2010 ‘借りぐらしのアリエッティ’ Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
Studio Ghibli Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Mitsubishi Shoji The Walt Disney Company DENTSU Toho Co. Nippon Television Network Corporation
Arrietty, The Borrower Arrietty, Arrietty i el món dels remenuts, Kari-gurashi no Arietti, Arrietty - Die wundersame Welt der Borger, El mundo secreto de Arrietty
these short people out here calling themselves borrowers but you know what? they just be stealing
arrietty’s bedroom!!!!! like that’s my aesthetic that’s what i want to achieve 🌿🌼🍄
Disney claims to have magic; they can enchant child and adult alike. What they really have, though, is a magicians’ bag of expertly crafted tricks. Studio Ghibli has real magic.
Even without Miyazaki at the helm, first time director Hiromasa Yonebayashi carries the Ghibli DNA and makes real magic.
Some of their most powerful magic is realizing characters, both children and adults alike, that are so plausibly authentic that you effortlessly slip into the world they inhabit. The stories are inevitably from the point of view of the children, but the adults are never props; they are fully realized and they are drawn as our child protagonist would see them.
It’s also magic how Ghibli’s artists can create such achingly…
your friends are using the term "disney magic" but in my world the only thing that exists is the "studio ghibli magic" ✨✨✨
The Secret World of Arrietty is one of the most memorable Studio Ghibli productions I've seen so far, mainly thanks to its largely relatable fantasy as well as its resounding message regarding environmental protection.
The Secret World of Arrietty is an imaginative, heartfelt story of how a family of mini-human survive the cruel intentions of human beings, with the help from one of their human "enemies". The exquisite, lush visuals typical of Studio Ghibli immediately puts you into the right headspace for an intense and emotionally charged journey of friendship and family love. The intricate settings of a mini-human world and its sophisticated working mechanism are simply ingenious and remind us of everything we love about Studio Ghibli.
Overall The Secret World of Arrietty is guaranteed to be an equal parts joyful and melancholic ride that's ultimately rewarding with its artistic achievements as well as its abundant sensitivity. Highly recommended.
The Secret World of Arriety’s soft-focus, yet divine animation brilliantly captures the creatures lurking around the corner and a sense of adventure. It has an impressionistic-like quality, as if somebody softly whispered to a Monet canvas. Sound helps to evoke a sense of small wonder in this film. Everyday objects that sound normal to us boom loudly to the borrowers. Thuds of the clock that simply annoy us, sound like towers colliding. Chirping birds sound like sirens. Crickets that lull us to sleep sound like roaring beasts.
This movie celebrates the countless aspects of life bubbling around us. Thousands of stories are being told at once, hiding under leaves, drops of water, and any form of cranny you could think of. Scampering insects, curious cats, and cackling crows casually demand the camera to follow their rich lives. These small moments beautifully display the thousands of stories life presents us, that are simply forgotten about in our chaotic, human lives.
┏┓
┃┃╱╲ in this
┃╱╱╲╲ house
╱╱╭╮╲╲ we
▔▏┗┛▕▔ love and protect
╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲
arrietty and shô
╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲
▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔
ALSO, SAOIRSE AND TOM DOING THE ENGLISH DUBS OF THIS FILM... MY HEART 🥰
Affectionately crafted, mesmerisingly told & gorgeously animated, The Secret World of Arrietty (simply known as Arrietty) is the best Studio Ghibli feature-length film that wasn't directed by Hayao Miyazaki. An extremely underrated masterwork of staggering beauty, it is undoubtedly one of the most enchanting works of animation to surface on the film canvas.
Based on the children's book The Borrowers by Mary Norton, the story of Arrietty concerns its titular character & her family; a group of tiny people on the brink of extinction who live anonymously in human residents & have made their home by borrowing simple items from their households. But things are set in motion when Arrietty is discovered by a human boy.
Co-written by Hayao Miyazaki & directed by Hiromasa…
That game, where you see some liminal space, and you wonder what worlds exist there, come to life. That game, where you wonder who lives in your walls, under the bed, in the hidden spaces below the streets and outside your peripheral vision, painted in vibrant colors. Where did that piece of sugar fall, where did that pen go, what was that in the corner of your eye? A fairy story about things unseen and sought for.
The casual way the story shows Arrietty as capable and brave, not belaboring her gender (it does comment on her young age, but after all, this is a story of maturing), reflects a quiet confidence in Strong Female Lead characters that come up…
Visually lush, refreshingly free of family-friendly clatter, and anchored with soulful depth, The Secret World of Arrietty is a heartwarming, bittersweet animated drama with fascinatign protagonists, beautiful animation and breathtaking songs.
again so cute and so beautiful. the main plot in this one didnt draw me in as much tho
I watched "The Secret World of Arrietty" for the second time, and it's a good movie, just not one I personally love! The story and characters are rather simple, and it doesn't have the same magic as Miyazaki's fantasy movies, but it is good for what it's going for. The beautiful animation, great worldbuilding and compelling themes about trust, survival and friendship are the highlights of the movie for me, and the characters are likable despite their simplicity. There are some sweet and emotional moments, but the movie doesn't leave a lasting impact on me, which is why it gets this rating. I don't think I'll rewatch it anytime soon!
Always happy to find some gems among the Ghibli films I hadn't seen, after Only Yesterday and Pom Poko, this was another really great discovery, an adaptation of The Borrowers by Mary and the Witch's Flower director Yonebayashi. Visually it's absolutely gorgeous and the characters are as interesting as the concept in general. I love the melancholic tone of the film and the long stretches with little dialogue, and there are so many interesting things going on in the background, especially with Shô's family story. Haru is not the strongest part of the film, she's a strange villain with not much of a motivation (at least none that really seems to make much sense to me), but even though it's not perfect, it's probably my favourite non-Miyazaki or Takahata directed Ghibli film.
was expecting that boy would give arrietty and her family that doll house because then it wouldn’t just be sitting in his room collecting dust, it would’ve made so much sense and the house would finally serve its purpose.. but that clearly did not happen :/ anyway, still a very cute, calming movie
Ghiblis sehr kluges Plädoyer für einen achtsamen Umgang mit anderen Lebensformen besticht durch eine wie immer wunderschöne Visualität und durch die erzählerische Finesse, mit der hier die Perspektiven gewechselt werden.
Hiromasa Yonebayashis Film zeigt zwei Mikrokosmen, die trotz eines unterschiedlichen Maßstabs letztlich doch in ein und derselben Welt existieren.
Durch dieses Mittel schafft Arrietty ein Bewusstsein dafür, dass wir uns die Lebensrealität anderer bewusst machen sollten und bei unserem Handeln stets bedenken müssen, welche Konsequenzen dieses für sie hat.
Derart wichtige Botschaften in einem Kinderfilm zu vermitteln ist eine wahre Kunst, die wohl nur dieses Studio so gekonnt umsetzen kann.
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