as a girl who grew up watching thumbelina, i find this movie really adorable. it lives up to the expectations i had back when i was kid of seeing lil creatures live along with human 🧚🏻‍♀️ it's visually beautiful, as expected. but if "the wind rises" filled with bright colours, this movie use the darker shades more so it gives the impression of something bold yet calm. i love arrietty's house so much! 🪴 it's not the typical barbie house, but more like a normal human house. when i realised that our small sugar cube can fit their biggest bag, it makes me laugh a lot because of how dainty they are. but then, it also becomes heart-warming when sho gives her one cube the next day T_____T i do get really annoyed with the granny tho :/ because if there's smol human living near me, i'd love to talk to them to know their perspective of this big world. even if i had to trade the information with a box of sugar or a piece of tissue for me, it's indeed one of the most unique ghibli movies ever! ⭐ i never read the story that inspired this movie yet, but the production of this story is really good. the other main character, sho, is way too calm for a boy his age. but we know he's been through a lot, so having a good personality is enough for me to admire his character idk about the ending tho. it's quite bittersweet, but what can we even expect anyway? it's not even a romance anime to start so the ending is already good for me personally :]