May 9, 2020
As a lover of the sea, I enjoyed this film so much, it brought tears to my eyes. I’m also a sucker for symbolism and stories with philosophical and existential themes which this film wonderfully delivered.
The animation and art style are absolutely GORGEOUS and the atmosphere is pretty immersive.
There are just some scenes and elements that felt out of place for me, and some scenes that are really good but could have been an absolute masterpiece if it managed to completely pull you in.
The small details in the film illustrated the reasons why I love the ocean so much, and showed what makes
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me afraid of it as well.
The story has depth and the dialogue is insightful, but I felt like the delivery was a bit messy which created a sense of disconnect. It can be vague and cryptic, drawing a thin line between purposive storytelling and clumsy execution, so it’s either you like it or hate it. It has the kind of story that you need to dive in deep (pun intended lol) and reflect on to truly appreciate. I personally liked it but then I learned that this was a manga adaptation. I can’t help but imagine that in the manga, the beautiful message of the story will have a greater impact. I want to check it out and hopefully I’ll be able to understand the story better.
As for the characters, Ruka is someone whom I both relate and connected with, Sora is enigmatic and draws me in, but Umi just wasn’t as appealing to me as the other two.
Overall, this film has a lot of potential but fell a bit short in leaving a lasting impression to me. Which is really frustrating because I felt like it really could have been exceptional. It’s honestly more of an 8.75 for me, but there’s no option like that here so I rounded it off to 9 lol.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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