Review of Ponyo (2008) by Whatiremember — 06 Mar 2017

What I saw of this I liked. Beautiful animation, as can always expect from Miyazaki. Didn’t get very far into the story. It was very quiet and the sounds indicating motion and emotion were captivating. I rewatched it a year or two later and really enjoyed the story and character development.

This was one of those films you’d told me we’d watch, but it took us a while to get to. It was also one of the ones that you found on a night I had other plans. It was the only night of the week I was going to see my own friends, and then you texted and said you’d found the movie and I should come over. When I said I had plans, you got aggressive but more quickly depressed—I didn’t have much choice. I cancelled my plans with my friends and came over to your place. You told me to put on pajamas and get in bed, and I did. I fell asleep a quarter of the way through the movie.