Sunday, September 18, 2011

Karigurashi no Arrietty


Movie Name: Karigurashi no Arrietty
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama, Slice of Life

Somehow watching Ghibli Studio movies make me feel good, therefore I watched one on my birthday. As always, it did not let me down and I was once again filled with new enthusiasm and a will to fight for survival.

The story revolves around a "borrower" girl named Arrietty. Borrowers are small sized people who live beneath the wooden floors and survive by borrowing from humans. A young boy named Sho comes to visit his grandmother's house, where he sees Arrietty. The story follows the survival story of Arrietty and her family. The movie is all about the will to survive against all odds. Arrietty gives hope to Sho also who has to undergo a heart surgery. The story leaves a deep impression despite being simple and pretty much predictable.

I always liked the simplicity and the characters of Ghibli movies. Sho and Arrietty depicts the pessimist and the optimist respectively. The animation is great and beautifully shows the importance of trivial things in the life of borrowers which are not much valued by humans. The music is okay. This movie may not be as great as other Ghibli productions but still I feel that for animation lovers, it is a must to watch.

My ratings are 4.0/5.0

2 comments:

  1. Arre professor saheb... Ye to mujhe aaj pata chala ki you are also a blogger and that too on Movies :) Good that you have started it.. Now I can choose which all to watch. Waise recommend me some good movies which you have not reviewed yet..
    - Zafar

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  2. Kis genre/ language ki movie recommend karni hai... wo to boliye.... Waise mere two aur blog hain....
    http://professor-funda-mentals.blogspot.com/
    http://anarthashashtra.blogspot.com/

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