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| It's the best Makoto Shinkai movie so far. Does it deserve its place in the ranking? If it's a list of Shinkai movies, yes. |
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| 4.8/10, was a minor drag to get through, a million loose plot threads (pun), sloppy storytelling. There was one lol funny scene that almost made it worth it. I don't mind if you liked it, but I do think I'm right. That said, I have seen so many mediocre anime at this point that I would rather be blind to their flaws and enjoy them than not be able to enjoy them. At least it had great animation. |
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| It's not slightly but highly overrated. Despite brilliant animation/music/director work/etc., is has failed plot and characters, which eventually ruin everything. 5/10 for me. |
| It is and it's not slightly, I still gave it a 8 because it is indeed pretty damn good but come on now. I honestly think both 5cm per second and Garden of Words were better. |
| Not just "slightly" overrated, this is just straight-up not a good movie, but not a bad one either. Just slightly above an average movie. Therefore 6/10. I didn't get any emotional feelings out of this movie at all. If the reason for this movie to be overrated because of makoto shinkai, then Kotoba no Niwa deserves it more because it's 10-folds better than this. |
| I've just finished the movie. I understand why many people say it's a good movie, because it is. On the other hand, I wouldn't say it deserves the 1st place on MAL's list at all. I loved the ending of Shigatsu wa kimi no uso a lot more, which is similar. It is unique (as much as a movie can be nowadays), it is full of emotions, and looks great. I think it could have been 10/10 if the story was a bit better. Or if it was a series perhaps. |
| Real question how did FMA B member and other let this movie to stay #1 on mal? and not reclaim the throne? Even Gintama go taken down very fast when #1 on mal |
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| A little, yeah. Its good, but #1? Eh. |
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| Even though I rated it a 10, I feel like it is overated. Now I may not be making any sense here since I am also part of the problem, but that plot twist got to me. I watched Koe no Katachi and Kimi no Na wa on the same day, I also rated Koe no Katachi a 10, but after seeing that plot twist in Kimi no Na wa, I immediately thought it was better than Koe no Katachi. However, there are some elements that were severely lacking. The whole anime is based on these two individuals trying to find each other and when they finally do nothing happens? Defintely a let down, you could squeeze in 10 more minutes of romance there to properly complete the theme, or you could have put them in the credits either one would work. I still stand by my ten, but I also think it is overated. |
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| idk i felt nothing while watching it BUT the art was nice to look at 6/10 |
mrremon said: Joms said: then please say which film should deserve 1st place?I don't know, but my definition of overrated is that the show doesn't actually deserve the acclaim, i know even you agree that it's not the best film despite what the people say. Makoto Shinkai is actually mediocre in average, with Garden of Words his best because it is short and smooth. I haven't watched this film, but I'm always upset when the hype and praises did not reflect the films themselves. I hope it would be as good as GoW or even surmount its quality Pretty much a necro, but meh There are so many greater films, for instance Mind Game which is a great attempt on utilizing animation to an extent of innovation. The End of Evangelion is another top-notch epilogue for an interesting franchise, but when talking about stand alone films, we can all argue that Studio Ghibli produced the greatest films commercially till this film came out. However, gross sales doesn't necessarily mean it's better. |
psycho said: yes with a capital y +1 Not bad but not that great. 7 is the number. |
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| I'm surprised it's even in the top 100 on MAL. I really thought it wasn't great. Maybe just a bit above average? |
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| I thought it was a very good movie, but by the end of it, it didn't feel like it was better than or even as good as the most stellar English movies I've seen. Nor did it have the same kind of magic that Miyazaki's films have. As a result, I've come to regard it as a very enjoyable movie, but not a particularly notable or revolutionary one. I'd happily watch it again, but I just can't say that it left a lasting impact on me. Also, it seems kind of odd to me that both the movies and shows are on a single list. Comparing a 1.5 hour long movie to a 21+ hour long show (In the case of FMA:B) seems pointless. You might as well compare a poem to a series of novels or a short tune to a symphony. They may set out with similar goals, but they reach those goals in completely different ways. |
| no shutup, it's not :( |
| That I can agree with |
| Nah, it's not. Koe no Katachi, on the other hand, for some people to think it rivals this movie, now that's the definition of overrated. |
| Yes its very overrated but not a bad movie ,well everyone has their own opinion but for me i guess it was over hype from the fans then when i actually got a chance to watch it i sat through the whole movie wondering is this it,somethings missing it felt bland. |
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| It's overrated. MAL generally overrates most series and films, but even for MAL standards it shouldn't be rated higher than 8.5-9. It''s full of plot holes and only good thing is art. Concept isn't unique, characters aren't even good. It's 2-6/10 for people with objective judgement who rate with their brain. Most 10s come from people who watched it as their first or one of first anime, "cried in corner" and gave it 10. Verdict: Overrated. |
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| @Hamakami For MAL standards it shouldn't be higher than 9. Also, it's no more than 6 for me, I don't say it should be rated 5/10 on MAL, it's just what I should've gave it if I decided to add it in my list. I have many reasons for that, I posted big comment but decided to delete it, so i'll explain it in short now. I never give 10/10 because I don't ignore flaws and everything has at least one big flaw, I give 9/10 to shows that I like most. I automatically take away 1 score from romance genre, I rate concept and setting alongside story, characters and art/music. I don't ignore plot holes and illogical bullshit unless show is action focused or parody/comedy. There are shows more overrated than Your Name, so that's why I think it shouldn't be lower than 8.5 on MAL (look at re zero). I'll not rate it more than 5 in my list because: I didn't like concept, I've heard better music, i've seen better characters and i've seen better setting. Art was good and that's 2 big points, story was medicore and had holes, characters were weak, setting was you guessed it, Japan. It was romance focused which is -1 for me. I wouldn't rate it 2-4 personally because I have bad shows in this bracket. Verdict: 5/10 if I had it in list and ignored its undeserved #1 spot on MAL. |
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Hamakami said: Deus said: @Hamakami For MAL standards it shouldn't be higher than 9. Also, it's no more than 6 for me, I don't say it should be rated 5/10 on MAL, it's just what I should've gave it if I decided to add it in my list. I have many reasons for that, I posted big comment but decided to delete it, so i'll explain it in short now. I never give 10/10 because I don't ignore flaws and everything has at least one big flaw, I give 9/10 to shows that I like most. I automatically take away 1 score from romance genre, I rate concept and setting alongside story, characters and art/music. I don't ignore plot holes and illogical bullshit unless show is action focused or parody/comedy. There are shows more overrated than Your Name, so that's why I think it shouldn't be lower than 8.5 on MAL (look at re zero). I'll not rate it more than 5 in my list because: I didn't like concept, I've heard better music, i've seen better characters and i've seen better setting. Art was good and that's 2 big points, story was medicore and had holes, characters were weak, setting was you guessed it, Japan. It was romance focused which is -1 for me. I wouldn't rate it 2-4 personally because I have bad shows in this bracket. Verdict: 5/10 if I had it in list and ignored its undeserved #1 spot on MAL. I disagree with a large part of how you score stuff - but especially docking something just for its genre. You seem surrounded by arbitrary biases but you say "would" and it's big of you to just not watch what you don't like (I avoid Sports anime personally)- but that's your prerogative. As a note, I wouldn't dock sports anime just for being in that genre. One question though, you mention plot holes, can you recall an example of one? Nonexistence of calendars in their world. Think about it and you'll get it. I mean, what kind of idiot doesn't at least look at what year it is even once. I look at 2017 everytime I'm on tablet, pc or using phone unintentionally, or just do so,e year calculations, like how long ago certain battle ended, check news, etc... unless you live in a cave, you at least look at date once a day (or unless you're on holidays away from tech). That's one example. Now regarding my rating system, sports anime is solely focused on sports and if you don't like you just avoid it. But most romance anime feature other elements too so I just give them a try but I still take away one point. Now about why I don't like romance, it's because i'm aromantic and cold hearted in general, it's not my piece of cake. I don't like ecchi also, because i'm asexual as well. It's how I work. Also, why should I avoid whatever I don't like? If everyone like me did it, romance anime would've had higher rating. Someone must compensate and decrease it, right? Because i'd rather watch and lowly rate it than see it in top 5 on every site. |
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| I came back to the anime page in hopes of a discussion and I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way... Don't get me wrong, this movie was quite amazing. The art is out of this world and the messages about life are thought provoking, but the story itself was not as spectacular as the hype made it out to be (in terms of anime keep in mind, saving a whole city from a meteor is probably one of the greatest deeds someone could do). I feel like the movie only gets deep enough if I take out the time to analyze the words/feelings of the characters through my own perspective, hence my use of the term 'though provoking'. Also, I am not gonna lie, the 3 year time difference really messed me up and I couldn't follow the timeline well after that plot twist. If they weren't switching bodies at the same time how were they the same age, how did events even line up...my brain hurts trying to wrap my mind around it; gonna go look for an explanation online. Lastly, I noticed a lot of people from all sorts of demographics (aka non-anime watchers) watched this movie and loved it, so I definitely think the #1 rating on the website is influenced by that. For people who watch anime on the regular, there's definitely discrepancies in what makes an anime outstanding versus "reallyyy good". |
| i would give it an 8 tbh , it wasn't that great but it was very good. |
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| I don't think it is overrated. It's a movie that suits diffrent people, from what I know teens love this movie so that explains alot. I'm 18 myself and gave this a 10 after putting alot of thinking into it. I'd say it's the best teen romance kinda movie, but not the best anime movie of all time no. The music is amazing and so is the art. The story is engaging but not perfect but keeps me watching. The Taki and Mitsuhas daily life is really relatable honestly, except for the part about switching between bodies of course. I just think that so much work and love was put into this movie that it's easy to see. |
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| Well the visuals and music were all amazing, but honestly they're mostly what makes up the love. The story had its problems, romance was a bit forced and characters weren't the best, but all the visuals and editing and all were still enough for me to give a 7. Good popcorn movie but it baffles me why people would prefer it to series like FMA+Brotherhood, NGE, LoGH, as well as movies like Spirited Away, Paprika, and GiTS |
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| yes, overrated. My gave it an 8 |
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| yeah i watched this drunk as fuck, and defintely enjoyed the experience, maybe seeing it in retrospective nothing about it, outside of gorugeous animation and lovely soundtrack really stands out to me it is probably the most easily enjoyable and acessible shinkai work,so i understand why it has got such acclaim in the comunity though |
| I have to agree it is overrated. But its going down tho |
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