Audience reviews
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NextUniverse
Short and sweet review.
Story - 8
Visuals - 7
Audio - 8
Character - 7
Enjoyment - 7
MAL reviews have a tendency to start with quotes, so: "I thought the whole point of having a dog was to feel superior" — Rick Sanchez
Where I live, there are quite a bit of dogs in the area. And sometimes I think to myself, what would the dog do if it were free? They don't have the intelligence of a human being, but I still wonder if the dog would rather be free or if the dog would stick to its owner. I would assume the latter given what I have heard about the psychology of a dog, although I don't recommend you quote me, given how unreliable I am. Je T'aime acts as a little reminder to that question as an answer for it; dogs want to be loved. That is all there is. As intelligent beings, we can think abo…
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Humans: the only beings able to change Earth from worse to better; or from better to worse. Combining our survival insticts and our high intelligence, we humans are able to set long term goals depending on our needs - and daily strive to achieve them. We inquire, then we are looking for an answer. This is our nature, this is how humanity manages to have absolute control over the planet.
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Have we made a good effort so far? The only thing that is for sure, is that we have been trying our best. But have we reduced the number of our needs and questions? Are we able to hypnotize our existential crises, or maybe find the answer we're looking for? Mamoru Oshii decided to create this short, yet fascinating masterpiece, instead of giving answers to rhetorical questions.
We h…
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Misleading synopsis.
Je T' aime begins mysteriously enough, with a beautiful piano soundtrack and desolate, melancholic feeling perhaps. And then it just loses me completely.
Obnoxious musical stings and heavy soundtrack that do not belong in this story kick in and we encounter a humanoid. And, a contrived, silly message with it. (Probably.)
Why was it done this way??
You had a phenomenal premise, you could've done so much with it! A lonely dog's point of view after the rapture or apocalypse. Painting strong feelings of despair, fragility and cruelness of nature. And what's been brought upon with time... Wasted.
This one's a skip...
...Honestly it's no wonder I have heard ABSOLUTELY NOTHING of this piece of media from anyone ever.
Read at the sourceNox---
Found this one on Youtube. I don't know where it can be seen otherwise.
All in all, it's an ovni in anime world. The story here is really simple. It is about a lonely dog who desperately wants to find someone to play ball with. You see him wander thoughout a desterted Tokyo, and there are hints that something terrible has happened not so long ago. Probably an idea of the end of the world.
His day by day wanderings, on a music by Glay, leads him to meet some automated android, which purpose is unknow.
Even though it's rather simple, it looks more like something you could find in short movies. It's only 10 minutes long, but it's a really nice experience. The animation, direction, music, the way this lonely dog is presented, ... everything makes for a touching little story. What really hap…
Read at the sourceSidewinder51
Seen via english sub
genre: this is scifi but more art/music video.
Anime shows are very powerful. Although i personally watch happy films. Sadly, this one is a sad one. A mutt's travel through life with no friends. It really was heart breaking. The beginning and ending is never really explained. I will assume that for what ever reason human life could not function in that town and had to go. Animals like the dog and birds could so stayed. But that ending... was the robot their to help? was he or she there to monitor?
i think the idea of a bomb threat was what the director had in mind for this.
Read at the sourceRethardus
Note: Forgive me if I miss some parts or forgot to mention something. I saw it on premiere in an animation festival, so I can't rewatch it.
Je t'aime is a fairly enjoyable short, but don't expect groundbreaking story mechanics of any sorts.
The concept is relatively simple. Situated in a ghost town, there resides a dog that's aching for contact with another living entitiy. This is very obvious: the dog roams the streets without other living soul, and just wanders around with no purpose. These particular scenes would also show off how refined the backgrounds are.
What I love about this movie is the stark contrast between the two main characters; it's some sort of a modern approach to the beauty and the beast. It wouldn't be anime if it isn't put in an extreme way (one you would only expe…
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