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Continuing through the Ghibli movies, I watched Whisper of the Heart today. I don't think it managed to unseat Castle in the Sky as my current favorite, but I still really loved this movie. It was a sweet story about a young girl finding herself. I liked all the characters, and I appreciated how they all felt like realistic early-teens. They were more mature than one might expect at times, but it was also clear that they were still fumbling to figure out other things in their lives. Also, for a movie without any magic, it sure had a lot of magical moments. Shizuku was always finding beautiful scenery or whimsical things. That scene where the guy played the violin and she sang was amazing. I enjoyed her character arc a lot, too. I really related with the whole amateur writer bookworm angle. My only minor complaint from the whole movie was the guy proposing at the end. Take it slower, dude! You haven't even gone on an official date yet. Scene would've been so much better if he just said he loved her without the proposal, imho.

I was also shocked when I realized that this movie was the origin of the whole "lofi girl" meme. That was a neat thing to catch.