That was an… experience. I can safely say that I really enjoyed the movie. It really hit the spot, just like how Your Name did. There were some things that I found odd but in general, I enjoyed it.
First off, the relationship just felt… forced. Thats pretty much what kept this movie from getting right there into my favs. It’s just I can’t imagine a girl falling in love with a guy in the way that Suzume did here. It doesn’t make any sense at all. I know they went through a whole journey from one edge of Japan the other but come on. They didn’t even share a ton of intimate moments. Suzume going, I can’t live without him doesn’t feel coherent.
That’s pretty much all the bad I can say about this. I pretty much loved everything else. The music was… god.
I’m top of that there are the transitions. As all of Shinkai’s films, they were amazing. Especially the title opening screen. When Suzuke was trying to close the first door, when the music was ravaging and the tension was high, when they finally closed it, the music faded and out of nowhere the whole view collapsed into a thread and the iconic soundtrack started playing.
The first transition that displayed SUZUME was mindblowing. I literally watched that multiple times because i couldn’t believe how smooth it was. An absolute godsend of a transition right there.
Can’t believe this was my most anticipated movie of the whole year. I’m someone who doesn’t really stick to movie releases. I rarely watch something on release. I wait a few months till the hype dies down and everyone forgets it. I like it that way. I did the same thing with this, but compared to any other show, I was struggling keep myself from watching this. I wanted to watch it.
All in all, this was a nice movie. It didn’t leave me emotional enough to cry, but it did get a tear or two out of me. Which is a lot in this day and age.