The Boy and the Heron: Changing realms
There are so many memorable, weirdly gorgeous scenes in Hayao Miyazaki’s latest Studio Ghibli film. Every single one of them out of context probably makes no sense. However, the film’s second act unfolds when Mahito follows the seemingly untrustworthy Heron (played with aplomb by Robert Pattinson) into his grand uncle’s realm in a stunning, through-the-looking-glass moment. He and an older women get sucked into a quicksand-like dark goopy portal. When they make it to the other side the older woman is now younger and she saves Mahito from entering a graveyard too soon. They’re basically in a multiversal hub his great grand-uncle oversees filled with wondrous creatures, freaky little guys, and dangerous birds.
