Shinkai Makoto has surpassed his previous works in all aspects.
screen. The film begins with his signature long shot of the sky, this time with a gorgeous comet falling from the sky. The stage of the city is the same as last year's "Yan no Ye no Garden", which is mainly based on Shinjuku, but it is different from the rainy season and the focus of the courtyard in the previous work. The bright school buildings, cafes with rattan chairs, and European-style restaurants all focus on the appearance. Highlight the cosmopolitan style. I also really like the snowy, silent and lonely Shinjuku where the two of them brushed past the pedestrian bridge in Nishi-Shinjuku (how many layers did that snow use?!), the one that appeared countless times in different The city hall and docomo buildings flicker in the light. Maybe it’s because I lived in Shinjuku for a year. Shinjuku’s Shinjuku is full of love in my opinion, a love letter to Shinjuku. The most beautiful scene in the countryside is the temple fair. Whether it's the slightly untidy realism of the sisters performing the sacrificial dance, or the dazzling golden headdress on the sister's forehead reflecting countless rays of light as she swayed, it was unforgettable. In addition, there are countless close-ups of doors in the film, and many of them are doors that open and close towards the auditorium. I always feel that it is the characteristic of Makoto Shinkai (but I always have the illusion of being caught by the door).
plot. The first third is a lighthearted and pleasant soul exchange story. After carefully explaining the beginning part, the process in the middle is quickly passed with a sense of humor. I think it is handled well. The soul exchange diary left by the two people on the mobile phone, the dialogue written with a marker on the hand and the face, and the "idiot" and "fool" make people laugh. Then, on the night that Ryunosuke Kamiki and Masami Nagasawa dated (mistakenly) in Yotsuya, the night when the comet came, we finally knew that there was a three-year time difference for this soul exchange. From this part, the evaluation of this work in my heart began to rise. (But the two of you exchanged no less than ten times, but you didn't find out. Hey, isn't it a sister-in-law love again?)
Then came a journey to meet again. Here begins to emerge the worldview that the heroine's grandmother said ─ ─ connection (結び). The male protagonist uses his body to return to the realm of gods, drinks the wine brewed by the female protagonist, and completes a connection. The two came to the realm of the gods, called each other, and at a certain moment, across time and space (as if across life and death), face to face, tears, laughter, this is also a connection. (I think of a similar scene in "The Other Side of the Cloud") (I think from a pseudo-scientific point of view, in the realm of gods, humans can occasionally become four-dimensional creatures and travel through time, so they met) Then according to the heroine's recollection , the two first met in the tram three years ago, when the female lead handed over the headband to the male lead, it was the first time they connected. Finally, on the steps of the two-way street, the two people who were thinking about it but passed by, gathered up the courage to turn back and say the line "Kun's name before は.". (If it was "Five Centimeters Per Second", I wouldn't look back, just thinking about it would make me sad) Three years of jet lag, 300 kilometers distance, avoiding comets, escaping death, the time and space of two people are intertwined at this moment, the touching final One link.
So what does this story give us? It's not a soul exchange guide, it's not a diary that can't be written on a cell phone, it's not how to make a bomb to blow up a power station, it's not how to broadcast a disaster alarm at school, it's not learning how to sew a skirt to flirt with a girl, it's not being beautiful on the tram. Girls talk to people regardless of whether they know them or not, but they will ask their names first and then put on a tie. It's the kindness that will do whatever it takes to save the whole village, the frankness with which he wrote "I love you" in her palm, the perseverance to try hard to meet someone no matter the time and space, and even more so after meeting that person. Whether the other party remembers the courage to take that step.
music. Buy the album of the same name.
seiyuu. Shenmu's voice is so nice, as expected I have liked him for so many years. (But why does it feel a bit good to read) Hua Ze Coriander has a Mandarin teacher again! So excited! But after looking at the character name, it seems that it is not the same character as "Yan Ye".
Finally, if you can go to the cinema, go to the cinema to see it!
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