Line #1 Heartwarming/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea


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4	[[caption-width-right:350:Ponyo. Loves. Sosuke!]]
5	* The ending. Just about the last ten minutes of the film is one long string of happy, but the best part is when Ponyo flips out of the bucket in her little bubble, she and Sosuke kiss, and she turns into a real human girl. The last shot of the movie is a freeze-frame of her happy face.
6	* When the old ladies are shown to be able to walk again, and are ''racing'' each other across a field. They're just so ''happy''.
7	* The morse-code scene, where [[MarriedToTheJob Sosuke's father]] tells his son "I'm sorry and I love you" becomes a lot nicer when you learn about the RealitySubtext. That was a message from Miyazaki to ''his'' son.
8	* The very first scene where Ponyo speaks, from Ponyo's adorable voice ("Ponyo loves Sosuke!") to Sosuke's ecstatic reaction when he realizes what's going on, is more than enough to give you a warm feeling in your heart. It's so adorable seeing the two share a bond.
9	** Her smile and generally excitable and enthusiastic nature as a human is even better.
10	* Fujimoto is human in appearance only, and basically every action he makes draws attention to how completely ''inhuman'' he is. However, it's finally shown that he truly does care for Ponyo, very deeply, and is only trying to make sure both her ''and'' the world are safe. Not only does he care strongly for his daughter, he also has a soft spot for Sosuke as well since he clearly doesn't want to hurt the boy; he just wants his daughter to be happy and safe. A surprisingly complex character for a kid's movie, and probably why he's an EnsembleDarkhorse.
11	* For the little time they interact, it's clear that Fujimoto and Granmamare are very HappilyMarried and their closeness isn't affected at all by the distance. Just his happy smile when he sees her approaching (the only time we ever see him smile) speaks volumes about the relationship between the two. Then there's the way she looks at him like he's the most precious thing she's ever seen, holds his hands and calls him "dear" and "darling," and is able to calm him just by touching him.
12	** Then there's his {{Adorkable}} bustling about his home after summoning her, even stating, "The thought of seeing her again, my heart is pounding!"
13	** Another thing to note in the reunion with Fujimoto and Granmamare is how he calls Ponyo by her new name rather than Brunhilde. Not only does Granmamare find the name absolutely darling but him using the name does show that he's starting to come around to Ponyo's choice of becoming a human. The only thing that truly terrifies him aside from the world flooding is that Fujimoto doesn't want his precious daughter to turn into seafoam but Granmamare is able to calm him down and help him believe in ThePowerOfLove between Sosuke and Ponyo.
14	* The closeness between Lisa and Sosuke, and how Sosuke actually mediates between his parents and seems to understand both of them without resenting them.
15	* Remembering how Toki was based on Miyazaki's mother, Yoshiko, and that scene where Toki caught Sosuke in her arms, the way she catches and holds him (in a "motherly embrace"), it becomes even sweeter if you think of that scene as Hayao being held in his mom's arms again.
16	* Sosuke and Ponyo preparing for their mission to find Lisa after Ponyo makes Sosuke's toy boat life-sized and sailing away once the boat is fired up and launched.
17	** Before this, Ponyo expresses concern over Lisa's whereabouts. Lisa has only known Ponyo as both a fish and a human for brief periods in the space of two days but already, Ponyo is as concerned for her as her son is. Her determination to help Sosuke find his mother only makes this scene even more heartwarming.

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