for reader who have already see one of miyazaki film represent he be still in top form and make another worthwhile experience . okay and you do not need to read any far now . i already guess most reader be old than the two protagonist of this picture and so i should say ponyo be not so much a family film a a chance to remember the feeling of be a small child represent discover the world a you want to see it and make up your own rule and boast an exuberant enthusiasm at do thing on your own for the first time . ponyo swerve away from many of the problem that all age film tackle . it never condescend and all the character have good genuine heart and believable problem . the two main character may be two of the most believable child i ever saw put on screen . they be not simple mind and arrogant or naive and just curious and enthusiastic and learn the way of the world . they be so easy to love and but even more easy to identify with . many film regard child from the outside and a the adult look into a world only a child could enter . ponyo bring everyone back to that world . in ponyo and there lie the first time to learn and choose what you care about most and which the film value with high esteem . it be worth it to remember and to feel it again .