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Studio Ghibli does it again
on March 20, 2015
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Studio Ghibli does it again. You would think that after so many great movies Studio Ghibli would run out of ideas, but they seem to continue to impress. I had the opportunity to see this in the theatres with my teenage children and they both loved it as much as I did. The Tale of Princess Kaguya is the story of a poor bamboo cutter who stumbles across a tiny princess while cutting bamboo. The gods smile on him and gift he and his wife with Kaguya, who grows at an alarming rate until she reaches adulthood. The bamboo cutter is also given riches and silk to help provide for her. The cutter decides to move to the city and become a lord so that he can marry Kaguya off and have her live in a far wealthier fashion. Then you begin to see a wonderful story of happiness in simplicity versus trying to attain worldly happiness defined by wealth and status.
The visuals of Kaguya are incredible. It's like watching an animated Japanese painting come to life. The music is extremely fitting and haunting to listen to. This is a fine "first" movie post Miyazaki and makes me excited for what studio Ghibli will produce going forward.
If you're thinking to yourself, "Who would like this?" My opinion would be Those who enjoy beautiful art, those who enjoy Japanese folklore, those who like Fairy Tales, and those who enjoy excellent storytelling.
I always recommend Ghibli films for the family at any age level, though for Princess Kaguya the very youngest may not enjoy it as much. I have a 2 year old who this may be a little young for, but for them try "My Neighbor Totoro" or "Ponyo", or even "Kiki's Delivery Service".
Now as to the quality of the Blu Ray. They are top notch. It kept the high definition of the theater and the beautiful surround sound that made it magical to watch. I personally have only watched it in the Japanese DTS with subtitles and have not heard the English voice actors yet, but you will not be disappointed in the film in either case.
My Best Buy number: 0303098186
My Best Buy number: 0303098186
I would recommend this to a friend!
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