An Astor double feature. Ponyo was undeniably cute, but there wasn't much to it; Nausicaa, however, was really good, filled with striking images and strong, clearly realised ideas (the emphasis on the sky throughout is a particular feature). I have some difficulty with certain anime conventions, particularly the tendency to insert humour in a way that can undermine the sweep of the whole, but those quibbles notwithstanding, Nausicaa worked for me - as a story, as a fantasy, and as an imaginative journey (all three being slightly different, in this context, at least).
(w/ M, and Kevin was also there with Serena and another of his younger relatives)
