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And now for something completely different. It's dealer's choice this week, as we try to compose ourselves after "Grave of the Fireflies", I thought we deserved a palate cleanser, and a reminder that some kids are alright.
"Ponyo", or "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" ("Gake no Ue no Ponyo") is the eighth of ten Miyazaki-directed works to date. While it was tempting to give you Totoro instead, completing the double-feature it shared with "Grave of the Fireflies", I thought its spiritual successor might be a nice twist - let's see how long before the usual suspects barge in to say how much they hated it when they watched in 14 years ago.
The film follows the intertwining stories of 5-year-old boy Sosuke, and the titular baby goldfish. Ponyo escapes from her... sea wizard(?) father and is rescued by Sosuke. A new friendship is born, but could events spiral out of control from there? You know, they just might.
The film was a huge smash in Japan, becoming the 5th biggest grossing movie of all time (now settling for 7th), and currently the 5th biggest grossing Japanese-made movie worldwide, boosted by Ghibli's then-biggest cinema launch in the US. So it is one of the last high watermarks for the studio, for now. It certainly got a big push Stateside, with a voice cast including Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Betty White, Lily Tomlin and Cloris Leachman. That said, I found the American child voice actors (Noah Cyrus! Also the lost Jonas brother) incredibly shrill and annoying, song included. Subbed all the way please!
HOW THIS WORKS
In a semi book club format, the films will be announced, and over the course of about 2 weeks we can watch it and let everyone know what we thought. I'll nominate someone to pick the next film each time, but maybe let's try not to blow all the famous ones first!
I was thinking 2 weeks should be enough time for most people to fit in a viewing at some point, but it's not strict so please come back when you have a chance, no pressure!
@Christian @Gangsta Nancy Lam @jivafox @COB @Haiku @ZenGiraffe @Lucille @KindaCool @Eyes @Queen of the Bay @RaspberrySwirl @RJN @Beverley @big ron @ButterTart @Mats (let me know if you don't want to be tagged any more)
"Ponyo", or "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" ("Gake no Ue no Ponyo") is the eighth of ten Miyazaki-directed works to date. While it was tempting to give you Totoro instead, completing the double-feature it shared with "Grave of the Fireflies", I thought its spiritual successor might be a nice twist - let's see how long before the usual suspects barge in to say how much they hated it when they watched in 14 years ago.
The film follows the intertwining stories of 5-year-old boy Sosuke, and the titular baby goldfish. Ponyo escapes from her... sea wizard(?) father and is rescued by Sosuke. A new friendship is born, but could events spiral out of control from there? You know, they just might.
The film was a huge smash in Japan, becoming the 5th biggest grossing movie of all time (now settling for 7th), and currently the 5th biggest grossing Japanese-made movie worldwide, boosted by Ghibli's then-biggest cinema launch in the US. So it is one of the last high watermarks for the studio, for now. It certainly got a big push Stateside, with a voice cast including Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Betty White, Lily Tomlin and Cloris Leachman. That said, I found the American child voice actors (Noah Cyrus! Also the lost Jonas brother) incredibly shrill and annoying, song included. Subbed all the way please!
HOW THIS WORKS
In a semi book club format, the films will be announced, and over the course of about 2 weeks we can watch it and let everyone know what we thought. I'll nominate someone to pick the next film each time, but maybe let's try not to blow all the famous ones first!
I was thinking 2 weeks should be enough time for most people to fit in a viewing at some point, but it's not strict so please come back when you have a chance, no pressure!
@Christian @Gangsta Nancy Lam @jivafox @COB @Haiku @ZenGiraffe @Lucille @KindaCool @Eyes @Queen of the Bay @RaspberrySwirl @RJN @Beverley @big ron @ButterTart @Mats (let me know if you don't want to be tagged any more)