1st rewatch 2021-10-09 (with mom)
That was… beautiful. Even though it’s short. I mean extremely short. I couldn’t stop crying after watching it. This honestly rivals the emotions I went through in the last eps of Violet Evergarden. That’s how good this is. I love the characters as well. They’re so, likable. And man, didn’t I connect with the Gin and Hotaru. I can’t believe, I just said the two names from the top of my head. Recently I’ve had a ton of trouble remembering character names. Being able to remember them in itself is proof of how good this thing is.
Truly one of the pieces of media I’ve ever watched. Period.
The plot is so simple. There isn’t any spicy character development nor extravagant world building. Its focus is really specific, yet. I can’t help but feel satisfied by it. Yes, i have a certain soft spot for romantic tragedy. But this movie. It managed to tick every box in my list.
It’s characters are expressive. They aren’t overly exaggerated. The scenes are wonderful. Loved the simple art style. And most of all. That ending man. From the start of the movie. I knew it’d somehow or the other lead to a tragic ending when Gin would be touched. But man, didn’t it hit me hard. It’s like. Endings don’t have to be complex or surprising for me to be satisfied with it. It just has to have good closure. No matter how I look at it. I just can’t. I can’t find any possible way it could’ve been improved.
This is why I think the story is perfect. It’s a bite sized package with the power to make you cry for half an hour straight.