Part Of Your World
Most of yesterday was nice and lazy but in the late afternoon, David and I met up with his good friend Ben who is visiting this week from NYC. We met up at Kate Mantilini’s for afternoon cocktails and got to hear all about the cabaret show he is directing here for Natalie Joy Johnson … which we are going to see tonight:
After drinks, David and I met up with Darion and his friend Alex for dinner in Century City … before Darion, David and I caught a showing of the new Hayao Miyazaki animated film Ponyo:
I am a huge fan of Miyazaki’s films and Ponyo is right up there with the best of them. It’s a fantastical take on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale The Little Mermaid but with much more flair and magical wonder. The main voices in the English version are that of Frankie Jonas (the littlest Jonas brother) as Sosuke and Noah Cyrus (Miley’s little sister) as Ponyo … but that should NOT deter you from seeing the film. Other vocal performances are provided by Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Betty White, Liam Neesom, Matt Damon and Lily Tomlin! Such an amazing cast of voices! But the real draw is the beautiful animation and the wild storytelling … sure, Ponyo shows a world where it’s perfectly fine for a 5 year old boy to be left alone during a tsunami, with matches and a little fish-turned-girl who it is hoped he falls in love with to make her human AND save the world … but that’s what makes this film such an amazing fairy tale. The story is really kinda out there but you just have to go with it and get lost in the wonder. I loved it entirely!
Tonight, as I mentioned above, David and I are going to see Natalie Joy Johnson’s cabaret show with Ben … should be fun. So much going on this week … it’s gonna be a good one!!
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August 31st, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I saw this a couple of weeks ago. I went with my friend and her little boy to see it. We keep asking him what his favorite part was, and he says “the part with the water.” LOL! Well, that narrows it down.
He later told us that it’s the part where Ponyo is running on top of the waves. Very cool! Cute movie!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:32 pm
omg Rimalower! love it!
August 31st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
The music in Ponyo was absolutely beautiful. Nothing less from Joe Hisaishi…he and Miyazaki make an amazing pair when it comes to putting music and film together :)
August 31st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I love that movie! I have seen it four times now(three times in the Japanese version and once for the English version) It is a really enjoyable film. The only thing that bugged me about the English version was that they cut some scenes out and added more dialogue(along with changing what they say sometimes). But once I got over that, the English version is just as enjoyable- I love the coloring ! It seemed brighter when seeing it in the theater. Good stuff :)
August 31st, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Ponyo is such a delightful, wonderful film. I liked how one reviewer described it… it has the energy of a five year old’s story. I look forward to one day adding it to my collection.
Hayao Miyazaki is one of my favorite directors of all time.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Oh, Trent, honey baby. I love you to pieces, but please…I implore you…CUT YA FOOCKIN’ HAIR MATE! Thanks.
August 31st, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I loved this movie! (: Hayao Miyazaki is simply amazing, and Ponyo is definitely one of his best.
September 1st, 2009 at 8:38 am
Yea, cut the hair, you look like blanket jackson!