Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso

A pig's got to fly.

Rating

3.5 (2)

Release Date

7/18/1992

Runtime

93 mins

Overview

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A sun-drenched aerial adventure that balances playful fantasy with melancholic grace, following a cursed war hero as he finds purpose and connection in an impossible world. It's a film that moves between thrilling dogfights and quiet moments of tenderness, never losing its light touch.

Mood

WhimsicalBittersweetExhilaratingRomantic

Themes

RedemptionIdentityFriendshipArt and creation

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

PainterlyStylized genreWidescreen epic

Structure

Linear

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

The characters are decent.
The story is kinda of not present,it doesnt really have a focus.
Th animation carries.
I didnt like the villains however,the where just kinda screaming half of the time.

stormaciousd

Michael Keaton is a pig pilot named who fights pirates and fights an American who wants to marry Porco's best friend's widow (who loves Porco now) and also wants to marry Porco's teenage mechanic. He talks like he's it's film noir, and says things like "All middle-aged men are pigs" and "I'd rather be a pig than a fascist."

This is the one for me.

Also the whole opening with the pirates taking the little girls hostage was very funny, and I loved it.

Miyazaki Ranked

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