Ben
Meyers’ rating: 4.1|5.0
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The Secret
World of Arrietty—Studio Ghibli
film—contains no disappointment in animated entertainment value. Once again
this studio produces a compassionate story interlaced with easy-to-follow
action that gently takes the audience through its well-told story. The script revolves around a boy named Shawn
(voice of David Henrie) who has a serious heart condition and is sent to live
in the country with his seasoned Aunt Jessica (voice Gracie Poletti). He spends
most of his time in his room reading and sometimes ventures outdoors for play
as he can. Shawn discovers that the house contains ‘borrowers,’ small people
who live in the walls and under the floors of the house. Shawn tries to help
them obtain the things they need to survive, but the housekeeper Hara (voice of
Carol Burnett) wants to rid the house of the borrowers. The story builds
sustainable tension as Shawn’s attempt to preserve the borrowers and Hara’s
attempt to destroy them are finally resolved well. The only criticism for this
film, and it is not a challenge with Studio Ghibli, but with this particular
film, is the music seems out of sequence with the scenes, almost annoying. Cécile Corbell didn’t seem to have the right
music to fit this movie. Despite this small distraction, the film is a good
family watch.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Additional Thanks
Great Work for Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Thank you to Executive Producers Walt deFaria, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank
Marshall, and Hayao Miyazaki for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast
include: Arrietty (voice of Bridgit Mendler), Homily (voice of Amy Poehler),
Spiller (voice of Moisés Arias), and Pod (voice of Will Arnett).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. A good watch for Studio Ghibli fans.
Video Critique Available Here:
Ben Meyers
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