And from the waves lapping at the creaking wood of a rowboat, the sound effects do even more to build upon the ambience of some scenes.
For some reason, I don't normally notice this sort of thing, but when certain scenes go on without music and even dialog, you have to notice them.
And I have to give a shout-out to the foley artist, because the sound effects in this movie are amazing. (Sort of like Ghibli themselves.) To put it another way, this is what I wished Frozen was like when reviewed it: it focuses solely on its two main characters and how they develop together. When I was watching, I found myself lost in the emotions of the main characters: joy when they're playing together, sadness when they're sharing their darkest secrets, and bittersweet resignation when it's time for Anna to leave. The feels that Marnie generates are weapons-grade.īut what the film lacks in a good overarcing plot, it makes up for in the individual moments that comprise the plot. I mean, Anna doesn't even start her investigation into Marnie's past until halfway through the movie! Is she a real girl? Is she a ghost? Is she a figment of Anna's imagination? Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Without wishing to spoil, the way they explain all of this in the final act is kind of rushed. The central plot device of Marnie, if there is one, is figuring out what the deal is with its titular character. Studio Ghibli has adopted Western literature before Howl's Moving Castle and The Secret World of Arietty (a.k.a. But, as it turns out, this movie was based on a novel of the same name, written by the British author Joan G. So yeah, Marnie sticks rather closely to the Ghibli playbook. Over the next few nights, she starts spending time with Marnie, building their freindship and uncovering the mysteries behind Marnie's life, as well as her own. While exploring her new surroundings, she comes across a dilapidated mansion, and in the window, a blonde girl of her age named Marnie (EN: Kiernan Shipka, JP: Kasumi Arimura).
When she suffers an athsma attack, her foster parents send her to live out to a seaside village with her aunt and uncle. In When Marnie Was There, our central character is Anna " no, not that one" Sasaki (EN: Hayley Steinfeld, JP: Sara Takatsuki), a twelve-year-old girl living in Hokkaido, who is shy but loves drawing.
That way, I can pre-empt the Academy more substantially than just a joke at the end of my last article. So, I thought, now would be the best time to do another joint review on the two movies. Marnie focuses on the characters themselves, whereas Inside Out focuses on what's going on inside the main character's mind, with her personified emotions. But then I realised something: both Marnie and Inside Out tackle the same basic story in different ways. Eventually I rented the movie and, I'm ashamed to say it. Well, in the interest of voting with my wallet, I refused to do the same for Inside Out, even when they gave it an encore run for Labor Day. In a past article, I told you how I saw Marnie in theatres, despite its limited release, and enjoyed it. I've been preparing for the worst, especially since the "big one" of 2015, Pixar's Inside Out, is going up against When Marnie Was There, the last feature film Studio Ghibli may ever make. It happened to Frozen over The Wind Rises, it happened to Big Hero 6 over The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, and odds are it'll happen again.
And you know what that means: they're gonna give the Best Animated Feature award to the Disney/Pixar behemoth. Welp, another year, another Academy Awards ceremony. Writers: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley.Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen.Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios.Writers: Masashi Andō, Keiko Niwa, Hiromasa Yonebayashi.Producers: Yoshiaki Nishimura, Toshio Suzuki.Publisher: Toho (JP), GKIDS / Universal (NA).