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Zion 2022-01-17 08:02:55

The plot is actually quite weak. Changing the development of the two parallel lines to a single line may make up for Xin Haicheng's shortcomings in controlling the overall story. Even if the seemingly huge setting like Parallel World is pulled out, it can't conceal the paleness of the plot development. Xin Haicheng’s storytelling is a weakness, and he is very accurate when it comes to small paragraphs and small details that determine the atmosphere. The latter is the biggest factor supporting the entire film.

After reading this, I can say that I didn't have a deep impression of the story, but was completely attracted by the layout of the scene and atmosphere inside. It was also a gorgeous visual enjoyment.

Personally, I think it is better for him to direct short films... This is probably related to the experience of working at Falcom. He seemed to be making game titles back then? Probably good at splicing multiple exquisite pictures in a short period of time.

Perhaps because of this, to a certain extent, it has also caused drawbacks to his independent production of "Cloud". After all, this is a 90-minute animation, and the better "Voice of the Stars" is only 25 minutes.

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Extended Reading
  • Guido 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    Almost every lens can be used as a tabletop. . It's just that the story is a bit blunt. . . Shingo's first super-long anime. . good.

  • Maximillian 2022-03-18 09:01:06

    Sometimes fingers, nails, and hair tips feel lonely

The Place Promised in Our Early Days quotes

  • Hiroki Fujisawa: [Narrating] At the time, we were drawn by two things: One was our classmate, Sawatari Sayuri... The other was the giant tower across the Tsugaru Strait. I was always looking up at that tower, I felt that something very precious waited there, I yearned to go there... One day... One day... I will go there.

  • Hiroki Fujisawa: [Narrating] Back then, I felt that this place, this time would last forever. The tower I admired that lay beyond the clouds... became the place of a precious promise. At that moment we weren't afraid of anything. But in reality, the world and the flow of time kept on going all around me.