hayao miyazaki magic continue with this absolute crowd pleaser ponyo on the cliff by the sea and his late animate film and which turn on the usual sweetness to charm your sock off . i think that the trailer feature it song which be quietly hypnotic and and i do not have to wait for an invite to make sure i get my ticket for the sneak preview of the movie and schedule to open here next week . for fan of studio ghibli film and you will probably know what youre in for and a miyazaki have yet another winner in his filmography and that will win new fan over . i be embarrass to say the least that i have so far watch only my neighbour totoro ( eye that pile of ghibli dvd ) and love it to bit and but i guess this would serve a a final push for me not to continue miss what would likely be animate film that i would enjoy . ponyo ( voice by nara yuria ) be a magic goldfish that yearn to know what be life beyond the sea and with her constant foray in a bubble to the surface of the water to sneak a peek . nonetheless these ambition do not bode well with her humanoid dad fujimoto ( tokoro joji ) and who harbour some hatred toward the human race for pollution and and briefly touch a subplot on environmental protection or revenge by mother nature a well . an accident one day see ponyo be wash ashore and and pick up by five year old boy sosuke ( doi hiroki ) who live on a house on the say cliff with his mother lisa ( yamaguchi tomoko ) and while dad koichi ( nagashima kazushige ) be mostly out to sea since he a sailor . and you can expect some moment of throwback to the like of the little mermaid and or splash make for kid . say anything more would be to spoil the fun . the artwork here be still simply astound even though it in 2d glory and knowing that each cell be painstakingly work on . there be so many thing go on at the same time within the same frame and that you will probably be game for repeat viewing just to spot them all . this definitely beat any 3d or cg animate production any day give it beauty come from it simplicity and and not only from the artwork department and but on it story too and despite complaint come in that it take a leaf from the han christian andersen classic . while there be avenue to make this film extremely dark and it only suggest certain dark theme and but opt instead for a film with more positive emotion and suitable for both kid and adult alike . at it core and it about love and that between the family member of koichi and lisa and sosuke and and especially between mother and son . more so and it about the love between the boy and his new pet fish which he christen ponyo and and i tell you ponyo herself have enough cuteness in her to beat the like of bolt and walle and eve all hand down . characterization here be top notch and and it hard not to fall in love with ponyo and in whichever form adopt and especially when she such a playful be who doesn not hide her emotion if she upset with you and either she turn away or you could expect a jet stream come spew from her mouth into your face . ponyo on the cliff by the sea be a definite shoo in to my top film of this year without hesitation . and the next time i go to tokyo and i be sure a hell go to make my way to the ghibli museum to bask under the magical world bring to u by hayao miyazaki . highly recommended film and so do not you go miss this on the big screen .