Kirpianuscus
...was the basic fascinating aspect of film, for me. the plot is the second. and, as teacher, the feel to see a too familiar story about vulnerability, need of the other and dreams. I am only insignificant viewer of Japanese animation and its importance is result of the meeting with it after the fall of Romanian Comunist regime. so, I am not in measure to define schools, directors art or techniques. but this film is real admirable. for the manner to define characters. for the small pieces of story. for the feeling as air. and for a form of profound , delicate honesty.
Magsi Rover (magsirover)
Spent the last three years of my life watching Hayao's Works/Studio Ghibli films, and so when I heard about Shinkai's rumors to be the next Miyazaki of his time. I immediately took the initiative to watch almost all of his works, as much as possible. Both on and off the big screen, I definitely have all the praise for the film. There are scenes that despite the subtle appearance of each characters, it was perfectly conveyed to the viewers eyes making the story simple for viewers to relate to the passion and conflict of the characters. Beautifully done, and a must see for all art and enthusiast.and if you paid enough attention to the details, Shinkai definitely has a trade mark in both story and art.
Tanay Chaudhari
To be very honest, I had no idea that an Anime could have such profound story-telling; that too, under the run-time of an hour.A visually-stunning, poetically woven romance of two differently aged loners (not 'lovers') - one a young aspiring shoemaker, the other a young working-professional. They're dissimilar but pleasantly compatible, who coincidentally skip their work on the rainy mornings of the Japanese monsoon months and spend time in a Tokyo city park, where they first meet. Neither bounded by promises nor even their names, they start hoping to see each other more frequently in the mere mutual congeniality of their presence. Their times together take a varied stroll like they always do, although their memories stay just like their Japanese 'tanka' poem - "A faint clap of thunder; Even if rain comes not, I will stay here. Together with you."To paraphrase, it is - "The story of boy meets girl, but not a love story"; though, more like a reflection on the courses of the lives that could have been, or would be, which is left to the viewer's imagination.A hint of poignance dwells over in this well-paced but, a little unglamorous sounding plot-line, however, the production (artwork, direction and sound, voice-acting) more than makes up for it, which is so subtle and genuine-sounding that at least I almost forgot for a while that it was an animated feature - something that hasn't happened since "Up".Directed by the natively popular Makoto Shinkai, "The Garden of Words" is an "easy view", yet it has got so much of unearthed expressions that one tends to almost get pulled into it, maybe even contemplating on those countless stories of loves lost and found. Still, in a good way, it could be remembered.Rating - 8/10
Federico Pesce
It's hard to describe an emotion. I think that, for that very same reason, is hard to describe this movie. The way I feel when I watch Makoto Shinkai's movies is indescribable. The way he captures the concept of time and space is something that I've never seen before and that's exactly why I absolutely LOVE his movies.The reliefs and textures in his images make me feel that I could stretch my hand into the screen and perfectly perceived the distance between the different layers. The sense of loneliness, the sense of the time passing by can be easily felt and the music... it's like if the movie was created to fit that music instead of composing the music to fit the movie.It's truly a masterpiece.
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