Big Fish & Begonia
3.8
(102)
Animation
Adventure
Fantasy
2016
101 min
PG-13
Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.
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"The central themes of this movie are first love/forbidden love, and belonging. I have always found the “love at first sight” trope very unrealistic and this movie was no different. I am also not a big fan of stories where love is developed/deepened while one person is an animal or cannot communicate in any way with the other. The antagonists felt one dimensional as their motivations weren’t explored very deeply. The ending did not feel very satisfying. That being said, the setting was gorgeous, and the world building was great. The spirit realm had wonderful diversity of creatures that made it feel believable and lived in. The relationship between Chun and Qui felt like amicable siblings and it was fun to watch them adventure together. Several moments felt Ghibli inspired and some parts of the music definitely sounded similar. Overall worth the watch. The version I watched on Crave did seem to have some lines of dialogue missing."
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"Pretty good movie "
Bryan Stoll
