/tv/ here. What do you guys think of this? I liked it.
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>>156261221
"I'm crashing this town with NO survivors"
シアイエです
>>156261221
It was good
Overrated but that doesn't make it bad. Story was good but characters weren't that great
>>156262346
*Core idea/themes
Meteorite history deletion and time travel nonsense made me want to forget like the main characters were doing
>>156261445
Where was Saitama?
>>156261221
It's bad, since you are /tv/ you have shit taste.
...Was it really love?
>>156261221
Great; it was cathartic for me and the pathos was the highest I've ever seen.
Middle of the road. Mediocre.
>>156261221
We loved it. Next time don't indicate that you're a crossie.
Cute movies are cute.
>>156262743
Ignore the contrarian fucks, general reactions are positive.
>>156262608
Yes
>>156262396
>>156262346
The characterization was great for a movie like this, what are you talking about?
As for the themes, it's about the earthquake. Shinkai went filming after the earthquake and it directly inspired this movie.
The point of the movie, and the difference from other Shinkai movies, is how proactive the protagonists are. The message is more or less "chase your dreams, because you never know when shit might go down." Taki even sums it up in an interview at the end. It's a savior fantasy for sure, about saving people from the quake, but more than that it's saying "take initiative in your life," which for a generation of disaffected Japanese youths is a very new message. This movie isn't a criticism, but an very heartfelt message of encouragement.
I dunno what you mean by build up a lot of tension for no reason, though.
Shinkai's other work has all been about passivity. About realizing that life sucks, but trying to make the most of it.
This movie is about going out of your way to make sure it doesn't suck. Even if you have to wait 8 years to be reunited with your waifu, keep moving forward, and don't give up.
It's not a terribly cerebral experience, but it's a very emotional one. The idea that with enough work, even the grimmest of predestined fates can be averted. So no matter how hopeless you think your life is, you can always change it around.
>>156261221
>>>/tv/
Fuck off.
I loved it, its movies like this one that get me to keep watching anime. Shinkai is a god.
>>156262961
That was a very well written analysis. Thanks for that.
>>156262961
I meant the character didn't feel like they had any motivations or goals in life even prior to switching places asides from a brief crush on Senpai subplot which was quickly resolved with no more depth than she is attractive with many other characters thinking that too
They did act believable and not bland though
>>156264268
>I meant the character didn't feel like they had any motivations or goals in life even prior to switching places
That's just not true. Mitsuha was having an internal struggle, But Taki was fine. Did the slew of drawings of bridges and buildings not tip you off that he was into Architecture? How about the giant poster that says "Architecture"?
i also like it
>>156264335
[Prior to the climax] Takki had no explainiation of any motives why he wanted to be an archetic
And backgrounds details shouldnt be things conveying story points.
>>156261221
It was pure kino.
>>156265186
>[Prior to the climax] Takki had no explainiation of any motives why he wanted to be an archetic
Do you really need one? That's going into another layer of character development you need hours for. Suffice it to say, he liked buildings.
>And backgrounds details shouldnt be things conveying story points.
No, but background details can be used to flesh out characters. Half the time it's subconscious. It's not even really a background detail, the fact that he can draw places really well is crucial to the plot.
Keit-Ai ripoff