Here's why:
Story(9)
The story is a romance about a girl and a boy who are connected by a certain event. As they go to sleep they wake up in the morning in each other's bodies. Already the story seems cliche and well....done before, however i'm a firm believer in execution. And my god do they nail "execution" out of the park. The story's context is very beautiful and is even supported all the way through by other components.
Art(10)
I did mention the context of the story's beauty, That notion is supported by the gorgeous backgrounds, and impressive art. It's a given that the animation is up to movie quality, but the combination between the 2 gives the movie life and fluidity...
Sound(9)
The music is well used, great tracks in general. Each track fits the scene and goes to set the overall tone of curiosity
Characters(9)
Now the characters in this movie is the dream work. The instant charisma that you feel from the 2 main characters is incredible. They also both had interesting reactions to finding themselves in another person's body. Although what you'd expect, the execution is key in each scene.
Mitsuha Miyamizu: A girl who lives in a small town on the countryside. She wishes to one-day travel to the city of Tokyo. She receives this dream when she eventually switches places with the male lead “Taki”.
Taki Tachibana: A boy who lives in Tokyo that would switch places with the female lead Mitsuha.
Finally overall the way this movie subtly characterizes the main characters is a nice touch…If you haven’t seen this movie yet. I challenge you to watch it and learn atleast one thing from the 2 characters without them telling the audience
Enjoyment(10)
This movie is just enjoyable to the last letter. Even at the end when it seems predictable it creates a sense of hopelessness and tensity that keeps you rooting for them both to the very end…
Overall(9)
This movie shows what you can do with the small things within writing a coherent story, subtle characterization, clever execution, and especially foreshadowing. This movie accomplishes all of these things. I highly recommend this movie, I don’t think anyone will regret it
Quick Review:
Story: 9
Art: 10
Sound: 9
Character: 9
Enjoyment: 10
Score: 47
Exact overall: 9.4
Overall: 9
