Second US Ponyo Trailer Released

Yahoo Movies has begun streaming the second US trailer for Ponyo, which opens theatrically on the 14th. I don’t mean to sound negative about a new Studio Ghibli film getting a significant American distribution effort, but this second trailer really sounds dumbed down. More specifically, it gives me the impression that all of the beautiful subtlety and uniquely Japanese “naturalness” of the film’s universe have been eliminated in favor of expository dialogue. I hope I’m mistaken, and the whole English dubbed film will actually reflect the intuitive charm of the original Japanese version. But both US trailers have really given me the impression that the English dub has all the subtlety and nuance of a sledgehammer.