Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Secret World of Arriety 2010


The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)     Based on The Borrowers novel by Mary Norton.  Shawn is a twelve year old boy who goes to live with his great aunt and the housekeeper, he is ill and has a bad heart.  There is a family of miniature people who are only a few inches tall living in a small home nearby.  Shawn thinks he saw one of them outside and he catches them in his bedroom during the night.  They are doing their "borrowing."  They survive by taking only what they need from the "beings."  The borrowers are very afraid of the "beings" and they avoid all contact with them.
     Usually I don't enjoy animated movies but this one is very good and interesting.  Shawn really wants to help the borrowers, Arriety wants to accept his help but her parents warn her not to ever trust a being.  The water colored backgrounds are beautiful.  4* (I really liked this movie)  

95 min, Animated directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Gary Rydstrom, Atsushi Okui, voiced by Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Carol Burnett, David Henrie, Moises Arias.

Note:  Blockbuster 4*, imdb 7.7 out of 10, 94% critic 86% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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