Review of The Secret World of Arrietty

The Secret World of Arrietty is like a dream, nothing more, nothing less. By Studio Ghibli, the art and the song are the essences of the this movie. The art can portray the miniature yet creative house she lives in with her family and the huge yet detailed inside of the house from a little people's perspective. The way the nature depicted from a perspective of an ant and the attention it's given to every single droplets is kinda amazing. The song and the sound effects on the other hand, is very soothing. It's not something amazing to wow at but it fits the scenes and thewhole mood perfectly with its soft and gentle touch.

The story is rather bland and it consists of almost nothing exciting except a maid turned evil. It doesn't have a proper reason to explain the origin of little people or a definitive ending, it's just simply a pluck of a story, a fairy tale that someone has always wanted to see. The way both Sho and Arrietty met is something unique in a sense of discovering a whole new world which brings excitement, although not long-lasting to them both, like Columbus discovered a new land.

Fate is what tied them up but their bond shared is one thing they couldn't hold on to, a precious experience that lead to inevitable departure. Nothing more, nothing less, just like a sweet, sweet dream.