Well, this all started with an unofficial Ghibli film, so I suppose it's only right that it ends with one as well. This one was actually done by Studio Ponoc - A company founded by former Studio Ghibli lead film producer Yoshiaki Nishimura. This represents the first film to be released by the studio. It appears to be the direction things have gone. This one introduces us to a young, clumsy girl named Mary (Hana Sugisaki/Ruby Barnhill) who, one day, comes across a mysterious glowing flower. The flower appears to grant her the powers of an average witch, which is discovered mainly when a large broom takes her to a sort of city in the sky in which lies a magic college where witches and wizards train to become good - sound familiar? Anyway, a lie about who and what Mary is (a human being using the flower for her magical powers, instead of an actual witch), told to the headmistress, Madam Mumblechook (Yūki Amami/Kate Winslet), lands her in a spot of trouble. She soon finds herself having to use her newfound abilities to rescue someone she cares about. As one may imagine from my overall description, I found that this was actually a weaker title, despite a lot of otherwise cool stuff that goes on within the film. For the most part, this is due to the overall seemingly borrowing nature of the film. If I was to describe it as a combination of things in a blender, it's 'Kiki', 'Harry Potter' and perhaps a bit of 'Wizard of Oz' all thrown together. That said, it's also based on a children's book called 'The Little Broomstick', which is a 1971 book, and thus predating a lot of the more modern stuff mentioned. I know I said 'Oz', but that's kinda the least of it anyway. In fact, I daresay 'Harry Potter' may have taken more from that original book - but what do I know? This is a pretty recent one that not everyone has seen yet, so I have to admit it feels kinda good being ahead of all of this, finally. It's not every day I can mention seeing a Ghibli film that most Ghibli fans still haven't yet. But I almost wonder if this further represents the ending of something kinda spectacular with this new studio. Or at least, I wonder if that's why fans kinda frown on this one. Personally, I'd say it's the stronger end of a 3 (yes, again, but that's just how it is). I've certainly seen worse. Anyway, this is the final review for my month of Ghibli film watching, and I have to admit that I had a wonderful time with all of this - the good, the bad, the strange, it was all enjoyable. I learned a thing or two about Japanese culture and traditions, and I learned that I'm actually a fan of anime, which I tended to almost turn my nose up at before all of this. I'm happy to say that my eyes are open to things now, and I fully get how people are so passionate about it. 3/5
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Here we have a title based on a book called 'The Borrowers', which tells the story of little people who dwell within the walls of a house, and take that which they need from the humans in small doses. For example, tissues and sugar cubes - things humans wouldn't notice go missing. This is pretty much just the Ghibli take on it, but it should probably be known that I'm mostly unfamiliar with 'The Borrowers', other than its core concept. The story opens up with a narration from the human boy, Shō (Ryunosuke Kamiki/Tom Holland/David Henrie), telling of a week of summer spent with his great Aunt, Sadaku (Keiko Takeshita/Phyllida Law/Gracie Poletti) where, basically, he becomes familiar with the idea of the Borrowers by witnessing them first-hand. Shō attempts to befriend Arrietty (Mirai Shida/Saoirse Ronan/Bridgit Mendler), the daughter of the family, after catching her on her first borrowing mission with her father, Pod (Tomokazu/MiuraMark Strong/Will Arnett). However, Pod and her mother, Homily (Shinobu Otake/Olivia Colman/Amy Poehler) remain cautious of the potential dangers of human contact, and begin to wonder if they should relocate. Meanwhile, Arrietty attempts to find the good in mankind, through Shō. Of all the films that Studio Ghibli has cranked out, this was the only one I actually recall seeing trailers for, and nearly even getting to see in the theater. This is a most unfortunate miss on my part, however, seeing as the overall scale of this movie would have lent itself to the big screen very nicely. It's stylized in such a way that we understand how small these characters really are through, not only visuals, but the way the sound is mixed and edited. It's very interesting that this animated film seemed to do a better job than something like 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. It's eerily beautiful in its execution. The underlying theme in this one seems to be another one about environment, but having to do more with endangered species than just nature in general. The big thing in this is the idea that the Borrowers are just about extinct, as the family has no idea how many of them there are left, and understand that they're rare, in the very least. The message is clear but subtle enough that it's mostly shadowed by the film's... how many times can I bring this up... beautiful animation and scenery. However, I give this film full credit for giving us something different from our usual vast, breathtaking landscapes. This one does a fantastic job of bringing us into their little world instead, and this time around, I found it to be a bit more hauntingly beautiful than usual. I really liked it as a whole, and if it ever does come to the big screen again, I'm gonna have to try to get myself a ticket. 5/5 After a movie as dark as 'Tales from Earthsea', Ghibli studio once again finds the perfect balance with this lovely and cute, heartwarming tale, good for the whole family. Indeed, it's still one of Miyazaki more popular films, and it's probably the flip of the coin for overall cuteness, having 'Totoro' on the other side of things. The film opens with a once-human wizard named Fujimoto (George Tokoro/Liam Neeson) who now dwells underwater with his daughters, including one named Brunhilde, who seems to be bigger and a bit more advanced that the others. She decides to sneak off on the back of a jellyfish, only to surface trapped in a jar, found by a little boy named Sōsuke (Hiroki Doi as Sōsuke/Frankie Jonas) who names her Ponyo. It's soon discovered that Ponyo isn't like any other fish, enjoys the hell out of ham, and aftre tasting human blood (through a cut on Sōsuke's finger that she licks) tries to become human. Meanwhile, her father searches for her, desperately, causing tsunamis and other storms in the process. However, it is discovered that Ponyo has actually fallen in love with Sōsuke. Soon, Sōsuke is tested for his love, as if he doesn't love her in the same way, Ponyo will revert from being a human into, not a fish again, but sea foam. Meanwhile, we also have Sōsuke's mother, Lisa (Tomoko Yamaguchi/Tina Fey) helping out where she can, but one has to wonder at what cost. Seriously, watching her try to be a mother can be upsetting at times as she seems to wanna risk her own son's life just to try to go places. I mean, I guess it's supposed to be humorous as we're seeing this woman who just won't take any shit from anyone or anything, including mother nature, but at times it feels extreme. Just watch her drive, and you'll know what I'm talking about. I know a lot of people love this character, but I can't say I did. Her love and understanding of her son is there, which is nice, but if you saw this person in reality, you'd probably be questioning her mothering methods. Luckily, however, this movie doesn't revolve around her so much as the relationship between Sōsuke and Ponyo. And I have to admit to fully appreciateing Sōsuke's character, as he actually reminds me a bit of myself at a young age. He likes to explore where he's allowed to, likes to show off cool stuff he finds to people who will appreciate it, and there's just a lot of love in his heart as he's not only a good listener, but will go out of his way to help out who he loves as well. He's probably a bit more charming than I was back then, but still, pretty close. To me, this ends up mostly being a film about the contrast between puppy love (the love between two kids) and the convoluted responsibility that comes with taking care of someone you love. Interestingly enough, it does seem to work both ways here as well. We really see how much the two care for each other, and it's extra cute considering that they're both just children. All in all, I'd consider this to be one of Ghibli's best feel-good movies. It carries with it a cuteness, a sense of humour, and it really just doesn't get dark. Even 'Totoro' had the story of the sick mother, but this one, at worst, covers the fact that the father isn't really able to be around for Lisa and Sōsuke due to his job. So if you need a pick-me-up from a depressing day, I have to admit that despite a few of my nitpicks, this is a great place to start. It put a smile on my face, anyway. 4/5 This seems to be the title that reaches the very bottom on any sort of Top Ghibli film list. And I have to admit, though I really didn't dislike this title all that much, I can see where people are coming from. The overall execution of things here is somewhat confusing and lacking in some explanation. It's another one of those Ghibli films where the animation is the big star, because that part of it is pretty damned amazing. The film opens up as we see some sailors witnessing the strange occurrence of two dragons fighting each other. This basically translates to something being terribly wrong in the world, and things are clashing. We learn that mankind has taken to the Earth and water, prizing their possessions, where the dragons find freedom with the elements of fire and air. The separation of dragons and men seem to be what is putting the world off-balance. In what is probably the single most unexplained and random scene of any Ghibli movie, the young Prince Arren (Junichi Okada/Matt Levin) fatally stabs his father, the King of Elad, and flees with his sword. It's even revisited later on, but even he can only say "I dunno why I did that". We do get that he has an incredibly bad temper, however, so maybe the King just wanted him to tidy up his room when he didn't want to or something. Anyway, Arren finds himself on the run, and he runs into the Archmage Sparrowhawk (Bunta Sugawara/Timothy Dalton). Together, they set out on a seemingly random journey to try to find out what's going on in the world. We soon learn that a lot of the trouble is being caused by another dark wizard named Cob (Yūko Tanaka/Willem Dafoe) who seeks to keep eternal life by any means necessary. I personally just found this story to be a bit convoluted and confusing for the most part, so it didn't exactly end up being a favourite in the collection. That said, there's enough to appreciate here as far as certain things go. Again, the animation here, especially in the scenery, is some of the best I've seen yet. On top of that, the lessons to be taken away about how death is an unfourtunate inevitability is something that can hit home for basically everyone - something I appreciated, to be sure, but it's such a basic life lesson that I can see why this film didn't exactly do well. For my money, it's actually one of Ghibli's weaker films, and it's not something I'll rush to revisit any time soon. That said, I seem to know more people who like it rather than dislike it, so who knows if there was something I missed along the way. I'll let the positives of the film grant it a solid 3, but I have to admit that for me, it's the lower end of that ranking. At least it didn't feel like any sort of direct copy of anything else, kept some originality and told a decent cautionary tale. I'll also give it some of the more horrific imagery to be seen in a Ghibli film, which is almost a breath of fresh air. But all in all... meh. 3/5 Being another revisit on this Ghibli marathon, this was a title I knew I really liked, already. It probably ended up being my favourite of the few Miyazaki films I watched a few years ago, and I still feel pretty much the same nowadays. Interestingly enough, it just carries with it this sort of perfect combination of darkness and family fun. We meet a young girl named Sophie Hatter (Chieko Baisho/Emily Mortimer) who has a run-in with a dashing wizard named Howl (Takuya Kimura/Christian Bale), who rescues her from a couple of henchmen who work fo the Witch of the Waste (Akihiro Miwa/Lauren Bacall). Unbeknownst to Sophie, the witch uses magic to stay young, and in finding this out, Howl had previously left her. This put a curse on Howl, and a further curse is placed on Sophie out of jealousy for his attention. The curse in question transforms her into a 90-year-old woman. In order to find a cure, she heads through the countryside. She meets a living scarecrow who she names "Turnip Head" who leads her to Howl's moving castle, where she claims she has been hired to be the place's new caretaker, in order to have a place to stay. Here, she also meets the likes of a fire demon named Calcifer (Tatsuya Gashūin/Billy Crystal) and Howl's young apprentice, Markl (Ryūnosuke Kamiki/Josh Hutcherson) and may very well have accidentally stumbled on a whole new family of sorts. Along with her new old age comes the mind of an older woman as well, which has her appreciate life much more than she did when she was still normal. It sounds pretty damn convoluted, I suppose, but it's one of those stories where the central plot kinda unfolds as it goes, and I could find myself heading into spoiler territory if I continue to unveil the story. I think the important thing to take away from this is the life lesson that things just aren't as bad as they seem, and could always be worse. The lesson is drilled into us by Sophie's elderly character (by the way, voiced by Jean Simmonds) as she sort of carries her curse around with her the whole time, all the while talking to other characters as though she's the wise old grandmother with plenty of life experience. I think what's to be appreciated here most of all are those lessons. Where one character will mope or be upset about something, Sophie will be there to tell them how they're being silly and will get over it soon enough. Hell, she even applies this logic to the witch who cursed her at some points. All in all, it's one of the stranger titles of the collection, but it's one of the Ghibli titles I'd recommend most people see, if only to learn a thing or two about how, again, things could always be worse. And furthermore, of things do get worse, they could still get even worse than that. There's also a sort of love story going on here, but it's pretty subtle, to me, and the more important aspects of the film surround it nicely without it being so in your face. As with most films in this collection, the overall animation and scenery, once again, provide a breathtaking look into a fantasy world. The interesting thing about this one, however, is that for the most part, the lessons to be taken away from it are very much grounded in reality. Almost anything from Sophie's mouth is something very real that can be easily applied to day-to-day life. And that's what makes this movie so damn good. It's the best of both worlds. Let's not forget about it's sense of humour as well, often shedding a light on otherwise dark situations. That was my takeaway, anyway. It'd be worth checking out a third time for me, I think, in case there was anything I missed. But it's a great flick. 5/5 This particular Ghibli film tells a bit more of a story about the Baron (Yoshihiko Hakamada/Cary Elwes); the small, charming statue from 'Whisper of the Heart' that Shizuku uses for her story. However, this time around, a different take is told, as we enter a fantasy world full of cats. This tim around, we have a young lady by the name of Haru Yoshioka (Chizuru Ikewaki/Anne Hathaway) who, one day, saves a cat's life from an ignorant trucker, about to run him over. Here, we find out that she has the ability to communicate with cats as well. As a thank you, Haru is soon showered with gifts, and involuntarily set up with Prince Lune (Takayuki Yamada/Andrew Bevis), whom she is suddenly destined to marry. As a result, a mysterious voice tells Haru to visit a cat named Muta (Tetsu Watanabe/Peter Boyle) who will guide her to the Baron for assistance in the matter. So what we have here is almost a Cary Elwes typecast. Between 'The Princess Bride', 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' and this, he's always playing the charming hero who rescues the girl from her fate of being married against her will. The thing is, all three of these movies are great as their own thing, and it's not like it's just another repeat of the same junk. This one is a lot more on the fun side of things, which I have to appreciate. It's simple and short, at only an hour and fifteen minutes, and for the most part, it's actually a lot funnier than I'd have imagined. It's not at all what I'd call typical for a Ghibli film, and I have to appreciate that one doesn't actually have to sit through 'Whisper of the Heart' to understand what exactly is going on here. This one currently teeters on my Top 10 list, as I appreciate a lot more of what this film has to offer in its simplicity as opposed to some other titles in the lineup. It's a bit closer to what I'm used to with its short running time, and all around sense of humor. Which is not to say some of the more complex titles are bad, but it's nice that you can almost just throw this one on when you feel like it. Some other titles I can see having to be in more of a mood for. Being that this is a comedy just as well as a fantasy makes it easy too. 4/5 Well, this is pretty much THE Ghibli title according to the rest of the world. It's as though it poses as the end all, be all of the whole collection. The most probable case for it, is that it's not only the first Ghibli Studio film to be nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar, it also won. Of course, that year, its biggest competition was probably either 'Ice Age' or 'Treasure Planet'. So yeah, this totally deserved it. Since then, however, Ghibli has kinda gotten the shaft for winning those Oscars, but that's a whole other subject. 'Spirited Away' tells the story of a young girl named Chihiro Ogino (Rumi Hiiragi/Daveigh Chase) who is on her way to her new home, along with her parents. They get themselves a bit lost, taking a path towards the house, and happen upon a tunnel. They go through the mysterious tunnel, only to find themselves at what appears to be an abandoned park of some sort. Upon smelling some delicious food, the parents locate it, eat the hell out of it, and turn themselves into pigs. It's then up to Chihiro to work for an imaginatively created bathhouse for spirits in order to save her parents, and get back home safe. The whole time she is also seemingly stalked by a mysterious spirit known only as "No-Face", who is one of the creepiest characters of the Ghibli universe, at least for my money. There's plenty of imagination and creativity going on here, and knowing the way my mind works, it's no surprise that there's a big part of me that likes this film. It's a truly original concept for a fantasy film, it's kinda dark, and it's loaded with imaginative characters and ideas. The entire concept, at least as far as I can tell, has a lot to do with greed and the contrast of hard work in order to accomplish what you need to, and it's done quite cleverly. But if I missed the point entirely, feel free to call me out on it. That said, I have to confess that there's a small part of me that also nags about how slow it feels at times. I really can't lie, I didn't end up finding this one terribly exciting. Its charm certainly lies most in its creative aspect, and overall originality, for which I give it full credit. I just kinda feel like there are much better Ghibli titles out there, three of which already include 'Mononoke', 'Castle in the Sky' and 'Porco Rosso' - but that's ONLY speaking for my taste, please do not come to my house with torches and pitchforks. This one, to me, meets me right around where 'Pom Poko' did. I actually still really like it for what it is, but it just doesn't blow me away like some of the other titles. If I'm honest, I remember liking it a lot more the first time I saw it a couple of years ago. It was also my introduction to Ghibli studio films, so at the time, I was a little more mind-blown by its animation and originality than this time. Now, I've seen a bunch of other films on the list, so it's just not as crazy awesome to me anymore. But again, still very good, and still a title I'd highly recommend to anyone starting the Ghibli thing out. 4/5 Going from almost absolute innocence to total darkness, this film caught me slightly off-guard as to just how epic it actually is. I mean, I always expected good things after hearing about if from a few people, but I didn't expect it to honestly have the potential to end up on my personal list of all time favourite films. Believe me, I know how abrupt that must sound, but this title has so much going for it that its scale can almost be compared to that of 'Lord of the Rings'. That's surely heavily debatable, but that's honestly how taken I was with this movie. It's likely to reach the #1 spot on my Ghibli film list. We begin in an Emishi village where the last prince of the village, Ashitaka (Billy Crudup) takes down a demon-possessed boar, and in the process, has a curse placed on his right arm. The arm allows him superhuman strength, but he is told that it will ultimately consume him with pain and kill him in the end. His only hope is to head west to try to find a cure, and he is ultimately now dead to the rest of the village. To make a long story short, Ashitaka soon finds himself caught in the middle of a raging battle between San (Claire Danes), a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, along with her wolf pack, and Lady Eboshi and her warriors. The most interesting catch behind it all is that, much like with a movie like 'Nausicaa', we can sort of see the villain's side of things when it comes right down to it. Where San is trying to protect her pack and the surrounding wildlife she can openly communicate with, Eboshi is trying to protect her people. It's one of these movies where you can almost find the good as well as the bad in every character. The only truly good character here all around seems to be Ashitaka, as he has thins tendency to assist both sides. The thing is, the challenging side for him to help out ends up being San's - who we ultimately view as the "hero side". The exection of it is really quite interesting, and it shows the human side of the characters more than good vs evil. On top of everything, this title also holds with it some of the best English dubbed voice acting, animation with absolutely breathtaking scenery, a truly epic soundtrack that totally sets the mood, and a whole load of originality and imagination. The whole movie is almost like watching some fantastic dream unfold on the screen in front of you. Let's also not leave out the fact that this title is ballsy enough to throw in some pretty heavy blood and gore at time, along with some cursing here and there. For my money, this is the most epic Ghibli title of the collection so far. It runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, has a solid PG-13 rating with good reason, and if anyone out there reading this thinks these films are childish just 'cause they're animated - please just give this one a watch. It honestly kinda blew my mind with how thoroughly good it was. Indeed, I'd recommend it before a lot of other big 'Ghibli' titles I've seen. If you're looking for an epic-scale Ghibli title to check out, it's right here! 5/5 Well Ghibli, you've done it again. I have to openly admit that among seeing pictures of a pig flying around in a sea plane, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Was this gonna be a comedy, or something to be taken a little more seriously. In actuality, it's sort of both, and the whole pig thing is more symbolic than anything else. All we really get is that it's some sort of curse. The film takes place in the early 1930s, where pirates have taken over the skies. Porco (Shūichirō Moriyama/Michael Keaton) takes up the job of bounty hunter, and becomes a known hero among the general population. We get all of this in a nicely done opening scene that sets up the whole spirit of the film. We soon also get to know that there's a history between him and a hotel owner named Gina (Tokiko Kato/Susan Egan). However, an American pilot by the name of Donald Curtis (Akio Ōtsuka/Cary Elwes) sees competition in Porco for the affections of Gina, and the two begin a bitter rivalry that leads Porco to crash land. He then finds help in his friend Mr. Piccolo (Sanshi Katsura/David Ogden Stiers), and his granddaughter, Fio (Akemi Okamura/Kimberly Williams-Paisley). Giving way to the symbolism of Porco's literal pig-head, we learn that he initially has a sexist attitude towards Fio (among a whole group of women) helping to repair his plane. And in case you're wondering, yeah, we kinda find out why he's a pig, but it's actually a pretty sad story. As silly as the whole thing seems, if you dig a little deeper into things here, you can walk away feeling like you've just seen something sort of profound. Only speaking for myself, I managed to see themes of a character feeling like he's accepted the kind of person he is, there's no changing him, and he feels like he deserves what he gets for being a "pig". So yeah. It's not just some pig in a plane. To lighten things up, however, there's actually plenty of comedy that keeps things flowing lightly. I have to admit there were a few pleasantly surprising laugh out loud lines throughout this movie, and it felt like a near-perfect balance. As a bonus, if you enjoy good flying scenes, this movie is full of them, and the flow of the animation is really quite nice, especially for 1992. I have to admit, I see this on a lot of favourite Ghibli movie lists, and I don't think my list would be any exception. I'd have to claim this as one of my favourite I've seen so far in the series. A lot of that lies in the contrasting characters as well. I have a tendency to enjoy the loner type of character that is Porco, but Fio is really quite likable as a female character who is often shunned, but proves herself perfectly capable and superbly intelligent at every turn. She's not that strong female character right away, but she manages to blossom into it (early enough, not so much a spoiler), and it's really good development of a character overall. It sort of reminded me a bit of an old 'Disney Afternoon' show called 'TaleSpin', in which Jungle Book characters flew seaplanes and fought air pirates, first running in 1990. But even if it did come first, this movie was just better overall. Of course, I'm a sucker for the strange and unusual, especially if it can be interpreted symbolically, so this movie was kinda just up my alley. Overall, it was a pleasant surprise. 5/5 Following the tragic film that is 'Grave of the Fireflies' comes a much more upbeat, slice of life film that focuses on, according to Miyazaki, himself, the gap between Japanese girls being independent and being reliant on others. Our tale features Kiki (Minami Takayama/Lisa Michelson/Kirsten Dunst) along with her talking cat, Jiji (Rei Sakuma/Kerrigan Mahan/Phil Hartman). Kiki has just turned thirteen, and in accordance with her witch family customs, she heads out to a nearby town to live independently for a year. Here, she meets the likes of a pregnant woman named Osono (Keiko Toda/Alexandra Kenworthy/Tress MacNeille) who offers for Kiki to take a room upstairs, above her bakery. Meanwhile, Kiki works on getting her own business started - a delivery service for the bakery. Along the way she also befriends a handful of friendly characters, who like her for what she is. Most notable being two characters. The first, a boy named Tombo (Kappei Yamaguchi/Eddie Frierson/Matthew Lawrence) who takes a great interest in flying, and provides an interesting contrast to Kiki, to whom flying is as simple and everyday as walking. The second, a girl named Ursula (Minami Takayama/Edie Mirman/Janeane Garofalo), a fun artist type who helps Kiki with some of her more difficult issues, largely having to do with herself. As these Ghibli films advance, it's interesting to see just how different they get from one to the other. Much like 'Totoro', with this one, you kinda look at things a bit deeper to find the meaning of it all. To me, this translated as pretty much a "man vs himself" (in this case woman vs herself) story that has a lot to do with coming of age and, yeah, as Miyazaki says, the gap between independence and reliance. However, I didn't really get that it was meant, apparently, specifically toward Japanese girls. Indeed, personally, I feel like there's plenty here that just about everyone could relate to. In fact, I even interpreted it as a struggle against depression and angst during those God-forsaken teenage years. Though maybe it wasn't meant to be quite that deep, see if you can't see where I'm coming from with it upon viewing it for yourself. That said, it's by no means a very depressing film at all. It's really quite upbeat, and, in fact, a nice, quaint, subtle film. It might be something one might turn to in order to brighten their day. Much like with, again, 'Totoro', it only kinda gets semi-serious in parts. The rest of it is just kinda warm and fun... and FULL of great scenery throughout the flying scenes. At the end of the day, this ends up being one of those titles I really like as a potential go-to for cheering myself up. And yes, it is about a 13 year old girl trying to find herself, and that's okay. As I said, there's plenty here to relate to, regardless. It might just not necessarily be the one I keep coming back to, but it's definitely a nice, two-hour animation for a lazy Sunday afternoon. I ALMOST wanna bump it down to a 3/5 (translating to "good"), but in all fairness, I have to give this film what it has going for it. The voice acting is decent, the animation is gorgeous, the characters are pretty much all likable except for a couple of sides, and the whole concept is an original way to bring those themes of adolescence to the screen. This really is a very good movie, and I can't bring myself to give it that 3. 4/5 |
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