Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito

‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito’ is an extraordinary masterpiece, and is highly recommended to watch. Also, there is no prerequisite to watch this movie. You don’t need to watch the ‘Planetarian: Hoshi no Yume’ which is labeled as the prequel of this movie by MAL.

A tiny ordinary spark will create a surge in luminosity in absolute darkness. Post-apocalyptic background could significantly amplify the emotional impact on the audience. The wonderful utilization of the post-apocalyptic world led to the success of this movie.

The story is about desperation and hopefulness. The daily scenes of building up of emotions, the climax of devotion, and the passing on of ... the Hope, are harmonically compactly brought out. The passing on of Hope between generation and generation is affecting. Brilliance of the Star will eventually penetrate the veil and illuminate the internal world of the audience along with their once shrouded road to future.

Plot: 7 of 7 points (I will give 8 of 7 or even higher if possible)
Animation & Art: 2 of 2 points
Fight/ Action scenes: 1 of 1 points
Total: 10 of 10 points FULL MARKS

No spoilers in this one. This is truly a wonderful story. You don't need to watch the OVA to watch this, and if you've already watched the OVA, this is a wonderful ending to it. Its one of those storylines that I personally will cherish the memory of having watched.

After having watched Plastic memories, this was great. Who knew that a person who detests romance movies would love these.

Its got a little bit of action, a post apoc setting, the art is good, the characters relatable (well.... at least for me they were relatable, at lease the Junker) the storyline sad but also ... with an uplifting underlying point.

I don't know if people are aware of this, but MAL actually supports ratings below a 7. I cannot, in good conscience, give this above a 3 rating.

The 5 episode OVA, I rated a 7, which isn't a bad rating at all. It had a nice, dystopian atmosphere mixed in with a bit of awe and beauty (especially the part with the stars being projected in the planetarium); it had a lot of emotion packed into it (you could feel the loneliness experienced by her over 30 years of isolation); it had nice graphics, music, and a decent ending (which made me shed a few ... manly tears).

THIS, however, was a complete waste of time. More than 50% of the entire movie was dedicated to flashbacks! Are you kidding me? Discounting the flashbacks, there was nothing else memorable. I was expecting a nice, clean, followup and conclusion to the OVA, but instead, I got some random crap and flashbacks.

Do yourself a favor: just watch the OVA and skip this, unless you want to be left with a bad taste in your mouth.