If I am not wrong this movie is definitely one of the contenders for the best animation race, along with 'The Good Dinosaur' probably.
Finally, it gave me full satisfaction like that indirectly I saw 'The Uninvited' once again.įeels like the Oscars was concluded yesterday, but I am already thinking about the next one. Whether you succeed or not, very fun to solve a mystery, you know. In another perspective, I kept 'The Others' and 'The Orphanage' in mind, but was not even close to where this story was heading. That was a perfect divert if you observe it closely. I thought Anna's childhood toy was something to do with all the fuss, but I was terribly wrong. As this film was a puzzle in portrayal, obviously viewers try to solve it, including me. The narration flips on a regular basis to tell the multiple layered story. There are two prominent girls, Anna and Marnie in the story, like the Anna and Elsa from 'Frozen'. The opening dialogue itself a hint of what kind of movie it is going to be. Yes, I had few minor experience in my life as well. After seeing the film, I understood everyone's childhood memories could monopolize if we encounter same object, place, person and other things again in the later life. To realise what is real and what is not, you have to wait till the end. The narration bends and blends with the time. That does not mean it is a time travel or something. There is no loose end, certainly gives a few topics to discuss about, but the narration moves on a circular track and hits back like the boomerang. The characters were very interesting, suspense was the movie's influence for the audience to stick till the end. Not a technical brilliance like the director's previous movie, but the story was strong and twisty. As for this movie, if your focus is straight, then it's does not require. Some movies need a re-watch to terminate any doubts regarding characters and scenes. Once the end was near my stance changed, especially after the hidden truth revelation. Even while I was watching, I thought it was just an enjoyable mystery flick, but you know sometime the value of the whole movie comes at the end twist. Studio Ghibli was the reason to go for it, so I expected nothing spectacular from the movie.
The posters were not that impressive, but okay and the trailer was very ordinary. Whenever I remember this film in the future, that Marsh house would be the first thing to pop out in my mind, an unforgettable landmark for sure. Actually, it suited for the narration from the standpoint of Japanese culture and lifestyle, especially for this anime version with the beautiful fictional coastal landscapes.
This is what I call a fine adaptation, great transformation from the words to the motion picture. Based on the 1967 English novel of the same name and so the important characters borrowed the western names. > Some people're destined to meet the secret friend.įrom the director Hiromasa Yonebayashi of 'The Secret World of Arriety' fame. It is a film that is both beautiful very well worth seeing. During the film we learn more and more about Anna and this young girl. Once there she meets another young girl, who is blond and also has beautiful blue eyes like Anna. She is sent to relatives in the country to recuperate from severe sickness. It is about Anna, a young girl that we learn has asthma and is feeling very alone. How are these things related to Marnie? Just who is this strange girl?.This is a very beautiful animated film from Studio Ghibli, possibly the last one to com out of Studioe Ghibli for some time or last one ever. Anna has trouble remembering things, and even blacks out. Although she finds Marnie to be the first kid her age that she gets along with, there is something mysterious about her-Marnie even tells Anna to keep her a secret from the town. She finds herself drawn to a seemingly abandoned house across the water, which can only be walked to during low tide. After moving to the countryside to her family, separated from her mother, she spends her time walking around the area and sketching. Due to asthma attacks, a doctor suggests that Anna move somewhere more relaxing. Plot Summary: Anna, a young girl living in Sapporo, is having trouble with her classmates.