The Secret World Of Arrietty

July 16 2020 the secret world of arrietty is inspired by mary norton s 1952 book the borrowers.

The secret world of arrietty. I first came across the book when i received it as a birthday gift from a tutor and thoroughly enjoyed it. Unlike all the previous ghibli films this one is actually based on a western novel by mary norton called the borrowers you may have heard of it. Fourteen year old arrietty bridgit mendler saoirse ronan and mirai shida and the rest of the clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items that they borrow from the house s human inhabitants. However life changes for the clocks when a human boy discovers arrietty.

The secret world of arrietty is a highly entertaining and charming animated film with some great touches. Though when tenacious and tiny arrietty is discovered by shawn a human boy their secret and forbidden friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure. Just when you think all of the tricks with scale and perspective had been played out long. The secret world of arrietty known in japan as the borrower arrietty 借りぐらしのアリエッティ kari gurashi no arietti and in the united kingdom as arrietty is a 2010 japanese animated fantasy film by studio ghibli based on mary norton s juvenile fantasy novel the borrowers.