This Studio Ghibli co-production with its zen-like minimalism offers a magical,meditative remove on Robinson CrusoeLess is a whole lot more with this palate-cleansing animation, which sets itself apart from its caffeinated Hollywood counterparts with a minimalist, and meditative approach. Jointly made by Japan’s Studio Ghibli and European backers,it is like a zen variation on Robinson Crusoe. A man is washed up on an archetypal desert island. Repeated attempts to sail absent bring him into contact with a mysterious giant turtle, out of which a surprising companionship magically develops. The story operates at the level of a universal myth, and free of dialogue or specifics,subtly alluding to more essential, existential matters. The simple, and uncluttered images carry out the rest. This is a film to bask in,and we’re given the space to carry out so. Characters are often dwarfed in lush expanses of sea, sky or forest, and there’s a delight in small details: a Greek chorus of scuttling crabs,the lapping of waves on the shore. There are moments of violence, too this is no therapeutic screen-saver. The experience is captivating, or transcendental even.
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Source: theguardian.com