All I have to say about the movie is to hold your judgement until the very end. Once you do the puzzle pieces will all properly fall into their place and the movie will take its full role in how it is suppose to be played out.
So sit back and enjoy the amazing animation, the soft soundtrack and the beautiful storyline. With an amazing character development as you undergo a transformation with the lead character, Anna, a girl who slowly learns to appreciate herself and the image she projects, along with the people surrounding her.
Anna starts off as a introvert girl, who hates herself and hold very low self esteem and a low opinion of her image. Details of how she became this way are later revealed.
Anna suffers from Asthma, a weakness of the lungs. Thinking it will help improve her health, her "Aunty" and doctor think it best to send her to her relatives who live in the country for fresh clean air (just for the summer).
Once there Anna starts to experience out of body and weird dreams with a girl named Marnie. Anna confused if these encounters are real or a dream does not know what to think about her meetings with Marnie at first. However slowly the viewer watches as Anna opens up with the help of Marnie and slowly allows others into her life. She experiences friendship for the first time, and grows through the development of the summer in her encounters with Marnie.
This is definitely a coming of age story, one where Anna is able to accept herself and open up to others, discover her past, and learn who she is.
