崖の上のポニョ
"Welcome to a world where anything is possible."
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Yuria Kozuki, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami
Ponyo — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Ponyo loves Sosuke! I will be a human, too!
Context
Ponyo shouts this after transforming into a human girl and running to Sosuke's house in the rain.
Meaning
The central declaration of the film. It expresses the simple, powerful logic of childhood love that drives the entire plot.
I love Ponyo whether she's a fish, a human, or something in between.
Context
Sosuke answers Gran Mamare's question at the film's climax, sealing Ponyo's fate as a human.
Meaning
This is the answer to the "test" of true love. It signifies total unconditional acceptance of the other person's nature.
Life is mysterious and amazing, but we have work to do now, and I need you both to stay calm.
Context
Lisa says this to the children while preparing food during the storm/flood.
Meaning
Captures Lisa's pragmatic worldview. She accepts the magic happening around them but prioritizes survival and duty.
I'd let a fish lick me if it'd get me out of this wheelchair.
Context
Said by one of the elderly women at the senior center when Sosuke visits with Ponyo.
Meaning
A humorous foreshadowing of the healing power of the ocean/magic, which later allows the elderly residents to run freely.
Humans are disgusting! They take the life out of the sea!
Context
Fujimoto grumbling while making his magical elixirs underwater.
Meaning
Establish's Fujimoto's motivation and the environmental theme. He sees humanity as a plague on the ocean.
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