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Watched With: Kim, Maria
Just magical. A joyous experience every time. And now on bluray, it looks stunning.
I really love disney's new english dub, mainly because of the two performances from the young Fanning siblings, that are as natural and well observed as the animation itself.
Again, Miyazaki's stream of consciousness style of story structure really makes this such a curious film, especially for first time viewers. You really have no idea where the story's going most of the time, or even if there really is a main plot line.
And the title character only shows up for 3 scenes. But when he does the impact is all the more great. The music drops out, everything gets quiet and the pace slows and it has a funny way of drawing you in to try and get a glimpse of the big man himself. It has a strange way of transfixing me everytime. He's also just hilarious by design. (Although sometimes he can look a little freaky. That goes double for the Catbus.)
It's always the natural behaviour of the two girls that I'm fascinated by most. They've captured it perfectly. Always love revisiting this and a great way to introduce people to Studio Ghilbli, with their flagship creation.
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