HAHAHA Oh man, and I didn't watch the Power Rangers till we went to that screening in 2017....... some of it does not hold up.

When I discovered my girlfriend hadn't seen a single Studio Ghibli movie, I showed her Ponyo first. It's now probably our favorite movie to watch together and we have since gone through almost the entire Ghibli collection! I would love to see more videos on these movies, great work as always 👍

personally i dont think ponyo is lesser than any other ghibli movie, it definitely has a simpler storyline and is more geared for a younger audience but still its a beautiful film

Mei from Totoro: "who are you?" Ponyo: "i'm you but cuter"

I always thought it was silly for people to not think this was as good as Miyazaki's other movies, because he's at his best when he's showing the slice of life moments, and despite the fantasy elements, this is a sweet little fable about friendship and family, in the same vein as Totoro. Plus the underwater animation is some of the best you'll ever see; the real world always looks so dull after watching this lol

I love this video as much as Ponyo loves ham. Totally captured what makes this film special.

ponyo loves...revolution you actually changed my mind about this movie. from other ghibli flicks, i went in expecting to be hooked more by the story or character conflict and ponyo and sousuke are too young for that. but it does have its strong points and i missed that parallel with the tea and the potions

I remember thinking, "isnt she a fish?! when she ate ham 😂

I love Ponyo as much as she loves ham. Ponyo was one of the first movies I remember seeing in theaters and I now have a Ponyo face mask.

Ponyo is my favorite film period... thanks for helping put why into words.

I have seen this movie at least 8 times, every time I watch it I cry joyous tears, for real. It takes me back to an age of wonder and happiness that is so hard to feel nowadays. Ponyo will always be my most favorite movie ever.

PONYO LOVES HAM

Petition for Ponyo 2 guys this movie really needs a sequel

I started tearing up when you mentioned Ponyo being the last fully 2D animated Ghibli film

Watching that movie while being high was the best idea ever :D taking a shower afterwards was like being a fish

i watched ponyo when i was 6 or 7 i thought this was a fever dream and turns out it was real

Wolf Children makes me happy

Grew up watching Ghibli films, Ponyo was one of my dads favourites and anytime I start to miss him I turn on Ponyo on the same DVD he bought when I was a kid ♥️

ponyo is my favorite ghibli film. i grew up in florida and the scene with ponyo and sosuke riding out the storm in their cozy house really reminds me of the storms and hurricanes i experienced as a kid. the little lamp, the darkness outside caused by the storm, it really hits home for me. it’s my go to movie when i’m sad and it always makes me feel so much better 🥺❤️

This is really what I needed after a tough session with my therapist; a video from one of the greatest, talking about my favorite Miyazaki movies. ❤

This is one of those movies I watched as a little kid and have zero recollection of what it was about, but still have nostalgia for.

Thanks for posting this! Ponyo is my favorite Ghibli film too, and watching this made me like it even more XD Ponyo loves ham!!

Love this new vid, I think Ghibli in general is really good at showing a lot but giving few answers in a way that always felt natural and reasonable to me...Like in Howls Moving Castle there's this massive war going on, but we know so little about it overall and it's because Sophie your average citizen isn't privy to or always focused on the war and I always liked that, I feel like if it was a more westernised Hollywood film there would be a big shift of focus onto the war being fought instead of the magic, the individual, and the love story at the core of the film

This was my first Studio Ghibli movie as a kid. Little did I know that this would open a rabbit hole that I won’t ever forget. That’s where my love for the studio began: with a little fish who loves ham and adores Sosuke as well.

Seeing these tidbits of Ponyo brings a childlike wonder to me. I think I might appreciate Ponyo more as an adult because of the sad horrible reality of adulthood (plus the world currently burning). I know for sure I didn't appreciate it when I watched it as a (an albeot edgelord) teen. I'm gonna give this a watch again

This video essay made me very happy. I love when people bring up a perspective of a movie or TV show I've seen that made them love it. What a wonderful video. Spirited Away is my favorite film of all time.

I literally agree with everything you said. All my friends say Ponyo is the worst Ghibli film, but I say it’s one of the best

man I love your channel

LMAO you made your brother smash the Power Rangers DVD...you are the best, Johnny! Nice to see some Studio Ghibli content on the channel

this was one of the first ghibli movies i'd watched as a kid, along with my neighbor totoro, and while now my absolute favorite is howl's moving castle, this movie will always make me nostalgic, just due to the beauty and wonder that you can easily enjoy, and it really let's you feel like a kid again and not worry , at least for a little while

Best ghibli film, a constant grounding factor as a single father and it pretty much makes me cry every fucking time ❤️ when I go I will be buried with a copy of this film

Ponyo was my first ghibli movie and will forever hold a special place in my heart ❤️

Only two videos in and I'm glad I found your channel.

Ok I've watched you at your Ponyo can we see you at your Nausica now? ❤

i would LOVE to see you cover more ghibli content!!! keep it up!

I think my neighbor Totoro is my joyful then ponyo my favorite of this flims

Ponyo is as of right now the first and only ghibli film Ive seen, my step mother introduced it to me and it made me fall in love with all things fish, my favorite places to go is aquariums and the beach, and I have fish tanks in my house, still searching for a fish that has a persons face though, however they all love ham

youre so good with words. i never knew why i love ponyo so much but now i do

This movie was my childhood love this movie!

It FUCKING brings a tear to my eye

I’m obsessed with Ponyo, it’s my favorite movie

Really underrated movie

I watched Miyazaki films growing up. I still have them on DVD. I never _disliked_ Ponyo, but it was further down the list in terms of my favorites. Though, I never understood _why._ It just never really seemed to "click" with me like the other films, even though I had seen them all from a young age. Watching the film, I could never really tell what exactly it was about. It was like... nonsense for me, almost. Meaningless nonsense, it felt like. If you had asked me what Ponyo was about, I would have fumbled for an answer. And I never managed to figure out why on my own. To learn that the meaning of this film is all about experiencing things for the first time and that whole aspect of "childlike wonder"... that knowledge kind of depresses me, admittedly. Throughout childhood, I spent the vast majority of my free time alone in my room. Times I spent with others were mundane, repetitive, and lacked any substantial meaning. I actually changed friends frequently, 'cause it ultimately didn't matter exactly who it was. I didn't really form any bonds - it was always just a means of diversion. And yes, I experienced new things at a normal rate. But very little of it actually surprised or amazed me. I feel like the things that gave me that sense were things that I discovered on my own during all that time I spent alone in my room. Conceptual things, mostly coming from literature like Miyazaki-san's movies. I feel like my inner world was always colorful, while the outside world was always bleak and sad. All my moments of joy and discovery came from being alone, while all my painful experiences came from having to face reality. I guess, from that perspective, it makes sense why I never felt any sort of semblance with Ponyo, huh? The thought of being presented with a wonderful, exciting new reality just wasn't ever something I could relate to. ^^' ...also, I never liked ham.

i remember almost nothing from ponyo and i somehow completely removed her father existing from my head but all i really do remember is i watched it as a kid and really liked it. i want to watch it again but its not on netflix anymore so i dont have any way to watch it other than scouring for a sketchy download

I loooove Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and When Marnie Was There - I'd love for you to do a commentary on one of those! :D

Ok, watching the movie made me happy, but I never understood why! Thanks for the video! HAAAAAM!!!

2:20 "Their world is small." Well yeah ponyo is trapped in her own little bubble. Ps: Ponyo loves ham.

3:08 would have been a perfect time for him to say "Ponyo is literally a fish out of water"

I love this video. I think you captured the essence of the movie perfectly. Man, I love your video essays. Keep up the great work! And yes, I'll always be down for more Ghibli analyses if you choose to make them! Sidenote: 5:50 _Man,_ that came out of left field! I hope you and your brother are doing fine! Lmao

Ponyo is so precious ♥️

I dont have a puppy named Ponyo, but i do have a cat named Sosuke because of this movie

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I love all Miyazaki movies but my favourite will forever be Howl's Moving Castle ♥️

I love Ponyo, I watch Ponyo when I was a kid and I enjoyed it.

"When you boil down Ponyo Loves Ham to what it represents in this film" oh no he's an English Teacher

I saw this movie with a friend and we were super confused. Then again we were like 7.

Ponyo is pure adorableness

The next time somebody tells you that they don't like ponyo , just tell them one thing , ponyo loves ham , love that brother good job UWU 💕

I definitely need to watch this movie now while eating ham!

This video summarized how i felt as a kid when i watched this movie

Ponyo is amazingly wholesome. One film that could rival it though is definitely Mirai. That's the cheer-up movie for me. If you haven't seen it you definitely should.

This was ✨✨✨✨✨✨

Omg I love ham 🤩

Please review Spirited Away next

PONYO LOVES HAM PONYO LOVES SOSUKE

I agree with you 100% I think this is one of his greatest works. My wife and kids agree.

Would love one on The Wind Rises

I love this movie and my kids loves this movie too we love Ponyo ❤❤❤💙💙💙

just as amazing of a video, 1/100th of the viewership because the algorithm doesnt wanna let you do non BH stuff, shame

Ponyo want's haaaaaam

hahahahahahah ponyo

Your point is valid, but I think the thing about Ponyo was the same thing all these movies had. It always felt like there was something else not shown in the movie that they refuse to look twords or focus on that I want to see. I think the only movie that didn't give me that feeling was Kiki's delivery service. I do think it's fair that some of it is cultural stuff, like a movie America might make will show stuff culturally that other people would be confused about, like...anything in Spirited Away.

The only movie that's more joyful than Ponyo is Totoro

Does Ponyo have meme-potential?

My daughter was straight up Ponyo as a toddler. She looked like her, spoke like her, stood like her, ran like her, and shouted ham like her. After she got a little older we watched it with her and she fell in love with the movie. Also as a kid I did the bathroom thing too. I was really young and couldn't read. A classmate tricked me into it.

Who killed Captain Alex

Do you actually play cello?

Sauce Kay ....

Wilber better stay away from her.....

Thats not his mom its his sister

Amelie is happiness and whimsy incarnate, and now it's dubbed in English so you won't have to struggle translating the rapid-fire French. But Ponyo was terrifying in certain regards; the world was literally ending around those children and because they were so young, I'm not sure they grasped the gravity of the situation. It was yet another of Miyazaki's heavy handed and rightfully deserved focal points for environmentalism. Seeing just as "Ponyo loves Ham" is fine if you're a child, but otherwise, you are downright ignoring Miyazaki's message of preserve the earth...the dude started a nature preserve for a reason.

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Just wanted to be the 100th comment

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