Ponyo is on a boat…. I think

Sorry that the first video was taken down so quickly after I posted it. But that is the nature of YouTube and its content partners. They don’t want consumers to talk about or reference their work in any way unless you write them a check. Seems a little backwards to me. Anyway, here is a consolation video:

Vocalizer destroys a small piece of Ponyo

I don’t understand why American translators feel like they have the right to alter pieces of a Japanese film. Especially a film by master animator Hayao Miyazaki. The difference between the Japanese Ponyo theme and the English version is striking.

They turned the slow, sweet song about the hero of the film into popular garbage. The “singers” use vocalizers and a rap beat as opposed to the straight singing classic Miyazaki theme.

Basically Disney is saying that the American audience is:

1) Unable to pay attention to music that is slow and melodic.
2) Hate the sound of a natural human voice.
3) Like to clap their hands.

Source: The Ghibli Blog