Story: 3/10
There is not a lot of story. It is just a couple, on a train, talking about their relationship. That's it.
Art: 7/10
Very different take on Makoto Shinkai's usual work. I do love this black and white silent film style though. Very interesting and it fits perfectly. Honestly, it was quite creepy too. Any colour would have ruined this illusion.
Sound: 10/10
The piano tune by Erik Satie in the background is what made the whole thing for me. Even though it was not meant to, the piano made the entire thing feel very eerie and sinister to me. It was quite chilling to be honest. As the short progresses, the piano seemingly gets louder and more violent, making me think something bad was going to happen. E.g. the train crashing and them dying. Or the man was going to kill the woman so they could be 'together forever' as stated in the short. What was meant to be a cute and romantic short, turned quite dark for me. It is very interesting to me to see the different takes you can have on this video. I cannot fully describe how the video made me feel. Though I was definitely somewhat scared.
Character: 2/10
There is nothing developed on these characters. You do not even get to see their faces. Though, from what you can see, I did like their designs.
Enjoyment: 5/10
Pretty scary for me, though I still can't grasp why. I liked it and would watch it again.
Overall: 7/10
I did very much enjoy it, although there is not much to it. What made it for me was how creepy the entire setting was (though I don't think this was Shinkai's intitial intention).
