Suzume: A New Shinkai Masterpiece?
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Shinkai Makoto, famed director of Your Name and more, is back with yet another breathtakingly beautiful anime film. How does Suzume no Tojimari stack up?
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I've seen a lot of people complaining about the "romance" between the two main characters but I really wouldn't call it a romance, it's an unrequited crush if anything, he's never shown to have any romantic interest in her but they're shown to really care about each other anyways
I agree, I was surprised that so many people viewed that as a romance. There was very little focus on that than I would have thought from certain reviews. They don't even kiss in the movie.
I think it's left fairly open ended. You can definitely see him being interested in her for sure but it's not a super concrete romance. I think people were *expecting* romance to be the center of the film because of Shinkai's previous work and instead it's just one aspect of many.
Ofcourse they are in love with each other but the story don't let them to get on unimportant things, that is really good and make it a family movie. If you want to see romance you better watch some blue film or kinda something.
@@axemexa1 Except 5cm, there’s barely ever any kissing in Makoto Shinkai films anyway lmao.
I see it as an unrequited crush as well.
And I hope it is how it's supposed to be seen, since she's a high school student and he's about to become a teacher. T^T
Suzume is another masterpiece. Period. Just came back today after watching it on the big screen.
I managed to watch this movie completely blind. It was a pleasant surprise when I found out it’s about earthquakes. This movie in a sense was therapeutic. you see I’m Turkish, and as you probably heard we had a major one last February. I cried my eyes out when I saw the scene with the memories of people in the abandoned places. I’m a huge fan of Shinkai’s emotional realism and soft-world building. While watching I felt the exact same emotions I felt standing in the hollow squares after the rubble was all lifted up. Suzume is certainly a masterpiece ❤
Suzume was a masterpiece!
I loved the story, the characters, its themes, and the animation and soundtrack were as outstanding as you would expect from a Makoto Shinkai movie.
I personally really liked how the movie didn't focus that much on the romance between the two leads like Shinkai's previous films, and it rather focused on the journey and development of the MC, Suzume. That was really nice.
I am more of a shonen watcher, but I went to see this last night, and it was absolutely incredible. The music was absolutely beautiful. And it was more suspenseful than many horror movies I’ve seen. I had full body chills at every door scene because it was so fantastic. Love this movie
I watched Suzume at a cinema recently. 🙌🏻 I loved it, better than most animated and live action movies these days in the West. I loved the adventure feel, I think the story of the childhood trauma was central one, it was really poignant. I found the religious symbolism really good. The animation & music were beautiful. 🗝🚪🌌 I teared up a little couple of times. 🥲 Thanks be to Makoto Shinkaia and everyone who worked on the movie. ❤ Greetings form Poland. 🤍♥
absolutely loved suzume and the ending definitely made me bawl my eyes out.
Suzume was amazing, but why were u crying lmao ending wasnt even sad
@@AstroRayy it was about grief and forgiving your inner child
Not so satisfying quite average
Same here. I cried multiple times honestly 🥲❤ but laughed just as many times. The movie had a few genuinely funny moments.
@@audreynothepburn7663 still wasnt sad
Saw this movie today and it’s amazing. The ending is very good, and i’m happy it didn’t leave us hanging like Weathering With You. It was an A+ / S tier movie for me. I loved it
Sameee watched it yresterday!! I'd say it's the second best anime movie I watched, after kimi no nawa
Yes, it absolutely is a masterpiece. And if you didn't shed tears, check your pulse.
Watched it yesterday in the cinema...and damn it was a experience!! I love this movie....the vibes..the feelings...its been a long time since i felt so good after a movie❤️🥺
So I went to see Suzume a second time tonight (wanted my wife to have a chance to see it too), and thoroughly enjoyed it again. This time it was on a much larger screen at the Toho Cinemas in Kabukicho, and I was able to notice a lot more of the CG used for certain parts of the animation (the aforementioned crowd scenes, Souta's key, etc.). Even if it was noticiable, it was at least used more sparingly/artistically than what we've seen in other anime features over the past decade or so.
Also picked up on some more Ghibli-inspired scenes. Really, this movie feels like the perfect amount of Ghibli-inspiration for Shinkai, much like Wolf Children felt for Hosoda. Just enough for some callbacks and occasional added atmosphere (unlike Children Who Chase Lost Voices, which really went overboard in that department).
Saw this last night in a very quiet cinema (and by that I mean empty because the screen next door had some extremely loud Hindi film which did kind of ruin some of the quieter scenes).
I saw the English version and had seen one of the trailers a lot prior, they did a decent job of not showing much in that specific trailer. I had no idea the story was such a journey across Japan.
Very much enjoyed the film and it's the small, quieter moments that got me. For example, the use of a Fish eye style lens for an interior shot... I saw that and was just like... Whoa!
I'm a sucker for visuals. 😅
Lots of side characters who I found utterly enjoyable.
i just watched it at a movie theater in seattle yesterday. i think it's my favorite Shinkai movie so far! 😍
I just watched Suzume for the first time tonight and was very impressed. I went in with high expectations and they were still surpassed. I'm struggling with which movie I liked more, Your Name or Suzume. There's certainly an argument to be had there.
I saw suzume in the theater just a week ago. Those concerns about rural-urban divide in Japan was exactly what i talked about after the movie. During the movie, i was trying my hardest to understand kami against just a simple plot device, which it eventually delivered on - in this regard I might lack cultural context. I also became very aware during the film of the many motifs that Shinkai reuses, like "crowd wondering about what's going on", and internet virality (like in weathering with you), not to mention, girl falling through the sky...
Coming back after finally having seen the movie… twice. You’re right. This was a really, really good movie. Definitely better than Weathering with You
The end got me, i like how it all connects and it makes totally sense
This movie made me cry a few times, it's amazing
just saw this last night and holy shit was I impressed! anyone that sleeps on this bc they worship the 'golden era' is missing out! also I noticed you using a bit from 'a garden of words' and that was nice to see, since not many have seen it and I thought it was beautifully done.
Hi Noah - thank you for taking the time to review this film . Not sure it's my bag, but good to have a heads up on the film .
Thanks for watching! Hopefully there was some interesting info here, even if the film itself doesn't quite seem like your thing.
I think that tendency to not be (or be a LOT less) political than Miyazaki and Takahata is what holds back the likes of Hosoda and Shinkai from reaching their level. I feel like when Miyazaki gives advice like putting your whole heart in something you're working on, the passionate political stakes are part of that, and holding back or hesitating to decide how one feels about the politics around something is exactly not putting your whole heart in it (at least not a well-examined and better understood heart).
I tend to agree. Miyazaki comes from an era where he and his peers were truly political - they were actively trying to change the world around them for the better. His themes continue to reflect that activism, even as his he doubts humanity's ability to stick to the right course. Hosoda and Shinkai have their themes, but very little speaks to ways in which the world or Japan could be changed for the better.
Imo I don’t think all of the politics depicted in Miyazaki’s works always stick the landing.
Call me a not-passionate fan or deep-thinker or whatever, and I like Miyazaki’s works, but it’s not an automatic everytime.
I loved Princess Mononoke, and the themes of its premise worked very well, but in something like Howl’s Moving Castle for example, I don’t think the political messages Miyazaki intended in that film were as deeply resonant as the romance-adventure vibes of that film.
Would be good that my viewing is de-linked from.politics.
actual dog take
We DO NOT need to have politics shaping every single goshdamn story in order for that story to be well written, impactful and insightful.
I just watched it in theaters and quite enjoyed it! A solid 8/10 for me, obviously it’s difficult for Shinkai to surpass Your Name, his masterpiece. I will say the plot did kind of drag in the middle, and a few things weren’t as believable. But the ending saved it for me, and had a nice message. Especially with a certain paradox moment.
Can you explain the ending? It didn’t make any sense. For me I had no issues with it up until the ending. Like why can she talk to her younger self
@@arctr00perecho *Spoilers*
The ending was a call back to the beginning where the twist is that the young Suzume didn’t actually meet her mother in the ever-after realm at the start but instead met the older version of herself who gave the three-legged chair to her. This works because the concept of time in the ever-after realm doesn’t follow the realm of the living and thus creates a time paradox where the older suzume is able to give the young suzume the chair which is a catalyst for her and souta’s journey through the movie.
@@cooljazzftw1172 Ty. I read an explanation from Screen Rant shortly after commenting. Basically the same as what you shared. Yea it clicked when they mentioned Souta’s detail a of the Ever-After, where past, present, future all coexist. Which makes sense especially when looking at how they closed the gates/doors. Again thank you!
Also did you notice a little bit of similarities to season 2 of Legend of Korra? I know that season of Korra is based in more Chinese lore, but the way the movie plot followed reminded me of it. Like two main gates to a another dimension are sealed from the outside but then one by one are opened. Creatures of destruction from the other dimension are released and now the gates need to be closed. They would then later be sealed from the inside the other dimension and containing the beast would prevail. The gods Raava and Vaatu from Korra were a little similar but symbolized the Chinese Yin and Yang or Japanese Inyo.
Also thought it was interesting how with the 12 year difference from when the mom passed with the tsunami incident, it lines up perfectly with the horrific incident from March 11, 2011. The Tōhoku earthquake that led to the tsunami that hit Japan. It looked like Suzume’s journal entry dates lined up with this as well.
My favorite film from Shinkai will still be Garden of Words...but this is a solid addition.
For me...his latest works would be:
1. Weathering with you
2. Your name
3. Suzume
Garden of the Words would be top three for me as well! Beautiful, short, with an involving, down-to-earth story. Great use of music as well. (Although yet another Shinkai film with a questionable age gap that thankfully doesn't end up in a physical relationship.)
Bro, weathering with u is the worst out of those 3, weak story and selfish ending. Your name is the best one of the 3
@@AstroRayy Its the worst one to you because you don't understand it. The "selfish" ending is what makes it great. Love is quite selfish and to get what you want...you must be self serving. So he was willing to put her life over everyone else's....which is true love.
@@CsRacks Your name is better in so many ways. Suzume is much better than weathering with you. I also really like it but the others are still better. Weathering with you is more re watchable tho
Just watched the movie... Simply amazing and beautiful.
Great film, and analysis. Really appreciated the depth / economic perspective on rural Japan 😊
I feel the need to stress hard on how good the Animation and Visual FX/Backgrounds are in this film. Like, yeah its a given. Its a Makoto Shinkai Film after all It might not seem like something to praise for most people and this is made by industry Professionals but I still see Animation as a great medium and artform for storytelling, and I feel people forget how much work actually goes into Hand-drawn Animation and the Background artwork most of the time. It was already like this in previous Shinkai works like Your Name and Weathering with You. B ut it just keeps getting better and better. The Animation was the first thing I picked up on when watching this. there was a few of these amaxingly directed shotsd in the intro and the sequence when the chair/Souta was chasing the Cat/Daijin where they maticulously animted the birds and the surrounding scenery. I live for this type of stuff!
I also wasn’t a fan of Weathering with You. I really enjoyed Suzume’s 12 minute preview so I have hope Shinkai will deliver this time. Given the reviews so far, I don’t expect it to be a masterpiece like Your Name was. But I’m starting to hear from others that this is an underrated movie.
Tbh i think even shinkai didnt not realize how your name was so good, as he hasnt been able to replicate it though his later works are so similar to your name.
awesome video -- best suzume review i've seen yet :)
Just watched it earlier tonight in cinemas with friends and now diving into all the analysis of the film! :) I felt the film a lot easier to follow that Your Name, and it carried the storytelling beautifully in a certainly different way from its predecessor.
thank you for letting me know about it!
How the hell did makoto shinkai do it again
Thanks for the review! Can't wait to see the movie in theaters. And also one question is there any iconic scene like in your name (katawaredoki) or tenki no ko (grand escape)??
It's hard to say exactly which scenes will end up with that iconic status, but there's quite a few that could (including many that use music to strong effect).
Now that its out, can you do a full review? Spoilers included with warning for those who havent seen it.
Thanks for the interesting review!! It was fun to watch :)
suzume is a story about self sacrifice
souta doing his family's duty and ended up deciding to just be the keystone
suzume tried to replace souta as keystone
tamaki having 12 years of her life gone to raise suzume
and even daiji in the end decided to just return to being the keystone instead of seeing suzume sacrifice herself
it's a 180° turn from tenki no ko's childish and selfish plot
I wouldn’t really say that Tenki no ko’s plot is childish, selfish in a way sure but it is justified. In a world where a 14 year old girl has to pose as 18 to find work and support her little brother so that they won’t be separated, a world where guns can just be found in the trash, why is it fair that a young girl has to be sacrificed to stop the constant rain? Selfless acts of sacrifice are impactful but the opposite is also equally relevant, where you can’t help others if you don’t help yourself first. The main challenge of the film is an exaggeration of climate change essentially and I think the message being conveyed is that it’s everyone’s responsibility to combat climate change thus why the Suga and Mitsuha’s grandmother tell Hodoka that it isn’t his fault. I guess I just wanted to say that these films might be opposites but it doesn’t mean either is wrong.
@@toonhub3216 nah, the 2 main characters in tenki no ko was childish
running away from home, refusing help from adults, etc
only kids or adults with childish brain do that
well, in the end, those childish stuffs got fixed.
so we can call it as them growing up i guess
@@toonhub3216 the correct take, people who don’t see this honestly don’t understand media literacy lol
THIS DESERVES MORE VIEWS!!!!
I'm from India, we loved Suzume ❤
Suzume was the first Shinkai film I felt was a true masterpiece he produced for once.
Weathering With You stumbled by the lack of more insight to the background of the male lead to allow me to be able to actually sympathize more with his personal stakes (and the fact his parents/family had literally like zero presence in the overall film).
Your Name’s fairly obvious rushed development/production is clearly shown when, for being framed as a romance film, the film didn’t do the best job in its execution of the romance of the two leads when it felt rushed in the middle, and cluttered execution of showcasing the growth of the two leads’ relationship have me finding difficulty in believing the two actually fell in love.
Suzume actually appropriately felt like it accomplished everything it needed to that didn’t have me asking anything about the characters by the end, and gave me a fulfilling and satisfying package of an experience that has me understanding everything by the end.
And I think its Two Hour runtime helped for Shinkai to pour and inject everything he possibly could for the film and made it all work in the end.
(I feel like the only one on the boat of thinking Your Name was an overrated success)
I honestly disagree for the most part. The point of Your Name's romance is both characters are living each others lives, growing closer through the many bonds shared among their friends and family, also they have supposedly weeks if not months of time interacting through it.
LIGHT SPOILERS (adding this just in case after I realized i may have said too much, and edited to avoid more major ones)
Suzume and Souta know eachother for like less than a week.
In regards to Weathering with You, i agree there, it stumbled by not really delving into the boys motivation for leaving home, leaving him feeling rather undeveloped. But I could say the same thing about Souta. We know 2 things about him. That's about it, they barely even explain how his duty came to be. Maybe if I was native Japanese and understood the mythology more it would make more sense but.. He just kinda exists to inform Suzume about the doors.
That said I am glad you really liked Suzume, I just got out of the theater and was looking for anything discussing it. It just... didn't speak to me like i wanted it to i guess.
@@KiraAotsukinot to mention my guy was a grad student (wanting to be a teacher) and the girl was around 16/17
It would have been better if they just made him a mentor to her
you're just smashing your keyboard and clicked Send
Same i kinda thought your name was overrated and suzume better? Idk maybe just me and you. Your name def good but imo suzume better. Weathering kinda decent but not as good as those 2
@@KiraAotsuki the romance felt kind of rushed in Your Name, as it didn’t do an effective job conveying to me the spark that’s supposed to have me care about the supposed romance the two had, and I think it had to do with the montage switching part of their lives that didn’t do a best job in showcasing effectively the impact the two had on each other besides the fact of their random switching.
I think a little more time invested to slowly flesh out the interesting parts of the switching to showcase the slow subtle signs of their relationship growth would’ve been nice, even with the scenario given (since communication and interaction, the KEY to effectively showcase how the romance actually develops, was hard to execute.)
Romance wasn’t the goal of Suzume, and it wasn’t the first thing I thought of judging when watching it, but yeah I can understand how some would feel over it based on the film’s setting runtime, but I find it believable enough since I was invested in the singular-flowing journey and the POV of Suzume’s obvious attraction to him and the bond she has with him over time.
Weathering With You wasn’t perfect, but that’s where I think the romance shines the best out of the last three films.
just saw it and it was a great movie
Nice review bro
I just watched the film last night on an IMAX screen. First of all, I was surprised by the lack of detail on certain scenes where the animators decided to cut corners. I’m sure every animated film has them but they get magnified and become more obvious on an IMAX screen. Lol. Second of all, I thought the film was good but not great, definitely weaker than “Weathering with You” or “Your Name”. For me, I felt the love story was a bit rushed. Also, the film never made me feel scared. I mean, it’s a film about natural disasters and trying to stop disasters from happening, but I would’ve like if the main character had a stronger arch moment where she learns whatever is happening is real and that people die. I know it’s harsh but at the end of the film, I don’t feel she changed much as a character. Disaster happening? Okay - door closed. Onto the next one. Another disaster? Okie dokie! Door closed. Oh, I don’t think we even heard the band until the end of the film. Anyway, a 6/10.
Finally, someone on the same boat. I really feel it wasn't the best of Makoto shinkai...there's so many holes in the plot. I am not sure if makoto wanted the viewers to be creative and let them have their own imagination. However, it feels the most important pieces were not explain nor he leave a strong indication of what was it. Compare to the 1st two movie he did, this is unfortunately, for me, a lackluster. Though, it still cute to watch.
@@roxroe6731 I agree. I liked the film but I can’t ignore many of its imperfections. Still, I’m sure Makoto has a lot of pressure to make a film to surpass the success of “Your Name”. And it seems that he wasn’t even ready for how big it would get, considering he’s been asking fans to stop calling him the next Hayao Miyazaki or how fans should go and watch other great anime films.
Glad to hear people with similar opinions to me, the story was quite simple, road trip, chasing cat, close door. There's not a lot of consequences, from which the main characters can develop from (as you said close door = no disaster, everytime). Also lot's of the side characters didn't really have any meaning, like the aunt screaming at suzume for ruining her life (just felt like a forced moment, then everything goes back to normal instantly). The love story was also rushed, and I couldn't really grasp what some of the representations and meaning of things were in the story. I also struggled to understand how the worm co-existed in the ever-after.
I really tried to enjoy it, but aside from the shallow story and ok main characters, at least it was a nice visual experience, seeing different areas around Japan and the nice animation when closing the doors and defeating the worm. The soundtrack was pleasing, voice actors played their parts well, and I thought the sound design was good!
I went in with no expectations, not really knowing the story and not trying to compare it to "Your Name" (haven't watched weathering with you, but will watch soon). If that helps you understand my opinion.
@@rakuyo1611 Oh my god, you and I have virtually the same opinion about the movie. Again, like you said, there was a lack of consequences which I truly felt needed to make me believe that Suzume understood what she was actually doing. Instead, we were supposed to believe she somehow “gets it” because she’s fallen in love with a chair. Haha. And if you haven’t seen “Weathering with You”, you’re in for a treat. There is this moving moment in the film that made me bawl my tears out because it was animated so beautifully and the music was perfect. You’ll know it when you see it. Cheers!!
@@rakuyo1611 the aunt screaming at Suzume was her possessed by Saidaijin.
amazing film bravo
Just finished watching it.
And Wow
Never understood the WWY hate. That’s my favorite movie, it’s so weird to hear people place YN over it. Ik people can have different opinions then me lol, that’s fine, it’s just odd to hear people say something you completely disagree with with such confidence.
I’m with you. I enjoyed YN but WWY had more of an impact on me personally.
@@rinoapage I think it’s cause WWY had a much bolder ending. To me it was much more impactful, and had more to say. But I think because of that, it was more divisive
Ironically i connected with every shinkai movie except for kimi no na wa. It wasn't bad, but I don't think it deserve all the praise it gets
Hey minna, hope you're all doing well! Sorry it's been a bit since our last video (excepting the recent-ish livestream) - been busy working on a bunch of projects all over Japan. Still, teeing Suzume inspired me to put together a quick vid, since most people abroad won't have the chance to see it until at least April. Let me know what you think - I'm continuing work on our next big historical video!
We have differing opinions on this film. I was hoping for a bigger commentary on the abandoned towns and unfortunately left with a half developed love story. Personally Your Name #1 and even weathering with you #2. I felt so disconnected with the characters and the story.. and the music was lacking as well. I'm still a fan of Shinkai, so i hope he does better next time.
I think the reason I don't feel the need for additional commentary on Japan's rural depopulation is that it's such an omnipresent thing in Japan itself. We all see it when we're in the countryside; we feel it when we live in those environments. It's not something that really needs additional explanation beyond understanding the pain and dislocation associated with it. Add to that the theme of disaster in general - something the Japanese population is very familiar with - and the emotional undercurrents are pretty clear without needing for additional explication. I'd say Suzume's character arc and its conclusion give us all we need in terms of catharsis relating to the pain caused by disaster and abandonment.
I just saw this movie on the big screen my one critic maybe just a tad long, but that is more a nitpick wonderful movie
I saw 君の名は (your name) and I bought a copy right away. I was in Japan and saw a mall marquis add for this new film and I started investigating it. Perhaps a bit unreal, but it is the animation, voice talent, and strength of story that will make or break it for me. I prefer the original voice talent for the first viewing then I can watch the dubbed version later. By the time I go back this Fall to Yokohama, I hope the DVD will be available. Not sure of the best place to get DVDs yet, things keep changing, but any big name shop is fine. Maybe Book-Off?
Went to watch Yesterday.
Someone who knows Japanese but ain't related to Shinto or Buddhism etc i could say your review is accurate about depiction of Japanese people/society/beliefs about the movie which you surely have to know all these to resonate.
As for me i had none that's why i would say okay but the Movie Visuals were awesome 👍
The only thing i connected with was dialect which i know in dept and have experience myself other than that the movie didn't click with me.
Yup you would have to read Buddhist philosophy and Shinto, I recommend it. Especially zen.
I agree that Your Name is all round the better movie. This one might be more beautiful, the animation is superb in technic and taste in my opinion.
Is not a masterpiece but is a solid 8.5/10
Your name did the romance better than did movie, it was more believable at least thats for sure, honestly if you were to remove the whole “love” scene from this movie it would be better and wouldn’t really change the outcome but i guess they needed the “power couple” to sell more.
TLDR: your name still better of the current trilogy, suzume way better than weathering with you for.
Maybe because romance wasn’t the main aspect? it was a tribute to the 2011 Japan earthquake. This is not a romance anime and I’m seeing this take too much and it’s pissing me off ngl.
I am getting goosebumps just hearing you
So just a question: what role does the grandpa play? Is he evil and what is his connection to daijin?
Yes
He’s part of the family that closes doors. His relationship with the Daijin is likely that he sealed the worm as the original disaster was based of the huge earthquake in Japan 2011.
I think it was stated by Shinkai in an interview that grandpa helped try to prevent the 2011 earthquake with Sadaijin (the black cat).
My name is Suzanne
Really satisfied overall. I dare to say for me, its better than your name even, obviously better than weathering too.
When i finished watching your name on cinema, feels like kinda overrated compared to the hype for me, def good but not as good as ppl praised it to be. With suzume i do feel better overall....or maybe just me preferring more fantasy than romance.
There are 4 types of countries on planet:
1)developed countries
2)undeveloped countries
3)Japan
4)Argentina
Why Argentina? Can you elaborate that
In the film suzume mentions that she will stay with someone called Aya. Could this be the same Aya from his other film ' Someone's Gaze ' ?
Grazie.
I liked the aunties in Belle though 🥲
Just watched it. I liked it, but... it lacked something... I don't know how to explain it, I felt like something was missing on the movie.
Your Name and Tenki No Ko are superior imo.
For me it was definitely the music, especially the theme song that was shown in the trailer the only time it was fully played was in the credits
This movie is NOT masterpiece lmfao. There's plenty wrong with it. It's a decent 8/10 movie. It's probably a 10/10 for most Japanese people because the director used that tsunami tragedy as a basis for telling his story. I 100% guarantee you that if he hadn't, it would have been 8/10 in Japan, too.
I disagree with people praising it as a masterpiece. The art is beautiful, there is no denying that. However, I can't help but feel that the relationship between hoto and suzume felt underdeveloped. I couldn't care less about their partnership by the end of the movie, because it felt like they didn't have anything to connect through other than the guy being hot and having more knowledge than Suzume. Additionally, hotos backstory felt very empty. It just felt like everyone cared about each other much more passionately than would be natural.
Seems to me that they did have a lot to connect on. I mean Suzume went through (and survived) the massive 3.11 Japan earthquake, even lost her mom during it.
Soota is devoting his life to close these doors to make sure such an event never happens again in Japan..AND HE'S HOT lol 😅 Make sense to me she would want to follow him.
As for the romantic aspect of their relationship, I thinks it's left at puppy crush level because there's still a significant age gap between the two. Basically the kept it for the end, when she's a bit more adult and he comes back for her.
I thought the romance aspect not being focused on is actually what makes it good. It makes their relationship more mature imo
My problem is the character of Souta. He honestly has less personality than the side characters.
@@1ParrotAndBirdFan yes if we're talking about adult but Souta is a grown man about to become a Teacher and Suzume is a teen in High school that's still a minor. In this case 5 years IS a big age gap. Which is why they don't develop further.
In my personal view, it is not quite like a masterpiece, everything is good, the color scheme is perfect but the entire movie doesn't give me answers on my why's. Like why tf the girl just followed the guy on the Abandoned places. Compared to drifting homes, this anime is confusing.
3:50 = tatakae ???
Tl; dr
YES
definitely not a non spoiler review, you revealed almost everything for a person who hasn't seen trailers before going .
Is there a romance between the main characters? Bc that's what's keeping me from watching it
It’s actually a lot less focused on the romance than Your Name and Weathering with You imo
Is less focused but feels forced when it happens…..
@@mobious01 it really doesn‘t. The movie is more about self sacrifice and overcoming one‘s grief.
@quinnyIt is the hidden element you can find it if you will go deeper6940
I am serious when I say that Suzume is a subpar movie compared to Shinkai's two previous films.
I do wish western viewers would stop projecting their horribly 'current times' socio-political or woke politics onto Japanese culture in regards to age differences between potential romantic partners? It's like they totally ignore Hollywood actors and rock stars chasing jailbait (Elvis and Priscilla Presley anyone?) but then project a new puritan view on an anime with a possibility of a crush between a teenage girl and slightly older young man or between a teenage boy and high school teacher...as is shown in Shinkai's films mentioned in the video.
Jeez...I mean no one had a conniption fit when Howls Moving Castle came out and a young woman (Sophie) gets transferred into the body of a 90 year old woman and falls in love with Howl the magician and vice versa?
People were wise and adult enough to understand the message of that film in the early 2000's but now we exist in an age of dogma and ignorance, where most of us apparently don't even know what a woman is anymore...so we aren't fit to judge others! Not at all...LOL
PS. So was French President Emmanuel Macron a romantic or a victim, when as a 16 year old boy he had an affair with his drama teacher Brigitte Trogneux who was 39 at the time?
They are now married with a 24 year age gap between them and Mrs Macron said he promised her she couldn't get rid of him and that he would marry her when he was only 17 years old.
Now before anyone says, "eww thats wrong" just imagine if you replaced the "qestionable" age gap with a "questionable" LGBTQ+ love interest or a racial love interest?
Wouldn't everyone in the western 'modern times' mind set immediately start calling THAT a "stunning and brave" pairing?
You see my point here, I hope...?😉
Suzume must be among the weakest of his works. On top of the convoluted and poorly structured plot, each character lacks charm and has either unconvincing or unclear motivation to the point that I couldn't care less if they live or die maybe except for that white cat which somehow decided to have a new motivation every 30 min and finally meet its tragic end.
neh kinda mid after watching it from the big screen the plot was kinda mesh i mean they took sit on me to
another level
"Onimay"
Never heard the Japanese language spoken, huh
@@UnseenJapan "Anime" isn't a Japanese word, you pretentious tool.
Ah, so you don't know how language works, either! Why didn't you say so? 😉
@@UnseenJapan I said the last thing, so I win. Nana nana boo boo. Or you could stop being a fucking tool and speak to me like an adult. The word is English, it would make sense to pronounce it with a Japanese accent if it was Japanese, but it not, and you sound like an idiot. At least to people who can see thru your bullshit.
Hmm, the problem here is that, no, the word isn't in "English." It's a Japanese word that is usually cited as deriving from French. This is what's known as a loan word. And, since we can assume you've watched this video, you'd know that we're based out of Japan and thus tend to pronounce Japanese words as they are used in Japanese. Either way, it’s a bit of strange point for you to get so fixated on. Have a good day!
I had to stop watching your video when you started giving too many details about the story. No spoiler, I agree, but still too many details. I'll get back to it after watching the movie.
Just stop w the fakeness. This movie was terrible and cringe. Full of cliches and troupes .
Lazy plot. Had people walking out and people laughing w embarrassment including myself .
This movie is nothing but visual but then again it was made on a computer not hand drawn .
Stop w the fake appraisal. It was just meh
Is there a particular reason you think that others can't experience media differently from you, and must all be giving "fake appraisal" if they got something out of a film that you didn't like? 🤔
@@UnseenJapan when you don't mention it's flaws and constantly talk about how good it looks , yeah ..
Stop being a contrarian for the sake of it.
Don't expect others to agree with your worldview just because you think you can't be wrong because often - this above is an excellent example - you are not.
ITS SO BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So what?
Then it's not for you. Unfortunately.
Shinkai can't miss.