Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Wukusama
I don't know why the score of this movie is so low, but it's really Ghibli from another studio! I mean, it feels like a ghibli movie. When you are exhausted or sad, this movie will make you better. This is so much aesthetic and refreshing.
Actually, I like it's vibe. The storytelling and the bonds between characters will make you cry.
The art style and animation has gone crazy. The story is not that unique, but you can watch this with your family, refresh with the movie.
After all, I wanna say one thing: Watch this, the movie will worth your time.
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I like how it handles the problem of the two children, each from their own point of view,although there are moments where it seems to go too slowly or too quickly, in the end it doesn't become such a big problem.
The animation is incredible and fluid, i like how colorful it looks and how they manage to create tension in the more serious scenes, i love the character of Natsume, the way she is constructed made me identify with her and empathize more with her, her problems, and the problems of others,how they are solved and how they manage to reconcile with each other is beautiful.
Another strong point is the soundtrack,it feels so alive and mostly relaxing, fits very well with the youthful and childlike atmosphere of the film, It makes you feel a bit nostalgic, even though i'm still a teenag…
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I would not recommend spending two hours of your life watching this.
First, the visuals are amazing and live up to the standard of a large-budget Netflix film. The voice acting and background details are also pretty great, it's a great aesthetic production. But not even that could distract from the extremely mediocre, poorly-constructed plot and utterly flat characters.
The story itself is very much "tell, not show". The reason for the main protagonists clashing and Natsume's personality is explained in bits, often having huge chunks of context missing. For at least a third of the film, you will have more questions than answers. Some will be answered in a somewhat-satisfying manner, others are just not addressed.
A lot of the plot requires a lot of convincing. When a strange, ghost-l…
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From my perspective, the story is unique. I watched it with my siblings. I like to enjoy adventure films where a child does something interesting. This anime's storyline is good and the twist is normal, but it takes time to understand the main story.
Though it is a fictional anime story, the characters are not well expressed in an emotional way. However, some points are really good like how children are straightforward and can't make good decisions. These things are nicely shown in the anime. I think it will be good for children. The attachment to the place in our memories is shown perfectly. I'm sure they will enjoy this anime.
Thank you for reading my review 🩵. Now, watch it and enjoy it.
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I don't know what it is with anime's these days having such an intriguing plot and meaningful theme but then just completely butchering the specifics. On the surface, Drifting Home is a story of childhood friendships and maturing as you learn to move on. The kids in the film find themselves at an old apartment complex that is set to be torn down - only for it, and them, to be transported into the middle of the ocean.
You'd think that the characters with such a close proximity and nowhere to go, there'd be plenty of opportunity to explore the bonds between the children. And you'd be mistaken. Instead, it spends the majority of it's runtime inching towards any sort of character arc. The supernatural elements are explored instead, but in a rather incomplete manner that still leaves more que…
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Such a studio colorido film. One of my top fav anime movies. I just started loving it by the bond they have amongst natsume,noppo, and kausuke portraying their emotions so Determinatively and their rescue actions, all those nostalgia of apartment bringing up their true unbounded love for trees. Even though it's a fiction of hoping that trees gives life. The truth had already been there in many reality. Apart from studio ghibli, I really love and appreciate colorido movies!!
I love these genre of films and this is truly unique in my perspective.
As it's a studio colorido movie , no doubt that you'll enjoy with the art form.
The characters might be of different set up but i love every at the end, no disappointments with their story plot.
Try this if you want a truly emotional and adve…
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For me, this anime was a good 9/10. A truly interesting concept that piqued my interest in what would happen next. A big thank you to the designers for creating it. This is one of the animes that I wanted to watch right after seeing the trailer; it's been on my list for a long time, and I'm so glad I got to watch it and find it in the first place. Speaking about the characters, I quickly became attached to them and shed tears as the story progressed, and the animation was excellent. For those of you who are hiking to find anything to watch, this might be a decent anime to start with.
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Beautiful visuals wasted on a dopey concept.
The trailer hooked me, with its lush animation and a somewhat intriguing idea about an apartment complex floating in the sea. Seemed like it would be a good time, given that I'm a bit of a fan of single location settings.
Well, after watching it, I was left cold. Let's briefly dismantle this thing, shall we? Honestly, there's nothing particularly special about this movie that warrants an unnecessarily bloated two-hour runtime. The supernatural elements are goofy, and awkwardly written. The main characters yell at each other for a good portion, constantly being absolute savages to one another. Seriously, these KIDS want to see each others brains and guts splattered all over the floor of that floating apartment. That Reina girl, what a charmless…
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Stunning visual - which contributes to most of my rating for this. Another that contributes is the kids' ingenuity in surviving with limited resources.
Plot and concept isn't new, but they don't detract from the watching experience or the rating. What did, is how long this movie dragged on, just to prolong the melodrama. Noppo and Natsume should be the characters easiest to sympathize with (in my opinion), but the meandering drama and supposedly tear-jerking moments prevented me from truly feel for them. There are moments when Natsume just stood there, absorbed in a reminiscence, when they were pressed for time and could not afford to do that. The first half of the movie is entertaining and intriguing enough, but past the 1-hour mark, it's just mostly filler (and drama). And there are plo…
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Loved it!
It's kind of a mix of "Weathering with you" and "Your Name", definitely at the level of these movies, except (thank goodness) no romance, since the character are middle schoolers. I bet if it was from Makoto Shinkai, this would be the most popular anime and most talked about.
The visuals are so beautifully breathtaking. Props to the animators, I hope they're getting paid enough.
Even though the characters were pretty annoying at some parts – I mean, they're kids, they're gonna be annoying – it was very amazing nonetheless. Especially the feels at the end, damn. Due to the different natures of the characters, you will at least relate to one of them. For me, I related to almost all of them; not all the time, but here and there, depending on the situation.
Enjoyed every bit and…
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Music and animations were the only things worthwhile in this movie. Characters were either unbearable or forgettable.
Scenes were either drawn out too much or made to short to make any impact whatsoever. Natsume was incredibly irritating, selfish, and kept putting everyone in danger and never learned from her mistakes. The main leads obviously don’t care about any of the other side characters. Kousuke had no real personality aside from being a brat, caring about the female lead and disagreeing with anyone and anything.
When Reina, though bratty, calls out and tries to hold Natsume accountable for her many mistakes, she is instead painted as the villain that bullies the poor main heroine. Not to mention how Natsume was written for the audience to feel bad for her and if she wasn’t makin…
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"One day, two now-estranged childhood friends, Kousuke and Natsume, stumble upon their old apartment (now labelled a ghost housing complex) which is about to be demolished, and out of nowhere, find themselves transported alongside other school companions literally drifting across the sea! Residing in the apartment complex as a base, they gradually unravel the truth of this strange phenomenon as they journey to survive in this fantastical and unpredictable adventure."
Off the bat, this movie is the child of a typical Ghibli film (gives off "Ponyo" vibes) and the dazzling animation of "Your Name" - a Shinkai movie. It most definitely is, carrying those elements compressed in an endearing fashion. Still, I never knew a Netflix-co-produced animated film would concoct such emotion, but here w…
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I figured I might as well leave a review from someone who genuinely enjoyed this film, despite some of the other reviewers' misgivings about it (and being called the lowest 5% of movie watchers, ouch).
This film probably shouldn't be labelled as a fantasy. It's more like drama and slice of life, and that's slice of life more in the Wolf Children or even Mushushi sense. It's certainly a coming-of-age story. The 'fantasy' element is only really a background basis on which young childhood relationships are developed. Which does mean, yes, you've got a few annoying eleven-year-olds depicted, that's actually how most young children tend to present themselves. I regularly want to beat up the children I work with. But what I do like about the children is the fact that they represent different w…
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Never have I been more intrigued by a story's premise, only to be let down harder than Rick Astley. What initially had the potential to be a great piece of entertainment ultimately flopped under its own weight, which came at the cost of my time and attention.
This movie runs for 120 minutes including credits. This movie did not feel like 120 minutes, rather it felt like binging through a weak 12-episode slice of life. It consistently had downtime in which I felt that the plot was moving fucking nowhere, which is pretty ironic considering how the whole movie is about kids trying to find their way back home.
A quick explanation of the plot: a group of friends gets stuck in an apartment building that happens to teleport in the middle of the ocean and they work together to survive and find the…
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Drifting Home Review (7.6)
There are parts that make you curious because they don't explain it but the story has a good pace, it's just slow pacing.I was happy with the animation because it's smooth and colorful it's beautiful.It's funny,rude,selfish,and that's what I saw in the characters because I was like that when I was a kid.And the song is beautiful.
STORY:5/10
The story is predictable because the things that happen over and over again,it's disappointing because the place they went to and the monster are not explained.
ANIMATION:10/10
The animation is beautiful and cool kuddos to the animators great work!! CHARACTERS:7.5/10
The characters development is messy,there are times when they blame others over and over again.
SOUND:8/10
The song is beautiful.
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This review may not be entirely helpful, but it is what it is.
As other reviews state, this movie is visually stunning. The animation is incredible and the attention to detail really got me.
The premise is not the most original, yet it isn't entirely copy-paste of any other anime/manga I've seen. The entire idea revolves around having the two main characters own up to their fears and pride. It essentially is a "I didn't go to therapy so now I'm stuck in a different dimension" kind of deal. Only through working things out do we see how the kids get to go home.
The characters are good, yet shallow. We don't dive too deep into any single character, and with some we don't dip a single toe in. But I think that's part of what I liked about the movie. We got to see how the characters acted an…
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The biggest issue with this film was mixed messaging and missed expectations.
Given the premise of this film, it seems like it's going to be a band of crazy kids stuck on an apartment in the middle of the ocean. I interpreted that as a fun little romp, a silly adventure where the kids struggle, but bond, grow up, and have a unique time in their lives.
That... is not what happens. This film is surprisingly dark. It's more akin to a less dense version of Lord of the Flies mixed with Life of Pi than a cute, fun adventure movie. The kids are actually struggling here. They have to ration meals, struggle to survive, use their wits, and strain against the stress of their situation. Injury and chance of death is very real in this world. People's heads get bashed, people fall into glass, or slip…
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Drifting Home is one of those well-made but somewhat mediocre films that come out every year. All the ingredients seem to be there for a great film: talented studios working on it that are clearly passionate about what they do, solid background art, good character animation, an attempt to tell a serious story with the medium, etc. I wouldn't say this is an "A-list" film in the way people usually envision Ghibli or some of the bigger and more popular productions out there from Kon, Hosoda, or Shinkai, or whoever else—it's a bit more modest than that. A film like this is immediately viewed as average or slightly above average at best, but I think a lot of people are left uncertain as to why—they just realize it's missing that special ingredient.
To begin with, I'm not even sure what audien…
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The trailer I saw months ago really had me interested because it just seemed like it could be good. Visually it was absolutely stunning, the animation was beautiful from start to finish. The music captured me and did not let go until the movie ended. However, as far as story and characters go. The entire time it just felt like something was missing. It was a fine movie, don't get me wrong. But, I just felt like it could use something else, I can't say I am smart enough to know what that something is, nevertheless it is how I felt more or less the entire time.
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Not a super long review and I don’t typically even do reviews, but since this literally released a couple of hours ago and I have Covid and couldn’t sleep, I gave it a watch.
Visually, this movie is fantastic and really excels at conveying it’s story and emotions through the setting it creates and I honestly enjoyed everything about the animation and art featured throughout. What I liked most regarding the visuals, is that it never felt “boring” to see the same scenery, even though the characters are in the same place for a long period of time.
When it comes to the music, I loved it. Fantastic soundtrack, great voice acting (I watched it subbed), and great background noise and sound effects. Nothing felt generic and I felt really immersed in the world consistently throughout the film. Th…
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