Since the story is more like a poem the narration is important to follow. I like to watch my anime in the original language and so I had some difficulty following the subs and watching the movie at the same time. I didn't realize in the beginning it was going to be like it was. I just picked it out from the IMDb list and thought it would be a 'regular' ghibli story line.
What was presented to me was beautiful at the least. Some people say that the second story is of lesser interest, but I disagree. This middle story is what hangs it together. It shows how his love is never ending/fading not even a little. I wonder how that 2nd girl managed to life on after he left... She comes out the saddest imo.
personally I think the story does drag on a little to much. Its just an hour of material, but it tends to get a little slow now and then, I guess thats part of the poem and I realize that but still..
*spoiler warning* The story is very depressing, a whole trail of loved and lost drenches the story and no one ends up pretty. I am all for bad endings, but this is just.. well VERY depressing. Still I love the ending.
I do have some minor criticism. First; although the movie is quite realistic I think the people in the story are a little young, it could have started off when they where a little older imo. Second; there are 4 figures in the story. The personalities can easily be ordered by importance. the boy on 1; the first girl on 2; second girl on 3 and that one shy girl which hardly plays a role, but is important. personally I think it would have been better if girl 1 would have been written more into the story in part 3. its to short, and not in balance with part 1.
well agree or disagree with the above, I still think its a great love poem.
What was presented to me was beautiful at the least. Some people say that the second story is of lesser interest, but I disagree. This middle story is what hangs it together. It shows how his love is never ending/fading not even a little. I wonder how that 2nd girl managed to life on after he left... She comes out the saddest imo.
personally I think the story does drag on a little to much. Its just an hour of material, but it tends to get a little slow now and then, I guess thats part of the poem and I realize that but still..
*spoiler warning* The story is very depressing, a whole trail of loved and lost drenches the story and no one ends up pretty. I am all for bad endings, but this is just.. well VERY depressing. Still I love the ending.
I do have some minor criticism. First; although the movie is quite realistic I think the people in the story are a little young, it could have started off when they where a little older imo. Second; there are 4 figures in the story. The personalities can easily be ordered by importance. the boy on 1; the first girl on 2; second girl on 3 and that one shy girl which hardly plays a role, but is important. personally I think it would have been better if girl 1 would have been written more into the story in part 3. its to short, and not in balance with part 1.
well agree or disagree with the above, I still think its a great love poem.