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Imagine yourself living in a house while some things disappear like a sugar cube that you wouldn’t care for. However you would never know that they are tiny like people who lives on the ground of your house borrowing simple things to survive while living in an very small house full of things they borrowed. That is what today’s topic will be in. The movie is based on the novel “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton which came out in 1952. Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki always wanted an make an adaptation of this novel until they finally got the chance. It is drected by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, and writen by Hayao Miyazaki, and Keiko Niwa. And keep in mind I haven’t seen the Japanese version so this is on the dub version.
The plot is about a tiny sized family called the Clocks who live in a human house in Koganei, Western Tokyo. The Clocks are borrowers who borrow simple things from the house to survive everyday. At one night, their daughter Arrietty a 14-year-old gos with her father Pod for her first night of borrowing. Everything went well until a human boy named Shawn who lives at the house to rest due to his heart condition sees her. This is not good because borrowers must never be seen by humans and if they get caught than they have to move out of the house because humans can be dangerous curious. They have other encounters later on that trigger an series of events.
I personally enjoy this movie. The story is well done, characters are likable and the story doesn’t treat the viewers like fools. The voice acting is good and it matches the lips of the characters. The animation is what you expert from Studio Ghibli being really good, very detailed, and really adds to the atmosphere of their world. The soundtrack works well that at times, it feels like you their in the house borrowing things while avoiding some types of danger at the beginning of the movie when she’s out in her first night.
I haven’t seen the Japanese version but I heard that is an change that people may not like, but overall its another great entry to the Studio Ghibli with an good dub, good story, great animation, and great use of the soundtrack. Definitely recommended.
9/10
