Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
MelodyOfMemory
To paraphrase Roger Ebert's Day after Tomorrow review: "It is such a relief to hear the music swell up at the end of a Makoto Shinkai movie, its restorative power giving us new hope. Millions of people may have died or had to evacuate, but at least the main characters love each other."
So, do I start with the movie's complacency in the face of climate catastrophe or with its obnoxious brat of a lead Hodaka? Both are intertwined in their misguidedness. Obviously, the prospect of entire cities getting flooded in the not-so-far future is a terrifying one, one that we're all going to have to prepare for by upgrading our infrastructure, healing our ecosystems, and stop pumping fossil fuels into the atmosphere to at least stem the damage and make the former two things, among others, possible to…
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Shinkai's worst movie. I haven't seen them all, but I'm calling it anyway. Not a single aspect of his style works with this.
Shinkai's fantastical externalization of the internal here slips into total solipsism; emotions are of such paramount importance that they are worth destroying a city and likely killing untold thousands over. That is, unless those people are part of one's found family, apparently the one class of humans deemed worthy of salvation from an apocalypse which is, as with everything, made as clean and naturalistic as possible; all its serious real-world issues sterilized and made into inoffensively beautiful wallpaper. It's genuinely misanthropic, and, even worse, seems to have no idea that's what it is!
This is such a staggering misfire that I seriously wonder if Shinka…
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This film is masterful.
I begin by saying that it was introduced to me as "Your Name 2" but I can assure you that this is not the case at all. This is better.
the plot is perfect and revolves on very solid foundations, nothing makes you skeptical, everything is perfect. The characters are very well written and all have a very well characterized, unique and realistic character. The "fantasy" component is credible and well done. The OsT is very good even if it does not stand out too much .. but still does its duty perfectly. The drawing is practically incredible, they almost look like live shots. The animations are perfect and the film runs almost all the time at 10 frames. The ending is beautiful and is a lesson in what an ending should be like.
I personally found the film beautiful and e…
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TLDR Review at the bottom. Hopefully, that helped, in advance.
Shinkai's movies are, as usual, quite manipulative with emotions through the use of basic storyline structure, sob stories, and great audiovisuals to account for those elements. This is no different from Weathering With You. Though this may seem monotonous, it wouldn't be fair to judge Weathering With You based on other anime. In its own respect, it is a very good anime standing on its own. With an extra theme of weather and hardships to go along with it, it is indeed a pleasant story with a new simple idea that Shinkai has brought us.
Story - 6
Again, with most Shinkai movies, there is no effort in trying to make a great story. Weathering With You features runaway, Hodaka Morishima, and his experience in Tokyo with 'sunshin…
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[Spoilers ahead]
The monumental success of Makoto Shinkai’s “Kimi no Na wa” is something that cannot be understated. It was a popcorn film that catapulted an already respected anime director to the superstar status often associated with the likes of Hayao Miyazaki. As such, all eyes were on him to make a follow-up to the 2016 juggernaut with another smash hit. As such, in 2019, Tenki no Ko hit theaters. It was not a particularly good movie, however, it is one that does show improvements over its predecessor despite some tremendous setbacks of its own.
At first glance, the visuals seem to be of similar quality to Kimi no Na wa. There are several shots of detailed landscapes and weather effects that look absolutely gorgeous. The almost photorealistic backgrounds have been stressed more tha…
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Another beautiful masterpiece created by CoMix Wave Films, a studio that made Kimi no Nawa. and Kotonoha no Niwa. as well as other amazing movies and shows such as Everything Flows and 5 Centimeter.
Why you should watch this movie ( Also the reason why I enjoyed watching this movie )
1 ) You get to see the two characters from Kimi no Nawa. again.
2 ) The visuals are great.
3 ) The songs are good.
4 ) There’s romance
Tenki no Ko was just great. For a movie that could be called a rip-off of Kimi no Nawa. or one that is very much alike. I’d say that I enjoyed this a lot and probably loved it even more than Kimi no Nawa. Tenki no Ko shows the aspects of the difficulty for being underaged - the disability to get jobs, easily accused, and so forth. It’s a great movie that represents how c…
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This is Shinkai’s worst film yet. He had a mixed record in the past, from the quality entertainment of Your Name to the embarrassing Studio Ghibli “homage” Children who Chase Lost Voices. But Weathering with You somehow sets the bar even lower. Its unoriginality is pathetic and its self-indulgence repulsive.
No emotion is real, nothing is there to think about, everything is a glossy facade of high resolution backgrounds and J-Pop to pull you into this man’s fantasy land of childish romance, where every bad thing is always resolved and no uncomfortable question ever asked. How can Shinkai write the same weepy love story so many times? How can he pretend this grandness, and yet I feel nothing?
People accuse Shinkai of being style over substance, but he is less than that, he is production…
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Tenki no Ko or Weathering with You. A movie I was overhyped too much. A type of movie/anime that put all the effort on animation and none on the story. I am so glad I didn't watch it on cinema and waited for an online link. At least I didn't waste any money.
The first problem I had with this movie is that the supernatural and romantic concept of it does not blend. In Kimi no Nawa (made by the same author) even though the time travel, body switch shenanigans does not really make sense at least it blends in with the romance. The "marker" scene still hit me. In Tenki no Ko. NOPE! The build up between Hodaka and Hina was so weak and rushed that every "romance" scene in the movie was pure cringe. Hina doesn't even look in loved with Hodaka and Hodaka's feelings feel so forced. The sunshine gir…
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Despite the overwhelming reviews saying that this is a masterpiece, nobody I personally know actually enjoyed this film... We were all disappointed. That's what this movie is major disappointment.
Let's start with the strongest points
Art and Sound - Goes without saying it's amazing, the soundtrack in particular is very catchy and fits well. The art is good but I would say Your Name had better art, in this movie things may look wonky sometimes.
Characters - Here's where everything about this movie fall apart, the main character is just unlikable and static. It was nice to see him change in the climax but he almost immediately reverted. His reasons for motivation are left empty so it's very hard to sympathetise with him. As for the female lead I can't think of anything interesting to des…
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This is my SPOILER FREE! review of weathering with you (Tenki no Ko)
Weathering with you is the latest film by Makoto Shinkai director of the likes of your name and the garden of words. Weathering with you will always be compared to your name and not just because it’s made by the same director, in many ways weathering with you feels like a spiritual successor to your name with them both being a fantastical story grounded in reality. Weathering with your excels with almost every aspect such as it’s story, characters and animation which makes it a must see for any fan of your name or other movies by Makoto Shinkai.
One of the strongest elements the characters and story. The characters were unsurprisingly extremely well written and developed which led to the emotional moments hitting harder a…
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"Weathering with you" is a plate of spaghetti with very questionable ingredients that seems to be there for the sake of looking good, and despite it's grand presentation complete with truffles and gold plate, you can tell that the presentation is only there to hide it's many flaws, the half-cooked linguine, the hastily cooked sauce and the utter arrogance you can sense from the kitchen, expecting you to forgive all those flaws because of the restaurant's prestige.
I gave the film a rating of 6 despite my many complaints with it, and it is only because anything lower than that would be a disservice to everything that the film does right: The art, the voice acting, the sound and most of the story.
Story: 3/10
Like many of other Shinkai's works, I felt that he has done superbly to set up…
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While Kimi no Na Wa. felt like Makoto Shinkai proving himself to the world, Tenki no Ko feels like the auteur simply being himself-- because it's time for the world to get to know him.
Tenki no Ko, in its essence, is an urban story. Here we have two teenagers (and one precocious tween) trying to navigate the cold and damp everyday life that is Tokyo by literally sweeping off the cold and the damp. Blessed with the ability to control weather, Hina (the heroine) believes that she can catch two birds with one stone and as her loyal friend/quasi-business manager, Hodaka (the hero) only wishes for just enough money and reason for the two of them to stay together no matter what kind of storm that awaits. Predictably, not everything will go along smoothly and the storm in question may not be as…
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overall, i really enjoy this movie, especially the art that makoto shinkai represent to us who watch it
not just an enjoyment that i get, but knowledge too, about weather, or about how a city can be there. makoto shinkai do a magic once again that make my eye not blink for 1 hour (i mean less blink)
even the hype is not like last series of shinkai movie, but i love this one. i think this movie recommend not only for kids, but to teenager or adult because shinkai gonna spoiled their eye to this movie.
1 think that i can to say is, LOVE IS BLIND
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Hello, this is my first time writing a review on something, I don't know why but I feel the need to write this after watching and reading the review below 7, but don't worry, I'm not here to ignite any argument with you, this is just an opinion from the prespective of a 19 years old.
Story : 8
So as everyone's been thinking for a while, Makoto Shinkai's story this time is having a direct approach, without needing us to think more deeper than usual, or should I say the word, "simple".
But that simple is simply enjoyable, two adolescent enjoying the joy of world, the idea of changing the shape of the world, how is that not fun ? Having that kind of mindset is bringing me to understand that Makoto Shinkai is not trying to ponder with our mind this time, it's just the story he want to tell,…
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[No spoilers included]
Makoto Shinkai has done it again.
Not only he keep his magic of giving feels to everyone, he even improved on his story writing and this is by far the most well-scripted one he has directed. It might not have the extraordinary hit-you-in-the-guts feel of 5 Centimeters Per Second, the poetic atmosphere of The Garden Of Words or the glamorous starry vibes of Your Name, but in their places lies a sweet story of first love, having someone that cares for you and how the skies reflect our emotions.
To put it bluntly, it has the smell of fresh air under sunny blue skies just after raining. With Shinkai and his team's signature artwork supporting the atmosphere.
There are some parts of the story that will probably surprise you as not quite something you would expect hi…
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You'll be disappointed if you're expecting a tear-jerker anime like Kimi no Na Wa. However, if you drop all expectations that it will surpass its predecessor, it's quite the masterpiece on its own.
Art 10/10:
Director Shinkai seems to really love Shinjuku station. As someone who has been living at Shinjuku for years, I'd say he really brought out the feel of it - from the moody-looking South Exit to the South-East area where Hodaka camps out at night; to the Kabuki-cho Mcdonalds where he first meets Hina. There's no movie magic in it; the roads and pathways all exist in real life, and the distance was well respected. The fantastical art when the supernatural is involved was also as pleasing as it was in his previous works.
Sound 10/10:
I liked it so much I bought the soundtrack immedia…
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First of all let me say this
「This is a Spoiler Free review」
Kimi no na wa/Your Name is my most favorite anime movie of all time and my favorite from Shinkai Makoto. That movie is my inspiration and the reason why I currently live in work/study here Tokyo. I watched 天気の子/Tenki no Ko/Weathering With You Twice yesterday at theater near place I live, Theater is pack full of people only fews seat left. And please bear with my bad english
Tenki no ko/Weathering With You is a story about love of two peoples which is the favorite style of Shinkai Makoto and also have Shinto belief just like his famous previous film, But if Kimi no na wa is for all age all gender everyone can watch kind of movie, I would say that Tenki no Ko is probably for people from age of 10+ . But I won't say that people w…
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When the trailer for Tenki no Ko first released, I think I wasn't the only one who leapt out of my seat and screamed for joy, sharing it on all the social media platforms. The staff lineup was looking quite similar to Kimi no Na wa (Your Name), meaning it could possibly reach the same heights as the film which brought Makoto Shinkai to the spotlight of anime media. I was very hyped for it, and finally got to watch it this weekend, when it released. So how was it?
Overview:
Directing, visuals, audio were superb. Story was alright except the main "complication" was just filler. Characters were a disappointment.
STORY: 6/10
The pacing is quite good throughout the entire film. The premise is set up, there are many areas to expand upon to increase the depth of the story, the main characters d…
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After having just watched Tenki no Ko in Koufu, I have decided I'll make this my first review, which I'll make spoiler free and using the categorisation format. I am currently stuck between whether I'd call this movie a 9 or a 10, so as I've only seen it once and don't want to over analyse, enjoyment comes first after all, I've put the lower to account for that hype we all feel when we first watch an anticipated release.
Story-8: The synopsis provided on the site is ample, so you can read that yourself and I'll cover my personal takes. While many will foremost associate Shinkai with Kimi no na wa and will expect connection to it, this takes on an approach far more grounded in realism and it's the characters constant interaction and chemistry which draws people in. More like say, Kotonoha…
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Looks like i'm one of the first reviews here, I'll go in the history books, lol! Well, let me start by saying Tenki no Ko is a great continuation of the form that Shinkai's been in for the past decade starting with Garden of Words. The character designs, story, pacing, art, animation and sound are all top notch as to be expected.
I, however do encourage you to lower your expectations. Not that the film isn't good, it is. Great even and really enjoyable for me. It's just not Kimi No Na Wa 2, which I feel many people will be expecting going in and be disappointed. This is a different type of story and film that in my opinion feels closer to 5CM per second and Garden of Words than to Kimi No Na Wa. Keep that in mind going in. That doesn't spoil anything, the endings are different, before any…
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