Apr 17, 2015
Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
(Anime)
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I can't believe how highly rated this movie is. It was just abysmal. While the backgrounds were beautiful, every visual element and plot device was stolen from a (better) Ghibli movie. The characters' motivations were poorly explained, it was cheesy and melodramatic beyond belief, and the plot was pretty much nonexistent. What little plot existed was ham-handed and and every moment of pathos felt like a parody of the scene it should have been. Let's just say that at the points where I was supposed to cry, I cried laughing. None of the characters were compelling or interesting, except perhaps the teacher, but I'm not
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