emperos_master-930-79098
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Beautiful animation, interesting characters with complex backgrounds, and themes that held a lot of weight seemed to dissipate at the apex of "A Whisker Away".
I can see certain parallels and influences with Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai films. However, where they succeeded was with an understanding that certain story-elements need a chance to live on their own without cookie-cutter resolutions. I won't presume to know if there was a higher power that had a hand in deciding what direction this film was going in, but it doesn't detract from the fact that "A Whisker Away" ultimately resulted in an interesting story that amounted to... basically an afternoon special on any major cable network.
It's not bad by any stretch. It's clearly for a much younger audience, un-accustomed to complex and progressive storytelling.
I can see certain parallels and influences with Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai films. However, where they succeeded was with an understanding that certain story-elements need a chance to live on their own without cookie-cutter resolutions. I won't presume to know if there was a higher power that had a hand in deciding what direction this film was going in, but it doesn't detract from the fact that "A Whisker Away" ultimately resulted in an interesting story that amounted to... basically an afternoon special on any major cable network.
It's not bad by any stretch. It's clearly for a much younger audience, un-accustomed to complex and progressive storytelling.
A little late to the game, it's easy to see why this movie works.
We can be our own worst enemy in a lot of ways that we (often times) don't have any control over. We take what we have and try to make the most of it. We punish ourselves internally and develop this layer of self hatred, and we become something different.
It's when we live outside of ourselves and allow love into our lives that we start to feel whole.
To that end, when something is fundamentally missing, we actively search for that piece we long for. Sometimes we don't do it in healthy ways, and sometimes the piece we want is the thing we don't realize we need, or already have.
My over-written philosophy aside, I just wish more stories had the same calm-ness and introspection that "When Marnie Was There" has.
We can be our own worst enemy in a lot of ways that we (often times) don't have any control over. We take what we have and try to make the most of it. We punish ourselves internally and develop this layer of self hatred, and we become something different.
It's when we live outside of ourselves and allow love into our lives that we start to feel whole.
To that end, when something is fundamentally missing, we actively search for that piece we long for. Sometimes we don't do it in healthy ways, and sometimes the piece we want is the thing we don't realize we need, or already have.
My over-written philosophy aside, I just wish more stories had the same calm-ness and introspection that "When Marnie Was There" has.
Weathering With You is beautiful. That much is certain.
I found it lacking in a weird way however... and it was when I watched "Your Name" that I finally was able to articulate what it was that just didn't work for me: the film has so much going on that it is often times difficult to see the forest for the trees. Sometimes the best stories are the ones that use what generous time they have to focus on a few key things and how those things live in the world that is created.
Weathering With You has... well, a lot going on. I was charmed, and really did enjoy the plot, but I think if it had enough time to breathe it would have been a much more powerful film. I think it deserved a three or four episode treatment instead of sardining it all into a relatively dense film.
I found it lacking in a weird way however... and it was when I watched "Your Name" that I finally was able to articulate what it was that just didn't work for me: the film has so much going on that it is often times difficult to see the forest for the trees. Sometimes the best stories are the ones that use what generous time they have to focus on a few key things and how those things live in the world that is created.
Weathering With You has... well, a lot going on. I was charmed, and really did enjoy the plot, but I think if it had enough time to breathe it would have been a much more powerful film. I think it deserved a three or four episode treatment instead of sardining it all into a relatively dense film.