thoughts after Howl's Moving Castle

[tsukikage]

John Lasseter bugs me. A lot.
But oh well. He did a good job with the movie (Howl's Moving Castle) - I'll give him that.
And speaking of Miyazaki... I'm realizing how in a lot of ways, he's really an absolutely wonderful 20-trick pony, if you know what I mean. One thing I just noticed today is when Sophie was looking at Howl's nearly-monster face towards the end of the movie, it was totally Ashitaka trying to see San's face when she was being eaten by that demon.

I found a copy of the "Boku wa Kuma" PV by Utada Hikaru... Even knowing that it's basically a children's lullaby, it weirds me out.

Thankfully I'm rather tired, but I'm scared I'm going to get a second wind soon. Gotta find some way to prepare myself to go to bed in the next hour or two.

ぼくはくま　くま　くま　くま
車じゃないよ　くま　くま　くま
歩けないけど踊れるよ
しゃべれないけど歌えるよ
ぼくはくま　くま　くま　くま

ぼくはくま　くま　くま　くま
けんかはやだよ　くま　くま　くま
ライバルは海老フライだよ
ゼンセンセはきっとチョコレート
ぼくはくま　くま　くま　くま

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Kuma.
Comment ça va?

ぼくはくま　くま　くま　くま
冬は眠いよ　くま　くま　くま
夜は「おやすみ、まくらさん」
朝は「おはよう、まくらさん」
ぼくはくま　くま　くま　くま

夜は「おやすみ、まくらさん」
朝は「おはよう、まくらさん」
ぼくはくま　九九　くま
ママ　くま　くま

Boku wa Kuma Kuma Kuma Kuma
Kuruma janai yo Kuma Kuma Kuma
Arukenai kedo odoreru yo
Shaberenai kedo utaeru yo
Boku wa Kuma Kuma Kuma Kuma

Boku wa Kuma Kuma Kuma Kuma
Kenka wa ya da yo Kuma Kuma Kuma
RAIBARU wa ebiFURAI da yo
ZENSE wa kitto CHOKOREETO

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Kuma.
Comment ça va?

Boku wa Kuma Kuma Kuma Kuma
Fuyu wa nemui yo Kuma Kuma Kuma
Yoru wa "Oyasumi, Makura-san"
Asa wa "Ohayou, Makura-san"
Boku wa Kuma Kuma Kuma

Yoru wa "Oyasumi, Makura-san"
Asa wa "Ohayou, Makura-san"
Boku wa Kuma Kuku Kuma
MAMA Kuma Kuma

I'm Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear
Not Car, Bear, Bear, Bear
I can't walk, but I can dance
I can't talk, but I can sing
I'm Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear

I'm Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear
Fights are bad! Bear, Bear, Bear
My rivals are shrimp fries
I was surely chocolate in my past life

Good day! I'm Bear.
And you are?

I'm Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear
In the winter I'm sleepy Bear Bear Bear
In the evening it's "Good night, Mr. Pillow"
In the morning it's "Good morning, Mr. Pillow"
I'm Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear

In the evening it's "Good night, Mr. Pillow"
In the morning it's "Good morning, Mr. Pillow"
I'm Bear, Bear, times tables, Bear
Mama, Bear, Bear

The English is so strange...