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Samuel W Fantastic work, so much meaning and beauty! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Kind of bias reviwes B This movie is very unique in contrast to other Ghibli movies, it dosent really have that Ghibli touch you see in Princess Mononoke or Whisper of the heart. But it's still a special watch. The historical accuracy, music, animation, writing, everything is amazing. And this is a definite watch for more "advanced" Ghibli watchers not something to start off with. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Daniel J From Up On Poppy Hiil was almost unwatchable for me until about the last thirty minutes. The first hour of this movie was really slow and there was basically no plot, I found myself questioning what the point of this movie was very often. The sound mixing was also horrible, I found that the music was louder than the people talking almost every time any music played. While I did enjoy the last thirty minutes, it was still a very basic plot which Shun even mentioned in the movie saying it was like a cheesy melodrama. This being said, does it really deserve all the hype just because it's a Ghibli film? I don't think so. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Audience Member Not exactly sure as to why Japan seems so fixated on incest, but here we are. We get to follow a boy and girl, along with their abundant friends, renovate and save their school building from demolition. The plot twist for this: THEY'RE ACTUALLY LONG LOST SIBLINGS!? No, no they're not. In fact they even had to bring the girl's mom back from America, and the boy's dead father's friend to tell the both of them they are in fact not related and can do whatever they want without looking like the Japanese version of the Whittakers. Good news for the girl especially, she seemed the most upset. Other than that we get to see this lively group of kids clean and remodel this old and charming building with so much detail and character. Along with the eye pleasing visuals is a calm and heart warming soundtrack to compliment it. The English dub, recorded by POP Sound, is great as usual with any Studio Ghibli dub. While I would recommend this to any Ghibli fanboys out there, I wouldn't for anyone else, there's much better alternative movies out there. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Erica K This is a popular film I've seen online but never actually watched it, and it was not what i expected. The whole concept of school students, clubs, dedication, and education was really sweet; takes a break from fantasy and sci-fi movies to bring reality into this really well animated movie. However i did NOT expect the whole (SPOILER) crushes...to siblings...to lovers....yeah it was kind of mess and had me questioning a lot about the movie and mixing my emotions with the direction of the 2 main students relationship. In addition this story didn't have anything else to it then school and father/ship lore to the characters, which made the movie a bit boring but is understandable for the time of it being only a hour and 30m (i was expecting more is what I'm trying to say). In conclusion, cute but not the most expressive/best Ghibli movie i would say. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Charvine A A love story, mixed with other fascinating aspects of the life of young Japanese students. Two young people have to unravel the mystery of their parents' WWII history before they can define their love for each other. Almost heart-wrenching until the happy ending. A gem. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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