Ponyo: Movie Review

Very nice kids show. But the whole plot line and climax confused me. Where do I even start?

Ponyo is the name of this weird fish that runs away from home for no apparent reason, and for no good reason falls in love with a human child who keeps her in a bucket of fresh-water. Ponyo is apparently narcoleptic, as she is very energetic, and then automatically falls asleep for no apparent reason. For some reason she really enjoys the human world, and like Ariel from the Little Mermaid, is obsessed with becoming a human.

But for some reason that never is explained, her wanting to be a human has upset the balance of nature, and it is up to Sosuke to love her as she is (a fish) to turn Ponyo into a full-fledged human. A lovely connection with Beauty and the Beast and Pinocchio at the same time.

Some reason you can create bubbles of water in the water. But hey, this movie has magic, so screw physics!

It was cute, but certainly not for an older audience. I honestly think this movie could have made a lot more sense, saying that the person who made this movie also made Kiki's Delivery Service and Howl's Moving Castle. There did not seem to really be much of a meaning for what was going on, and all this seems to take place in a full 48 hour time frame. Love develops fast.

I would actually give this movie a 3/10, it rarely kept me on edge and nothing really shocking happened. But recommend you watch it simply so you can form your own opinion of it.