Dec 8, 2020
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Story - 1
So I watched this movie together with my girlfriend, and honestly, turn back NOW. Before it's too late. I went into this hoping to see a movie where I could get to see how these characters deal with accepting reality. How Miyo would have to accept that she can't be a cat forever, and Hinode does not love her. To see how Hinode deals with learning that the girl that's obsessed over him and stalking him was actually the cat he liked so much. But none of that. The movie had a very forced happy ending that felt very unnatural. Also small plotholes
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like why the hell did Hinode only get cat paws, why could Kinako still understand Miyo after going back to being a cat and more.
Characters - 1
Miyo is a girl who was depressed, and ended up clinging to her fantasy life with her crush, Hinode. while this makes her motivations understandable, the fact she never really grew from this or faced the consequences is extremely annoying.
Hinode on the other hand had zero reason to fall in love with Miyo as she was being a straight up creep and not respecting his personal space or feelings whatsoever.
Their friends are just bland and just seem to be there to have more characters. They serve no purpose whatsoever and their motivations seem nonsensical. The rest of their family is also just extremely generic and have a lack of depth. I get they're just supporting cast but still.
The Mask Seller is a rather stereotypical 'demon type' villain of the story, but god is he stupid. Many times he just screwed himself over for no damn reason.
Art - 8
The main redeeming quality of this movie is how pretty it is. All the animation and lighting is on point and there's honestly no complaints on this front. Only reason it's not higher is because it doesn't compare to other stunning works such as those of Makoto Shinkai.
Sound - 7
Overall good soundtrack and great voicework in the DUB. I don't know about the original Japanese version but I would be surprised if the voice acting there was bad. While the music in the movie is good, none of it truly stands out hence why it only gets a 7. The music also sometimes didn't suit the scene, but that was a rare occurrence.
Final note:
DO NOT WATCH THIS UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE MOOD TO GET ANGRY OVER A MOVIE.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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