Anime or Animation
Ponyo or The Princess and the Frog? Faced with this choice, my niece went with the safe comforts of the Disney production instead of the Studio Ghibli film. Who can blame her as The Princess and the Frog had a princess, and Ponyo, well, it had a creepy human faced fish. So what sets an animated movie from Japan from those produced in the United States?
Character matter? Probably not. Ponyo is derived from The Little Mermaid. There is a princess except she’s not pretty. She’s a fish with a face. She’s not an ugly duckling but a true ugly duck. You can’t make her beautiful just by removing her glasses and putting down her hair.
I just wondering if there was a difference…
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yeah my nieces totally loved both films but I just couldn't get into Ponyo. i don't know why.
I must admit that I could even feel the water environment as I watched it. but it was slow like being lost at sea.
but i'm a grown up so what do i know? they liked Coraline too and i thought that was really slow.
i remember the kids in front row w/ their parents during "Ponyo". it felt like they were as scared of the characters as when the lights were out. the parents must've thought, what did i get my kids to see?
try showing Gracie "Ratatouille", or just go back to HSM like Oli during that age. =)
@marge: it wasn't gracie but iz. She whined and complained until they put on princess and the frog
@akeshia: I find the miyazaki films aimed at the younger kids (totoro and ponyo) a little slow, too. It's kind of a weird feeling knowing that there should be more, but not finding it. Not excited for much of ponyo, but there are some awesome things: ponyo on the waves, noodles, that dad looking like a blue meanie. What was wrong with Coraline though?
Dude. The Iz was sooooo freaked out that I got freaked out by the skinny dude. Now I'm creeped out by lawn care people in general… and Liam Neison.
The Iz wasn't to into Fantastic Mr. Fox too, but Olivia loves the hell out of that film.