Posted by Totorosfantasy on 03.24.2015, 09:16 PM: Ocean Waves Hi there!
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Posted by husky51 on 03.25.2015, 01:02 AM: Yes, I've seen the movie a time or three and enjoy it again and again. Like you say, kinda like Only Yesterday but at a higher age level... |
Posted by Saddletank on 03.25.2015, 04:51 AM: ...or a lower age level
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Posted by Totorosfantasy on 03.25.2015, 10:23 AM: Not to mention it's a relatively short film; roughly about an hour and 15 minutes. I'm surprised it's so difficult to get a copy of it anywhere. I was only able to watch it online. |
Posted by husky51 on 03.25.2015, 10:58 AM:
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Posted by Saddletank on 03.25.2015, 12:47 PM: I see what you mean I was thinking along the lines of Only Yesterday is about an adult 'growing up' while Ocean waves is about teenagers doing ditto.
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Posted by husky51 on 03.26.2015, 03:38 AM: I think part of the emotional thing is generated by the apparent loss of each other and the slow realization that the other is THERE after all, and Rikako's slow bow... |
Posted by Saddletank on 03.26.2015, 05:07 AM: I was hoping for no spoilers, but for me the 'ending' really begins the previous evening when it rains and the elderly lady makes that suggestion. The whole last 15 or 20 minutes of the film is so densely packed with emotion and Takahata created a tremendous intensity out of what was in essence a very simple story.
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Posted by Totorosfantasy on 03.26.2015, 10:06 AM:
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Posted by Saddletank on 03.26.2015, 12:32 PM: What got the tears flowing for me with Pom Poko was that all through the film, although there is a very serious theme being explored, it is done through the eyes and minds of the Tanuki, so everything is light-hearted, fun, silly and crazy and doesn't seem that important. Then the ending comes, the final great battle is lost and the Tanuki face their own mortality - they have only two choices; change with the world as it is changing, or die.
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Posted by Totorosfantasy on 03.26.2015, 02:51 PM: I guess I could understand that. The only thing that made me lose focus throughout that movie was its emphasis on the enlarged testicles. Honestly, I think I would've appreciated it more if they left that part out. |
Posted by Saddletank on 03.26.2015, 04:46 PM: I think there were only a couple of scenes where its mentioned or shown and the magical abilities of Tanuki testicles are apparently a big part of the folklore so it wouldn't bother a Japanese audience (for whom the film was made).
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Posted by husky51 on 03.26.2015, 10:20 PM: Gomen...
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Posted by Maenad1 on 03.28.2016, 11:48 AM: Now that GKids has brought "Only Yesterday" to the U.S., "Ocean Waves" is the only Ghibli film that still has never been shown here or given an English dub. (At least, I think so -- let me know if I'm wrong!). What do you think is the likelihood of GKids bringing "Ocean Waves" to the U.S.? I know it is considered a "lesser" work in the Ghibli pantheon, but so was "The Cat Returns" and that has an English dub and you can buy it at Wal-Mart and Target. |
Posted by husky51 on 03.28.2016, 12:15 PM: Good to see you again, Maenad1... |
Posted by Saddletank on 03.28.2016, 02:08 PM: Ocean Waves is another of my favourites. I hope it gets recognition and is shown to a wider audience soon. Its a lovely story. Not terribly realistic but a fun tale. I personally am very happy with the original Japanese language (which is beautiful) and subtitles but I also understand many viewers prefer English language.
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Posted by paperbullet on 05.01.2016, 03:37 PM: I could never understand it.
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