Audience reviews
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Atlos
(TLDR at the bottom, thanks for reading.)
Colourful manages too something that seems impossible, it is simultaneously to long and too short.
It's almost like the staff working made the film but the realised that the script and storyboards only cover an hour of screen time, so they decided to emphasise certain bit of the film to make it longer but only achieving making the overall pacing of the story was way longer than it needs to be. So even though this is a two-hour film, it barely achieves anything of value. It's one of those anime that is made so at the moment you think it is really profound and deep but when you end up thinking about it a few months later the only think about the film you can remember is the final few minutes. As I am writing this review I am having to go back and…
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Colorful begins from the first person perspective, with the hero’s words being written rathen than spoken. I have to admit, this is a very interesting choice for an opening, which reminded me of visual novel games a bit and got me instantly interested in what was about to happen. As it turns out, the main character has just died and is now given a chance for a resurrection. In order to have it given to him, he has to pass a certain test. His soul is transported into a body of young boy who nearly passed away in a suicide attempt. The task that is given to our MC will require him not only to be able to continue living as a new person, but to remember and atone for the sin he commited during his own life as well.
Unfortunately, I am not really sure of how accurate that summary was. And this…
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While the premise of this film is interesting, I actually believe it's what ruined the film. My opinion on the story is somewhat divided; I thought the first half of the film was terrible, followed by a pretty great latter half. This makes it difficult to say I don't recommend this movie; I honestly think it's worth the slog through the first half.
Colorful follows a lost soul who is given an "internship" in someone else's dead body. This soul is place into the body of Makoto, who recently killed himself after seeing both his mom and the girl he was crushing on at a love hotel. While this is an intriguing concept, there are issues with this from a basic story-telling perspective. First of all, the first ten or so minutes of the film are in first-person (presumably to avoid putting a face…
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Story (10)
The story is full of lessons and real life problems. The anime is full of emotion and tragedy. Their are parts where you can laugh but mostly full of tragic events.
Art (10)
The anime is all colorful and full of bright colors in the cover of the movie.
Sound (10)
I have no problem with the dub or sub voices or the music.
Character (10) I completely love all the characters, especially the main character. They're personality and point of views change-for the better.
Enjoyment (10)
I enjoyed the anime a lot. I didn't have any problems with it. Its a shame it's just a movie and not a full out anime. Always enjoy to re-watch it though.
Overall (10)
Overall its perfect. I would recommend this to anyone who is going threw suicidal thoughts-This anime taught me a valuable lesson.
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Despite a wonderful opening sequence and captivating premise, Colorful turns out to be a mediocre disappointment that doesn't manage to attain much depth despite its attempts to do so.
The film's main failure can be attributed to its lack of focus and scope, choosing to jump between several different characters that were related to the life of the protagonist. Whilst each of these characters and their inner conflicts had the potential to be very interesting upon exploration, the film never delves too deeply into any of them, choosing to take more of a touch and go approach, jumping from character to character, and developing none of them fully. It is due to this that it often feels as if there are jumps in characterization - most notably with relation to the crush of the protagonist, who…
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Yet another glorious movie that left me thinking about life more seriously than I should be at my age. Words can't express how outstanding this story is.
The description would capture anyone with enough interest, I didn't care if I hated the story I wanted to know the answers to the synopsis - that's how much the storyline had me going. Luckily - there was 0 chance of me disliking this movie because it shed light on every doubt I never had.
MC is strong-minded and arrogant BUT this is not a problem! Don't get me wrong, we want MC to be this way - he takes the biggest learning curve anyone could take in a lifetime and pursues it in the most creative way possible.
The story is simple but within its simplistic nature is a complex core and by the end of the movie you will either be feelin…
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One night I'm challenged to watch this movie with friends.
They were pretty hyped for it and so I followed, in antecipation, waiting for a good movie. What did I get? A terrible one.
Where do I start?
The plot starts off pretty interesting, it makes you question, it leaves you hyped for a really cool movie, which unfortunately turns out to be pretty lame.
It consists essentially of a kid struggling with common life problems (be it family, friendship-related, school-related, etc.) who gradually goes about making sense of it all, understanding how to look at life, making friends, becoming a new kid entirelly, culminating with a plot-twist which I honestly saw coming and which didnt affect me much to be honest.
As far as the plot's concerned I'll give it a solid 6/10., it's neither good nor…
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Colorful is a touching drama about a soul who is put into the body of a young boy named Makoto, whose own soul has left his body after committing suicide. As the new Makoto has to come to terms with the sins of his past life, he has to uncover why the young boy killed himself and try to heal those wounds. At least that's what I had hoped the movie would be about, the reality is that it ends up being much simpler than that.
The large majority of this movie's problems are due to character development, or I should say the lack thereof. Part of the reason for Makoto killing himself was that he was emotionally distant from his family. So what does new Makoto do to become closer to them? Nothing, absolutely nothing. In fact, it is his family that try to change themselves after his suicide (or…
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I've never felt the need to write a review about anime before, but colorful was an melodramatic waste of time The main character is a spoiled brat. It was very hard to sympathize with a whiney self absorbed teenger who has very few redeemable qualities. The moral lessons are shallow and predictable. All the conflict in the stories is concluded in the expected fashion. It is just another boring coming of age story with a new twist on it it. I would not suggest this anime to people who enjoy larger than life characters, or cool animation styles.
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I have to say that this is usually my favorite type of anime and I went into this really wanting to love it. I really did.
The side characters in this are amazing, particularly the characterization of the main character's parents. They were beautifully complex and human. The main character, on the other hand, I just didn't find interesting at all. He's a jerk. He changes slightly at the end, but doesn't resolve things with all the characters. The main character he treated like shit the whole movie, his poor mother, he never resolved things with. I was left feeling very unsatisfied because I was expecting him forgiving his mother to be the most emotional reunion. This never happens. In fact, the only characters he resolves things with are his friends, the girl he had a crush on, the weird…
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I have a certain fear of what happens to humans after death. Do we go into a vast oblivion of darkness or do we get a second chance at life and become reincarnated? Since I brood over such trivial matters often, the plot for Colorful really caught my eye and I figured watching it would help me reach an answer. Well, not only did the movie get me closer to a sufficient answer, but it changed certain views of life that I had as well.
Story: 9.8/10
The plot for Colorful was a simple yet broad subject. A second chance of life, how many of us would take that? Would it be a good or bad idea? I've seen and read other stories that try to play around this concept, but Colorful's is unique. The journey of a person's discovery of sin in another sinner's body became as interesting as I hoped. While…
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I myself have been particularly fond of anime that venture towards conveying an important message rather than predominantly focusing simply on mere entertainment as its driving force. By doing so you not only deliver an intellectual ambiance to your viewers but an inventive one as well. For some this may appear too contemplative or be adding excess perplexity unnecessarily. Rather than enjoying this type of anime for mere amusement or pleasure, one should be prepared to learn a valuable lesson or two. By all means there is no urgent need for concern, since you will feel just as content and ecstatic with the conclusion as you indubitably would with any other distinguished anime.
Story: The story has a cleverly mixed assortment of themes that are prevalent throughout the story. You’ll find…
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The film "Colorful" is quite a deep film. Yet it is filled with depression, if you want a happy film (for most of the way) that makes you feel good, this is not it. Although the ending is quite inspiring.
Sometimes it's the small things in life that cause the most influence.
The story of a middle schooler, Makoto Kobayashi who commit suicide after witnessing some - to him - emotionally crushing events.
Now a random soul in a room of souls, here to basically be banished from the ability to reincarnate, has won "The Lottery" to be reincarnated whether he wants to or not. He will inhabit the recently deceased Makoto, and in order to complete "The Trial" he must remember his sin, almost without any help.
His family and a few people along the way try to help him in his life.
This is a strang…
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Colorful was a very interesting movie. The plot was highly original but it was transparent to see where it was gonna end up. This doesn't take away from the over all experience that is this movie tho.
The art for colorful is a pretty detailed and kinda bland looking but that's cause its supposed to be realistic. It is also that way so we can kinda immerse ourselves in the character more emotionally. I dont feel like the art was outstanding or a masterpiece but its realism is perfect for the atmosphere and subject matter.
The sounds of this movie are alright, i don't really have much of a opinion of it. i think it did really well of accenting the atmosphere so much i hardly noticed it, in and of itself. Which is not a bad thing, it means it became part of a greater experience which is a l…
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This will be the first review I actually write for a movie that I didn't enjoy.
Story:
Okay so the story has a pretty good plot line with a lot of potential, plenty of time to develop it well, some good turns and twists, and overall some good writing. It had enough of a story going that I wanted to know what happened and kept me watching throughout the entire 2 hour film.
However with all the potential that it posessed to keep a viewer interested, I was so bored. I wanted to know how it ended and I wanted to see where the story went, but I was counting down the minutes to the end by halfway through. I give the writers props for coming up with a plot that's unique in it's own way and with the potential and the synopsis to get the viewers that it gets, but I couldn't sit through this mov…
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Feeling emotional over an anime can differ between people. A type of anime can make a person cry or another laugh. For me, it's a bit hard to cry watching anime, since the characters are cartoons and not realistic. But this movie is actually the first anime I actually cried multiple times during it. How? Well, let's go on with the review then and find out.
The plot of Colorful gets a 10 because on how the story captures you completely emotionally, luring you in some twists and turns to the end, which is pretty surprising and gives you a fulfilled feeling.
The story starts with us watching a spirit leaving our world for the afterlife, shown as a bus station. We learn that the spirit was kicked off the cycle of reincarnation because of the sin it committed, but doesn't remember what it was…
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If you haven't seen this yet, I suggest you do. It's a pretty deep thoughtful anime and it's one that probably anyone who has family problems (probably everyone) can relate to.
Story: One thing this OVA has going for it is it's story. I catches from the opening and pretty much never lets go. The drama keeps piling on until the climax and keeps thinking about how it will end. I was very satisfied with the ending.
Art: Very good, there's nothing more to say than that. It has a more realistic approach on the way people look, so it feels a lot more "adult" like (no not the XXX version). No big eyes and prominent fangs sticking out in this one. Motion was good, facial expression very nicely done.
Sound: I didn't really pay much attention to be honest, but it did suit the mood well for the s…
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Being a fan of drama anime, especially ones that exemplify harsh realities of life in a real-world setting, I didn't think twice about giving this one a shot. Like Haibane Renmei (which I liked a lot) it deals with recollecting memories of one's past life and getting a shot at correcting the errors of the past. An unknown soul who commited a grave sin lined up, along with other souls in heaven, to receive his judgment inadvertently wins a lottery that gives him a second chance at life by doing an "internship" trial. A test that takes him back to earth and has to be able to remember the grave sin he committed and be able to enjoy and live life again through the body of someone who recently committed suicide, 14-year old Makoto Kobayashi.
Story: 10
The plot's idea of the afterlife and anoth…
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Colorful is like a secret place of solitude that helps a person recuperate into humanity and society. It is like a living photograph of all the places you go, both inside yourself and in the world beyond, to meditate on what's important and who you are within the fragments of life. Sometimes being given a second chance and a different perspective is all it takes to see the world in a brand new light.
Story:
The story for this anime is engaging and moves along at a fine pace. Slowly we are introduce to the elements that made one persons life both rich and miserable and from there we learn what caused Makoto's decision to commit suicide.
What I found most intriguing was the method the anime took to unveiling these reasons and the little details shown to make the audience understand how im…
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Story:
The story of Colorful follows a person who finds himself trapped outside the normal endless circle of life and death. Thanks to winning a lottery in the angel world, the protagonist is brought back to inhabit the body of Makoto a 14-year-old boy, who tried to commit suicide.
The Story Shows Makoto's daily life, including family, school and character relationships. Slowly unveiling Makoto's life and his reasons for commiting suicide.
Art:
The art is bright and vibrant, but dims down to suit darker moments. The Still art is extreamly beautiful and mixes well with moving art. Showing a Nice contrast between the two. Sound:
The sound is strong and works really well with scenes within the movie. If its a high energetic, or a more slow dramtic scene. The sound supports it giving it a…
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