In recent years, Makoto Shinkai has become one of the biggest names in the animation industry with his films. Your name And with you through thick and thinand his latest movie, suzume, is definitely another winner. Admittedly, the film has plot and character flaws, so it’s easy to see that it’s inferior to the previous one. Even so, suzume There’s still a lot of work to be done in terms of the visuals and handling of the main character, so with that in mind, it’s going to be quite interesting in the end.
suzumeCoMix Wave Films’ latest Shinkai revolves around Suzume Iwato, a girl who lives with her aunt Tamaki in rural Japan. One day, Suzume meets a man named Sota and falls in love with him at first sight. While chasing him, Suzume discovers a mysterious door that allows her to see another world. Said gate is a portal to a kingdom where all time exists simultaneously and acts as a seal against the giant worm threatened by the Great Earthquake in Japan. Souta’s family is responsible for locking these doors, and when Suzume accidentally releases the keystone that powers the doors, a magical cat named Daijin transforms Souta into a chair, and she joins Souta in his quest to reclaim Daijin. about her and the afterlife.
suzume Provide an emotional story
like in Your name And with you through thick and thinThe main duo of Suzume and Souta is suzumeThe way they tease and support each other alternates between hilarious and warm, which keeps their relationship genuine in the long run. Of course, Suzume shines in her own right, and the film does a great job portraying her as someone struggling to come out of a severe trauma. The revelation of the tragedies she endured in real life further strengthens this arc, and when she is finally able to move on with her life, it’s nothing more than a cleansing. .
overall aesthetic suzume Also praise.art and animation suzume Incredibly rich and fluid, each scene is visually stunningly like a spectacle in both tense action and quiet drama. Not only that, RADWIMPS from Makoto Shinkai Your name And with you through thick and thin Once again, a beautiful set of music for Makoto Shinkai’s projects, their instrumental and vocal tracks always manage to set the mood of a scene perfectly and are great to hear on their own. .
suzume make many mistakes
Unfortunately, suzume Not without problems. Although Suzume and Souta have a good dynamic, the series never pays much attention to their romance, so it ends up feeling underdeveloped, like it exists solely out of obligation. , especially in Revealing Why Suzume fell in love with Souta in the first place. Not only that, unlike other Makoto Shinkai anime, which don’t have a consistent supporting cast, Suzume and Souta just interact with random people as they search for doors to close and leave right away. when they close. The final third of the series featured the usual supporting cast of Tamaki and Souta’s friend Serizawa, but it still made many films feel sluggish by focusing on so few characters.
another point against suzume stories from it. suzume It does a good job of telling the story of its main character, but it ends up being too preoccupied with everything else that is usually put aside. Souta ends up being very underdeveloped, a lot of plots and character motivations are not explained as they should be, which leads to a lot of things in Makoto Shinkai suzume Happens in a seemingly completely random fashion. Things like this are always a problem, but it’s there suzume Because it strives for a larger stake than in previous Makoto Shinkai films, its story shortcomings feel worse.
Despite its flaws, you should check it out suzume
Despite these problems, suzume Still a great movie. Although the story has its flaws, it still does a good job of conveying the same level of heart as other works by Makoto Shinkai, which becomes even more apparent after the specific tragedy mentioned in the story. story is revealed. Visual effects and music, Netflix and Kazuma Jinnouchi’s RADWIMPS sequel Ghost cover: SAC_2045it’s all breathtaking and the characters themselves are charming too, with Suzume herself being one of Shinkai’s most likable protagonists. It may not reach the heights of Makoto Shinkai’s other works, but suzume It remains successful as a film about loss and overcoming tragedy, and is worth watching for anyone new to or familiar with Shinkai’s work.
suzume In theaters April 14 at 122 minutes.