About 10 years ago, I was introduced to the amazing work of Hayao Miyazaki. My hubby and I were vacationing at Universal Studios (after spending a few days in Disney World of course) and we decided to hit the movies which we often did back then. One of our movie choices was Miyazaki's Spirited Away.
Since we're both lovers of anime it was a no brainer ... we bought tickets and settled in with a big ol' bucket of popcorn, some Buncha Crunch and matching sodas. I was immediately in love with Miyazaki's style of story telling and his gorgeous animation, not to mention that the feisty Chihiro / Sen reminded me of my second oldest niece.
Since then, I've collected Miyazaki's movies whenever they've been made available in the US and have enjoyed his offerings, especially Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Kiki's Delivery Service just to name a few.
And now it seems that Miyazaki is giving us another treat inspired by the Borrowers. Take a look:
Via Wikipedia of The Secret World of Arrietty "The film tells the story of Arrietty, a young Borrower who lives under the floorboards of a typical household. She eventually befriends Sho, a human boy with a heart condition since birth who is living with his great aunt Sadako. When Sadako's maid Haru becomes suspicious of the floorboard's disturbance, Arrietty and her family must escape detection, even if it means leaving their beloved home."
As a lover of Miyazaki and The Borrowers I can't wait to see this movie! BB's birthday is just a few days after it's release so we're debating on whether to take her to see this or not, but you know Miyazaki ... there is usually a dark element or two in his films and this child of mine has a big imagination as it is. If we do see it I will share my thoughts for sure.
What's your favorite Hayao Miyazaki film?
