well, I loved this (and already kinda want to watch it again).
1. The experience of watching this in a room with groups of women of all ages was wonderful.
2. Abby Ryder Fortson, the young actress playing Margaret, was so natural and sweet and perfectly cast.
3. I loved Rachel McAdams.
4. I loved Kathy Bates- she reminded me sort of my own grandma, down to the bright red dyed hair.
5. the universality of the coming-of-age experience is…
This exploration of how childhood impacts one’s adulthood, was both tender, patient and incisive.
One thing i was always like about the ghibli movies is that they give space for silence and contemplation. I found the silence particularly moving here as it let me think over the themes of the movie (of nostalgia, gendered and societal expectations, humans relationship to the environment) but also gave me a chance to reflect on my own childhood experience too.
1. oooohhh yeah baby, this is what I like.
2. let’s continue with this trend: a director with a vision is given money to make that vision into a beautiful reality. We love to see it.
3. I’m obsessed with how Medieval this felt, the magic, the costumes, the MUSIC, the mythology, the philosophy (metaphysics AND theology?!). It was fantastic.
4. everything about this is so well (and lovingly) crafted, it’s incredibly impressive.
5. I love that this is a…
