Oct 4, 2018
"In this world, there is an invisible magic circle. There's an inside and an outside. These people are on the inside. And i'm outside."
Im writing this review after just seeing the movie tonight. As soon as this movie started i was connected to it, actually even before that. I had heard the ending song from someone sharing it on one of those forum games and ever since then i'd been dying to see this movie! it hit something personal in me and when that happens that's when i give something a 10, i just want a story that will make me feel. And sadly its
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become harder and harder for me to find those now that i'm more aware of myself, but anyway to the point- my review!:
When marnie was there has become one of my favorite ghibli movies, i will always have a special place for spirited away (first one i saw as a child with my sister) and whisper of the heart (another personal favorite) and i'm glad there was one more i could love this much. Not because it had the best soundtrack or script or anything like that really, (though i felt the music was very beautiful and fit the setting well, more on that in a minute) Anna was a character that when i was her age and even now i really connected with and understood, and i gotta say its one of those things i wouldve loved to watch when i was younger just to see another person like me, but im glad to see it now i feel this is a movie would mean a lot to other kids like that or kids more directly relating to the situations in the movie, and i've always loved ghibli for making stories that can move anyone without being overly complicated, and dont treat a childrens demographic as simplistic and dumbed down.
Now about that music comment lol funny story.... i actually watched the movie Twice tonight not specifically because i loved it so much but instead,,,, i apparently had been watching a faulty audio dub, where everything was great quality except the majority of the dialogue was muted or only seem to be clear in specific moments (when anna was thinking etc) i thought this was a directing choice (i know i was stupid now) so i spent the whole time immersed in the soundtrack and background effects and watching the characters expressions and honestly the whole thing fit surprisingly nice, i even cried at the end because even after realizing my embarrassing mistake the watch second time around had the same effect, i somehow was able to understand the story really well so it wasnt too drastic a difference haha!! I liked that i had an excuse to see it again because i love to go over a story once i know its outcome to see all the foreshadowing and such. i still feel dumb though, but it gave me a new appreciation for the sound department and the animators, it was so lulling and expressive enough that even without all the dialogue i had a good understanding of everything, so really hats off to the whole staff of this movie because i loved every bit of it! But im never gonna get over myself for sitting through a whole movie unaware that it wasnt intentional
Its not super crazy animation, but it fit the movie greatly. the whole atmosphere was great, in a couple scenes i was genuinely tense! great job at setting the tone with the sound and effects. Some people might be bored with it since its more a mellow story and not so fantastical and charming compared to other ghibli hits, but for what it is i think it couldn't be better, and watching anna come to terms with things made me happy to see. Its not an exciting plot full of twists and turns, but its a personal one so if you like those kinds of things i recommend to give it a shot!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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