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Thursday, March 31, 2005
Porco Rosso
Well, with this first post I will give a brief review of the movie I watched last night: Porco Rosso. This fine animated feature was recently released on DVD along with some other films by its great director, Hiyao Miyazaki, who is perhaps best known for the 2001 Academy Award winning Best Animated Film Spirited Away.
To give any substantial summary of the movie is to do it an injustice. In short, our hero is a cursed half-man/half-pig seaplane pilot named Porco Russo who is sort of a bounty hunter (almost reminding me of Han Solo) in Italy sometime after World War I. He is defeated in a battle with an American and his great plane is ruined. With the help of a smart, adventurous young woman, he must rebuild his plane, avenge his defeat to keep his honor, and pay off his debts. It is a heartwarming, beautifully rendered tale that is just perfect for children of all ages. Children from 6 to 106.
It is rather ironic that the film is being distributed on video by Walt Disney Studios. That is the same once-great Disney company that in recent years has shut down its vaunted 2-D animation studio and, well, hasn't had a good family film in at least 10 years. I wish more movies were like this. Porco Rosso is just the sort of movie that I would be happy to watch with my family.
The verdict: A-.
Michael Bentley 9:51 AM
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