The only Ghibli movie so far that I haven’t watched until the end. It was going so well until they introduced Fio. Beautiful visuals as always, a unique protagonist, a bittersweet setting and moderate amounts of action.
I was all set to love Porco Rosso
, then they had to introduce a nosy, fast-talking, high-pitched squealing girl in the form of Fio. She just wouldn’t shut up. Instead of letting us enjoy the movie ourselves, she kept butting in where she wasn’t welcome and providing unnecessary commentary where they should just have let the viewers make up their own minds. We can see the place is beautiful, thank you very much. We know Porco isn’t a bad guy, thank you very much. Ugh, who let the kid into an adult’s show?
Anyway, I quit at around the 1:15 mark and watched the last few minutes to find out what happened to everyone. What a waste of potential. Next Ghibli movie I have to watch? Pom Poko
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