I finally saw Ponyo as with its complete title Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Its legendary creator Hayao Miyazaki this time wants to remain a traditionalist and uses hand-drawn animation only. Although it may have taken ages to do, the result is very astonishing indeed. The waves, for instance, had a very galloping effect. Although it felt like watching cartoon in my youthful years, there is somewhat a balance of old and new.
The storyline may have a certain je ne sais quoi but I can’t help it but compare it to Disney’s The Little Mermaid which I shouldn't really as the plot is completely different. In brief, it has all the twists and catchy tunes of a Ghibli classic and I don’t know how he does it but he can understand somehow how my little niece think. Weird!
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