Audience reviews
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I’m really not sure why this movie pisses me off so much but it really does. It’s simple but nonsensical and completely meaningless and not at all impactful. The animation is stellar but my compliments stop there. It’s not even offensively bad it’s just so painfully nothing. It didn’t beat me up and take my lunch money it just sat in the corner of my room menacingly for 90 minutes. I can think of so many better uses of 90 minutes…actually I don’t think I can think of worse ways to spend 90 minutes. This movie makes me unreasonably upset.
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The year was 2021 and I was in the early stages of getting back into anime. One of the things I really enjoyed doing at the start was watching AMVs, usually of Shinkai films like “Your Name” or “Weathering with You” with the theme song playing. During this time I came across this awesome song & music video by DAOKO and Kenshi Yonezu titled “Fireworks”. It was an instant favorite of mine and I’ve listened to it again and again over the years. I knew the AMV was about a movie, but it seemed that the general consensus online was that the film was disappointing so I held off on seeing it. Well yesterday (17 April 2023) curiosity killed the cat and I finally watched the full film. Is it worth it?
Short answer no. Hell no. “Fireworks” also known as “Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or…
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So this is the first romance movie from my collection I'll make a review. I remember when I watched this film way back 5 years ago in my local cinemas. When I first watched it, it was so confusing. But rewatching this again wasn't any time-wasting and I gained many realizations and deep knowledge about this film.
Fireworks is a supernatural drama, romance anime film released in 2017 and it was based on the live-action movie of the same name way back in the 1990s. Many audiences rated it low and said this is confusing to watch, but yep. This was confusing to watch like the plot is all over the place. It's like a big jigsaw puzzle. But if you see it from a different aspect or angle, and if you can combine all of the pieces, you might fully understand the meaning of the film and its message.…
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“Where are we going?”
“I don’t know.”
These two lines, which the main couple says multiple times, perfectly represent how I felt during the movie. I found myself asking, “What the hell’s happening?” about every two minutes. Not even the art could save the train wreck that was the convoluted plot. Also the characters were illogical, annoying, and stupid... The art, though beautiful, probably made the story even more confusing. And don’t even get me started on the weird cutscene of Nazuna singing in the train. I have never been so. irritated by a movie before. This movie had no redeeming features. Sure the art was beautiful, but you spend the entire movie having no idea what’s going on.
Also... the ending tried and Failed at being open and meaningful. It just left me confused. It also too…
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I have to say, this anime is rewatchable.
The only part that was off was the english dubbing. I prefer you keep it on subs, because japanese fit a lot better on this anime than english dub.
Other than that, the storyline was quite interesting, the relationship of the characters, and the art wasn't bad.
The art gave off a more modern vibe,was pretty detailed, and the scenery was magnificent. So I rate it a 10/10
I enjoyed watching this anime, and was on the verge of tears.
The story could probably cover just a little bit more detail in the storyline, but overall
I rate this anime 10/10
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I watched this movie today so I'm going to tell you how I feel about the movie:
The movie was about Norimichi time-travelling again and again with a firework marble or some sort, just to save Nazuna from moving away from the town.
The story was confusing yet hard to understand. The story went here and there.
Yusuke, the one who won first before Norimichi accidentally time travelled back to the swimming race, was actually an asshole to Nazuna, even though he said he loves Nazuna the other time travels, in the first timeline, he said Nazuna's a pig.
Nazuna's mother remarried 3 times and is a total bitch because she kept forcing Nazuna to move even though she doesn't want to. Like, you could just stay with that fancy-ass house you got!
Plus, so many mistakes were in the movie:
+Suitcase…
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NO SPOILERS - A review of "Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?"
"Should we see it from the side or the bottom? Will they look flat or round depending on where you view them from?"
As the continously asked question above - in which acts like a theme - suggests, this movie is to be viewed from a analyctic discourse. It is not to be taken lightly, as many elements of the movie bears heavy allegorism and metaphorical value which are central to the overall understanding of the plot, hence many people do not understand the ending and main aspects.
The story itself, may appear rather simple at first glance. The story revolves around the question "What if", which is NOT to be associated with "Kimi no na wa" as much as many people would like to. With that said, it is of releva…
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[FREE SPOILER REVIEW]
This anime film I liked so much, the history is good, I liked it so much, the final can be bad for someone else, this is normal in the Genki Kawamura's films because they don't show "the final", how so "the final"? It leaves you to imagine what happens next like Two people get started dating, the anime ends here, without showing if they married, if they broke, I like it. I think that is the reason to so many people hates this film, if you like anime "without a final", it's a good movie, if no, don’t even waste your time with it.
The story is a bit confused, that have some time that I didn't know what was happening, but after I understand, something isn't explained, but it doesn't disturb anything.
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Slight spoilers due to interpretation of movie.
Though I’m not sure why all the poor reviews on this movie, it’s really not as bad as it is made out to be. Though the characters were, let’s be honest, poorly developed, and the story following a somewhat cliché path (along the lines of re;zero and erased) this anime has a rich message if given some thought about it. While the ending may not have been appealing to some, I found this to be one of the most important aspects of it, especially considering the metaphorical sense the movie contained. Heavily implied by “if” showing up multiple times on the ball, then proceeding to move to an alternate universe (refuted by the fireworks) the movie was essentially a metaphor for how we miss out on many opportunities because we are too busy contempl…
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I went to a special screening of this and watched without knowing anything about it. I actually liked, since it's a well-intentioned coming-of-age story with some magical realism as a plot device to make the story happen.
The basic premise is somewhat close to Bill Murray's Groundhog Day, with the difference that the day isn't fully reset, but it restarts with some kind of checkpoint, just to correct the last mistake the main duo, that is running away from their boring routine, made.
The main complaint about this movie is about the "density" of the characters. Let me tell you something: you don't have space to develop multi-layered characters in a short story like a movie. You need more time to make it. What we need to understand is that both protagonists are upset with their lives and…
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Spoiler Free!
Just a heads up, but the story was really bad and confusing. Just because some of the people who contributed helped make Kimi no na wa doesn't mean it'll be good.
The art was alright, but Shaft's other works were better. You could say they wasted their talent on it.
No bad opinion on the sound, it wasn't bad.
The characters? Hated each and every one of them! They were all so annoying and bland, and they didn't even improve in the end.
Overall, it was a disappointment. I recommend you listen to the soundtrack online instead of watching this disaster.
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spoiler free review
I write this review after returning from a 40 mile drive to see it in my not so local cinema.
What's to be expected of Shaft on the silver screen? With the recent sucess of films such as Kimi no na wa & A Silent Voice I feel like people were expecting too much from this.
The story was fairly generic, centred around a highschool romance and a coming of age crisis with bits added on for special effects. While the implementation was done well I think, the actual plot itself was lacking in any real substance, but none the less, enjoyable.
The visuals were fantastic excluding the odd bit of awkward CGI animation, though this is to be expected. Lot's of pretty colours, the odd headtilt here and there. It is worth watching for the animation alone. though sometimes the char…
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Shaft thought "hmm how can we make the popular time reversal due to a certain circumstance trope, but not copy what's come before" A high school romance !
I have just returned from watching this in the Cinema, and i felt compelled to write a quick review. I won't be going into detail about the couple next to me getting a little to involved with the romance genre, because that wasn't the films fault.
I have to give Shaft some credit, the visuals and backdrops were absolutely stunning, especially at the beginning. Though I wouldn't place it upon the same tier as some other recent anime films (You know the ones) but that isn't a criticism in the slightest.
For the sake of the review, I'm going to call the main characters as Monogatari Copy (Female) and Monogatari Copy (Male), anyone fami…
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TINY/INSIGNIFICANT SPOILER AHEAD
I went into Fireworks expecting a good movie. However, i was a bit disappointed when I watched this. the movie is trying to aim high, but fails miserably. While this movie isn't really bad, it isn't good. I believe the problem relies on the characters. I feel nothing for them, there was nothing in this movie that really made me care about them. So when these characters start going through emotional scenes i am just not connecting with them. The story wasn't really 'clicking' with me either, but i think that's because of how bad the characters were.
While i really enjoy the concept of time travel, this show just doesn't pull it off. i find that after the first one it was already boring. just didnt work and was represented in a strange way
The sound was sa…
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“A purehearted, sincere romance that showcases how bittersweet young love can be.”
“A trainwreck of a movie that unyieldingly chugs on till the final climax and disappoints.”
» Today I watched uchiage hanabi in theatres. (English official subs)
To be totally honest I only watched it because of the theme song and because shaft.
» My verdict:
plot was flimsy and bad, characters were bland as hell. BUT! It’s actually not that bad. The overall ambience was done well, and you will be intrigued to find out more (well some will find it boring as the pace is very slice of life-ish)
» The plot. What plot? The whole movie didn’t make any sense. Two boys (black/brown hair) in love with one girl, which was established in 5 minutes. Then boom swimming thing, eloping (???), time leap, re zero, insta…
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In an age where beautiful art in anime movies catches the eyes of audiences, "Fireworks" is not unlike other anime movies in this sense. The reason why I had watched this movie in the first place was because of the art in the trailer alongside the song by Daoko.
Nevertheless, the entire movie plays as if someone got excited over the age of eye-catching anime movies that they forgot to actually include actual content alongside the good soundtrack and beautiful art.
If you're just in it to see a slideshow of pretty CG alongside soothing music - I'd say to go watch it. But if you're looking for something more? Please rethink if this is really how you'd like to spend the next 90 minutes of your life.
Story (1/10):
Story? What Story?
I'm pretty sure that if the sounds of horror that res…
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I just saw this movie in theaters. This review is going to be kind of long, so let me put this in general terms:
If you're watching this movie because it has nice art: just watch the music video for the image song, Uchiage Hanabi by DAOKO. It contains almost all the nice shots from the movie (missing the ending sequence, which although is slightly odd, is very beautifully animated. So maybe watch the music video then wait for the movie to be available to stream then skip to the ending to see the pretty fireworks and surreal animation).
If you're watching this movie because it's Shaft or because of a famous voice actor: I don't think anything I say here will stop you from watching the movie, so go for it.
If you're watching this movie because you're intrigued by the story: just know t…
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"At that time, if only- if only I had...!" - Norimichi Shimada
In this review, I will make several references to a "gimmick" in this movie. It refers to a surprising element in the film that drives the plot and its core theme. Since the preview does an excellent job of concealing it, I do not want to spoil the gimmick in case people want to experience it for themselves completely blind, but it is difficult to talk about the story without referring to it, and I am sure once the movie hits more western theaters, knowledge of the gimmick will be as much of a secret as the identity of Saber in Fate/stay night in the English-speaking anime community.
Numbers in brackets refer to information in the spoiler section. The spoiler section contains more commentary related to the gimmick, which woul…
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I can describe this movie in 2 words: Almost perfect. Why? Because while it had the potential to be great, it had small mishaps that led to its inability to reach perfection.
Before I begin, let me just say that I watched this in the cinemas 3 weeks after its premiere at United Cinemas. And inside the theater, there were only 3 people. And so I began to wonder, "Is the movie not good after all?". My opinion then changed after the movie ended.
So what made it almost perfect? Was it the plot? As far as I can tell, there was nothing wrong with the sequence of the plot. It's a slice of life romance with a hint of magic. It's a style we're all familiar with, and so it wasn't difficult to follow.
Was it the characters? I don't believe so. The characters were appealing and memorable. Heck, the…
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Warning: Possible Light Spoilers
I just finished watching "Uchiage Hanabi" in theaters. It has been out for about two weeks, so the theater was about half full in one of the smaller rooms. To be honest, I am not sure what to think of this movie. While this work is absolutely visually beautiful, there were several sections where CG was used, likely to speed up production (hopefully this will be fixed in the DVD / Blu-ray release). Story-wise, it was pretty slow, but really interesting for me. It was pretty deep, playing with the concept of divergent worlds: how each decision we make can affect the entire world. This movie give the main character the chance to go back, make different decisions, and see how it plays out. There were several humorous moments to break up the serious atmosphere,…
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