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Nov 21, 2023 7:34 PM
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Dec 2020
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goodggoooooooooooooood
Dec 13, 2023 11:00 PM

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Oct 2012
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Saw it in theaters again tonight. I always forget just how much I love this movie!!
Dec 14, 2023 11:04 PM
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That was a hoot and a half Loved the way he floated down on banner to the waiting crowd Our boi did win the lottery after all All of them saw their loved ones again and they got to keep in contact with Kiyoko
Dec 24, 2023 11:12 AM

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Finally watching Satoshi Kon's films! I loved this one. It just made me so happy :) The animation is also incredible!
Dec 24, 2023 9:13 PM

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Just watched this with my mom. It was a good choice to leave it for Christmas. We liked it.
Dec 25, 2023 9:55 AM

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Damn, this movie is timeless, abundant with so many funny, humorous but still poignant, subtle presences of the nature of faith, and the Christmas spirit. So heartwarming yet still bittersweet.
My only suggestion is the consequence would feel more complete if they showed more interaction between Miyuki and her parents aftermath, but I respect the intention of the director.
Dec 29, 2023 1:00 PM
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what an excellent movie, what a twist, such endearing characters, the facial expressions were so well done, they conveyed so much with just gestures, and the comedy was fucking gold, again, what a great movie, each one of satoshi kon movies are masterpieces and this is no exception
May 20, 2:10 PM
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a bizarre movie honestly
Jun 2, 10:06 PM

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Dull, directionless movie with artificial, performative "character" driven entirely by exaggerated expressions from a cast full of muppets. The histories of the characters were either half-baked or entirely unexplained as well, because this movie was demonstrably preoccupied with having them sharing quirky, snide jabs between them for most of the duration of it.

There was an obvious attempt at some sort of messaging regarding homelessness here, but it was obfuscated by the incoherent lunacy of the characters, whose flippant convictions regarding the events that unfold means there's little incentive for the viewer to care about both the characters and the philosophy of the movie. The homeless guy, transvestite and school girl protagonists all seemed to loathe each other to a ridiculous extreme, having nary a nice word to say between them; yet arbitrarily drop this disdain whenever the plot demands some "tension", typically whenever any one of these characters is in a dangerous situation. Of course, their reasons for being so invested in the circumstances that lead them to these aforementioned dangerous situations are as contrived as everything else.



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Nov 7, 10:41 AM
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It sure is Satoshi Kon alright! A journey, an unconventional theme, equally as different yet uniquely beautiful style, and confusion thrown in just when you thought the catharsis had already settled. A classic!
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