has any1 seen whisper of the heart??

[little*bunny*foofoo]

hi, i was seriously thinkin about buying this movie ( i loooove miyazaki's work) but wanted some REAL reviews from ppl who have seen it. soooo.....is it any good??

[madbunny]

I don't know about a review, but;

Mimi wo Sumaseba, which literally means If You Listen Closely, tells the story of Shizuku, a junior-high school student who is struggling to find out who she is. The movie takes you on a journey through her imagination and daily life as she makes decisions that will ultimately decide her future.

That sounds like a pretty decent synopsis.
I liked it. I thought that while it wasn't as dramatic as some of his other movies, it really didn't need to be.

[TaranT]

Miyazaki did not direct this one, although he wrote and storyboard-ed it.
WotH page at nausicaa.net

The cover art is deceptive since this is not a fantasy film (except for that one scene). There's very little action and only light drama. It's about a teenager having some thoughts about what to do with her life, set (I assume) in a typical Japanese city & family scenario. That other review calls it "struggling", but that really suggests more drama than you'll actually find in this movie.

I liked it with only one great big condition: I don't like John Denver's music and especially that one song the movie uses. It's - how to put this - majorly annoying. In short, hate the song, but the movie is fine.

And the cat is cute, too.

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Ghibli released another movie called The Cat Returns which they say is related to WotH, but is not a sequel or anything like that.

[angelx03]

I'll check out Whisper of the Heart when Disney starts hurrying up and release the DVD.

On a side note, is it just me or the character designs for the Cat's Return are A LOT more eye-candy than the usual designs?

[AMVfreak]

Ghibli released another movie called The Cat Returns which they say is related to WotH, but is not a sequel or anything like that.

yep they have no relation whatsoever

I'll check out Whisper of the Heart when Disney starts hurrying up and release the DVD.

On a side note, is it just me or the character designs for the Cat's Return are A LOT more eye-candy than the usual designs?

Definitely. The drawing style for the Cat's Return (is that what the english title is called?) is different from the other Ghibli movies.



Whisper of the Heart. I love that movie. Defintely one to watch. Like what TaranT said, it has little action, but the other parts fill it in to make it a just as great anime. Its about a girl named Shizuku(at least thats how it is in the original japanese movie unless US productions changed it ) who goes about her life, finding what she wants to do in it, but theres also a love relationship going on with a boy in the movie as well. Nothing moochy. Overall one of my favorite anime. Definitely give it a go.

Self pimpage of Whisper Of the Heart.

[CliffD]

Ghibli released another movie called The Cat Returns which they say is related to WotH, but is not a sequel or anything like that.

yep they have no relation whatsoever

There's more of a relation between the two than you think. Both Mimi wo Sumaseba and Neko no Ongaeshi are based off of works by Aoi Hiiragi. And, in a sense, two of the characters from Whisper of the Heart show up in The Cat Returns (with different character designs, as has been noted earlier).

[little*bunny*foofoo]

thanks every1,
i'll definately look into it!
8)

[AMVfreak]

There's more of a relation between the two than you think. Both Mimi wo Sumaseba and Neko no Ongaeshi are based off of works by Aoi Hiiragi. And, in a sense, two of the characters from Whisper of the Heart show up in The Cat Returns (with different character designs, as has been noted earlier).

Oh I meant storywise, not Studio Production wise, character design, etc.