Comments on: Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill is Coming to America!

By: Felix Nelson

Felix Nelson — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 03:35:00 +0000

Although it wasn’t a fast paced movie like Spirited Away, I still found it enjoyable. Ghibli/Miyazaki Movie’s tend to vary in speed some are fast like Spirited Away mentioned previously, some are in the middle like Howl’s Moving Castle and some are slow like this one. It’s a movie which you need to watch in a calm mind and not expect any action or much adventure but a story which is unravels itself more and more.
The scenery didn’t have the usual energy that Ghibli/Miyazaki Movies have, it went for a more realistic look and story. I found it interesting that the story took place in post WWII Japan and the underlying tone of the effects of the war were seen in the story like with Umi and Shun’s fathers and in the background like when they visit Tokyo and you see construction work in one scene. However the focus wasn’t completely on the war and the after effects but the characters moving on from the war while keeping something from the past.

I’ll admit it wasn’t as good as Spirited Away but it was great in it’s own way. However I’m more excited for DBZ: Battle Of Gods!

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 03:33:00 +0000

I’ll admit it wasn’t as good as Spirited Away but it was great in it’s own way.

By: RiEA

RiEA — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 01:29:00 +0000

I really liked Tales from Earthsea! You should at least give it a try! Many people like Nausica Valley of the Wind but I really don’t like that movie. I think it’s boring. I guess it all just comes down to personal taste. My ultimate favs from Studio Ghibli are Kiki’s delivery service, Spirited Away, Porco Rosso, & The Cat Returns. I watched Poppy Hill last night. I thought it was a nice and sweet film. It was of course different from the regular Studio Ghibli films but I think that is what stood out for me. It was more of a mature theme compared to the other films. I think that is why Disney didn’t take part in this movie. Disney’s main audience are Children and this movie wasn’t really a kids movie. They wouldn’t even understand it. I wasn’t bored at all throughout the film and it had some cute funny moments. I really wanted them to end up together, but when I found out they were siblings, it really made me feel bad for them! I got really into it b/c I wanted to know the secret behind their father and if they would ever get together or just stick to being friends. Overall, I really liked it and I don’t care what people say about it, I thought it was a great movie! :)

By: foxibiri

foxibiri — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 08:59:00 +0000

Wow, I wasn’t going to watch this movie because you gave it such a bad review, but I’m glad I watched it, because as always Ghibli did a wonderful job and it was a really sweet…

By: Helen Kirifides

Helen Kirifides — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:14:00 +0000

Hey, I like this Imaginary Flying Machines stuff. It’s pretty good. They should do the real theme songs to animes if they haven’t already (they probably have). ^__^

By: gvktyulh

gvktyulh — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 01:01:00 +0000

I actually loved tales of earthsea. i loved the characters and the plot. Even if the message was a little cheesy that didn’t ruin it for m at all. it was just another beautifully animated film with adventure and intrigue.i would recommend it. and i will definitely see poppy hill.