Porco Rosso

Sorry it wasn't up in time today!! Had a bit of an argument with the new blogger! Don't worry though, we've sorted it out now!

Oh, look! It's a studio ghibli film!! Hopefully this means something to you as Studio Ghibli make the greatest movies EVER. However, Porco Rosso.... Is not one of them.  Marco was a  WW1 fighter, but when he got cursed and turned into a pig he turned to free-lance bounty hunting under the name Porco Rosso. That in itself could make a good plot. But the film has NOTHING to do with Marco's WW1 fighting, or his curse. It barely has anything to do with his Bounty Hunting!! Instead the plot rambles on about... well nothing! It brushes over female rights, his flirtatious habits, pride and honour, love and rivalry but it doesn't go anywhere. In fact, by the end of the whole movie, the scene hasn't really changed at all. It was so horrifically boring I almost stopped watching it! Even with Ghibli's AMAZING art and animation; I almost gave up.
But on the topic of art and animation, I most give full marks! Ghibli never fails to impress, especially with their flying vehicles! Them boat-planes looked pretty spectacular regardless of whether they were shooting through the clouds or splashing through the waters. Even with guns blazing and planes falling apart it doesn't look ridiculous! And making a pig look like an admirable character is no mean feat! He looked more honourable than most of the humans in the film even though pigs are supposed to be horrible!!

The characters were all rather wonderful. Quite sweet and petit. Well, they had to stay petit really, without a proper plot they had nowhere to grow. Initial opinions on the characters didn't really have to change at all because the characters had no hidden depth. It makes them a bit boring really.... But I must say they were an amusing bunch! I especially loved the pirates who had strange times of kindness!
But yes, as much as I love Studio Ghibli (and I really do, Spirited Away and Grave of the Firefly's are the most stunning films ever) and as much as I love the art, I just found this soooo boring!! They didn't even explain how Marco became a pig! That was the only part of the plot I was interested in, and it never happened! Such a disappointment.....

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