All that aside, this was a movie that i didn't expect to be able to keep up whit it's predecessors (Byousoku 5 Centimeter, Kotonoha no Niwa, Yakusoku no Basho, Hoshi no Koe), i mean it's like wining the Oscars for five years in row, it's just not that easy to do.
But just to prove as wrong he did it, and o boy did he do it. Mister Makoto Shinkai is from now by me the best director, designer, producer... EVERYTHING! Whit this movie i'm gonna put him up there whit Miyazaki himself.
But enough of this, i need give this masterpiece a rating.
Animation: 9
The only reason that i didn't give this a pure 10 is because the animation is the same as in 5cm. This isn't a bad thing, far from it, it's beautiful. The colors bring everything to life, the trees, Tokyo, the picturesque city on the lake that seems like it just came out of a fairy tale. The animation is great, but i just had a few scenes here and there that seem they where taken from one of the previous movies.
Characters: 10
Ok this movie has one the most well built characters that i saw in a long time. I would love to say why but i don't wanna to spoiler the story to anyone. You get to know the main two characters well, to bind whit them and fell there pain and joy. The support characters are also done well taking into consideration that this is a movie and really there just isn't the time to get to know everybody.
Sound: 9
Mone Kamishiraishi was phenomenal as Mitsuha, Ryunosuke Kamiki on the other hand did have a bit of a strange high pitch thru some of the scenes. He did it for a reason but still it just annoyed me a bit. All in all voice acting was high class, well timed, emotional, realistic.
Music: 10
Like i said at the beginning band RADWIMPS plays the music in the movie and it's soft, indie, jpop rock. It fits the movie perfectly, i might even end up buying there CD. So absolutely no objections there!
Overall: 10
This movie is great, a beautiful story, playing out perfectly. It won't have any plot twists but it will keep you interested. If you didn't watch the movie i highly recommend it to anybody that likes a slice of life- romance.
Prepare your tissues and watch this, you won't regret it.
And don't read this if you don't wanna a small spiller...
The ending is so much better then 5cm, Hoshi no Koe and Garden of Words. Here we get a REAL ENDING!!!
