{"id":3456,"date":"2009-08-27T21:17:39","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T01:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2010-05-30T21:27:38","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T01:27:38","slug":"is-ponyo-a-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2009\/08\/27\/is-ponyo-a-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Ponyo a Classic?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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is everything Miyazaki makes is now an instant classc? How about Howl\u2019s Moving Castle<\/em>?<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

And BTW, 20 miles is a big deal now? What a whiner. Just move somewhere where they built freeways or something. And be happy it was shown 20 miles away. Tokikake<\/em> was only shown in LA and NY, 2000 miles away for me.<\/p>\n

Ani-Nooto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’ve never seen Howl’s Moving Castle<\/em>, so I can’t say whether it’s a classic. All I know is that everyone seems to hate it, which doesn’t encourage me to watch it.<\/p>\n

As for Ponyo<\/em><\/a>, I think it does qualify as a classic in the category of children’s movies. Or if it’s too early to say that, I predict that it will come to be considered a classic. The obvious comparison is to Totoro<\/em><\/a>, which most people consider a classic. The two are similar in many ways, including the fact that the endings are too low-key for some adults, but are appropriate to the story and the intended audience.<\/p>\n

As for the 20 miles, there are about 10 theaters in that driving radius and only one was showing Ponyo<\/em>, which I think is a good indication of Disney’s level of commitment to the film. They could have done a lot worse, but they also could have done better.<\/p>\n

The sad thing is, I think this is an anime<\/a> that mainstream Americans could really appreciate, since it’s a really good movie for children. Most Americans can’t accept an animated movie like Princess Mononoke<\/em><\/a>, but they probably would have no problem with this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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