Your name or Kimi no poopoo as a wise man once said is an overhyped dumpster fire.
[This review contains heavy sarcasm and I do not intend to come off as harsh)
Story:2/10
It's based off of a cliché trope known more commonly as "freaky Friday" in the online world where basically two (or more) people switch others place.
The "plot twists" in this movie are just so random, like what was the point of the whole earthquake arc? Basically the second half just doesn't make sense at ALL, it's just fillers to make it a sob story and convinces you into thinking that it's an amazing movie which it ISNT.
The first half was pretty decent, they introduced the characters and their point of view in the situation although it was pretty boring because some of the fillers where the protagonist has meaningless conversations with her friends which contribute nothing to the story. Although the second half is very very poorly written.
The point of the second half? "True love will find itself no matter where you go", nice message, but, again, where does this add to? The romance? Yes. The plot? No.
The plot was that two people switched minds and you're supposed to turn that into a "romance" and no, this is not how you turn it into a romance. You can't just add unrealistic scenarios and somehow make the two characters find each other when they are in different TIMES. This is just for the romance aspect and doesn't contribute to the plot progression at all, although we did get character development.
The ending? It was really disappointing, I was expecting so much more but I'm not gonna spoil it.
Characters: 3/10
Mitsuha is a cliché, she's made to just fit the ideal waifu type but she has no personality whatsoever, she's naive, stupid and whatever adjective fits her personality.
The other guy (forgot his name) has no personality, it's like looking at human being who is hollow with nothing inside.
The characters were extremely boring to watch and felt so empty to me.
I wouldn't have minded a few more characters who could've contributed to plot progression of this story more, focusing on only 2 characters who are really boring is just not cool.
I get that this is supposed to focus on the two protagonists but if you want to make an entertaining movie then add personality to the characters, well written and thought out plot twists and not random ones which just fit the convenience of the romance and drama aspect of the show. Its a really cliché romance, that's all.
Sound: 8/10
One of the best soundtracks ever, even though I hated the movie and characters, the soundtrack itself gives me nostalgia when I hear it.
Art: 10/10 Excellent, brilliant, show-stopping, incredible, amazing. The art was so beautiful and it's like eye candy, the backgrounds and overall aesthetic is just so pleasing to the eye.
Overall, The art and sound track is what made me give this a 5, but even though I didn't enjoy it, it's still average and isn't worthy of anything below a 4.
