Audience reviews
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Perevodildo
The art style and designs are obvious hommage to night on the galactic railroad, or, rather "Because it worked once for Miyazawa, let's not reinvent the wheel." The problem is, as always, they just copied the approach without ever getting into why it worked.
I, personally, don't mind any design as long as it doesn't get in a good story's way, but in this particular case it's rather irritating and distracting. It's like they're saying in your face, "You can't enjoy a story intended for children as an adult, because we enforce childish designs over it for no good reason." The same can be said about those greeko-something runes used in Budori's world. There is no point in adopting those, it's just distracting. Though these runes might also turn out to be some hommage or justified by some hid…
Read at the sourceTehWhiteTiger
This movie wasn't exactly what I expected.
In a nutshell, the movie is a slow paced slice of life film of a boy who after a tough childhood is forced to venture out into the world and find his place.
A story that has been done many times before, sometimes done very well and some times not so much. This movie is for me a bit of both.
The main character Budori, I found to be a bit lacking and bland. He shows little emotion and fails to stand out much at all. He is a hard worker and willingly accepts any work he is given without complaint. Although given his situation, it is understandable. But for a main character, even in this sort of story, is rather dull. Half of his dialogue pretty much boils down to him just saying 'yes, sir.'.
The story itself is nice and is the sort of thing that…
Read at the sourceAvid_Reader
Kenji Miyazawa is known for writing children's books and it shows here. This is basically a movie for children, only a bit more challenging.
It's mostly apparent in the main character, Budori. He would be an ideal role model for a child: caring for his family, studying diligently, even WANTING to study, working hard and persevering no matter what. Making a heroic decision in the end only tops it off.
Except he isn't. He shows no attachment to literally anyone but his little sister. Not even his parents, let alone his employers and teachers. Earlier I wrote that he cares for his family - well, technically, he does; after all, his sister is part of his family. But that's really the only person he truly cares about. Not that he isn't interacting with everyone else; in fact, he is clearly di…
Read at the sourceCabadath
Guskou Budori was not the kind of movie I expected. I thought I was going to watch "Arashi No Yoru Ni meets epic fantasy battles with cats", spiced with a decent adventure anime plot. What I got was a slow-paced, deep, poetic and philosophical slice of life that really got me thinking about life.
The visuals and the soundtrack are awesome, and I enjoyed the symbolic nature of the movie (though I feel like the movie derails a bit in the surrealistic sequences, even though I liked them).
The characters and the dialogue felt a bit soulless now and then. Especially the tight-lipped Budori felt like his sole purpose was to act as the eyes of the audience, so that the actual plot could unveil around him.
Still, as I watched the credits roll, I got more and more curious about the original nov…
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