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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- READ THIS FIRST FOR MOVIE BACKGROUND Beautiful. It was incredibly stunning visually. It's equally whimsical and full of life, but I felt it was too rushed to fully enjoy. Thoughts on the movie: I loved it, but I can't say I'm entirely satisfied by the ending. Story lacked world explanation, character development, and was waaay too crammed. Overall, however, it was beautiful. My heart goes out to Qiu, I really loved his antics and dedication. (There's an epilogue after the credits if you missed it!) |
MirorinFeb 7, 2017 11:23 AM
| The movie is really good, but I wish it would be a little longer so the beggining would develop a little more her relation with Kun and backstory with Qiu. About the article linked, I think the author is trying too hard to be harsh on the movie. Mod Edit: Removed quote of deleted post. |
BrandonMar 27, 2017 4:12 AM
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| Spirited Away meet Avatar The Last Airbender And it worked. Sure, there were some default here and there (notably the pacing and characters/world build, as said before), but even so, it was really moving at times, and the music did make me quite emotional too, lot's of beautiful moments. Recommended. There is a lot more to discover from asian animation than only japanese things, and it would be too bad to ignore it. |
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| So much of the movie felt unnecessary,and most/all of the characters were forgettable. I had such high hopes for this film. |
| Damn, this must have been amazing had I been on drugs. Rather enjoyable movie, first chinese movie I've seen. Was rather hyped because of the 10-minute 'teaser', can't say itrealy disappoints though. In reaction to the 10-minute clip, did they cut out the part where you could see her dad playing a boardgame with the random folks or did I watch the wrong version or sth? This movie had some really forgettable characters which might as well have been left out, not that hard to remember the names though this time around. I got some feels from this movie and I recognized the similarities in some part with other animated movies. It had a rather great soundtrack and nice visuals. Quite lacking qua story, I for one could have done with more world building, heck I didn't understand much, where did they get their powers from and how exatly it worked, 'where' exactly was their world. And some scenes could have gotten a look at, I believe some should've lasted longer, cause everything just went so fast this way. There was't alot of time to build up the feels. Elsewhere I could enjoy the movie throughout, would like to see more chinese movies and this'll get a 7/10 for me. Close to a 8/10 though, if they had given more thought to a couple of scenes. |
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| God damn it, Qiu got cucked so hard lol. That was a pretty amazing movie, even with the Qiu suffering for no reason. |
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| Eh. No amount of nice animation and attention to detail can save bad storytelling and mediocre characterisation D: It felt really tweenie. The winged butts were nice though. |
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| Whelp, this film just absolutely destroyed me. I may have shed some tears ... and with tears I mean bawling my eyes out. It's sad to see it not as popular because it really deserves to be enjoyed by many ... MANY people. It's on par with most Ghibli films, if not better than some. I do have to say that some parts felt rushed, for example the hunt on Chun and Kun. Also the one part where Qiu and Chun were sleeping next to each other, near the end ... I had to laugh when Chun said she saw Qiu as her brother ... that was so abrupt and at the same time so effed up for him. - Seeing how much he's done for her, even giving up his own life. Still ... I absolutely adored and enjoyed this movie, such an amazing stunning film with a magnificent story. - Definitely master piece for me. |
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| I didn't expect the movie to be this amazing and breathtaking. I'm really glad I watched it and it's a shame that it's not popular. It's on par with Kimi no Na wa. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| It is really a beautiful movie. It is a bit sad for Qiu ended up like that but still happy for Chun and Kun can be together because of Qiu's help <33 |
| To be truthful, I like this more than Spirited Away. And I hate all the people on youtube who said this is a poor copy of it, just from seeing the trailer. Obviously, they know nothing of Chinese culture. That Japanese culture is heavily influenced and developed from Chinese. I wish this film got more recognition. It seemed to have fared well in China but I wish it got more worldwide publicity. Although I must agree that it somehow failed to deliver the message. I couldn't really sense the true core it was trying to teach me. And the opening and ending dialogues appeared to me as just fancy speeches. The poignant point I see is that there are selfish and selfless acts in love. How Chun was willing to almost destroy the world for Kun. ( I don't count Chun giving away half of her lifespan in exchange for Kun's life since that was more based on feeling of guilt. ) And how Qiu was never hesitant to sacrifice his everything for the woman he loved. Still, a beautiful movie that's worth watching. |
| This movie reminded me of Ghibli's works. Absolutely worth watching. Enchanting world of chinese mythos. |
| “All men are jealous idiots. And women are stupid too, to feel happy about it. It's true, there are idiots everywhere!” “I know it's difficult to look past my brilliant tail, brain and looks, but I also have excellent ears and eyes.” “I need to have a drink, and I need one soon!” “I am Holo the Wise Wolf so you shut up!” |
| It feels so different than "typical" japanese animation. China FTW. :) I really love animation and music, but this movie should be 2hrs+ long. I felt that it was rushed a bit. I need more development of this word. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| I saw a take on the movie that it is actually a metaphor to encourage chasing after your dream and following your heart. Contrary to what most people think that the movie is a love story. The review compared the movie with the director's personal life. |
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| 7/10 Loved the animation and concept but I wish the ending had been different. This film would be a 10/10 if they had explained more about the world presented, the characters got more depth to them (especially Kun), and the writers had given Qiu a BETTER FREAKING ENDING! !!!!! this movie just broke my heart :'( |
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| Qiu..FeelsBadMan. He was such a cool character but got shit on by the writer lol. As others have pointed out it felt rather incomplete. We barely got any Kun-Chun interaction and she's so dedicated to him. I loved the music and visuals though so it was a rather pleasant watch. Always fresh to watch a true Chinese cartoon. |
| Let me understand, the boy lose the girl of his life to fisherman she meet for about 15 minutes. Very nice. WHATS THE POINT OF THAT? |
shiro_kaiFeb 21, 2018 11:11 AM
| I believe this movie was unfair to Qiu, that dude did everything for Chun to even sacrifice his own life and for what? For Chin to be inconsiderate and go off with Kun who only saved her ( which he would've done to any dolphin). I was heart broken for how much of a raw deal he got, shows how some people are idiots. From now on Chun is my worst character and obsessive, I wish she did die then and I would've rated the movie better. As for the movie itself it failed to create a bond between Chun and Kun, that's why I didn't feel it. In other words it was lame and deserves 5 going down. I will say Qiu you the MVP of this movie, I will never forget you and your deeds. 5/10. |
lihle808Mar 10, 2018 1:36 PM
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| This was really good and very well animated. Loved the art also. |
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| Just watched this, it was on my watchlist waaayy too long. At first I didn't think much about it, but as the story advanced I was hooked. I agree there are some major plot holes and I would have liked more character development, more details, and an overall more satisfying ending, but I still enjoyed it a lot. Not to mention that the art is beautiful. |
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| I can't understand the praise for this movie whatsoever. Maybe if this was your first-ever animated fantasy movie you'd enjoy it for its admittedly-solid art direction, but if you've seen a single Ghibli fantasy you've seen most of what this movie has to offer, and even then the execution is awful. The character motivations make no sense, the pacing is off-the-wall, and that one dude gets friggin' friendzoned. In the showing I saw in theaters, the little kid sitting in my row was asking his mom how much time was left, his dad was almost asleep, and near the end of the movie my friend and I were trying really hard not to laugh at the dialogue while some people a few rows back were already yucking it up. For a Chinese animated movie (of which there are very few sadly) it tries hard, but on a site dedicated to some of the best anime movies ever, I don't see how there's any comparison. |
| This movie while visually beautiful and rich with symbolism is held back from being a masterpiece, it's like it's right on the edge. The pacing was off especially near the end, it felt like multiple endings clumped together and rushed. The Rat Lady story line was left open ended (Sequel? Hopefully). I wish they spent a little more time developing the characters and the gorgeous setting. I felt like the relationship between Chun, Qiu and Kun was in need of deeper exploration particularly in Chun and Kun's case. It's quite obvious that Taoism has a big influence. We see the Yin and Yang a couple times, not only that, it's manifested in the two MCs. Chun's dark hair to Qiu's white, flower and leaf motifs and their names; Chun translates to Spring while Qiu is Autumn. Aside from the visual cues of the Yin and Yang influence on the MCs, it's in their personalities as well. Chun's more reserved while Qiu's energetic and wears his heart on his sleeve. The idea of duality shows in their motives, Chun was selfish damning the whole village to get what she wanted. In fact, she was so self involved that she hadn't realized the damage she caused, until the Water Spirit pointed out Tingmu's sister was waiting for him as well. While Qiu's so selfless he didn't even think twice about sacrificing himself for her, not to mention jumping in shit that's waist deep to save Kun. In the closing narration an elder Chun tells us to be bold, have courage to go after love and dreams. Yet, after watching the mess that she caused my interpretation was balance. Too be a bit of Chun and Qiu. |
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| Quite the movie, not exactly the one I was expecting but still very impressive. Loved the general flow of the story together with the character development so all in all a pretty well made movie! |
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| I don't really think there is any need for this kind of plot - the third one, the best of all, dies in honour. The world needs to stop glorifying sadness and selflessness... They made Qiu a mere TOOL |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| Chun is a naive, selfish character who ruined the lives of those around her and took everyone for granted, especially Qiu. All for some boy she didn't even know? The way she stonewalled Qiu when he confessed was atrocious. Would've been better if she died. Started out promising but I disliked the movie the more I watched it. Best character was Gramps in my opnion. Overall I just feel a bit annoyed after watching this. Chun definitely goes in my list of least liked characters. |
| Chun was like the worst for me. I hate the writes for what they did to Qiu... That was too much, so much it was stupid and obvious that it was intended... The only good thing was the animation for me. |
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| Surprisingly I didn't find Chun that bad. Although she really was quite selfish. I don't quite understand how she fell in love with Kun. I can understand she felt grateful and guilty to him. She can have affection for fish!Kun but love? Not sure I got why their world was getting destroyed because of Kun but oh well. And rat lady?? What was even going on with her? And Qiu. Really selflessness has a limit. What about his grandma who probably just lost her only relative... He even got friendzoned (or brozoned)... I don't quite get the meaning of his epilogue? Seems more like a punishment to me. Poor dude... All in all I still quite enjoyed the movie. To me this was much better than Kimi no Na wa. |
| I hope chun and her boyfriend death |
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| This movie is SOOOO underrated!!! |
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| This may be the first Chinese animated work that I think is genuinely good. I wasn't expecting much, but I ended up pleasantly surprised. The animation was quite stunning at times and the world they built was very interesting. I wish they explained more about it, though. Same for the characters. The climax and ending also felt somewhat rushed and unfinished. It's not perfect, but all in all pretty enjoyable movie. It really had some Ghibli charm to it without feeling like some copy. I'd say that's quite the compliment. |
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| What a huge let down. It executed everything in the characters and storytelling departments terribly. Qui (or whatever) is such a terrible character to be the MC and the lack of world building killed the movie before it could reach the mid point. Direction and animation were good but the voice acting is the usual, average at best. Pretty bad movie. Try harder next time. |
azertz99Jul 19, 2019 7:45 PM
| Just saw it. The animation was gorgeous and yes it was a bit like Ghibli but that was fine by me. The problem was the story which was a mess. Too many story elements crammed into one story, too many loose ends, and plot holes. Oh so many plot holes. The witch or whatever else she was, left the ghost world and entered the human world and nothing happened. No fight, nothing. The huge tree sim0ly plugged all the holes in the sky? Really? What about the weather that played havoc, also why did it play havoc in the first place? The girl gave half of her soul. Characters were also so underdeveloped that I only sort of cared for the poor sod who became the new caretaker of the souls. All in all, rather unsatisfying. It wasn't even a good love story. 6/10 from me, mainly because the animation was at least good. |
huntress1013Dec 24, 2019 2:41 PM
| The visual is amazing. The universe of the story is enchanting. And the plot is a complete mess. This is what is disappointing me everytime some studio try to drink from the same fountain of Ghibli: - Ponoc's Mary, - Shinkai's Agharta, Even Ghibli itself with "Tales of boringsea" or the Wind "falls". Please, pay attention in more than attonish visuals and rich universe in the story, pay attention to the plot, it must be balanced and with everything matching. |
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| I watched this with a friend and we were so mad even 1 hour after finishing this LOL. My complaints are pretty much the same ones seen throughout this thread. The background and world-building was great, and they seemed like they had a lot of good ideas. However, it seemed like they were writing a story that should span longer than the length of this movie. This story would've been much more enjoyable and characters more fleshed out as a series. The movie had bad transitions most of the time, the pacing was choppy especially in the middle part. I didn't feel any connection between Chun and Kun in the beginning, so I couldn't bring myself to care much about their relationship. Yes they were cute, but that's about it. I understand both their motivations for wanting to risk their lives to save the other, but I just couldn't feel the chemistry. Their parting scene was supposed to be sad, but I sat there wanting Kun to just finally leave. He took a long time to leave. I think we can all agree that Qiu is the best character in this movie...it sucks for him that Chun could not reciprocate his feelings and that rejection was very cold of Chun, but he did what he wanted for her and in the end, and that was the last bit of happiness he could've gotten. To know that he could save the one he loved. Chun doesn't deserve him anyways Overall, I'm still really disappointed due to the potential it had. I loved the setting, the mythical aspect of the world and its powers, but the story and characters (aside from Qiu) fell very flat. There wasn't a clear theme, either. Older, narrating Chun said that perhaps people were born to create such miracles, but that would be the worst theme for what we had seen. Chun created a miracle at the cost of everyone she knew. Sure no one actually died, but she brought a lot of havoc and more than just trouble for her people. Which is honestly surprising, after she had said something so representative of filial piety earlier on. She had wondered what would happen to her parents if she only has half of her life left. Oh, and what in the world happened with the old lady who escaped to the human world? What was that about? Was it even necessary??? I laughed so hard at this :'D |
| First chinese movie i've ever seen. And its so good, its beautiful. The soundtrack was crazy incredible. The storyline had a very touchable moment. The mythology aspect, damn, its so soothing on my perspective. Okay. I give this a 10/10 without any other explanations for this amazing movie. Thats it. |
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| Unusual and unpredictable. Friendzone was too funny. |
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