It was alright. I wouldn’t call it groundbreaking or exceptional, but it was certainly entertaining. It felt like typical Makoto Shinkai. Now that I’ve seen four of his works. Suzume, Your Name, 5 Centimeters per Second, and now this. I have a clearer sense of the kind of story he’s trying to tell. His films are filled with these breathtaking visual moments, fleeting yet emotionally charged, where everything aligns so perfectly that you can’t help but be swept away. But once the credits roll, the cracks in his grand vision become more apparent. It’s a feeling I also had while watching Maboroshi. Its story was quite the handful yet unable to weave its elements into a cohesive whole. Similarly Shinkai’s works let their fantasy and grandiosity supersede their narrative symmetry, leaving the story feeling slightly untethered. To great affect at times with movies like Your name, and not so great ones like this one.
Weathering With You