My Beautiful Girl Mari - Suite101.com
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- Holly Ellingwood
- 08/08/05
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"...an unforgettable animated feature..."
"...the perfect movie for adults and young people."
My Beautiful Girl Mari is an unforgettable animated feature length Korean movie brought to us by ADV. A story about a boy who deals badly with abandonment; he struggles over his ailing grandmother, his mom having a boyfriend, and his best friend moving away. Feeling hurt and angry, he strikes out with rudeness or cold indifference to those around him. Withdrawing further and further from those who care for him, he has trouble facing the concept of loss and finds himself tumbling into a fantasy world, one of incredible creativity and offering him an escape. However, as stresses increase, the boy, Nam- Woo, must decide whether to face the world or continue to run from it.
This is a rare and beautiful anime. It lures you in with mesmerizing beauty, the artwork is astounding. Then, like the animation style, the story progresses with a soft and subtle manner that wraps around you gently like your favorite blanket on a cold night, or the coming blue in the sky after the evening begins to fade. This is a movie that gives a viewer pause and makes one think. My Beautiful Girl Mari is a story about the change from childhood to becoming and adult and what we lose when that occurs. This is the perfect movie for adults and young people. And it is an excellent film to see with friends and talk about afterwards over coffee. It will definitely be something you will want to tell everyone about. It ranks a high 9 out of 10 kendo swords.
Posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 (Archive on Thursday, September 08, 2005)