Feb 18, 2019
Aight, this is my first time writing an anime review, so don't mind me. But first, SPOILERS ALERT!!!
Firstly, I would like to congratulate P.A Works for another excellent production. I didn't know that they made Nagi no Asukara (A lull in the sea) as well. Which if you haven't watched, I highly recommend you do.
The way this movie presented itself might have caused a lot of people to be annoyed, confused, or even angry. The actions that some of the characters chose to do were at times questionable to say the very least. However, the main focus of this movie to me was about
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Moving On. For me, this really hits home, because of my parent's occupation, I move to different countries every few years. Not to say that I don't have any friends, but never a place I could truly call home.
Characters such as Leilia at first was upset that she couldn't be with Krim, but eventually moved on, and she also moved on from her daughter, knowing that she would just bring more pain if she had stayed (similar situation to of Ariel and Maquia). As for Maquia, she had to move on from her clan, then her family (Mida and the dog), and at the very end Ariel as well. While I felt a lot of empathy for her, I could not say that I felt bad for her. She acknowledges the reality of her situation and decides to fully embrace it. If anything, I'd say she has balls made of steel. Ironic isn't it, a clan that was suppose to frozen in time, moves on in the end (Maquia and Leilia), and ultimately, for the ones who are immortal, even if they can live forever, if they cannot resolve the past, no matter what happens, will eventually end up like Krim, who also held on to the past, unable to move on, scared of what Leilia has become, winding up dead.
Motherhood, another strong theme presented in this movie, Maquia and Leilia, both showed how strong a mother's love can be. For Leilia, she loved her daughter enough to abandon her at the very end (reason stated above), despite Medmel being a child her was forced to have. As for Maquia, she decides to adopt a orphaned child, and raises him to be her own. This movie shows the situation of different motherhoods, all of them have different problems and obstacles, but what is common is their love for their child.
I thought the art, the sound, the characters were all great. And I would say I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. However, the one thing I cannot overlook, not just in this movie, but in most animes is that the story is kinda wonky. One thing I hate is plot holes and lazily written scripts, and no matter what you think of this movie, this movie definitely has those moments. Excuse my french but, how the fck did the soldiers from Mezarte find Iorph in the first place? Like, can you just walk in and walk out like whenever you want? Wtf is up with that dumb idea?? Also, wtf happened to all the other women in Iorph, I remember the king of Mezarte was looking for more Iorph women because the prince was bored with Leilia, wtf did they do with all the other women? Killed them all? nah, they didn't explain shit, and same argument with the males of Iorph. Also, I felt as if they could've made the weaving stuff more significant to the story. I felt as if the symbolism behind it was largely missed out due to the writing. Also, I understand why Leilia left her child, but seriously? I felt really angry about that, she was so desperate to see her, and even disregarded Krim for it, but nah, the moment she saw her, she was like "sike" "forget about me lmao". That was really wack writing from the writers. Also, where tf did Maquia and Leilia end up at the end? Iorph? Wasn't it destroyed? wut???? While some may argue, oh that's not important, I'd say it's just lazy writing again.
But despite these flaws that I thought to be present, overall, this movie was amazing in a lot of different ways. Some moments were so realistic, that I even almost teared up. This is a must watch, a great movie with a good theme. 9/10 for me (the missing 1 is for the wacky plot holes).
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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