Tales from Earthsea is based on the fantasy world created by Ursula LeGuin, a world with wizards and dragons. The first scene shows a ship amidst a storm. From the stormclouds emerge two dragons, fighting. This is then seen as a bad omen, that the Balance of the world is collapsing.The film then tells the story of how one wizard, Sparrowhawk, sets on a quest to seek the source of the evil that is shaking "The Balance" in this world. Arren, a runaway prince who killed his father; Therru, an unfriendly yet mysterious girl; and Tenar, Therru's guardian are the other prominient characters in this film. As this film was adapted from a series of novels and short stories, there is a lot that is not explained. Throughout the film, it is easily recognisable that the author had created a very elaborate world, hardly any of which can be captured in a 2 hour long film. The animation style is signature Ghibli, very similar to that of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. And in line with those films, there are some scenes which are just truly amazing, such as the image of Hort town, and the end scenes with Arren and the dragon. This film was very enjoyable. And entertaining that the evil guy is a bishōnen character.And that concludes my Studio Ghibli watching.. I've seen them all now!
I actually want to see the disney/english dubbed version of Ponyo of the Cliff by the Sea, shortened to just Ponyo for the western audience. From the trailer, it seems that there is more emphasis on Ponyo "saving the world", instead of the emphasis on her and the boy's relationship. Anyways, that is to come. August 14th!Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson amongst the voice actors :D
Noah Cyrus as Ponyo.. ugh. I don't like anything to do with the name "Cyrus". Also a Jonas brother voicing. Boo.
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