Movie #39: The Boy And The Heron (7.7/10)
I only discovered Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki later in life but I'm really glad that I did as many of their movies really have a kind of magic in them that is rare to find. The animation is always out of this world, I very much like asian culture, the world building and music is always awesome and the fact that the main characters are always children who see some kind of personal growth during the time of the movie also very much appeals to me. Each movie also has an underlying theme to it which demands some thought or research which is a nice extra. Whisper of The Heart is my favorite as I guess it's the most straightforward Ghibli movie. I also very much loved the others like Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbour Totoro, Grave Of The Fireflies, ...
I've wanted to see the Boy and The Heron which is likely the last Miyazaki movie for a while but waited for the right time and yestrday evening was just that. I kind of needed to escape after a rather uninspired day and this movie really allowed me to do this. My expectations were also low as the 7.5/10 on IMDB and some mixed reviews helped to set the bar quite low thinking I would not like it as much knowing things would get weird. All this helped a lot and I really did enjoy this one even though in a certain way it lacked some of the sheer magic of some of the other movies. The animation was perfect, the music and world building were excellent, and the story despite getting quite weird also was fine.
It is one of those movies where after watching it you think, what did I just watch and you want to read up on it or watch some youtube explain videos which quickly made me go 'ok I get that'. The movie without spoiling anything I would say is about 2 different things. On one end it's about a boy and the grief after the loss of his mother while the 2nd plot is about Miyazaki himself and the end of his carier and the time spent on building his fanatsy worlds opposed to living in the real world while looking for a way to possibly find a relative who continues it. It certainly is a movie I need to revisit at one point and I certainly would not mind watching it again some day. So a good Ghibli movie but it didn't hit as strong to me as some of the others. A Solid 7.7/10
To those who never watched a Ghibli movie, this probably isn't the best to start with.
| # | 2024 Watched Movies | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #01 | The Holdovers | 8.0/10 |
| #02 | Bottoms | 6.0/10 |
| #03 | Theater Camp | 5.9/10 |
| #04 | Close | 6.6/10 |
| #05 | Are You There God? It's Me Margaret | 8.4/10 |
| #06 | Past Lives | 7.8/10 |
| #07 | Monster | 7.7/10 |
| #08 | Anatomy of a Fall | 7.7/10 |
| #09 | Leave The World Behind | 7.4/10 |
| #10 | Killers Of The Flower Moon | 5.0/10 |
| #11 | Dream Scenario | 8.4/10 |
| #12 | Showing Up | 7.5/10 |
| #13 | Cobweb | 6.3/10 |
| #14 | Flora and Son | 7.1/10 |
| #15 | Rope | 8.0/10 |
| #16 | Perfect Days | 8.3/10 |
| #17 | Poor Things | 8.1/10 |
| #18 | The Zone Of Interest | 6.3/10 |
| #19 | Dumb Money | 6.8/10 |
| #20 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | 7.0/10 |
| #21 | The Watchers | 6.8/10 |
| #22 | A Quiet Place Part II | 7.0/10 |
| #23 | Civil War | 7.0/10 |
| #24 | Godsilla Minus 1 | 7.0/10 |
| #25 | A Quiet Place Day One | 6.3/10 |
| #26 | Ghostbusters Frozen Empire | 5.9/10 |
| #27 | Alien Romulus | 7.7/10 |
| #28 | Longlegs | 7.1/10 |
| #29 | Late Night With The Devil | 6.1/10 |
| #30 | Trap | 7.3/10 |
| #31 | Kinds Of Kindness | 6.2/10 |
| #32 | Didi | 6.8/10 |
| #33 | Wendy and Lucy | 7.3/10 |
| #34 | Oslo August 31st | 7.2/10 |
| #35 | The Host | 7.0/10 |
| #36 | The Platform 2 | 5.9/10 |
| #37 | Blink Twice | 6.1/10 |
| #38 | Terrifier | 6.0/10 |
| #39 | The Boy And The Heron | 7.7/10 |
My day itself wasn't the best as I simply didn't do that much aside from procrastination and not fully eating clean while skipping on my push-ups or any other activity. Friday is a new month and I want to avoid letting myself go for a couple of days before doing better again as I'm destroying a lot of the progress I had made last week by doing 100k steps. I also didn't have the best sleep as a fire alarm beep went off in the ground floor on my building and the police came who called the fire department to break in to turn it off.
Forty Day Fitness
| Day | Bench | Push Ups | Day | Bench | Push Ups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 50 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 02 | 50 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 70 |
| 03 | 50 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 50 |
| 04 | 30 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 | 0 | 100 | 15 | 70 | 30 |
| 06 | 100 | 0 | 16 | 50 | 50 |
| 07 | 70 | 30 | 17 | 70 | 30 |
| 08 | 22 | 88 | 18 | 60 | 40 |
| 09 | 0 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 200 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 120 | 0 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | 0 | 120 | 31 | - | - |
| 22 | 50 | 50 | 32 | - | - |
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
New Day Goals: I will play tennis on Wednesday and try to keep my eating limited while also getting in some productivity.
| Day | Weight | Bed Time | Awake | Expenses | Day Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 October | 73.0 kg | 00:00 | 09:30 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 02 October | 73.3 kg | 00:30 | 09:30 | 13.64€ | 6 |
| 03 October | 73.3 kg | 01:00 | 09:40 | 7.23€ | 6 |
| 04 October | 73.0 kg | 00:30 | 09:30 | 7.35€ | 7 |
| 05 October | 73.3 kg | 00:40 | 09:00 | 9.45€ | 6 |
| 06 October | 73.4 kg | 01:00 | 08:30 | 9.23€ | 6 |
| 07 October | 72.4 kg | 01:00 | 10:00 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 08 October | 73.0 kg | 00:40 | 09:40 | 0.00€ | 8 |
| 09 October | 72.5 kg | 00:30 | 09:30 | 9.78€ | 7 |
| 10 October | 72.4 kg | 00:30 | 09:30 | 4.80€ | 7 |
| 11 October | 72.3 kg | 00:30 | 09:30 | 5.02€ | 7 |
| 12 October | 72.2 kg | 01:30 | 09:00 | 7.86€ | 7 |
| 13 October | 72.4 kg | 02:00 | 09:30 | 14.67€ | 6 |
| 14 October | 72.3 kg | 01:20 | 10:30 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 15 October | 72.8 kg | 00:30 | 09:40 | 0.00€ | 8 |
| 16 October | 73.0 kg | 01:00 | 09:30 | 10.34€ | 6 |
| 17 October | 73.2 kg | 02:00 | 10:40 | 16.84€ | 6 |
| 18 October | 73.2 kg | 01:00 | 09:20 | 1.98€ | 6 |
| 19 October | 73.3 kg | 00:30 | 10:45 | 5.04€ | 7 |
| 20 October | 73.6 kg | 03:00 | 12:00 | 13.02€ | 6 |
| 21 October | 72.7 kg | 01:00 | 09:40 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 22 October | 71.9 kg | 00:20 | 09:30 | 0.00€ | 7 |
| 23 October | 72.0 kg | 00:40 | 09:40 | 3.70€ | 7 |
| 24 October | 72.6 kg | 01:30 | 11:00 | 9.34€ | 6 |
| 25 October | 72.4 kg | 00:00 | 09:30 | 10.35€ | 6 |
| 26 October | 72.0 kg | 00:30 | 08:00 | 5.03€ | 7 |
| 27 october | 72.0 kg | 01:00 | 08:30 | 2.15€ | 8 |
| 28 October | 72.6 kg | 01:00 | 10:00 | 12.67€ | 6 |
| 29 October | 72.7 kg | 01:30 | 09:40 | 9.45€ | 6 |