Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Ponyo

If you haven't gone to see Ponyo yet in the theaters, run, don't walk to see it. I heard about it from a friend and rushed to Ebay to purchase it. I had no idea that it was in theaters. It was released months ago in Japan with English subtitles. Ours arrived a couple of days later and became Mae's instant new favorite film. It was a very welcome break from Coraline. This new theater version showing now, is in English and is a bit different than the original, but still good.
Honestly, it needs no words. It is such a brilliant film. We decided to watch it yesterday as a surprise to Mae and she was over the moon excited.
She watched the entire 2 hours of this film, quietly and engrossed. It is rated G which is rare these days.
Here is Mae dancing to the theme song after the film had ended.

Something has got to be said about a film that lasts 2 hours but can still capture the attention of a 2 year old.

2 comments:

Erika said...

Okay, going to take the twins to that...they are 3 and have never been to the theater. Sounds like a good intro.

Tifanie said...

Oh I heard about this one and was like I definitely want to see it!

So to answer your question about pre-preschool...I would check out our preschool website, www.islandcooppreschool.org
It has more info than i think i can write in this comment box!! :o) Basically, the 2 year old class meets 2 times a week for 2 hours. It is a place to foster some independence and "I can do it myself" confidence. The class has only one spot open so I would check into sooner rather than later!! there is an email for Teacher Ellen on the website so if you have more questions you should definitely email her!!