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tragic ending in my opinion

Especially with the way he just walks away.... AND THEN SMILES. It's like seriously, WHY ARE YOU SMILING? THIS IS NOT A HAPPY MOMENT. AGH.

it was bittersweet. he finally decides he can move on with his life, hence the smile, because his an akaris wishes were both fulfilled, tohno finally got to see her again and she finally got to see him again under the cherry blossoms. thats the basic gist of it, you can go into great detail.

yeah that why my heart is still in pain now..

So for me..the animation and feel of the whole thing was so amazing that I gave it a 9 and wanted to give it a 10, but it just didn't go where I was....it just didn't go, far as I could tell. The ending left me staring and wondering what the hell happened. Not like I didn't see what happened, I just couldn't believe it was ending where it did.

It was like the entire thing was a desperate struggle to be together, only to end with, "WELP, that's not happening. Bit of a waste. Oh well, no big deal, moving right along now". Really very melancholy. I kind of like that feeling though, which contributes to the 9, even as it holds it back from a 10. It certainly helps that I get over depressing things like this in the blink of an eye (unless extremely horrible deaths are involved, anyway).

I want more anime like this. Not the "bad end' kind of anime mind you. Just the ones with this amazing atmospheric art style with amazing sound effects to go with it. This whole thing was extremely immersive, despite the near constant interruptions from Skype...

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these are all of makoto shinkais other movies, they're all amazing in their own way, if you liked the feel of 5cm, you'll love these too. also, judging by your comment, id recommend you give the manga a try, it should answer most of the questions you asked

Am I missing something here for Act III? This doesn't even seem like an episode, but more of an epilogue. Which half of it is composed of drawn out flash backs of the previous two episodes spliced with a montage of their separate lives apart from each other. It would have gave off a better impact if it wasn't a montage of their lives apart, but was actually written into Act III.

Act III made me lose all empathy towards these two.

Thanks for the links. Though I'd already seen The Place Promised in Our Early Days (and I'm very tempted to rewatch it), I hadn't seen the other 2. I went ahead and watched Voices of a Distant Star since it was so short. I see that it's basically the same theme, except to a much greater extreme. I did enjoy it.

I'll have to get to that third one some time after finals. Thanks again for the recs.

As to the manga...well, never have read a manga, nor VN. I tried like once with Rosario Vampire, but I don't think manga is really my style. I did find some information I liked by reading through some threads around here though. I like the idea of him ending up with the surfer girl much more anyway =).

I was a little bit lost sometimes, with the characters and the three stories... But every thing is good, now.
Hum, it's a sad story. The loneliness of the characters is felt all the film, by the music, the beautiful landscapes filled of melancholia, and by the peaceful and calm rhythm of the film. The difficulty of expressing feelings spring enormously, while both characters (Takaki and Akari) have a special and invisible link, even if the years pass. It's the same things for Kanae, desperately in love to Takaki. She can't talk about her feelings, even if they are very stronger.
The destiny himself seems be opposed to the three characters (the trains/the distance, separate Takaki and Akari, Takaki's letter flies away with the wind, Akari finished bride with another men), and makes it all the more touching the story...
I'm not very fan of love stories generally, but I enjoyed the film.
8/10 !

In my opinion it had to end that way. I really hoped it wouldn't go into the generic plot where the guy finally confesses and says "Please come back to me!". And it didn't. Well done.

What makes this movie so perfect is its realistic feature. It's truly beautiful. A tragedy makes for a better love story than a fairy tale, because life itself is a tragedy. I think we could all relate to this text, and therefore that's what made it amazing.

This wasn't really my thing. Still, it was amazing to just watch the scenery and I felt for the characters a little bit. 8/10 for me.