Ghibli Retrospective: The Kids Talk WHISPER OF THE HEART

Kurt Halfyard, Contributing Writer; Toronto, Canada

ScreenAnarchy is certainly not the youngest of movie websites, and a number of the writing staff have children that are old enough to understand and consume media in a way that is both raw and fresh, but also with the inklings of consideration.  In short, this is the age where many of us fall in love with the movies.  Thus, we are offering you the perspective of smaller children as they react to seeing classic animation on the big screen.  And what better way to kick things off with the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and the folks at Studio Ghibli.  

With the 15 film Ghibli retrospective in full swing at TIFF Lightbox, Willem (age 8) goes to the late-show of Yoshifumi Kondô's contemporary Japanese coming-of-age tale, Whisper of the Heart. His sister (age 7) too young for a 9pm show, takes the initiative for the post-screening (next day) chat. The discussion goes from romance to parenting to the preference of subtitles vs. dubbed.  
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