My cousin told me something fascinating.
He loved spirited Away as a kid. But when he saw it again many years later, it was just a little bit less great than he remembered it.
He had watched Ponyo many years ago, and really liked it. Now he didn't want to watch it again, because he didn't want to lose the way it made him feel. He remembered the scene where Ponyo and Sosuke wake up and the house is surrounded by ocean, so they go out on their boat. He said that scene made him feel like he was being surrounded in peace.
(It's amazing that Miyazaki can make something like a flood feel peaceful, and fun. Though it is a metaphorical flood - cleansing the earth).
I commented on that scene, laughing about little details like an octopus climbing into the house. After our conversation, he said, "Screw it. I'm gonna watch it again."
And somehow, I was almost sad that he had decided to watch Ponyo again.
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