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| This is my 2nd favorite Ghibli movie, everything is perfect: story, characters, humor. Just an incredible package! 10/10 And as a big fan of old movies, I love the "Casablanca" feel. The most impressive thing about it, for me, is the sheer amount of movement in several scenes, most notably the girls in the beginning and all the woman rebuilding the plane. It must have been a real pain keeping track of everything back then. |
| "You can't decide the future, but I'm going to re-educate you in the past!" - Erna Kurtz |
| Seeing as I was on holiday in Italy I thought: "What the hell? Let's watch Porco Rosso." And I was not disappointed seeing as I knew it was a Ghibli film I was in for a good time. Animation is always a big thing for a Ghibli film and they always manage to make their films look so impressive and indeed is the case here. I love how it's essentially like Casablanca and ol' war films of that nature and that's the vibe I think Miyazaki was going for with this. I really liked the cast in this, the pirates were hilarious to watch, Fido was a smart and energetic character and even Curtis and Gina were interesting to watch. But last and certainly not least, the main star, Porco himself. Seriously he was awesome his quote of: "I'd rather be a pig than a fascist." was a great stand out to me, he was a rude one but I like that he had noble views on the world itself. Though if I want to quibble, it's not as good as other works like Spirited Away or Howl's Moving Castle but it doesn't mean it's bad either. It feels like it needed a bit more plus we know that Porco explains his story of him becoming a pig but I don't think we get an explanation as to how it happened but I know it's a little quibble cuz we are dealing with a pig/man pilot here.This gets an 8/10 from me. |
| This has a rating of 7.95 on here, but to me it's a pure 10/10. The characters, the plot, the setting are all amazing. I love the metaphor of the main character, Proco! |
| that was so beautiful. i don't remember ever being so sad a movie ended since being a little kid. the aviation loving child in my heart came out to play for 93 minutes and grew up to be a pig and laughed all along the way too and even the historic aviation pig pictures during the credits with that heartbreaking song playing were incredible. masterpiece that's all there is to it. |
| I love how Miyazaki shows how women took over the men’s jobs during the war and how capable they are with characters like Gina and Fío, both independent women who had successful careers and businesses. Porco’s backstory behind his transformation into a pig was heartbreaking. He was ashamed and miserable that he had survived out of all his squad members, especially Gina’s husband. It was quite depressing to see all of those planes that portray the dead pilots of the war. Millions of soldiers lost their lives in a painful and brutal war. I'm glad that Porco eventually was able to accept himself thanks to Fio and the battle of honour that he went through. |
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| I expected less from this film... the only Miyazaki stuff I really knew by heart was Lupin III and I haven't watched even a SINGLE Ghibli film. (I don't think Cagliostro counts) Anyhow, this was a surprise. It was very good. I liked Porco, he's a badass... what else... the action was fun, Porco's sidekick Fio is cute (she kinda looks too much like Clarisse though) and the ending was neat. I wouldn't mind more Porco but I guess what's done is done... WATCH THIS MOVIE! |
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