quite like that last paragraph, haha.
Ghibli movies pretty much all have young girls in them. Regardless, I am still looking forward to seeing Ponya, mostly because I am a Ghibli fan. Spirited Away is one of my favourite movies, and I’ve enjoyed pretty much every other movie in their repertoire.
Who’s that face in the poster before?
Giant Panda
YOU LIE. The panda we know looks nothing like that.
No, that is the North American version.
Cousin of the moose.
Don’t get to close, or it will bite you.