Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Miyazaki Hayao had a new anime movie on 1/23. It's a pure love story of a mermaid Ponyo and a little boy Sousuke. One day Ponyo got trapped by a bottle and Sousuke saved her. Ponyo was well protected by Sousuke so that she liked Sousuke and wanted to be with him. The first step was to become a human. Ponyo's father tried to stop her from being a human but finally he didn't make it. For being with Sousuke, Ponyo made a tsunami(?) which damaged Sousuke's town unintentionally. At last Ponyo's parents recovered the town and helped Ponyo become a real little girl. Ponyo and Sousuke can be together forever!

There are a lot of negative comments on the Internet. They say this movie has a lack of contents. It's only for five-year-old children. In my point of view, I consider this movie as a relaxing anime. All you need to do is to feel the cuteness of Ponyo and to learn about the pure love between Ponyo and Sousuke. We don't need to think about the future of them. They are just five years old! Maybe someday Ponyo doesn't like Sousuke or Sousuke doesn't like Ponyo but it doesn't matter. It's hard now for a man or a woman to say "I will protect you and love you forever and ever." Even if one said that words, the other wouldn't believe it. The promise of the children is more natural, sincere, and without any bad intention. I feel comfortable to watch the movie. It makes me feel like a child to re-think about what's love.

By the way, I still love Hisaishi Joe's music!