![]() ![]() Mei in Totoro), and the consequences are less grim that they might be in real life (when one passes out in a bush at night, one can't count on being picked up by friendly strangers), but if that is of concern, that's an opportunity for parental discussion-and there is so much that is dreamy/supernatural that I wouldn't imagine a child would take this as an object lesson in ideal behavior anyway. The main character does end up taking physical risks that I would not care to see my own child take (cf. One reviewer mentioned something about a suggestion of suicide-I have NO idea where that came from. The pacing was consistent throughout, and the emotional intensity was appropriate and sympathetic. ![]() ![]() Unlike other reviewers, we did not find it rushed, superficial, or too strange (like, say, Howl's Moving Castle, which is shorthand in our house for the height of poorly-paced, weird, and awkwardly-plotted and -resolved Studio Ghibli). daughter loved it, and we found that anything confusing was resolved by the end. The visuals are gorgeous throughout-the landscape images, with sunflowers and sunsets, definitely echo Totoro. In atmosphere, this film reminded our family most of My Neighbor Totoro and The Secret Life of Arrietty. ![]()
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