Ghibli movies, ranked. Great tier Ghibli: 1. The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) 2. Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ) 3. Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) 4. Nausicaä (風の谷のナウシカ) 5. Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)
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Ponyo suffers from conflicting goals. The Hayao is trying to make a fun movie for the 5-to-10 year-old crowd, and at the same time, to make a movie about death and humanity's relationship to nature -- an abstract movie full of deep symbolism. It might have worked, but it didn't.
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When you use symbolism, you have to follow two rules: 1. The story should stand on its own two feet even for those who understand none of the hidden meaning 2. All symbols should add a layer of meaning that reinforces the initial story and its message, not detract from it
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Ponyo fails on both counts. The story, taken literally, makes no sense. The symbolism, while occasionally profound (and profoundly ambiguous), makes the story even more confusing. There are some nice vignettes in there, but as movie, it's just not working
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I see it as The Hayao's only bad movie. Not bad because out mediocrity, but bad out of genius -- even a genius doesn't hit the target 100% of the time.
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