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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NJ, USA
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2013-03-03, 10:06 | Link #154 |
Professional Hikkikomori
Join Date: Feb 2009
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The ending has a lot hidden questions that one might not bother asking but is still there. For example what will happen to Yuki and Ame once they become adults? Are they going to have kids of their own? We know from Okami's parents that wolf-people probably live in dog years so we can't expect the kids to live too long. Is Ame going breed with another human or is he going to stay in the mountain forever? So many questions yet we will never have a sequel.
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2013-03-03, 17:20 | Link #156 |
Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 32
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Really enjoyed the movie, Hosoda is definitely the master. I do think the movie peaked a bit too early though, felt it reached its emotional high earlier in the movie, but nonetheless it is a joy to sit through. This may in fact be Hosoda's best yet, and I don't say that lightly.
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2013-03-03, 17:55 | Link #157 | |
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 37
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This was well worth the wait. This is Hosoda's best work so far, which is saying something. Beautiful movie. It blended a lot of different themes very nicely, and felt more mature than Tokikake and Summer wars.
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2013-03-03, 18:07 | Link #158 | |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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(1) When Hana pleaded with Ame not to go into the forest again, she suddenly realised with a shock that, though he was just 10 years old, Ame was already, in his mind, a grown-up.So, based on what is shown, it appears that the Yuki and Ame's age is very much in their minds — they are only as old as they feel they are. It's also worth noting that their father was a physically mature human man of about 20 years old or thereabouts when Hana met him. In "dog years", Ame would be an ancient 70 human years old when he left home but, physically, he wasn't yet a match for his father, even though he was beginning to look increasingly like him, right down to their choice of clothes. Ame's increasing similarity to his father is part of what, to me, made his departure so painful. It felt like the wolf-man leaving Hana again. Like some other viewers here, I was greatly affected by the manner in which Ame left (it nearly cost Hana her life, too!). It felt wrong, but I take consolation from the fact that wherever he is, he appears to be near enough to "call home" every now and then. I'll just point out that it's very significant to me that it's Yuki, not Hana, who is narrating the story. Yuki, as a narrator, knows things that she could only know if she had spoken extensively with a mother, getting Hana to tell her more about her past. For someone who now effectively lives in another town, Yuki sure knows a lot, and that's only possible if she's keeping in close touch with Hana. So, no, I don't think Hana is all that lonely. It is very remarkable, though, that she's only 32 by the end of the movie. At that age, she's a college dropout, a widow, a single mother and a survivor. A lifetime of experiences crammed into just about 13 years. It makes her a truly admirable woman indeed. |
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2013-03-03, 18:38 | Link #159 | |
Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 32
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