your name.
ZetaAspect said: I don't know what there is to say that hasn't already been said, but Your Name. is a good, solid movie that's highly accessible (and therefore has the major strength of mainstream appeal). The quality of the presentation is likely to cause viewers to overlook the relatively shallow nature of the film's actual content and become emotionally invested. With a likable (if not deep) cast, a solid and engaging (if not complex) story, and an emotionally rich atmosphere (if not a thematically rich narrative), it's easy to remain invested (or to become increasingly captivated) throughout the duration of the film; and then the almost-surprise happy ending makes it easy to leave the film with a highly positive impression. Of course, being engineered to be easy to like doesn't make something a classic on its own, so I would expect its rating to fall gently over time. YummyYogurt said: I also feel like it was rushed, but, for your consideration, here's one interesting, nontraditional definition of love that's been solidly upvoted: "Love is giving someone the power to destroy you, and trusting them not to." Mitsuha and Taki are implicitly given the power to destroy each other, and yet they try to use that power to help each other, despite how awkwardly they may go about doing so.I'm just wondering how did they fall in love with each other? They haven't met each other or got to know each other besides what they see/experience during the time but they would forget it later when they switch back. I don't know if its just me or if i'm just some heartless, soulless person who has no romance in my life and is just a single lady with no boyfriend ;-;, but I feel like them falling in love with each other was somewhat quick and unexpected/surprising/vague/"a word that describes how unusual this is". x'D I didn't understand how the romance work. ZetaAspect said: I don't know what there is to say that hasn't already been said, but Your Name. is a good, solid movie that's highly accessible (and therefore has the major strength of mainstream appeal). The quality of the presentation is likely to cause viewers to overlook the relatively shallow nature of the film's actual content and become emotionally invested. With a likable (if not deep) cast, a solid and engaging (if not complex) story, and an emotionally rich atmosphere (if not a thematically rich narrative), it's easy to remain invested (or to become increasingly captivated) throughout the duration of the film; and then the almost-surprise happy ending makes it easy to leave the film with a highly positive impression. Of course, being engineered to be easy to like doesn't make something a classic on its own, so I would expect its rating to fall gently over time. YummyYogurt said: I also feel like it was rushed, but, for your consideration, here's one interesting, nontraditional definition of love that's been solidly upvoted: "Love is giving someone the power to destroy you, and trusting them not to." Mitsuha and Taki are implicitly given the power to destroy each other, and yet they try to use that power to help each other, despite how awkwardly they may go about doing so.I'm just wondering how did they fall in love with each other? They haven't met each other or got to know each other besides what they see/experience during the time but they would forget it later when they switch back. I don't know if its just me or if i'm just some heartless, soulless person who has no romance in my life and is just a single lady with no boyfriend ;-;, but I feel like them falling in love with each other was somewhat quick and unexpected/surprising/vague/"a word that describes how unusual this is". x'D I didn't understand how the romance work. Ok, yea. well that could also relate with a friend love relationship? because some friends also trust people to back them up without them backstabbing them. Well I can't see Mitsuha and Taki as a couple. The most I see them as is best friends helping each other out. Because it was kinda rushed and a bit forced. |
Aardwolf94 said: No idea, this anime sucked. can't believe this was so successful, what a disappointment This is nice and to the point. This exactly |
| Because it appeals to the lowest common denominator. |
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kingraptor724 said: Aardwolf94 said: No idea, this anime sucked. can't believe this was so successful, what a disappointment This is nice and to the point. This exactly You made this thread so people could explain why the movie is so well received, but you never even bothered to respond to any of them. You only quoted those who agreed with you. |
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Kittens-kun said: You made this thread so people could explain why the movie is so well received, but you never even bothered to respond to any of them. You only quoted those who agreed with you. Literally every argument for the pros of this movie is " Good art and music " Those 2 reasons do not make an anime anywhere near a 9. Realistically this show being focused around art and music should make it a 6-7 |
kingraptor724 said: Kittens-kun said: You made this thread so people could explain why the movie is so well received, but you never even bothered to respond to any of them. You only quoted those who agreed with you. Literally every argument for the pros of this movie is " Good art and music " Those 2 reasons do not make an anime anywhere near a 9. Realistically this show being focused around art and music should make it a 6-7 Literally every argument? It doesn't look that way to me. Some people did have good replies. Maybe you just ignored them because you actually don't care about what they have to say? |
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ZetaAspect said: I don't know what there is to say that hasn't already been said, but Your Name. is a good, solid movie that's highly accessible (and therefore has the major strength of mainstream appeal). The quality of the presentation is likely to cause viewers to overlook the relatively shallow nature of the film's actual content and become emotionally invested. With a likable (if not deep) cast, a solid and engaging (if not complex) story, and an emotionally rich atmosphere (if not a thematically rich narrative), it's easy to remain invested (or to become increasingly captivated) throughout the duration of the film; and then the almost-surprise happy ending makes it easy to leave the film with a highly positive impression. Of course, being engineered to be easy to like doesn't make something a classic on its own, so I would expect its rating to fall gently over time. YummyYogurt said: I also feel like it was rushed, but, for your consideration, here's one interesting, nontraditional definition of love that's been solidly upvoted: "Love is giving someone the power to destroy you, and trusting them not to." Mitsuha and Taki are implicitly given the power to destroy each other, and yet they try to use that power to help each other, despite how awkwardly they may go about doing so.I'm just wondering how did they fall in love with each other? They haven't met each other or got to know each other besides what they see/experience during the time but they would forget it later when they switch back. I don't know if its just me or if i'm just some heartless, soulless person who has no romance in my life and is just a single lady with no boyfriend ;-;, but I feel like them falling in love with each other was somewhat quick and unexpected/surprising/vague/"a word that describes how unusual this is". x'D I didn't understand how the romance work. these 2 posts sum up the best pro kimi no na wa points. im not a fanboy, but i did like it. weird things can bring people together, for example my wife likes martial arts (so do i) and we have weekly spars in front of the kids ;P to add to them, kimi no na wa was also released when anime was booming overseas (i think, along with netflix anime (meh, anime = jap cartoon, and cartoon = murikan anime)). also movies are generally more popular than series. |
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kingraptor724 said: Honestly I was extremely unimpressed for what it was rated, and yet its still at the top of mal. What is so great about this anime, the characters werent even interesting. And the whole switching bodies with someone that wished a different life is not unique at all. The story was very simple like a disney movie with no exciting plot twists or anything... Why do people love this. Naturally, you're free to make of the film what you will, but if you're interested in understanding why others liked the movie, this article provides a modicum of insight as to what made the film so enjoyable for others. |
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| It was a general movie that appealed to the masses. Even Shinkai said the film felt incomplete. The movie was rated so highly because of how many people were moved by the somewhat relatable situation the two faced together. Unfortunately, even if this movie appeals to the masses, there are people, like yourself, that do dislike it. |
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Dlwuik said: because normies love pretty colors. why else? The FMA guy said.... xDDD |
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mihyon said: It was a general movie that appealed to the masses. Even Shinkai said the film felt incomplete. The movie was rated so highly because of how many people were moved by the somewhat relatable situation the two faced together. oh yeah, I think we have all been in the situation where you wake up gender swapped and then a meteor destroys your town. #Relatable |
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i saw this movie before fma anything and disliked it even then. |
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| Same reason why they like Violet Evergarden. Pretty colors. |
| Because people like the movie. How dumb do you need to be asking a question like this |
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Majority of people are entertained by what is essentially someone shaking a keyring in front of them. |
| years after you are dead nobody will remember you. but people will be talking about this movie for hundreds of years. only the maggots will enjoy you |
PoeticJustice said: years after you are dead nobody will remember you. but people will be talking about this movie for hundreds of years. only the maggots will enjoy you People won't be talking about the actual movie for long (hell, it's dead already). Just its strange popularity phenomenon. |
Kemuri07 said: dc22 said: Same reason why they like Violet Evergarden. Pretty colors. So...this sort of attitude, frankly, bothers me. And it isnt with just Your Name, but seems to follow anime, television and film on general. Basically the idea that the visual language in film is not important; the only thing that matters is the plotplotplotplotplot. Look, obviously plot is important,it is the thing that gets the audience to engage with and empathize with the chsracters. but the presentation is just as important. The reason why Your Name was such a massive success is primarily because of how it was directed: the visuals, the music, the editing, all of it combined to have an emotional effect on its audience. And while I agree with some criticisms of YN's narrative shortcomings, ultimately they didn't really matter to me because I was swept away by it. Is it a masterpiece? Honestly, I don't think it matters. Going back to my original point. I get why people tend to dismiss the visual component of anime/film because they think it makes their opinions seem more "intelligent." Personally, I find judging film from such a cold, analytical place defeats the purpose of watching a movie. Films are meant to be an emotionally experience. I mean how can you embrace film if you're too busy jotting down "plot holes" (ugh I really hate how that word has been transformed into something meaningless) And yes, I like Violet Evergarden because the "pretty colors" add to the tone of the show. I agree visuals are important, but pretty colors are not good visuals. While technically they might be good, there's no artistic flair. |
| this is pretty bs. The animation is merely a supplement and not the main reason why people like this show lmao. |
| I rated it 10 because it was the first anime I have ever watched and it was great experience. I feel like I wouldn't like it that much now but I won't rewatch it just for the purpose of changing my score |
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| I was surprised as well. I thought it was just the same as Five Centimers per Second - which I also thought was overrated. But after watching it...it was actually nice but not that great though. I was surprised with how simple the story was but there's just something enchanting about it that's so hard to explain. |
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Well this is complete bs, I loved this movie but I dislike Violet Evergarden and find it very boring, it is not all about the animation and "pretty colors" in my opinion, the story is the main reason I loved this movie |
| No idea. I watched it and thought it was decent. It didn't really make me feel anything. Just a visually appealing movie with a simple story. I don't know where all these people are pulling masterpiece scores from. |
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| I remember liking this movie when I first watched it, but it started to get worse and more nonsensical with each revisit. Then I realized I never liked it at all, the beautiful visuals just did a great job at tricking me. |
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| 1. Its art is amazing 2. Its poster is amazing 3. This movie was created for teens 4. A calm natured movie [In short you can say its seinen genre] 5. Story is good 6. Its over-rated so lets go with a flow and make it more over-rated xD And keeping all these points in mind , Makoto shinkai slashes out everyone and repeats same things in each and every movie...He describes love in various ways and some of his movies are half-baked which is really good...As people want something more creative... |
hahaha that was me, colors blinded me to rate this a 7. A 6 is generous but rated because musubi. |
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| it is not a really good movie,but at least it did well in the box office and critical reception and brought some respect to anime. |
| My heart aches after watching this movie. People just have different tastes in what they like. As for me, I didn't think A Silent Voice was all that great but a lot of people think otherwise and that's completely fine. |
kingraptor724 said: Honestly I was extremely unimpressed for what it was rated, and yet its still at the top of mal. What is so great about this anime, the characters werent even interesting. And the whole switching bodies with someone that wished a different life is not unique at all. The story was very simple like a disney movie with no exciting plot twists or anything... Why do people love this. Why do ppl like frozen? Cuz they are a bunch of idiots Why do people like Disney? Same answer Why do ppl like this whatever anime movie? It's slightly better art than Disney but I digresss |
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| I honestly have no idea why they like this film, sure it has it's merits and whatnot but in characters and plot execution is where it fails at. |
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Daisetsu-Kun said: Would like to know how it fails to execute its plot properly? Sure I can agree with the characters but hey, most movies tend to work out the same given its duration be it an anime film or an international one.I honestly have no idea why they like this film, sure it has it's merits and whatnot but in characters and plot execution is where it fails at. |
EGOIST said: Daisetsu-Kun said: Would like to know how it fails to execute its plot properly? Sure I can agree with the characters but hey, most movies tend to work out the same given its duration be it an anime film or an international one.I honestly have no idea why they like this film, sure it has it's merits and whatnot but in characters and plot execution is where it fails at. It fails to bring the same flow as it did after like the first half of the movie and the later half just doesn't feel that engaging when I take it in comparison of course that is my opinion and honestly my score for it should be lower but the visuals and audio saved it from being so. |
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Daisetsu-Kun said: Yeah, I do agree with the latter half being sub par compared to the beautiful exposition.EGOIST said: Would like to know how it fails to execute its plot properly? Sure I can agree with the characters but hey, most movies tend to work out the same given its duration be it an anime film or an international one. It fails to bring the same flow as it did after like the first half of the movie and the later half just doesn't feel that engaging when I take it in comparison of course that is my opinion and honestly my score for it should be lower but the visuals and audio saved it from being so. |
| "What Makoto Shinkai offers isn't being "brilliant mind" (like Christopher Nolan) nor "comedy" nor "action" but rather just "emotion and growth"" well, you know, you can do a movie about "emotion and growth" and still be "brillant mind", "comedy", and "action", all at the same time. this is what are shows like "steins;gate", "fullmetal alchemist brotherhood", "clannad" or movies like "akira", "ghost in the shell", "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo", "nausicaa", etc... when you have no story, no action/comedy/anything, no characters, and the only things you have are emotions and good graphics, then your movie seriously lacks of what you should call "the best animated movie of all time". that doesn't mean the movie is bad, that only means there are better movies, and that's a thing you should accept. |
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HolyDeathMacabre said: Kimi no na wa is a movie that I personally believe can only be experienced in the cinema theater as its most powerful aspects were music and art. A 7 in a pirated version 10 in the big screen Re-posting this in 5,3,2, and boom. Nah, at least a blu-ray will do. Hope nobody mentions blu-ray yet in this thread so. |
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