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Title: Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hana Sugisaki | ... | Mary (voice) | |
| Ryûnosuke Kamiki | ... | Peter (voice) | |
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Yûki Amami | ... | Madam Mumblechook (voice) |
| Fumiyo Kohinata | ... | Doctor Dee (voice) | |
| Hikari Mitsushima | ... | The Red-Haired Witch (voice) | |
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Jirô Satô | ... | Flanagan (voice) |
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Ken'ichi Endô | ... | Zebedee (voice) |
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Eri Watanabe | ... | Miss Banks (voice) |
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Shinobu Ôtake | ... | Great-Aunt Charlotte (voice) |
| Ikue Ôtani | ... | Tib (voice) | |
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Lynn | ... | Gib (voice) |
| Ruby Barnhill | ... | Mary (voice) | |
| Kate Winslet | ... | Madam Mumblechook (voice) | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Doctor Dee (voice) | |
| Ewen Bremner | ... | Flanagan (voice) | |
Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest, where she discovers an old broomstick and the strange Fly-by-Night flower, a rare plant that blossoms only once every seven years and only in that forest. Together the flower and the broomstick whisk Mary above the clouds and far away to Endor College - a school of magic run by headmistress Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But there are terrible things happening at the school, and, when Mary tells a lie, she must risk her life to try to set things right. Based on Mary Stewart's 1971 classic children's book "The Little Broomstick", "Mary and The Witch's Flower" is an action-packed film full of jaw-dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the stirring, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world. Featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill and Academy ...
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Just came back from the one time only screening of this movie in Austin TX. I'm a bit confused by the super-negative reviews of this film. I guess people were expecting a film on par with past Studio Ghibli movies? Lets be real here, as sad as it is, the age of Studio Ghibli is over, unless Hayao Miyazaki decides to return to the directors seat and make another full-length feature film. Which at this point seems unlikely. The fact that we have a studio like Ponoc to carry on the torch of 2D animated projects in the style of Gibli should be celebrated I think.
I went into this movie not expecting it to be on par with any of Studio Ghibli's past works, yes it's no Howl's Moving Castle or Spirited Away. I did enjoy Mary and the Witch's Flower more so than Miyazaki's last two films, The Wind Rises and Ponyo. The only other Hiromasa Yonebayashi films I've seen was Arriety, never saw When Marine Was There. I do think this film is better than Arriety was.
Mary and the Witches Flower looks like a Studio Ghibli film, the character animation is really great, the backgrounds, while reminiscent of past Ghibli works are nice, but not on the same level of detail, which was fine to me. The characters and the story is good, again, not as solid as past Ghibli works, but I enjoyed it overall. The biggest thing lacking to be was a musical score from Joe Hisaishi, but he has never done music for a Hiromasa Yonebayashi film. The last film he composed music for was The Princess Kaguya, which was a big deal.
I'm getting off-track here, but the last I will say is that is if you are a fan of Studio Ghibli, and are yearning to see a full-length feature film in traditional 2D animation, go see this film if you are able to, just don't go in expecting it to be as good as one of the Studio Ghibli classics.