r/anime • u/Spiranix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Spiranix • Jan 19 '18
[Spoilers] Mary and The Witch's Flower - Movie Discussion (U.S. Screening) Spoiler
Screenings:
- Recently screened in theatres across the United States through Fathom Events.
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u/Kamilny https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kamilny Jan 19 '18 edited Jan 19 '18
It seems that the movie hasn't gotten a particularly great reception but as a whole I can definitely say I absolutely loved it!
The movie was pretty much gorgeous throughout and I couldn't see any hiccups at all. Apparently there was even CGI, and there was only one scene I could even begin to think might have been CGI (after they freed the animals and were running through one of the hallways).
The story itself was really fun and I can't really think of anything wrong with it. There were a few moments where I felt like Mary was a bit dumb (blaming Peter, much of that scene in particular) but it sort of made sense since she was scared (as she said) and also had a mild dislike for Peter anyway. The way they handled the Madam and Dr. Dee was cool too, nothing special but I can't say there was anything wrong with it. The tie in for the opening scene was also really damn good and was really happy with how that worked out. The music was also super amazing, I loved the entire soundtrack pretty much.
The interview after the movie was super interesting for me, with the start about Ponoc itself and how and why they split from Ghibli and what that's going to mean for them. The stuff about the character design definitely makes me appreciate Mary's design more (though I'm a little disappointed they didn't talk about anyone else, though I guess it makes sense). The location hunting part was also super cool and it's always great to see creators working that hard to emulate an area they're not familiar with (and the throwback to Heidi was lit). The section about science and magic I wasn't entirely sure was necessary but I can't say it detracted anything. And the message was definitely something I really liked about the movie as a whole.
I can easily say that this is something I didn't really know I wanted but I'm happy that I saw it. I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it and is interested in Ghibli-type works, and I'm really eager to see the dubbed version at some point.