The situations are sad, the images are pretty, and a sense of melancholy hangs over the whole thing. Most of the people writing reviews here find this movie deeply moving, and I do understand why. And while the movie has some emotional impact, most of it is contained in a final music video-style piece whose combination of lyrics and images would be almost as effective without the hour of story preceding them. The story itself is moderately interesting, a slice of life contemplation of time and desire and feelings of loss.īut it's very slow. This movie is absolutely gorgeous, with stunning backdrops that will take your breath away. You would, admittedly, miss some really stunning animation. Shut your eyes, and you wouldn't miss a bit of story. The bulk of the episode is a train ride in which his anxiety over train delays is expressed mainly by hearing his thoughts about how anxious he is. You could simply read the script and get the entire story.įor example, the first of the movie's three episodes begins, after a snippet of dialogue, with a series of read letters while you watch their receiver go about his day. 5 Centimeters Per Second, however, tells its story almost completely through words. Reviewed by cherold 6 / 10 Essentially an illustrated novellaįor me, the difference between cinema and literature is that while the latter is fundamentally about words, the former should tell its story at least as much through visuals and movement as through dialogue. It's almost flawless, but nothing can be perfect, right? ) Makoto Shinkai definitely gets a solid certificate to be one of the best visual directors out there at the moment. The theme song is nice as well.Īnimation & visual effects is stunning. As usual, Tenmon proves he's got the talent with emotional piano pieces. Second chapter is a little slow-paced, but it matches the movie theme nicely.Ĭan't have much complain towards the music. Watching all 3 short stories consecutively, I'll have to say the final chapter was the best among 3.

Plot-wise, it has similarities with his previous works(Voices of A Distant Star), but it manages to create a different atmosphere here. I enjoyed Voices of A Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days, But I never thought that he could pull off another great film. Absolutely an instant masterpiece by Makoto Shinkai. 'The movie is named 5 Centimeters Per Second for the speed at which cherry blossom petals fall, petals being a metaphorical representation of humans, reminiscent of the slowness of life and how people often start together but slowly drift into their separate ways.'īeautiful. Reviewed by AndTheRoo 9 / 10 Great movie, greater emotions.

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