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Koe no katachi (2016)
Too Many Things Unexplainable
You may have read so many reviews about this movie, I'll just say that I agree about the positive comments about the voice actors and of course the animation. Pure art. But, these are what I think that ruined the beautiful concept of the movie:
1. So many things left void. For example Ueno's character resolution, the white haired guy's existence, etc;
2. Character developments are complete dull. What I'm saying here is, so, Nagatsuka's role is just to comfort Ishida? I thought there would be some interesting background about him, that will somehow connect to Ishida's resolution. Another example, how about Kawai's? It's never clear that she still has that blame-for-my-own-benefit character;
3. Well, I don't think that the director wanted this film a pure romance, but... Still, I think that would be good if AT LEAST Ishida replied back Shoya properly, about her confession earlier. It doesn't matter how, but that just would be better if being put explicitly. Why is it matter? I think the answer is simple, Shoya's love for Ishida was also the reason that she attempted suicide. She thought that because of her existence Ishida suffered, unhappy. So wouldn't it be nicer if that love matter being solved clearly in the end?
4. The story is confusing. At first I thought that the ending will be Ishida and Shoya being together, but I guess it won't. Then I thought it will end with a beautiful resolution, that Ueno and the whoever dudes involved in the story from the past, get together along again in the friendship, but I guess that's wrong too. So what? I don't even understand why Ishida started to not able to see people's faces. I thought because Ishida's rumor that he was a bully was spreading, but I guess after people accepted him (in the end when Shoya walked him to his class), he still couldn't face them. So, what was the cause? Also didn't he just promised God that he won't run away from reality anymore if Shoya's save? Why would he just break that promise right after he made that promise? Well, I don't really get it.
2 hours of waiting for resolution, in the end it just appeared that Ishida could finally see people's faces again.
Really disappointed, because the concept is just already so beautiful, heartwarming, and unique for me.
5 out of 10 because the concept is really beautiful, and Shoya's heart is just pure and heartwarming. I actually learned a lot from her about life.
5 yue yi hao (2015)
Worth to be watched
First of all, if you want to watch this film, don't expect an interesting plot in a complex way.
This film is truly amazing, if you not just watching it but also feeling it. All the drama was created to be fit in each of generations (as you already seen in the synopsis). The director really made it happen.
The plot overall is pretty simple and beautiful, nothing complex or makes you think hard to understand. Another thing I like from the film is the ending soundtrack (the one with only instruments), which is will be played in the very end of the film (until the credit part finished).