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Jotamide
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Just saw it, good movie hindered by some pacing issues IMO. The conversation between Taeko and Toshio when she gets picked up at the station, for example, was too drawn out. Or some of the inner monologues of grown-up Taeko felt a bit forced. Like when she was bringing up this bully kid to Toshio, who presumably impacted very her much during 5th grade but it's missing from all the memories up to that point.
Despite this however, all the scenes with little Taeko were hilarious. The pineapple scene, when she imagines herself as an actress, trying to not skip P.E. class, etc. Me and the entire theater were laughing wholeheartedly. Isao Takahata's movies are always a rollercoaster of emotions. He is a master at making you laugh and the next moment create heart-stopping situations of tenseness or sentimentality (the scene with Hirota, the baseball kid, stood out a lot). This movie, while not among my favorites from Ghibli, still cements my preference of Takahata over the talented yet predictable Miyazaki. Definitely worth the watch.
Despite this however, all the scenes with little Taeko were hilarious. The pineapple scene, when she imagines herself as an actress, trying to not skip P.E. class, etc. Me and the entire theater were laughing wholeheartedly. Isao Takahata's movies are always a rollercoaster of emotions. He is a master at making you laugh and the next moment create heart-stopping situations of tenseness or sentimentality (the scene with Hirota, the baseball kid, stood out a lot). This movie, while not among my favorites from Ghibli, still cements my preference of Takahata over the talented yet predictable Miyazaki. Definitely worth the watch.