Thinking about it, Ghibli has quite a lot of not so happy endings. Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky and Only Yesterday are objectively happy endings that still manage to feel melancholic. Nausicaa and Marnie are """"""""""""happy"""""""""""""" endings and Mononoke-hime is bittersweet at best... that is until you realize that it's still the Warring States period and Irontown is doomed without iron or learn that the japanese wolf was driven to extinction irl anyway. Meanwhile The Wind Rises has a straight up tragic ending, that is not as devastating as it could be because Miyazaki put the italian engineer there to lighten up the mood. And then there's Takahata... Kaguya-hime, PomPoko, Grave of the Fireflies... yeah enough said
Like, this song gives me serious goose bumps. It makes me cry at some point. Have you ever have this feeling like, when you're watching Anime films. You feel like you are separated to the world or something?
yeah that's why I think the old anime is better cause it has a way of making u feel like you are in a different world especially when studio gibli and hiyo Miyazaki do a movie together my personal favored one is castle in the sky the story characters and art and most of all the soundtrack was amazing.
+Odezsa Midlane Yeah i understand how you feel. Animes just have that effect on me as well and i love it. It really helps me to forget about my problems and life in general. I just feel completely immersed when i watch a good anime. Studio Ghibli films are really good at doing that haha.
family_of_6_randomness I recently redound this movie when going through my movies and I had been humming this tune for years not knowing where it was from
When I saw the ending, I was in disbelief. I thought to myself, "That can't be it." I kept on watching the credits, in hopes of figuring out what happened to Sho and Arrietty... Danm you Miyazaki...how many times are you going to do this to me ;_;
Man this anime is so underrated. Whenever you say Ghibli films they never talk about Arrietty, and they did this with disney doign the dubs, but disney never talk about this :((
the dub killed it i was too afraid to ruin the movie so i never watched the english version and it worked! i never wanted to watch it because disney used that girl from good luck charlie and made her sing for parts of the soundtrack which in my opinion was the worse mistake anyone could make.
Veggieburger Don't forget about how no one really talks about Ponyo either! I don't care who voiced it, who sang, I really don't. I just care about the story and the beyond amazing score.
GotShotStudios The English version is very good. It's the American dub that's appalling. There are two versions because The Borrowers is a British book.
+zeldacrazyinlove1234 The fact that Liam Neeson voiced the Sea King in Ponyo actually made me like it more because I was like "hahaha what, is that Liam Neeson's voice?? That's so weird yet awesome."
This kind of song just makes you feel like an adventurer climbing such great heights or running through the trees. Joe Hisaishi always does amazing music for Ghibli movies. They capture the complete mood of the movie, and is just...epic. No other word can describe how good his music is.
I agree so much about the "adventurer" part ^^ This track is awesome, and it made us feel powerful things with our imagination too! Although I believe this track was made by Cecile Corbel and not Joe Hisaishi for once. And I've read that this was the first time a foreigner did the OST for a Japanese animation movie ^^
+Soul Eater How about 'majestic', 'wild', 'passionate', oh I dunno 'epic' is still the best one but it's like it can't be properly summarized with just 1 word! =)
The only bad Studio Ghibli movie I can think of is "Tales of Earthsea". It was created by Goro Miyazaki, and it was so bad that even Studio Ghibli disowned it.
cannibal babies I know the ending was kind of sad. But it didn't bother Shaun because he understood that Arrietty and her parents had to leave. He knew that if they stayed, they only would be been ensnared, been held prisoners, or be killed. What really mattered to Shaun was to make sure they would succeed in getting away. What also mattered was that he learned from Arrietty to be strong and to not give up on his own life. Shaun didn't feel sad after Arrietty left. He went on with his life after his operation.
zeldacrazyinlove1234 how you like it?! I first saw this movie like 3 months ago and in the beginning was like man this is for kids at the ends my nose was all running lolol
+zeldacrazyinlove1234 You definitely should. It's one of those good o'l Ghibli's masterpieces that just brings comfort while watching it on your couch.
Where can I find this song? I found the OST by Cecile Corbel, but the track on there called "Arietty's Song" is much slower and has lyrics. It's certainly pretty, but I'm interested in this orchestral piece. EDIT: Found it - this isn't from the soundtrack, it's a cover by "Thaory Pan demic" from their album "loves Ghibli Orchestra."
...that explains why I drove myself mad trying to find this arrangement. I *KNEW* I had heard a dramatic version somewhere but could not find it for the life of me.
I remember I was in Japan when this movie first came out and there was promo stuff for it eeeeverywhere. Then like a year later back in America I started to see all the promo stuff again when it came out here. What a weird, but funny experience haha.
Jung Lan X) Don't have to think it like reality would. Specially if theirs magic involve in it :O theirs many possibilities u know. Like little mermaid.
this didn't even give me 2 seconds to prepare for what i was going to hear and just blasted epic beauty to my ears and i shivered in awe like i was gonna die from this masterpiece
Now I feel all pumped up to go adventuring and climbing through the mountains and running through a forest at impossible speeds to go on a quest for some majestic purpose. So basically this song is amazing
Don't know why! But,When arrietty gave that pin to Shawn in the end,it reminded me of Chihiro from Spirited Away when she did her hair at the end of that movie.
I was going to give a beautiful speech about this song but I decided that I will say what I think of this song...... ................... ......... .................. ............ ................. Just , just epic.
"Arriety et le petit monde des chapardeurs" et l'un de mes films Ghibli préférés. J'ai eu la chance immense d'assister à un mini concert de Cécile Corbel avant une diffusion du film! Je n'oublierai jamais cette émotion🤩
Yes, it's the beauty of their art. I just went 20 yesterday, in the same time I watched Arrietty. As always, the movie left me with tears in my eyes. Feelings, they are trying to show, are so real it hurts. It hurts not to see those feelings in our "real" world. I just wish, everyone would be like Sho and Arrietty. But I don't want, ever again, to fall apart with someone I love. :)
Today was my 3rd time watching Arrietty this month. It's genuinely so relaxing and I drown all my sorrows into the movie whilst watching it ;) It's a shame this isn't the original song that is used in the movie :(
***** Me too, it's such a great version of the song so it really bugged me that I couldn't find it anywhere on the OST before I realised it was a remix. Glad I could help.
Sho: has a heart operation Sho: You gave me a reason to keep living. You're a part of me now. I will keep our memories in my heart. still makes me cry. Why are ghibli movies the only ones who know real romance and emotions
Lyrics: I'm fourteen years old, I am pretty Genki na chiisai lady Yukashita ni zutto Karigurashi shitetano Toki ni wa happy, toki ni wa blue Dareka ni aitai Kaze kami ni kanjite Sora wo nagametai Anata ni hana todoketai Mukou wa betsu no sekai Hora chou-chou ga matteru Watashi wo matteiru Sou kawaru koto mo nai Watashi no chiisai sekai Kirai janai no demo anata wo Motto motto shiritakute Yorokobi to kanashimi Wa itsumo orimazatteyuku Kaze kami ni kanjite Sora wo nagametai Anata ni hana todoketai Mukou wa betsu no sekai Hora chou-chou ga matteru Anata wo matteiru Taiyou no shita de Hana ni kakomarete Anata to hibi sugoshitai Kono omoi wo mune ni Atarashii sekai de Watashi rashiku ikiru
It's almost 10 years since I watched this anime. I thought that I've forgotten, but this emotion is still living in my heart, the song reminds me that. Everytime I hear this melody, all the memory of my fairy childhood comes back. I miss it, I even miss the place that I have never set my feet in - the garden in this anime. Thanks Ghibli and Hayao Mizaki for making such a wonderful work!
I want to start a journey while I listen to this OST, I really wanna have that feeling in exploring new places and talk about my journey for the world.
W-Wow...すごい!!! ほんとに すごい!!!! Whaa!!! makes me wanna climb mountains and sail through the sea and fly through the air seeking for treasure from above!!! Feeling the cold wing blow my hair, I smile. The great melodies of Joe Hisasishi are amazing!!!
I'm sorry to burst your bubble but Joe Hisaishi isn't this movie's composer. It's the amazing Cécile Corbel, and she's the one singing too!!! Check out her work, she's really talented
I don't know why my art teacher made us see this movie back when I was starting high school, but I'm sure I'm pretty grateful to him now. Thank you, Nicolás. Wherever you are now, I'm wishing you the best.
I love this theme, I love the movie, I don't know why, but Arrietty always hits me when I watch it. The story's not even particularly interesting, but there's always been something so innocent and beautiful about the entire film, so much so that it just gives off such a unique feeling that I don't get with most movies. Of course there's a few other Ghiblis that get there.
I almost forgot all about this movie. Wow, I adored this movie when I was younger. Man, I am glad that it just so happens that someone I'm subscribed to used this song in a video, or else I wouldn't have asked about it, and then I would've completely forgotten about this movie. Man, I want to see it again. I ADORED this movie.
Ich finde kaum Worte für diese mein Herz erbeben, mich träumen lassende Melodie, fesselt meinen Verstand und treibt mir die Tränen in die Augen. Unfassbar schön, genauso wie der Film.
"So just tell me what's on your mind, and we'll work from there." "I remember something... something, that was important, but it feels like a faded memory, it's a song, locked deep inside my heart, in a place I can't reach... but yesterday, I heard something, I heard it for only a second, but then I remembered, that song, was Arrietty's." This is something that appeared in my mind one day, I don't know why I suddenly thought of it, since that day I didn't do anything related to The Secret World of Arrietty, or The Borrowers, but this was something Shawn/Sho would have said at the end of the movie, that he had forgotten something because of an accident and was talking to a therapist or a psychologist, but then heard her singing one day, for only a second, and remembered their friendship. Thank you for the song.
This is my favorite movie ever Arrietty’s family has always reminded me of mine I relate to Arrietty in many ways. It's funny because I remember the first time I watched this movie my heart skipped a beat at the name of the mother "Amelie" which is my name and when i was 6 it was my first time hearing my name in a movie! I will forever remember this movie and the memories I received from it. The creator's of this movie really poured their heart and soul into this film I hope we get more movies that are similar to studio Ghiblis
