And idk, I'm sure Shinkai doesn't compare himself to Miyazaki, but his commercial success invites the comparison, and... No. Shinkai's semi-annuals about het couples with a quirky scenario aren't that substantial. And they don't look as good. That fucking penis worm twirling up in the sky had nothing to do with anything and the CGI did nothing for me artistically.
I liked the throwback songs during the road trip. Pity they Felt The Need to include modern songs to sell CDs, because those clashed something fierce.
Another ephebephilia movie on Japan's list. I mean. We stopped counting a long time ago, but it's the principle of the thing. That aside, it's not even a good romance. They're complete blank slates.
What was this even about...? To be fair, I am tired as shit and dozed off a little after he became a chair, and my friend poked me when she tried to kiss the chair. So I saw most of it. Don't tell me "The 2011 earthquakes" because I know. Earthquakes come from the curly dick worm in the sky?? Further idk, maybe this movie simply didn't belong in the form of a summer romcom. I can imagine someone really digging into the 3/11 themes without even mentioning this because it was so tacked on for marketing.
He restrained himself to one door slide shot and I didn't notice *too much* Foot Content, so maybe Shinkai was taking it easy this time.
