I remember seeing Kiki's Delivery Service for the first time on video (it was either a recommendation from Matt or Barron) and being completely blown away. I had just seen and loved Princess Mononoke, but Kiki was even better! She's a wonderful character, so sweet and pure, trying to prove herself on her own - you can really feel for her. I absolutely adore the animation - when she flies on her broom for the first time, it's just spectacular! The wind builds up around her, making her hair wave around, then she whispers "Fly!" and off she goes, running into a tree and flipping around before she finally gets it right. It totally makes you think that's what it would actually be like to fly on a broom! Anyway, I've been waiting for this DVD for a long time, and I love it! The bonus DVD is kind of unnecessary - I like looking at storyboards, but who wants to watch the entire movie's worth of storyboards? Oh well, I'm just thrilled to finally own this wonderful movie that touches my heart!Labels: anime, dvds, miyazaki
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