Feb 17, 2019
It's pretty clear everyone knows this movie was made by the same director who made The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, so this show has some pretty big expectations. While both of these movies are a sweet slice of life, coming of age, I wouldn't put them together. This movie was good. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was an instant hit.
This movie wasn't quite how I expected it to be when I first heard and read of it. It was a strong start but grew tiresome in the middle, and then it was over. With a collage of stories that inform us of who
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the main family is, I realized after finishing the movie that I couldn't remember everything clearly. The movie isn't too long, in fact, it's about the average length of a movie, but it felt long. I didn't finish this movie feeling like I learned something, but rather it reminded me of childhood. I guess you could say there are lessons to be learned here, but nothing too unique, apart from how they tell the story.
My favorite part of this movie would have to be the characters. Certain characters I found annoying, while others were inspiring or the ideal person that, in your head, you want to be. While I understand the characters were all written as they were for plot reasons, I can't say (for the annoying ones I mentioned) that it was still acceptable. The characters who were written to teach a lesson were instantly living a more interesting story. They made me want to see that story, not this. I didn't not like this story, but it just wasn't entertaining. I almost stopped midway, and I've binge-watched many slices of life before.
At times, this felt like it shouldn't be a movie and just several different episodes. The movie already seems to be made that way. There were also many art quality drops in the later parts of the movie, which seemed to bother people. I personally don't mind such things, it usually gives me something to kinda poke fun at, but I mention it for people who do mind. I feel like if this was instead several episodes, the art wouldn't have dropped, the story could be fleshed out, and it wouldn't have me fading in and out through certain scenes.
Overall, I still enjoyed the movie. Characters in anime have almost always been enough for me to enjoy something, and a few terrible ones can't drown out the really amazing ones. The sound was great, no real complaints. There were several backgrounds and some certain attention to detail that really made an impression on me. If I had to say, those few moments and those few characters are the real saving grace of this movie. My score speaks for itself from here on, and thank you for reading my review.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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