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[Animation review] [Eng | Esp] Gake no Ue no Ponyo | A mix of magic and the ocean@jrjaime990d
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  1. [ESP/ENG] Ponyo (2008) - Review: “una película simple pero con un hermoso mensaje!”@miguelalfonso1233d

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    Hola hive, hoy les quiero hablar de una película que conseguí paseando por el menú de Netflix y que cuando la vi me llamo la atención, al momento de leer la descripción me pareció interesante así que decidí verla y darle una oportunidad a una película de la que no sabía su existencia, por esta razón es que hoy les quiero hablar de Ponyo

    Gake no ue no Ponyo o simplemente Ponyo es una película animada japonesa lanzada en el 2008, escrita y dirigida por Hayao Miyazaki, ademas producida por Studio Ghibli, un estudio bastante reconocido que tiene obras de calidad como la famosa “el Viaje de Chihiro” del 2001, así que al ver que esta película pertenecía a este mismo estudio fue el último gancho para darle play a Ponyo, pero… ¿cumplió con mis expectativas? Vamos a verlo.

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    Cabe destacar que como ya dije anteriormente desconocía la existencia de esta película así que aunque cuando vi que era de studio ghiblin aumentó mi interés por esta película, realmente no tenía una expectativa clara de esta película, sabía que cualquier cosa podía pasar y podía tanto presenciar una película aburrida o todo lo contrario, una auténtica obra maestra, sin embargo al no tener más nada que ver por la noche dije “vamos a ver que tal” y me lleve una buena sorpresa.

    Siempre me gusta empezar hablando de lo que más me gusta de las películas y en este caso admito que es lo ingeniosa pero a la vez rara que puede ser su trama, va desde una sirena mágica, un pez que se quiere convertir en niña y un niño que consigue en este pez una buena amiga, por muy alocado que suene Ponyo une todo esto de una forma sutil para construir una película bastante linda y cargada de sentimientos.

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    Admito que otro factor que me encanto de esta película es todo el apartado visual y es que esa estética de película animada relativamente vieja pero con una excelente calidad me parece que es visualmente hermosa, ha envejecido súper bien, tanto los dibujos en sí, el estilo de animación y esa paleta de colores vibrantes con el que nos mantienen enganchados constantemente.

    Algo curioso que me paso con esta película es que hasta que no transcurrió mas de un cuarto de la película no entendía muy bien que es lo que estaba viendo, porque al principio se nos presentan los personajes pero se sienten de cierta forma superficial, es decir que existen porque si, pero esto es algo que con respecto va avanzando la película van agarrando cada uno de ellos su propia personalidad y se siente cada vez una película mas completa.

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    Me gusta mucho como van desarrollando la relación entre nuestros protagonistas, porque realmente tienen una química muy cool que hasta más de uno se podría sentir identificado con este tipo de amistad y ver cómo afrontan diversas situaciones pero manteniendo una perspectiva de niños es simplemente genial.

    Si siento que hay que destacar algo de esta película es su mensaje, y es que a lo largo de “Ponyo” se nos van dando diversos mensajes bastante lindos y es aquí donde siento que esta la belleza de esta película, en todo lo que quiere transmitir, desde mostrarnos una amistad Pura, hasta luchar por ese objetivo que queremos lograr.

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    Me pareció bastante curioso que no tuviese un villano como tal, aunque el que parece el villano toda la película al final nos enteremos que su objetivo no era hacer daño simplemente acomodar su error y que esto no afectara a la humanidad, así que es un ejemplo perfecto de un final feliz, porque literal termina en el mejor escenario posible, pero para ser sincero siento que es la mejor manera de terminar estas películas.

    En conclusión me parece una película bastante bonita cargada de mensajes que nos pueden ayudar, no es una película cargada de acción para nada, es más si no eres de películas tranquilas probablemente te llegue a aburrir, porque aunque a mi me gusta este tipo de película si habían momentos en que se me hacia un poco densa, sin embargo siento que vale la pena echarle un vistazo porque es bastante original y tiene su estilo, tal vez una película perfecta para ver una noche en la que quieras relajarte, poner algo en el televisor y listo.

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    me gustaría saber si has visto esta película y de ser así cuál es tu opinión al respecto


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    Hello hive, today I want to talk about a movie that I got walking through the Netflix menu and when I saw it caught my attention, when I read the description I found it interesting so I decided to watch it and give a chance to a movie that I did not know its existence, for this reason is that today I want to talk about Ponyo.

    Gake no ue no Ponyo or simply Ponyo is a Japanese animated film released in 2008, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, also produced by Studio Ghibli, a well known studio that has quality works such as the famous "Spirited Away" from 2001, so seeing that this film belonged to this same studio was the last hook to give Ponyo play, but... did it meet my expectations? Let's see it.

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    It should be noted that as I said before I was unaware of the existence of this film so although when I saw that it was from studio ghiblin increased my interest in this film, I really did not have a clear expectation of this film, I knew that anything could happen and could both witness a boring movie or the opposite, a true masterpiece, however having nothing else to see at night I said "let's see how it is" and I got a good surprise.

    I always like to start talking about what I like most about movies and in this case I admit it is how ingenious but at the same time weird its plot can be, it goes from a magical mermaid, a fish that wants to become a girl and a boy who gets in this fish a good friend, as crazy as it sounds Ponyo unites all this in a subtle way to build a pretty cute and full of feelings movie.

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    I admit that another factor that I loved about this film is the visual aspect, and I think that the aesthetics of this relatively old animated film but with an excellent quality is visually beautiful, it has aged super well, both the drawings themselves, the animation style and the vibrant color palette that keeps us constantly hooked.

    Something curious that happened to me with this film is that until more than a quarter of the film had passed I didn't really understand what I was seeing, because at the beginning we are introduced to the characters but they feel somewhat superficial, that is to say that they exist just because, but this is something that as the film progresses each one of them takes on their own personality and it feels like a more complete film.

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    I really like how they develop the relationship between our protagonists, because they really have a very cool chemistry that even more than one could feel identified with this kind of friendship and see how they face different situations but keeping a child perspective is just great.

    If I feel that I have to highlight something about this film is its message, and it is that throughout "Ponyo" we are given several messages quite nice and this is where I feel that this is the beauty of this film, in everything it wants to convey, from showing us a pure friendship, to fight for that goal we want to achieve.

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    I found it quite curious that it did not have a villain as such, although the one who seems the villain all the movie at the end we learn that his goal was not to harm simply accommodate his mistake and that this would not affect humanity, so it is a perfect example of a happy ending, because it literally ends in the best possible scenario, but to be honest I feel it is the best way to end these movies.

    In conclusion I think it's a pretty nice movie full of messages that can help us, it's not a movie full of action at all, moreover if you are not a quiet movie probably you will get bored, because although I like this kind of movie if there were times when it was a little dense, however I feel it's worth a look because it is quite original and has its style, perhaps a perfect movie to watch a night when you want to relax, put something on the TV and that's it.

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    I would like to know if you have seen this movie and if so what is your opinion about it.

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  2. Ponyo (2008) review: The beauty of being a child.@richardalexis1239d

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    One of my favorite parts every time I decide to see another film from the Studios Ghibli catalog, is that beyond seeing another excellent animated work, they are generally projects that balance very well being accurate representations of the oriental culture in which they arise, without neglecting a universal connection point.

    The key is simple: they are usually stories with a clear structure and complex and colorful characters, they generally inhabit worlds full of fantastic elements, and all their elements serve to narrate a much deeper message than what is first apparent.

    Curiously, next to classics like "Castle in the Sky" or "Princess Mononoke", Ponyo is a much more divisive film within the entire history of the studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki. The reason? A slightly more flat and "immature" approach to storytelling.

    Ironically, although on many occasions I have had trouble feeling passionate about the adventures depicted in her more adult films, I feel that this childish innocence that characterizes Ponyo is precisely what allows me to gravitate towards her above all others, giving me a reality that I would like to be a part of...

    In Ponyo we follow the adventures of a mermaid and her best friend, a boy from the surface with whom, for apparently random reasons, they end up meeting.

    Ponyo (Named after her friend Sosuke) has a wide range of magical powers, while at the same time it seems that her arrival on earth has upset the natural order of the Island where everyone lives, causing tsunamis and extreme rainfall.

    Although in superficial terms we must observe how Sosuke manages with Ponyo to reunite with his mother after the storm, if we analyze everything carefully we will discover that this is not the true point of the work.

    Ponyo is a celebration of everything that being a child represents, existing in a magical universe where everything is possible and we are capable of establishing the rules, risk is nothing more than a malleable factor and fleeting friendships seem to be for the whole life. life.

    Perhaps it does not maintain the narrative density of its brothers, but at the same time I feel that this is a virtue that we can appreciate if we evaluate it from the perspective of its magical protagonists.

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    Beyond this there is little to say, the animation is stupendous, both the original and dubbed performances meet the highest quality standards, and the soundtrack is extremely memorable.

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    Una de mis partes favoritas cada vez que decido ver otra película del catálogo de Studios Ghibli, es que más allá de ver otra excelente obra animada, generalmente suelen ser proyectos que balancean muy bien el ser representaciones acertadas de la cultura oriental en el que surgen, sin dejar de lado un punto de conexión universal.

    La clave es simple: Suelen ser historias con una estructura clara y personajes complejos y pintorescos, generalmente habitan mundos llenos de elementos fantásticos, y todos sus elementos sirven para narrar un mensaje mucho más profundo de lo aparente en primer lugar.

    Curiosamente, al lado de clásicos como "Castillo en el Cielo" o "Princess Mononoke", Ponyo es una película mucho más divisiva dentro de todo el historiar del estudio fundado por Hayao Miyazaki, ¿La razón? Un acercamiento al storytelling un poco más llano e "inmaduro".

    Irónicamente, aunque en muchas ocasiones he tenido problemas para sentir pasión por las aventuras que se representan en sus filmes más adultos, siento que esta inocencia infantil que caracteriza a Ponyo es la que precisamente me permite gravitar hacía ella por encima de los demás, brindandome una realidad de la que me gustaría formar parte...

    En Ponyo seguimos las aventuras de una sirena y su mejor amigo, un chico de la superficie con el que por motivos aparantemente aleatorios se terminan encontrando.

    Ponyo (Bautizada así por su amigo Sosuke) cuenta con una amplia gama de poderes mágicos, mientras que al mismo tiempo pareciera que su llegada a la tierra ha alterado el orden natural de la Isla en dónde todos viven, causando tsunamis y lluvias extremas.

    Si bien en términos superficiales debemos observar como Sosuke se las arregla con Ponyo para reencontrarse con su madre luego de la tormenta, si analizamos todo detenidamente descubriremos que este no es el verdadero punto de la obra.

    Ponyo es una celebración de todo lo que representa ser niño, el existir en un universo mágico en dónde todo es posible y nosotros somos capaces de establecer las reglas, el riesgo no es más que un factor maleable y las amistades pasajeras aparentan ser para toda la vida.

    Quizá no mantiene la densidad narrativa de sus hermanos, pero al mismo tiempo siento que esta es una virtud que sabemos apreciar si lo evaluamos desde la perspectiva de sus mágicos protagonistas.

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    Más allá de esto existe poco que decir, la animación es estupenda, las actuaciones tanto originales como dobladas cumplen con los más altos estándares de calidad, y la banda sonora es extremadamente memorable.

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  3. A review of "Ponyo on the cliff by the sea" - a magnificent contemporary fairy tail@aurzeq1396d

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    Fujimoto, a former human magician, and scientist lives underwater with his daughter Brunilde and her numerous younger sisters. Brunilde gets lost while she and her brothers are out with their father in his submarine, and she ends up on the shore of a little fishing village stuck in a glass jar. A five-year-old kid named Sosuke rescues her from the jar. Sosuke hurts herself when using a stone to smash the jar; however, Brunilde's licking of the wound causes it to heal almost immediately. She is given the name Ponyo by Sosuke, who also swears to look out for her. Meanwhile, Ponyo is brought home by Fujimoto. In a confrontation with Fujimoto, Ponyo reveals that Brunilde is no longer her name and states her wish to take the name "Ponyo" and to become human. She makes her getaway, goes back to Sosuke, and starts a fantastic adventure.

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    Why you should watch it?

    Ponyo on the Cliff by the sea, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, is based on the short novel Iya Iya En by Japanese author Rieko Nakagawa and has a number of historical contributors on the soundtrack, including Joe Hisaishi. At the Japanese box office during the year of its release, it was the most profitable movie.

    No technological assistance is used; instead, a formidable group of seventy artists create hundreds of hand-drawn plates ( more than 170,000 pencil drawings were used, favoring the traditional technique over the computerized one) that frame in pastel colors the imaginations of Miyazaki. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, is an animated fairy tale that enchants and moves with its purity and that predilection for essentiality that best captures the complexity of suggestions and sentiments of a story caught between dream and reality.

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    Stunning illustrations, lovely backgrounds, expressive colors, and most all, jaw-dropping animations that bring everything on the screen to life provide us with a truly visual masterpiece. The beauty of an ocean that has never been so accurately portrayed, as well as the variety of creatures that call it home, capture the attention of the viewer from the very first minutes. With its waves, the sea takes on a central role, depicting the tension between man and nature—a relationship tainted by pollution but one that must exist for a life to be genuinely healthy. As per usual, Miyazaki finds the environmental issue to be particularly significant. He continues to explore it without ever sounding rhetorical or pointless, inspiring thoughtful considerations on the direction in which our world—which is more in danger of losing its color—is moving.

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    A very strong theme of this animated movie is the strength of love. Love of parents for their kids, as in the case of Risa, a dynamic all-around mother who is constantly there but never intrusive out of love for her son.

    She is the one who persuaded Sosuke to hold Ponyo when she was still a small fish, and she will always be the one to take her in as she grows into a child. Love is the motivation for the story.

    The devoted love of Ponyo's mother Mammare, a sea goddess who respects her daughter's right to free will and believes in the affectionate bonds between children, and the protective love of Fujimoto, the protagonist's father, who is worried about his daughter's decision to want to grow up and live in a world that he himself has left behind by becoming an alchemist of the sea kingdom.

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    Love can also be thought of as obligation to others around us. But the protagonists' love, which is love in its most innocent form—childhood love—is also the strength of the love the movie tells about. Unconditional love exists between two youngsters who, while coming from different worlds, accept each other for who they are and will stop at nothing to stay together. In fact, Ponyo will choose to transform into a young girl because of this love. When Sosuke discovers Ponyo on the beach, he immediately takes care of her and shows her how to exist in a new world that is not hers. This is love as a responsibility to the people around us.

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    Although it features a smaller and more realistic range of characters and situations than his greatest works, the movie matches the theme and sensibility of Hayao Miyazaki's filmography. Ponyo on the Cliff by the sea actually features many mystical beings and natural powers, but it concentrates especially on how the world's severe pollution affects people's daily lives. In this way, Miyazaki concentrates on a domestic and less sensational dimension than in the splendors of, for example, Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind, emphasizing the small gestures that daily end up harming the entire planet. The village of Sosuke and Risa, his mother, is a realistic village populated by realistic inhabitants.

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    Ponyo on the Cliff by the sea is a magnificent contemporary fairy tale that Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki created with skill. A movie that honors the innocence and sincerity of young love, expertly shown in the endearing romance between Ponyo and Sosuke, and seasoned with other issues like environmentalism and the bond between parents and children. A major motion picture that stands out among Ghibli's body of work in terms of visual splendor. I wholeheartedly recommend this little masterpiece.

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    My personal vote is:

    8.5/10


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  4. CineTV Contest - Movie That Most Represent Kindness: Ponyo@iuliapetit27111490d

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    Hello dear internet people! How are you? Today I would like to join to this amazing @CineTV contest and talk about my favorite movie that I consider that most represents kindness. If you would like to participate, i'll leave the link to the contest at the end of my post. Without further ado, let's start my contribution!

    ¡Hola querida gente de Internet! ¿Cómo estás? Hoy me gustaría unirme a este increíble concurso de @CineTV y hablar sobre mi película favorita que considero que más representa la bondad. Si desea participar, dejaré el enlace al concurso al final de mi publicación. Sin más preámbulos, ¡comencemos mi contribución!

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    For this contest, I decided to choose Studio Ghibli film "Ponyo" directed by one of my favorite directors Hayao Miyazaki, tells us the story of Ponyo, daughter of a sorcerer who holds great resentment towards humans since he was once one. Ponyo after meeting Sosuke a 5 year old boy wants to become human.

    Para este concurso, decidí elegir la película de Studio Ghibli "Ponyo" dirigida por uno de mis directores favoritos Hayao Miyazaki, nos narra la historia de Ponyo, hija de un hechicero el cual guarda gran resentimiento hacia los humanos ya que alguna vez fué uno. Ponyo luego de conocer a Sosuke un niño de 5 años desea convertirse en humana.

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    Un día, Sosuke el cual es hijo de un marinero de alta mar que vive en un faro con su mamá se encuentra con un "pez dorado" atrapado en un frasco que luce más como una diminuta niña pelirroja con vestido y la libera rompiendo el frasco. Cuando Brunilda conoce a Sosuke desea convertirse en humana y así poder pasar tiempo con él, cosa que provoca que los océanos se vuelvan locos. Obviamente su padre se entera y decide ir a buscarla.

    One day, Sosuke who is the son of a deep-sea sailor who lives in a lighthouse with his mom comes across a "goldfish" trapped in a jar that looks more like a tiny red-haired girl in a dress and frees it by breaking the jar. . When Brunhilde meets Sosuke, she wants to become human so she can spend time with him, causing the oceans to go crazy. Obviously her father finds out about her and decides to go look for her.

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    I don't want to tell you much about the plot since it is a movie that is worth seeing and I don't want to give you too many details and spoilers, but I must say that what I loved most about the movie is the affection that Sosuke takes for Brunhilde, promising her that he will always take care of her with great affection and calls her Ponyo. Ponyo's father who is a sorcerer who, due to her bad experiences with humans, believes that Sosuke has kidnapped her, which I didn't like about the plot.

    No quiero contarles mucho acerca de la trama ya que es una película que vale la pena verla y no les quiero dar muchos detalles y spoilers, pero debo decir que lo que más amé de la pelicula es el cariño que Sosuke le toma Brunilda, prometiéndole que siempre cuidará de ella con gran cariño y la llama Ponyo. El padre de Ponyo el cual es un hechicero que debido a sus malas experiencias con los humanos cree que Sosuke la ha secuestrado, lo cual no me gustó de la trama.

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    Hayao Miyazaki's films are really beautiful and I loved this story, Hayao was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" but told it in his own way. My favorite scenes are: the one where Ponyo escapes from the waves caused by her father since she doesn't want to live in the sea anymore and starts running happily to meet Sosuke again and the scene where Sosuke kisses the bubble that makes Ponyo finally becomes human, for me this is a really charming movie which leaves us many teachings, especially kindness, and also about the importance of caring for the planet. I decided to choose it for this contest because it seems to me one of the best I've seen.

    Las películas de Hayao Miyazaki son realmente hermosas y esta histora me encantó, Hayao se inspiró en "The Little Mermaid" de Hans Christian Andersen pero la contó a su manera. Mis escenas favoritas son: en la que Ponyo escapa de las olas provocadas por su padre ya que no quiere vivir más en el mar y empieza a correr feliz para encontrarse con Sosuke de nuevo y la escena dónde Sosuke besa a la burbuja que hace que Ponyo finalmente se convierta en humana, para mi esta es una película realmente encantadora la cual nos deja muchas enseñanzas, en especial de la amabilidad, y también sobre la importancia de cuidar el planeta. Decidí escogerla para este concurso ya que me parece una de las mejores que he visto.

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    Well, to finish, I would like to recommend this movie to all those who still don't dare to see it, even though it is for children, it is also very good for adult audiences. I promise you won't regret it.

    Bueno, para terminar me gustaría recomendar esta pelicula a todos los que todavía no se animan a verla, a pesar de que es infantil es muy buena también para el público adulto. Les prometo que no se arrepentirán.

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    Well dear friends this has been all for today, I want to thank our friends at @cinetv for organizing this wonderful contest, good luck to all the participants. Thank you all very much for reading and supporting my work, I send you a big hug and see you in the next opportunity.

    Bueno queridos amigos esto ha sido todo por hoy, quiero agradecerles a nuestros amigos de @cinetv por haber organizado este maravilloso concurso, mucha suerte a todos los participantes. Muchas gracias a todos por leer y apoyar mi trabajo, les mando un fuerte abrazo y nos vemos en una próxima oportunidad.

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    The farewell image was designed by me with canva editor.

    La imágen de despedida fué realizada por mi con canva editor.

    Here I leave the link in case you dare to participate!

    ¡Aquí les dejo el link por si se animan a participar!

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  5. Ponyo (2008) Movie Review@gonklavez92069d

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    "Ponyo" is an animation from the great Hayao Miyazaki which brought us titles like "My Neighbour Totoro", "Spirited Away" and "Howl's Moving Castle". "Ponyo" starts with Miyazaki's trademark drawings; animated, real and ethereal all at the same time. The fundamental physics of the natural elements (water movements, hair movements, sounds) featured in the movie are what you would expect in the 'real world'. Hence, when it's coupled with even the slightest hint of a fantasy element, it takes you convincingly and efficiently in. Much like Miyazaki's previous movies, you seem to lose count of time when you're watching the movie.

    The story follows a boy, Sosuke, which discovers a 'goldfish' which speaks and has its own primitive thoughts, at first. After a series of magical/fantasy events, the goldfish (Ponyo) forms a relationship with Sosuke. Again, like most of Miyazaki's movies, parents, grandparents and adults of the 'real world' are portrayed as unnecessarily strict or uptight. Sosuke and Ponyo then embark on their own journey after a considerable flood comes upon them.

    The whole movie sort of left me discombobulated and confused because of the seamless interaction between real-world physics and fantasy/magic elements. Like highlighted in the first few paragraphs, time seems to have no bearing when you're immersed in Miyazaki's made-up world. Snippets of real-life coupled with a great soundtrack, help romanticize the movie as it eases you into Sosuke and Ponyo's world.

    Although I was very much aware of what Miyazaki would set out to do in his movies, still I cannot help but be sucked in and left wondering what can else can his imagination hold. The voice over's of Noah Cyrus (Ponyo), Frankie Jonas (Sosuke), Tina Fey, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett does an excellent job of matching up with the original drawings. Convincing and never once missing a beat, you wouldn't even realize it was voiced over.

    I tried to look for adult undertones in the movie but was hard-pressed to find one. However, in my opinion, if you were to bring the little ones to watch it, they would not necessarily understand what was going on except for the colourful and fast-moving pictures. Like "Spirited Away" and "Howl's Moving Castle" I would personally rate the movie a PG-13 just because the real-world elements and fantasy elements are so closely knitted together.

    Yet another great movie from Hayao Miyazaki and very loyal to his roots I must say. Watch it if you want to make a couple of hours disappear and if you are already a fan. If you are not yet one, you are sure to be left wanting more!

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  6. Studio Ghibli's 'Ponyo' Review@namiks3057d

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    In comparison to Studio Ghibli's other works, Ponyo is a relatively overlooked animation of theirs in terms of its popularity, yet it stands among their best works with its unique style and yet again heart-warming narrative.

    Released in 2008, Ponyo follows Studio Ghibli's familiar methods of storytelling through childhood innocence in a world of disconnection, simplicity, and the struggles of everyday life. In Ponyo, this childhood innocence is displayed in the character's blooming friendship with the goldfish princess, and the disconnection of life and nature sits in the fact that those in the sea are forbidden to see life above.

    The two characters grow a friendship that results in Ponyo constantly evolving throughout the film into a more human form, as she longs to enjoy life above the sea, exploring an entirely new world; but as a goldfish princess, there are people looking for her, wanting to bring her back without revealing themselves to the oblivious people on land.

    For what many would assume is a film similar to Disney Pixar's entries, Ponyo contains its own elements of Japanese culture through its features of wildlife, up to the hardships of life in the country's culture and past. Its attempts to remain independent of computer animation and true to its genre's origins are also visible through its art and highly detailed hand-drawn backgrounds and use of colours. Its narrative may be more simplistic, void of a serious and dark tone, but it sends a message to the viewer in other ways.

    Ponyo doesn't feel like a full-length feature, but it's certainly a fun experience throughout. Especially if you're attempting to connect elements of the film to meanings thought of by the artists and writers themselves.

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