The Ghibli painting style is very heavy at the beginning, and it is no wonder that the supervisor is Milin Hongchang, the person who came out of Ghibli. After reading it, I checked, and some of the original paintings of many of Ghibli's works were made by him. A few years ago, "Arietty, the Villain who borrowed things" was also his work. Compared with the villain, "Mary and the Villain" The Witch's Fruit has improved a lot. At the beginning, the style of painting will think of the city in the sky and the witch's delivery service. Mary's red hair is easy to think of Ponyo's hair color. The background is set in the United Kingdom, and the British-style names appear in Japanese comics. adapted). The painting style of Mary coming out of the house really surprised me. The plants on both sides are colorful and not out of harmony. This film is perfect in style. Too bad the story line is a little lacking. There is also a lack of character creation. For example, the principal and the doctor want to arrest them for experiments, and later they only arrest Peter but not Mary. After Peter "runs", the doctor holds two cats in his hands and persuades Mary to stay away from Peter to avoid injury. How could a cat like a vengeful animal jump into the doctor's arms after being persecuted by the doctor. The picture of Peter's "runaway" is easy to think of the picture of the faceless man in "Spirited Away" swallowing everything that can be swallowed around him. Earlier, when the broom brought Mary into the school, it was easy to think of the way to enter the city in the sky in "City in the Sky". At the end, Mary threw away the remaining witch fruit. I know that what the film wants to express is Mary's severance from magic, but can't you press the fruit to the broom? This broom that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't work is no one anymore.
ps: At the end of the film, special thanks to Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, and Toshio Suzuki. I almost cried when I saw the name of Mr. Gao who passed away this year, I wish Mr. Gao well in another world.
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