Ronja, The Robber's Daughter

My friend was really happy with the present that I bought for her as she is a very big fan of studio ghibli

This is bright and positive. Central in the series is the world as seen through the eyes of children, which is so refreshing. The world of adults plays a secondary role to the deep friendship between two children that develops. Although they are a girl (Ronja) and boy (Birk) their relationship is not sexualised and they are not their to represent their respective genders. They are themselves, enjoying being alive and equally capable. The tempoy is perfect too. About being dubbed: I see this as a plus. It means young children, who can't read, cant watch this.

This DVD gives you a set of animated episodes of a young child growing up in a wild forest area - each short story comes separately titled, which soon gets a little tedious if watching in one go, but the simple stories may well hold the attention for a youngster... sadly not the case in our household.

My wife and I (both in our 60s) are Ghibli fans we both enjoyed the series 26 episodes gave the characters chance to develop. In fact we were sad when we reached the last episode, we will be watching it again is was very entertaining and faithful to the book.

Got it, good, thank you.

Bought this for my granddaughter who is just 4, although we originally watched some of it on Amazon Prime Fire stick. Fabulous film and approved my Mum who likes things to be non gender specific !!

Ordered this to add to my DVD collection - not had the time to watch it yet!!

OK, this is really for kids, but even so, reading subtitles is surely better for them than just spacing out on what is quite a simple story. Even for the smaller kids, subtitles are good training. I am not buying into this, and the English version was rubbish. The voices are weak. I want to hear this in Japanese. Lame Ghibli, really lame. WHY NO JAPANESE VERSION WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES?

The dvd didn't worked on a europe dvd player. Plus it is just swedish language with english subtitles, but no english voice record as I thought it would be. But there was no information on the amazon side about it. Totally fail and a waste of money

One of the best movies ever made! It's based on a story from Astrid Lindgren about a girl who is raised within a band of robbers, and her adventures in the nearby forest. It is also a coming of age tale, in which she befriends Birk, a child in a rival band of robbers. The movie is actually very insightful in it's discussion of the different notions of family and the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Also, there are some nicely done and kind of eerie practical effects in this movie- many of which show the magical creatures in the woods. An excellent family movie, but really for anyone.

So, I'm an idiot and didn't read the description that says it's region locked, but luckily I have a DVD that can do all regions. I LOVE this and my daughter and I have been watching it together. It's such a great show!

Great movie, reminded me of my childhood. Be aware it is a censored version; skinny dipping scene & winter bathing scene are removed.

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