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2009-07-14, 01:09 | Link #1042 |
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i was referring to his feelings for akari that never changed, but i do agree that he did end up moving on at the very end
though it begs the question why akari decided not to continue the relationship, was it mainly because of her personality? or just the plot. if tataki was able to hold on to those feelings for so long why couldn't she? |
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2009-07-14, 12:53 | Link #1047 |
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Wow... I was touched for some seconds after reading this letter. Well.. Spoiler for letter:
Btw, i got a question about the Novel(s). Are they aviable to buy/order in english? Or only jap? I would LOVE to order and read them.
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2009-07-14, 12:58 | Link #1048 | |
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2009-07-14, 14:39 | Link #1049 | |
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2009-07-14, 20:50 | Link #1050 |
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Feel-good romantic tragedy?
Many thanks to Fleri for the letter and the link to the summaries, etc. Time to watch this again. When I saw it the first time (or three times), when it came out, I thought it was the greatest animated film ever made.
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2009-07-15, 02:01 | Link #1053 | |
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In my real-life, I feel "friendships" in adulthood feel so scripted and superficial, so 5cm really, really makes me miss childhood. I hope others have had better luck!
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2009-07-15, 03:59 | Link #1054 | |
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2009-07-15, 04:46 | Link #1055 | |
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Anyway, nice to see the 5cm discussion ongoing again. Don't forget there's little bits of interesting info about the making of the movie too in the artbook... Seems he likes to re-use props and backdrops a fair bit but still looks great!
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2009-07-16, 01:39 | Link #1057 | |
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But in regards to the this film itself, well I never felt that the characters were adequately made to be cared about in a significant way (I used the term "blank slates" in a previous post) and that the director focused more on evoking "snapshots" of certain feelings and atmosphere through different devices...... Perhaps if they had really made me care about the characters I wouldn't even question that devotion. Just my opinion.
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2009-07-16, 18:14 | Link #1059 |
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In many ways, I'd have to agree. Adulthood can feel rather scripted and superficial at times. And 5cm really did a magical job of making me look back to my childhood and reminisce. Memories. I really think I should re-watch this movie now.
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2009-07-16, 19:58 | Link #1060 | |
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but i guess the other message the director could be giving is that life is short and even small romances (small as in it started small and didn't go all that far) can make a big impact after considering it a bit more, i guess the director caters to both sides. if you don't think love can last that long, you get to side with the girl. if you do, then you side with the boy. im sure in the grand scheme of things the two had to separate (given 3 episodes), b/c im sure i'd probably be complaining about the realism/probability if they suddenly got back together in their 20's after a huge gap in their relationship |
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