AMV Of The Week! - The Secret World of Arrietty (Kari-gurashi no Arietti)

Hey guys, first of all I saw 'The Secret World of Arrietty' tonight with my friend. I love Hayao Miyazaki but dear god I am sick of movies about FRIENDSHIP!

The movie is 1hr 34min‎‎, rated G‎‎, and its genres are animation,action,adventure,sci-fi, and fantasy‎. I know its animated and its rated G, but I wouldn't recommend it for kids. Its a great movie and the animation is amazing, but its also very calm. (Not surprising for a Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli.) Most younger children seem to need something kind of fast paces and flashy with lots of jokes or action. -Also the kids in the movie with me WOULD NOT FREAKING SIT STILL! I seriously almost yelled at their parents or caretakers or whatever because it was just terrible, they kept running around, squealing and screaming, and one kicked my seat a bunch!- -I'm starting to hate movie theaters...and I'm going to suggest a law for all children under the age of 8 to be kept on leashes, dogs are more well behaved than them!- *ahem* Anyways. This movie also has some very deep topics that children won't really understand. One of the main characters, Shawn, is sickly and he has fully prepared for his death and is actually kind of morbid at one point...yeah, right? not something a child would understand since he was so calm and serene about it. None of the kids in the movie seemed to REALLY get what was going on.

The movie is based off of the book, The Borrowers, and it was really great, for people who understood it. The movie starts off with Arrietty, freshly 14, who is fully ready to go out on her first borrowing mission! As the movie goes on she goes on a huge adventure.....around the floorboards and in the backyard of the house! XD It certainly was interesting, but like I said it isn't very action oriented. A lot of the movie is mostly inner turmoil and subtle outside factors, its kind of complicated to explain how it made me hold my breath, yet at the same time kept me relaxed and feeling rather serene.

So to finish up, the movie was really good, I'd recommend it to anyone who can sit still a little longer than an hour or who could appreciate the quality of the movie and the storyline.


Comparison Movie:
I'd compare this movie to spirited away in many way. For one, both of them have plots that go way deeper that just what you SEE in the movie and you have to read between the lines to really understand what the characters are going through and how they change throughout the movie because its just fascinating, and really, half the plot is there! Also, the soundtracks, Spirited Away had a really peaceful soundtrack, and so does Arrietty, I loved the music for it! :) And finally, the friendship. Arrietty meets Shawn, a human, and the two become close friends and learn different things from each other that improve them over all, not unlike Chihiro and Haku. If you liked Spirited Away, you'd really like The Secret World of Arrietty. :)


(SPOILERS ---- ?????)
For all you romance lovers out there who hated Spirited Away, maybe you don't go see this movie. I love romance movies, and I love Spirited Away.....but I hated the ending. I mentioned before that the two movies are similar but I felt the same way about both of them. Loved the movies itself, hated the ending. I feel like both of them are unfinished and left me wanting a LITTLE more because in BOTH of them what I thought would be romance turned out to be friendship. This is a common theme in Miyazaki and Ghibli movies, friendship and nature are their big things, if you area romance seeker then maybe they just aren't for you. :/


And that's about it, the movie was good and calming. :) You have to appreciate inner subtle plots to really enjoy it though I think.






Now, the AMV of the Week.

This week I choose one simply because it was fun and it just really FITS the anime with it! XD I didn't choose it for the song though, so just be ready to laugh! XD

I think this song really fits with Tamaki.... XD hahaha, he's so flamboyant and just is...he's just rich, pretty, and proud!


The song this week is by Toybox, I don't think they are Japanese, in fact I'm very sure they aren't. XD But there are a lot of people who use their music for AMVs and usually is you mention them at an anime convention everyone knows who you're talking about. Sooooo yeah, that's why they make the cut. XD Enjoy the video!



Song: SuperStar
Artist: Toybox
Anime: Ouran High School Host Club.
Lyrics:


I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are

(Superstar!)

Got Many money Honey, Im a superstar
My life is funny honey, Have you seen my car?
I know alot of people, Im a superstar
Everybody know me, right from near to far


I got a plane (got a plane)
I love the fame (love the fame)
You know my name (know my name)
And i just want you to know


I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are

(Superstar!)

Ive got a red Ferrari, Im a superstar
I really like to party, Am i cool or what?
I love alot of women, Im a superstar
Stars got a freaky living, thats the way we are


I got a plane (got a plane)
I love the fame (Love the fame)
You know my name (know my name)
And i just want you to know


I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are

(Superstar!)

I got fortune i got fame
Love it when you say my name
Love to party I am naughty
Prettier than everybody!

I got muscles Im a stud
Jealous people kiss my butt
Im so fly ill make you cry
Cross my heart and hope to die


I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and i dont care who you are