Letter to Momo

So letter to Momo felt allot like felt allot a Miyazaki film there were moments when I was almost convinced of it. The biggest parallel to me being the girl in this film compared to the girl from spirited away. They both faced intense struggle and found aid from extraordinary beings. Somehow the film maker managed to make demons hilarious, like that thing with the long tongue or the other demon with the giant mouth they were quite amusing. Aside from those elements and the well done animation there wasn’t much for me in this film. I am not saying it was good, it was, but somehow I just did not connect with it like Tampopo or Spirited Away. I think part of the reason for this is because I didn’t feel like the Demons or the other worldly stuff was that important compared to the story about the broken family in the background. Much of the time the Demons were merely acting as comedy though they were a good vehicle for moving the story along. I guess I’m not entirely sure what to think of the film other than the fact that it was good but there wasn’t any real connection for me aside from the comedy which was quite good.