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Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

Then there's the way everything miraculously turned out right for the main characters because, predictably, no one was quite as mean as they seemed.

But isn't that what makes it great?Yes,there's real evil people in this world but there's also plenty of nice people as well and I like to see that celebrated.


A few more spoilery thoughts since now I'm not all alone anymore

Spoiler for sohei:

One of the nice people was Sohei,I just love this kid.
The Hana/Wolf man romantic development (rightfully) gets a lot of praise but I also loved the Sohei/Yuki ship.
I had this mix of huge smile and teary eyes at his "I've always known" line when Yuki told him the wolf he saw was her.In one line it tells Yuki "I accept you for who you are" and "you can trust me,I'll keep your secret".Those two things are great acts of love.
Sure you figured that he knew,but I really like how early on he didn't try to tell her something like "I know you bit me but it's alright" and just waited for her to trust him and tell him herself.

Spoiler for wolf man:

The death scene keeps getting harder to watch every time I rewatch the movie,love the use of sound in it.How the rain sounds more and more intense and then when Hana sees his body WHAM,SILENCE as if the emotional shock made her deaf for a slit second.
Then add in insult to injury he gets thrown away like garbage and you've got the recipe for a scene that is just gut wrenching

One other character I loved was the old man,this guy steals every scene he's in!Fun trivia:Hosoda said in an interview that his chara design was the result of wondering what Clint Eastwood would look like if he were japanese

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judge for yourself

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