La tortue rouge (2016)'s comments

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Siskoid

When Studio Ghibli calls you and wants to distribute your animated short AND give you money and expertise to make a feature film, you say yes. Such was the fate of Michael Dudok de Wit; the result is The Red Turtle, a heart-breaking fairy tale with shades of The Little Mermaid, in which a castaway finds himself on a deserted island with little more than some absolutely adorable (though realistic) crabs, his attempts at escape stymied by a large red turtle who becomes his nemesis until he realizes what it really wants from him. A moving film without any dialog, it never can explain its conceits directly, but makes them clear poetically, several times through dream sequences that manifest the character's emotional state. It is a film about our connection with nature, and our place in it, both for the good and the bad, but I can't claim to have cracked its code in a single sitting. I can only urge you to see it.

7 years 5 months ago

John Milton

An absolute masterpiece.

7 years 9 months ago

snowman181

Beautiful and rewarding, especially if you don't approach it expecting a tight plot.

7 years 3 months ago

LorenzoQu

My heart just got broken.
Pure art.

7 years 4 months ago

ntan

Stunning animation. Strange but powerful story. A must-see for not just Ghibli fans (because this was my first Ghibli film) but for all animation fans.

6 years 9 months ago

boulderman

Full of thought, excellent animation with fantastic realism of detail and of actions and mannerisms, the swimming for example. A moment of humour and the realism meets the fantasy. A homage to The Big Blue and whilst I liked the story, the ending was the only bit that brought it down for me slightly. Great film 8/10 lovely to watch and relax to

3 years 2 months ago

Torgo

Absolutely mesmerizing, poetic art direction. One of the two most beautiful pieces of animation of the decade - both tradtionally hand-drawn, the other also featuring the craft of Takahata, namely Princess Kaguya.

I have my issues with the development of themes in the second half, but boy, was I enchanted by each of the frames.

4 years 2 months ago

bionysos

A movie about men and women and families.
Ghibli delivers.
As Always!

4 years 9 months ago

wakep

Pretty nice screensaver

6 years 3 months ago