Innocence...

So I was watching Ki Ki's deliver service online today...its an incredible film even after all this time. I have so much respect for Studio ghibli and what they have accomplished.

It really evokes an untrembling, uninhibited idea of innocence, of growing up, of finding oneself in the "real" world. I cannot believe that this is a movie made for kids, there is something so moving about the way in which it has been directed, the long pauses, the childhood longings, loneliness...and its so beautifully depicted.

Ki Ki's delivery service reminds me of my childhood; being loved, remote, isolated, lonely, happy, innocent, idyllic, protected..so many things I cherish, so many things which have made me the man I am now.

After watching the movie now its silent in my room. A shiver runs down my body, I feel a longing to be in the arms of loved ones...I look around me now and this room is full of so many things I have collected over my travels, over the course of my life thus far. But the room is bare...there is something missing from this room and I hope I will find that thing soon.

Check out Ki Ki's delivery service if you have time my friends and family. Even better watch it in Japanese with English subtitles for the real experience. On a different note Ji Ji kicks ass!