Based on Mary Norton's classic children's book titled The Borrowers, Studio Ghibli brings to us the story about little people that may possibly be living beneath the walls and floors of our homes. And no, I'm not talking about cute little mice and small sneaky spiders.
Ever wonder why some of our littlest things go missing? Things like laundry clips, buttons, needles, pieces of fabric, etc. The reason for this are the little people called borrowers. Arrietty is a borrower who lives with her mother and father under the floors of a home in the suburbs unbeknownst to its human inhabitants. On the very first day when she was finally allowed to go borrow things with her father, a sickly human boy named Shawn caught a glimpse of her. It is very crucial for a borrower to be seen by humans, so Arrietty's parents decided that they should flee the house. But while her family was still packing up to leave, Shawn became curious of the little borrower he saw, and no sooner than later, he and Arrietty became good friends. This film just shows to us that friendship knows no bounds,
and one would go beyond his/her limits in order to protect it.
A lot of us are more used to 3D animation nowadays, that's why this one seemed to have lesser recognition. Despite that, I find the film visually beautiful. The backgrounds are impressive as always thanks to the guys working at Ghibli. My favorite scene that features their pride for detailed work on backgrounds was when Shawn's grandma introduced to them the exquisite doll house that his grandfather requested to be made, because he too used to have seen little people when he was younger. His grandma explained that every piece of furniture and thing, especially in the kitchen, is the miniature of the real thing. I also love Arrietty's room by the way.
The characters are pretty too. Shawn just stole my heart. Well, he can have it since his is pretty weak and it's giving him a hard time. It's true, he's not allowed to exert too much because he couldn't breathe well. But for love and friendship, he is willing to risk that. Arrietty's very grateful.
A lot of us are more used to 3D animation nowadays, that's why this one seemed to have lesser recognition. Despite that, I find the film visually beautiful. The backgrounds are impressive as always thanks to the guys working at Ghibli. My favorite scene that features their pride for detailed work on backgrounds was when Shawn's grandma introduced to them the exquisite doll house that his grandfather requested to be made, because he too used to have seen little people when he was younger. His grandma explained that every piece of furniture and thing, especially in the kitchen, is the miniature of the real thing. I also love Arrietty's room by the way.
The characters are pretty too. Shawn just stole my heart. Well, he can have it since his is pretty weak and it's giving him a hard time. It's true, he's not allowed to exert too much because he couldn't breathe well. But for love and friendship, he is willing to risk that. Arrietty's very grateful.  |
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