Kari-gurashi no Arietti (2010)'s comments - page 2

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mayumi

The art was gorgeous and the little details were great, but the story and ending were dull, especially compared to other Ghibli films.

12 years 2 months ago

Theatrechick321

I really enjoyed this film, as I do most Ghibli productions! Gorgeous artwork, and usual endearing characters:]

12 years 2 months ago

DerekFME

What a lovely sweet little film. Not the ending I expected either.

12 years 3 months ago

mandapuspi

Amazingly detailed.

12 years 3 months ago

kanoba

Sweet story, beautifully animated.

12 years 4 months ago

Watched on Netflix thanks to searching here and seeing an official list against it. Credit for having it played subbed. Tried the sub, awful start!

Sudden ending (no spoiler)

Very similar to the Borrowers, even the names, very good but story was a little thin and potentially not a U

2 years 5 months ago

Siskoid

I've seen about two-thirds of Ghibli Studios' output and on the strength of that I'm declaring my favorite ever is The Secret World of Arrietty. Wow. The film rapidly immerses you into the world of tiny "borrowers", barely 4 inches tall, who live inside the walls and floors of a house. Arrietty is an engaging heroine, at an age where she wants to see what's out there and get into trouble, and she makes us want to follow her. Living at that size is beautifully imagined and the garden and house come off as magical places, while "human beans" are given extreme close-ups to show Arrietty's point of view. I didn't even need a plot line. I just wanted to experience the world. The story is pretty sweet, however. A sick boy comes to live at the house and discovers its tiny inhabitants, throwing their lives into turmoil despite his best intentions. The friendship between the two young people is nevertheless the key to saving the family from disaster. And still, it's a stolen season story, and we're not allowed to know what happens next, except in our dreams. Sad or happy ending? We decide. (Unless you're watching the English dub, in which case a needless voice-over blows the mystery.)

4 years 7 months ago

Windill

Magic, beauty, poetry, subtleness.
Everything is perfect.
Truely wonderful.
Watching it with my 7-year old daughter was a magic experience.
Thank you Studio Ghibli!

6 years 4 months ago

CinemaDump

Synopsis

Sho (Ryunosuke Kamiki) arrives at the home of his great aunt Sadako (Keiko Takeshita). He suffers from some sort of illness that isn't really made clear. He's to stay with his great aunt Sadako and her maid Haru (Kirin Kiki) to rest and to certainly not exert himself. Sho sees a tiny little figure run to a vent in the house but dismisses it as impossible. The figure is in fact Arrietty (Mirai Shida), the daughter in a family of "borrowers." That night, Arrietty goes with her father Pod (Tomokazu Miura) for her first night of borrowing from the giant residents of the house.

Review

The animation as well as the animation design is just amazing. The Secret World of Arrietty is the kind of animated movie that will age extremely well. The detail is just mind boggling but also comes off as totally charming and cute really. We're talking about four-inch people living in a world of giant people. Their home is a beautiful mishmash of big people items appropriated for their needs. You could just endlessly pause the movie just to admire the house of Pod, Homily and Arrietty.

The hostile world that Arrietty and her parents face daily is well explored in TSWoA. Animals from cats, rats, crows or creepy crawlies represent varying degrees of danger for a tiny person. Everything is just so mindboggingly BIG. The sounds of big people items powerfully reverberate to the ears of Arrietty and her family. It's just amazing how well Hiromasa Yonebayashi has shown the world through the eyes of a borrower.

The soundtrack that was scored by Cécile Corbel is another huge strength of The Secret World of Arrietty. It's rich sounding and does a good job at highlighting the more emotional portions of the movie. Beware, Arrietty's Song which is performed by Corbel herself and plays during the end credits is unbelievably catchy. I've been whistling or silently humming it ever since I heard it

I do find however that in comparison to other Studio Ghibli movies, I wasn't as charmed with the story as I usually was. The Secret World of Arrietty is more of a slow burner in that regard but that's not to say that I didn't like it. It's a beautiful, albeit simple story that takes its time to develop before completely unleashing itself. Watch it completely and you'll see, it'll leave you in awe.

So while The Secret World of Arrietty is not my favourite Studio Ghibli movie, it's a top animated movie without a doubt. The animation is pristine perfect and I also loved the voice acting too. I saw this in the original Japanese language so I can't comment on the UK or US dub. I'm sure that they're both pretty good but I can only really vouch for the quality of the Japanese voice acting. I got to go find myself a copy of the soundtrack now before I forget.

Rating

7.5/10

9 years 7 months ago

cocojamss

that's why i'm always a big fan of studio ghibli films

10 years 5 months ago

Suze-e

Absolutely delightful.

11 years 4 months ago

msdenardin

The storytelling, the detail, the music, the sound, all is superb. The best animated feature in years.

11 years 4 months ago

Pickman

Ghibli's best feature since Spirited Away (not as brilliant, though). A breath of peace and summer, mesmerizing in its beauty. Sort of similar to Witch's Delivery Service in how it catches the miracle of everyday life. Enchanting, in other words...

12 years 3 months ago

Heathie89

I agree. It was weak compared to other Ghibli films.

12 years 5 months ago