The Secret World of Arrietty

Everyone has their favorite set of movies; mine and Sean are the Studio Ghibli movies. We can't really even pick which one is our favorite; it is a tie between Ponyo and My Neighbor Totoro. So when we say a advertising for a Studio Ghibli movie that was going to play in theaters we didn’t even have to ask the other and wrote the date it would be out down on our calendars.

The Secret World of Arrietty was the exact movie the commercials made it out to be. Even though the story of the borrowers has been around for generations, and was one of my mother’s favorite books growing up, this was a new and interesting twist to the old story. The ending wasn’t disappointing either. It didn’t end the way you would have thought it would, we both thought that they would stay and become friends with the family, but instead they left. It was a really heartfelt story to see, and it made us feel sorry for the young boy in the story and his heart condition and had us cheering for Arrietty on to rescue her mother.

If you have never seen any of the Studio Ghibli movies, I really suggest you go watch one. There are so many and every one has a unique story that everyone of any age will love and want to watch more.