This Japanese movie， due for an English-language release this Christmas， is another charming children's tale from the great Hayao Miyazaki， the Japanese director whose My Neighbour Toturo and Spirited Away are widely considered the greatest animated films ever made. His self-founded \"Studio Ghibli\" has been producing his works since the 1980s， and now cooperates with Disney to ensure American releases for the movies. The film was a big hit in Japan earlier this year.

這部日產(chǎn)電影的英文版將在這個(gè)圣誕節(jié)推出，是由日本著名導(dǎo)演宮崎駿創(chuàng)作的又一個(gè)迷人的兒童故事，他的《龍貓》和《千與千尋》被普遍認(rèn)為是動(dòng)漫史上最成功的作品。他自己創(chuàng)辦的“吉卜力工作室”自上世紀(jì)80年代以來(lái)不斷推出他的作品，現(xiàn)在又與迪士尼合作以確保影片在美國(guó)的發(fā)行。該片今年年初在日本大受歡迎。

The film represents a return to form for Studio Ghibli. Howl's Moving Castle， Miyazaki's last film， started strongly but became incoherent towards the end， and Tales From Earthsea， directed by his son Goro， was a disappointment. As it happens， the little boy in this new movie， Sosuke， is modelled after Goro Miyazaki as a child. Hayao Miyazaki is a master at creating realistic children， and the five-year-old Sosuke， with his mixture of seriousness and joyful childish whim， is one of the best yet. He lives with his mother， Lisa， in a small seaside town. Lisa is an aide at an old people's home， while Sosuke's father is a sailor often away at sea.

該片代表“吉卜力工作室”優(yōu)秀作品的重現(xiàn)?！豆柕囊苿?dòng)城堡》是宮崎駿上一部作品，其開(kāi)頭強(qiáng)勁但是后來(lái)逐漸變得混亂沒(méi)有條理，由宮崎駿的兒子宮崎吾郎執(zhí)導(dǎo)的《地海戰(zhàn)記》也讓人很失望。這部新片當(dāng)中的小男孩宗介恰好是以小時(shí)候的宮崎吾郎為原型。宮崎駿在塑造逼真的兒童角色方面是位大師，五歲的宗介既嚴(yán)肅又充滿孩子氣，是迄今塑造得最成功的人物之一。宗介與母親麗莎生活在海邊的一個(gè)小城里。麗莎在一個(gè)老人的家里做幫手，而宗介的父親是常常出海在外的海員。

The portrayal of ordinary family life， as in many other Ghibli movies， is particularly detailed and oddly beautiful; only Miyazaki could make a young mother pouring a cup of tea look like a work of art. The relationship between mother and son， and Lisa's mixture of anger and love for her husband， is also very nicely depicted. This is not just a domestic drama， though， but a fairytale; a young， magical fish called Ponyo who lives nearby in the ocean with her human-hating father wishes to see the land. She ends up being carried around in a bucket by Sosuke， and then transforming herself into a little girl to come back to see him after her father's \"wave demons\" recapture her.

跟吉卜力出品的許多其它影片一樣，該片對(duì)平凡的家庭生活描繪得非常細(xì)微并出奇地美麗，只有宮崎駿可以將一位年輕媽媽倒茶的畫(huà)面制作得有如一件藝術(shù)品。片中的母子感情和麗莎對(duì)丈夫愛(ài)恨交織的情感同樣被描繪得細(xì)致入微。然而這不僅僅是一部家庭劇，還是一個(gè)童話故事。一個(gè)叫波妮的有魔力的小金魚(yú)與她那憎恨人類(lèi)的父親住在附近的大海里，波妮渴望看到陸地。后來(lái)她被養(yǎng)在盆子里由宗介隨身攜帶著，但被父親的“魔波”再次捉住后，她變成一個(gè)小女孩回去看望宗介。

This leads to one of the film's most glorious moments， as a magical storm is conjured up around Ponyo as she comes to land. Lisa and Sosuke have to drive through it， and Sosuke sees Ponyo running on the waves. Here animation， direction， music， and acting form a perfect blend， creating a joyful and thrilling scene as the two reunite. A later scene， with the two little children taking a boat through a flooded town， as ancient fish swim in the waters around them， conjures up the same kind of magical beauty.

這引出了該片最壯麗的一個(gè)畫(huà)面。當(dāng)波妮前往陸地時(shí)，被喚起的魔力風(fēng)暴包圍著她。麗莎和宗介必須挺過(guò)這場(chǎng)風(fēng)暴，宗介看到波妮在海浪上奔跑。片中的動(dòng)畫(huà)效果、視角、音樂(lè)和動(dòng)作都完美地融合為一體，在兩人再次重聚時(shí)創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)歡樂(lè)而又驚悚的畫(huà)面。之后的畫(huà)面是，兩個(gè)小孩駕著船駛過(guò)被淹沒(méi)的小城，古老的魚(yú)在他們四周的水里繞游，同樣迷人的畫(huà)面又再次呈現(xiàn)。

Like in most Miyazaki films， there are no true villains， only people with mistaken or proud intentions and the whole thing ends in reunion and reconciliation. A fabulous movie， and one which can be enjoyed by five and fifty year olds alike.

與宮崎駿絕大多數(shù)影片一樣，片中沒(méi)有真正的壞人，只有頑固傲慢的人，故事以重聚與和解收尾。一部很美妙的影片，不管5歲還是50歲的人都會(huì)喜歡看。