The Secret World of Arrietty
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bluegargantuaHey,
So tonight I went to see The Secret World of Arrietty. This is another Disney/Studio Ghibli joint. Which means Studio Ghibli (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Porco Rosso, and many more) does the jaw-dropping animation and Disney does the world-class dubbing for American audiences.
This particular film is an adaptation of the book The Borrowers (which was essentially ripped off by the cartoon show The Littles if you're old like me). The basic gist is that there are tiny people living in our houses who "borrow" small things like sugar cubes and tissue paper to make their wee existence more comfortable. Arriety is a young Borrower who lives with her mother and father in a pleasant country house. Arriety is bold and adventurous and anxious to go on her first borrowing expedition with her dad (Will Arnett who is basically channeling Batman here).
The problem is that a young boy named Shawn has come to the house to stay with his aunt. He's here because he's sick and will soon be having an operation on his heart so...no excitement.
There is excitement. Much of it provided by the housekeeper Hota (voiced by Carol Burnett) who suspects that Shawn may have seen a little person and who hopes to gain proof of them herself because she's tired of being dismissed as a fool. Adventure follows.
This is a much more relaxed Ghibli film than Spirited Away or Totoro. There's no real magic, just people going about their lives and bumping into one another. It's a placid little film that invites you to sit back and enjoy the visuals. That said, it's a delightful little film that parents and children can easily watch together and neither one feel terribly bored.
So go check it out.
later
Tom
So tonight I went to see The Secret World of Arrietty. This is another Disney/Studio Ghibli joint. Which means Studio Ghibli (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Porco Rosso, and many more) does the jaw-dropping animation and Disney does the world-class dubbing for American audiences.
This particular film is an adaptation of the book The Borrowers (which was essentially ripped off by the cartoon show The Littles if you're old like me). The basic gist is that there are tiny people living in our houses who "borrow" small things like sugar cubes and tissue paper to make their wee existence more comfortable. Arriety is a young Borrower who lives with her mother and father in a pleasant country house. Arriety is bold and adventurous and anxious to go on her first borrowing expedition with her dad (Will Arnett who is basically channeling Batman here).
The problem is that a young boy named Shawn has come to the house to stay with his aunt. He's here because he's sick and will soon be having an operation on his heart so...no excitement.
There is excitement. Much of it provided by the housekeeper Hota (voiced by Carol Burnett) who suspects that Shawn may have seen a little person and who hopes to gain proof of them herself because she's tired of being dismissed as a fool. Adventure follows.
This is a much more relaxed Ghibli film than Spirited Away or Totoro. There's no real magic, just people going about their lives and bumping into one another. It's a placid little film that invites you to sit back and enjoy the visuals. That said, it's a delightful little film that parents and children can easily watch together and neither one feel terribly bored.
So go check it out.
later
Tom
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Date: 2012-02-21 05:23 pm (UTC)