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    1. What is The Secret World of Arrietty?
      The SWoA is an animated film that focuses on the interactions of a family of three small people who live beneath the floorboards that call themselves Borrowers and between the human beings that dwell in the house above. The story follows the relationship of 14 year old girl and Borrower Arrietty (AIR-ee-ett-ee) and a 12 year old boy named Sho who has a fatal heart condition.

      The idea for the animated film is based off British novel The Borrowers by Mary Norton.
      The Borrowers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Norton_%28author%29

      The film was released in Japan 2010, dubbed and released in the UK in 2011, and dubbed and released in North America February 2012.

      According to Wikipedia (source:Arrietty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

      Quote Originally Posted by Wikipedia
      Arrietty, known in Japan as The Borrower Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ Kari-gurashi no Arietti?) and in North America as The Secret World of Arrietty, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi , written by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa and produced by Studio Ghibli, based on Mary Norton's novel The Borrowers. The film tells the story of Arrietty, a young Borrower, who lives under the floorboards of a typical household. She eventually befriends Sho, a human boy with a heart condition since birth, who is living with his great aunt, Sadako. When Sadako's maid, Haru, becomes suspicious of the floorboard's disturbance, Arrietty and her family must escape detection, even if it means leaving their beloved home. The film stars the voices of Mirai Shida as the titular character, Ryunosuke Kamiki as Sho, and Tatsuya Fujiwara as Spiller.

      Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making his directorial debut as the youngest director of a Ghibli film. Miyazaki supervised the production as a developing planner.[2] The voice actors were approached in April 2010, and Cécile Corbel wrote the film's score as well as its theme song.

      Released in Japan on July 17, 2010, Arrietty received very positive reviews, all of which praised the animation and music. It also became the highest grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office for the year 2010,[3] and is currently grossing over US$141 million worldwide.[1] The film also won the Animation of the Year award at the 34th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony.[4] Two English language versions of the film were produced, a British dub produced by Studio Canal which was released in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2011, and an American dub released by Walt Disney Pictures in North America on February 17, 2012.

      Arrietty, known in Japan as The Borrower Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ Kari-gurashi no Arietti?) and in North America as The Secret World of Arrietty, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi , written by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa and produced by Studio Ghibli, based on Mary Norton's novel The Borrowers. The film tells the story of Arrietty, a young Borrower, who lives under the floorboards of a typical household. She eventually befriends Sho, a human boy with a heart condition since birth, who is living with his great aunt, Sadako. When Sadako's maid, Haru, becomes suspicious of the floorboard's disturbance, Arrietty and her family must escape detection, even if it means leaving their beloved home. The film stars the voices of Mirai Shida as the titular character, Ryunosuke Kamiki as Sho, and Tatsuya Fujiwara as Spiller.

      Ghibli announced the film in late 2009 with Yonebayashi making his directorial debut as the youngest director of a Ghibli film. Miyazaki supervised the production as a developing planner.[2] The voice actors were approached in April 2010, and Cécile Corbel wrote the film's score as well as its theme song.
      Released in Japan on July 17, 2010, Arrietty received very positive reviews, all of which praised the animation and music. It also became the highest grossing Japanese film at the Japanese box office for the year 2010,[3] and is currently grossing over US$141 million worldwide.[1] The film also won the Animation of the Year award at the 34th Japan Academy Prize award ceremony.[4] Two English language versions of the film were produced, a British dub produced by Studio Canal which was released in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2011, and an American dub released by Walt Disney Pictures in North America on February 17, 2012.
    2. Cast and Crew

      • Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
      • Produced by Toshio Suzuki
      • Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa
      • A Studio Ghibli production
      • Mirai Shida as Arrietty (アリエッティ Arietti): A 14-year old borrower who lives with her parents under the floorboards of Shō's house. Arrietty was voiced by Saoirse Ronan in the United Kingdom dub and by Bridgit Mendler in the United States dub.
      • Ryunosuke Kamiki as Shō (翔, known as Shawn in the United States version): A 12-year old human boy who becomes Arrietty's friend. He meets Arrietty in the house his mother was raised in, while awaiting heart surgery. Shō is based on "The Boy". Shō was voiced by Tom Holland in the United Kingdom dub and by David Henrie in the United States dub.
      • Shinobu Ōtake as Homily (ホミリー Homirī): Arrietty's mother who has a liking for luxury. Homily was voiced by Olivia Colman in the United Kingdom dub and by Amy Poehler in the United States dub.
      • Keiko Takeshita as Sadako Maki (牧 貞子 Maki Sadako, known as Jessica in the United States version): Sadako is based on Great Aunt Sophy. Sadako was voiced by Phyllida Law in the United Kingdom dub and by Gracie Poletti in the United States dub
      • Tatsuya Fujiwara as Spiller (スピラー Supirā): A tiny bow-wielding boy who helps Arrietty's family move. Spiller was voiced by Luke Allen-Gale in the United Kingdom dub and by Moisés Arias in the United States dub.
      • Tomokazu Miura as Pod (ポッド Poddo): Arrietty's father who often borrows in order to provide for the family. Pod was voiced by Mark Strong in the United Kingdom dub and by Will Arnett in the United States dub.
      • Kirin Kiki as Haru (ハル, known as Hara in the US version): The caretaker of Sadako's home who is suspicous about the existence of 'little people'. Voiced by Geraldine McEwan in the United Kingdom dub and Carol Burnett in the United States dub.
      • The film score of Arrietty was composed by French (Bretonne) musician Cécile Corbel. Corbel also performed the film's theme song, "Arrietty's Song", in Japanese, English, French, German, and Italian.

    3. Film Review and Reception
      According to Wikipedia:
      Quote Originally Posted by Wikipedia
      Arrietty debuted at the first position in the Japanese box office. More than 1 million people went to see the film during its opening weekend. It also grossed around 1.35 billion yen that weekend. Distributor Toho announced that as of 5 August 2010, the film managed to gross more than 3.5 billion yen and attracted more than 3.7 million viewers.[11] According to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Arrietty is the top grossing Japanese film in their box office for the year for 2010; it grossed approximately 9.25 billion yen.
      In France, the film was well received by the public. More than 100,000 people went to catch the film on its debut week in France, allowing the film to gross more than US$1.4 million that week.[25] Overall, ticket sales for Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs in France totaled just shy of 740,000 between its release on January 12, 2011, and March 1, 2011. It also grossed a total of US$7,010,476 at the French box office. Arrietty went on to gross a worldwide total of US$126,368,084.


      In North America, Arri*etty was distributed by Disney and opened on 1,522 screens, a record for a Studio Ghibli film taken from Ponyo (927 screens).[26] The film finished its opening weekend at ninth place, tak*ing US$6.45 mil*lion (President's Day 3-day weekend). This was the largest opening ever for a Studio Ghibli movie (beating Ponyo's $3.6 million). The film also scored the best weekend per-theater average in North America for the studio ($4,235 against Ponyo's $3,868). During four days of the President's Day holiday weekend, the film earned $8.68 million and moved to eighth place. It earned an A- CinemaScore.] As of February 28, 2012, Arrietty has earned US$141,063,479 worldwide.
      According to Rotten Tomatoes as of March 1st, 2012:
      http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_...d_of_arrietty/
      94% critics approval and 88% audience approval

      According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) as of March 1st, 2012:
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568921/
      7.7 out of 10 stars.
    4. General Information
      Rated: G for General Audiences
      Running Time: 94 minutes
      Film Type/Genres: Animation


    TRAILER
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp2nb9Vq0yY

    LINKS
    Official Website:
    http://disney.go.com/arrietty/
    Wikipedia:
    Arrietty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    IMDB:
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568921/
    Rotten Tomatoes:
    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_...d_of_arrietty/

    Official Facebook Page (UK)
    https://www.facebook.com/ArriettyMovie
    Official Facebook Page (US)
    https://www.facebook.com/SecretWorldofArrietty


    Studio Ghibli Wikipedia page
    Studio Ghibli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Fansites of Studio Ghibli
    http://www.onlineghibli.com/
    http://www.studioghibli.net/



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    I'm not too familiar with Studio Ghibli, but I've seen some of their films before. I guess there is a growing fanbase for whatever they do, and by watching The Secret World of Arrietty I can see why. Just writing this now I think it is rare for a serious animated film to be shown in theatre let alone on television. I think of animated media I think of Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, and Pixar Movies like Toy Story, or Disney Classics like Lion King. They're all very cartoony. However, The SWoA has a serious approach on a light hearted and enjoyable animated adventure that doesn't sacrifice story quality for cheap laughs but can be both engaging to kids and adults. The animation, the characters, and the story are all very interesting. Plus every scene has a delightful soundtrack melody that to me wasn't always noticeable until the more dramatic and intense moments. I was very much entertained and now have a little eagerness to go look through Studio Ghibli's catalog and watch their other films.

    For anyone who is looking for something new then I recommend watching this film. I'd watch this film again.
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    I forced my boyfriend to see this movie with me, He liked it and so did I. But I'm a little biased because I like Studio Ghibli films.

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