The Secret World of Arrietty [video]
A small, small world can be bigger than you think.
The Secret World of Arrietty in 60 seconds: My “Reel Faith” video review.
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Are the Borrowers thieves?!
Reader response to the lovely family film The Secret World of Arrietty, I’m delighted to say, has been almost entirely positive. However, I did receive one negative email from a reader who not only didn’t enjoy the film, but considered it downright immoral. Why? Because the Borrowers, tiny people who live in secret in big people’s homes, survive by “borrowing” (i.e., taking) the things they need from the big people.
Parents: Your kids can do better at the movies!
Don’t settle for a mysterious island when there’s a whole secret world to be discovered.
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012)
The Secret World of Arrietty just might change the way you look at the world around you — right around you. A wide-eyed sense of discovery and revelation permeates the film, and what it reveals is … the mystery and wonder of an ordinary home.
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