Hayao Miyazaki's rewrite of The Little Mermaid, featuring a ham-loving goldfish that water doesn't make wet and whose humanity is dependent on whether her already icky love with a 5-year-old boy is "pure," Ponyo is on DVD today. I've already written about this movie, and watching it again confirmed my love for it (turns out it's a pure love so I'm not a goldfish anymore, guys!). Ponyo isn't as deep or majestic as other Miyazaki fare, but it really might be my favorite of all of his films. I love the very simple coloring-book aesthetic (it makes the flashes of intricate detail pop that much more) and obviously the whole thing is just a big bunch of nonsense. Gorgeous, gorgeous nonsense. As a tribute, some looped nonsense is below via a Ponyo gif wall (let it load for a while -- it's worth it, I think).
Huh. My puppy totally has Ponyo eyes. Cool! Evidence: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=51580&id=1265503294&ref=mf#!/photo.php?pid=1026852&id=1265503294&fbid=1350922654204
Posted by: torrinpaige | March 02, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Oh, definitely worth the load-time. Gorgeous gorgeous nonsense is right, can't wait to watch this again on DVD.
Posted by: Laura @ Hungry and Frozen | March 02, 2010 at 01:34 PM
I LOVE PONYO!!!
The theme song (the japanese one, not the english one) is totally addictive.
Posted by: DriverB | March 02, 2010 at 01:57 PM
Ham!
Posted by: Peter | March 02, 2010 at 01:57 PM
I haven't seen the movie, and I've only heard good things about it, but this is seriously what my nightmares look like.
(Well done with all the gifwall, though, because you can never have too many good gifs.)
Posted by: dorkreporter | March 02, 2010 at 02:16 PM
OMG Rich, my love for you grows and grows with every passing day. I watch Ponyo whenever I feel down and need something goofy to cheer me up. NOW I GOT GIFS FOR EASY ACCESS!! You win!!
Posted by: Hannah J | March 02, 2010 at 02:30 PM
Dang ... and I thought no other Miyazaki movie could dethrone my love for Howl's Moving Castle. I'll definitely have to watch this one then.
Posted by: Tati | March 02, 2010 at 05:43 PM
I LOVE this movie. I've only seen it in Japanese though, so I think I'm going to avoid watching the dub. But it's awesome nonetheless.
Posted by: Tara Melissa | March 02, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Oh boy--Ponyo gif wall! My son is excited this is on DVD. He's only sat through a few movies and this is one of them (I made him go). Ponyo's exuberance and love of ham is shared by him. I really like the ancient undersea creatures--incredible design and animation. The movie is dreamlike enough that it kept him from sleeping well the night he saw it, but his happiness on seeing it featured on the Disney Channel this week is like a second-grader's version of "thumb's up."
Posted by: Miss Lisa | March 02, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Aw, you big softie. I imagine this is what you're like while watching Miyazaki films: http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/11/500x_totoroviewing.jpg.
Fujimoto is my favorite character in the film. He's just so... whimsical! And the crying baby. Japanese artists almost always portray crying kids with running snot and scrunched up faces. Pure love.
Posted by: Trang | March 03, 2010 at 12:59 AM
Pass me that when you're done, Rich.
Posted by: chris | March 03, 2010 at 02:08 AM
This is gorgeous. (Fine, fine, I'll watch the movie.)
Posted by: Martha | March 03, 2010 at 08:38 AM
This gif wall made my day! :)
Posted by: Amanda k | March 03, 2010 at 11:24 AM
This is the PUREST OCEAN WATER! It keeps me from drying out on land!!
Posted by: Amanda Stanley | March 03, 2010 at 12:14 PM
enjoyed the gif! it made me smile!
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Posted by: Beefelisbritt | March 10, 2010 at 05:53 AM
Hooray for Ponyo love! :D
Posted by: duane | March 11, 2010 at 08:10 PM
thank you for the gif wall! I love Ponyo.
Trang, Fujimoto is my fav too. His jacket is so swanky!
Posted by: reirei | March 13, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Love PONYO!
Hammmmmmm....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTnZhXgbVbk
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