NEKO NO ONGAESHI (THE CAT RETURNS (2002))

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NEKO NO ONGAESHI (THE CAT RETURNS (2002)) Mar 1, 2017 15:29:58 GMT

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While Chizuru Ikewake’s performance is good, NEKO NO ONGAESHI (THE CAT RETURNS) is unfortunately the rare fantasy movie where the scenes in the real world are more entertaining than the scenes in the fantasy world. The ending implies that everything that happened to HARU YOSHIOKA (the protagonist) changed her. I don’t buy it. It wasn’t a meaningless experience, but it didn’t feel like a growing up journey. Also, at the beginning, she had a crush. At the end, she moves on. Wait a minute. She talks about him like he never meant anything to her (and she hadn't realized before). OK, I know that it wasn’t real love, but there was nothing to suggest that it was a little girl’s shallow infatuation.

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NEKO NO ONGAESHI (THE CAT RETURNS (2002)) Mar 16, 2017 20:09:22 GMT

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I loved it, but it's not the deepest or best Ghibli movie. I still enjoy it, it's lighthearted and swift paced. I also don't think it's really all about growing up, although she does change a little bit, and that's enough imo.

'Whisper of the Heart' (also with the Baron and Muta) was a lot more serious, no fantasy at all, that one was definitely a growing up movie. I guess they might have made 'The Cat returns' as a way to reuse characters and have fun with them, and not that much more.

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