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brocko · 2012-09-15, 04:09

Watched the movie about two days ago as part of the REEL ANIME 2012 film festival going on in Australia right now (13-26 September). Then watched it for a 2nd time yesterday, just cause lol

Loved every single moment of it. So many powerful emotions. The scenes just keep piling it on one by one, all heart-warming and heart-tugging. It's just a really heartful and heartfelt film all around.

Spoiler for thoughts and feelings on film, not sure if spoiler so I'll wrap it anyway:

Seeing the kids grow up was such a treat to watch (although much of these antics were in large due to Yuki than the younger and more timid Ame, so it's no wonder I prefer her over the brother lol) and I like how Hosoda even goes beyond the fantasy of it all, blending it with some rather realistic dilemmas. Like how would you even go about bringing up wolf children in this world without causing a fuss? When they get sick should you take them to a vet or to a proper hospital? That scene got such a laugh from the crowd in the cinema

Talk about identify crisis, am I a wolf or am I a human? And the poor mother who has to try and answer that question whilst raising up such little rascals too. Not only does she have to deal with the the usual single parent child rearing issues but also takes the brunt of having these oddball wolf children on top of it all too. Double whammy, ouch girl you got it tough lol

If it wasn't for this women's strength there would be no way that this film would've been as uplifting as it had been. She is by far the most important character of the film I feel and acts as the all essential glue that firmly holds everything together.

My only complaint was that it ended a little too abruptly I feel, but I guess most of what was set out to be achieved had already been met. The kids have decided how they want to lead the rest of their lives and have started walking down their own individuals paths. They've found their own respective identities and have finally come of age so to speak. Mum has done her job and both her children have left the nest to go onto bigger and better things

The role reversal between the siblings was a pretty nice touch too I thought. At first it was Yuki who fully embraced her wolf form, while the timid Ame disliked the idea of constantly being seen as the big bad wolf altogether, needing to be constantly comforted and told that everything would be okay. Once they hit school and started growing up however, you can see this beginning to reciprocate until the point where Yuki vows to never transform into a wolf anymore and Ame essentially becomes the upholder and caretaker of the mountain, the new apex predator and king of the hill.

I still havn't quite gotten over my high for this movie yet, and my goofy Hana grin only ever gets wider as I continue listening to the films OST ^_______________^

EDIT: I still don't see where all the predictability comes into play over the film though... =/

2012-09-15, 04:09	Link #112
brocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ¯\(º_o)/¯	Watched the movie about two days ago as part of the REEL ANIME 2012 film festival going on in Australia right now (13-26 September). Then watched it for a 2nd time yesterday, just cause lol Loved every single moment of it. So many powerful emotions. The scenes just keep piling it on one by one, all heart-warming and heart-tugging. It's just a really heartful and heartfelt film all around. Spoiler for thoughts and feelings on film, not sure if spoiler so I'll wrap it anyway: Seeing the kids grow up was such a treat to watch (although much of these antics were in large due to Yuki than the younger and more timid Ame, so it's no wonder I prefer her over the brother lol) and I like how Hosoda even goes beyond the fantasy of it all, blending it with some rather realistic dilemmas. Like how would you even go about bringing up wolf children in this world without causing a fuss? When they get sick should you take them to a vet or to a proper hospital? That scene got such a laugh from the crowd in the cinema Talk about identify crisis, am I a wolf or am I a human? And the poor mother who has to try and answer that question whilst raising up such little rascals too. Not only does she have to deal with the the usual single parent child rearing issues but also takes the brunt of having these oddball wolf children on top of it all too. Double whammy, ouch girl you got it tough lol If it wasn't for this women's strength there would be no way that this film would've been as uplifting as it had been. She is by far the most important character of the film I feel and acts as the all essential glue that firmly holds everything together. My only complaint was that it ended a little too abruptly I feel, but I guess most of what was set out to be achieved had already been met. The kids have decided how they want to lead the rest of their lives and have started walking down their own individuals paths. They've found their own respective identities and have finally come of age so to speak. Mum has done her job and both her children have left the nest to go onto bigger and better things The role reversal between the siblings was a pretty nice touch too I thought. At first it was Yuki who fully embraced her wolf form, while the timid Ame disliked the idea of constantly being seen as the big bad wolf altogether, needing to be constantly comforted and told that everything would be okay. Once they hit school and started growing up however, you can see this beginning to reciprocate until the point where Yuki vows to never transform into a wolf anymore and Ame essentially becomes the upholder and caretaker of the mountain, the new apex predator and king of the hill. I still havn't quite gotten over my high for this movie yet, and my goofy Hana grin only ever gets wider as I continue listening to the films OST ^_______________^ EDIT: I still don't see where all the predictability comes into play over the film though... =/ __________________ http://www.freerice.com/ - For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice is donated through the UN to help end world hunger. Last edited by brocko; 2012-09-15 at 10:25.