2015-12-13, 06:16
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Specifically in Maon's half, use of light/shadows and reflections. It's even mentioned in the audio commentary track. I could post screenshots, if that's allowed.
Animation quality... actually seemed kinda bad for many of the zoomed out or mid shots. It stuck out to me even seeing it in the theater. Close-ups looked fine, though, and I think it got better after the first half, because I don't recall noticing anything off in the second half. The lighting was very pretty in the second half, what with it being the Path of Longing festival and all. We get to see the big bamboo model of Tokyo Skytree all lit up (I was lucky enough to see that in person when I went to Takehara. It wasn't lit up then, of course). It definitely set the mood for the events, which I won't spoil.
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2015-12-25, 08:25
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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I finally saw Movie 2 just now, because it got backlogged among all the other downloads, and...
When I saw Kaoru looking at that wedding planner, and later when she finally decided that she wanted to be one, am I the only one who imaged what she'd look like if she wore a business suit? .... *flatlines*
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2016-01-09, 20:16
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The unusual thing is that we get the impression that they are all good at a specific thing, planning, photography, cooking, leaving Maon as the odd one out, though they imply she is perhaps good at storytelling, just not as focused yet as the others appear to becoming.... all of which is rather unusual at that age... but then this isn't reality. 
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2016-02-02, 01:00
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Somewhere on Earth
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Final film to be delayed until April 2
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/dail...april-2/.98206
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2016-03-07, 12:08
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
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Movie 3 is now subbed!
Maon's half was pretty much how I expected her story to play out. She's chosen where to go for now, but she isn't abandoning her numerous other aspirations. She remained true to herself. Potte's half dealt with her insecurities and anxiousness about the future. I could definitely sympathize with her. It's not easy to start a whole new life away from everybody you love. It feels like she was also pushing herself, trying to do everything on her own.
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2016-03-07, 14:57
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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I love how the different moments come together
 The second act is likely to set up what we see in the finale, which is presumably why it has that cliffhanger-like ending. I look forwards to seeing how things will play out.
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2016-03-07, 17:20
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
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Movie 3
Definitely poignant ... I had expected the first half (Maon's story) to resolve itself in a similar way it did, but the second half was a surprise, though one of those things that makes a lot of sense in retrospect. They added new verses to the ED song - once again continuing to sing to Potte asif to encourage her in the midst of her struggles. For those who have finally made the initial steps at recovering from a hard-hitting loss like she has making the next step is a bit more frightening than it is for the average person, as it is natural to become "attached" to the external circumstances in which one was able to begin recovering. Seems this is exactly what Potte is struggling with at the moment...but in her case it is more than that - her recovery was so slow-but-sure, thorough and well rounded that she has other parts to her almost "pushing her from behind" in a way to keep growing. Part of her wants it and yearns for it and part of her is scared. Kudos to Kaoru for intuitively picking up that "something" was eating away at Potte and even more so that Potte herself was not fully aware of what she was going through. I also liked Kaoru's pattern of emergency response when Potte was concerned. If one cannot get a grasp on what is going on - talk to Chihiro! XD
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2016-03-08, 03:35
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Somewhere on Earth
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Wow the third movie is beautiful. From a bit of drama to photography to friends helping each other to the everyone gathered at the end. Just a lovely presentation all-around.
I loved the usage of the insert song as well in particularly the last 5 minutes. Great stuff. Characters following their dreams~ I hope the final film can capture the magic of this franchise yet again.
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2016-03-08, 10:11
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 39
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I still can't understand how they maintain their figures with all the awesome desserts they keep eating.
It's... certainly quite shocking to see Maon get angry like that, and on the flip side kind of depressing to see the quietly chipper Maon also be continuously sad and down. It's certainly a different approach to what I initially thought to be a more traditional family, considering they're actively trying to force her to follow her own path rather than that of their inn. Compared to Kaoru and Norie this was very parents-centric, so it was refreshing to watch the dynamic between Maon and her parents. She has so many dreams and desires, but at the end of the day, it's all still rooted on where she comes from, the island she calls her home. Again, the highlight of the movie like the previous ones was the later half. Considering that her camera is as much a part of her as any body part like her hands, watching Potte without her camera feels very very strange if not downright wrong. Likewise it also probably would feel strange to see Potte use a digital camera as opposed to film. As the last person being featured on her own terms and probably the only one who hasn't set something to really dedicate herself on, I guess it's only natural for them to focus on her sense of alienation and being left behind, which they explored a bit in the first season. That sense of melancholia permeated throughout the second half, enough for Chihiro and Kaoru to take enough notice as the two who know her the best. Like I said it's probably only natural, not only since it's practically a part of her body, but also because the camera is one of her last physical links to her father. Add in her fears for the future and dread of the eventual separation from her friends... and well her tendency to internalize and keep a lot of things to herself, everyone's naturally going to get worried. And with Potte finally admitting at the end just how afraid she is of losing everything in the way she felt when she lost her father... and everybody coincidentally being there to watch the 4 friends huddle in the dead of night as Potte starts to break down... well shit I promised myself I wouldn't cry in this movie but okay fine fuck it I cried anyway. So yeah... cliffhanger ending with Potte finally admitting just what terrifies her the most. At this point I think we can finally agree that Potte still suffers from that traumatic event of her life and therefore also has a very deeply rooted separation anxiety issue. Add to that all the Camera-kun death flags... well looks like I'll need a bucket for the finale. So in conclusion... it takes a deft masterful hand to use the shadowing specter of death with such controlled intensity that it is every present, yet never becoming melodramatic or crushingly oppressive. Junichi Sato and Mitsuru Adachi are perhaps THE masters of this art, and it shows with the what is perhaps the most powerful 25 minutes of raw human emotion I've seen in anime in the last few years. It is, likewise, the best 25 minutes that Tamayura has given me. Perhaps my only worry is that the final half of movie 2 has set the bar so goddamn high that the finale has a LOT to live up to... And so with one more movie the story of the Tamayura girls will come to and end... I... don't think my poor heart can take it...
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2016-03-08, 10:52
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine / Barcelona, Spain
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Maon's part was more funny than dramatic. But I really like the second one. Fuu has the hard choice but she has to do it sooner or later. Hope the last movie will be really good. To bad subs won't come soon.
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2016-03-09, 21:55
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Beautiful by the end, and does remind me of Aria, especially as it approaches the presumed end, though it is really just the end of the girl and the beginning of the woman. The Maon first half was well used in showing us the typical high schooler not knowing exactly what they want to do in life... and how many really know? This Maon part set the background scene of change from high school to post HS and beyond, which college represents... even if it is rarely ever shown, as those ties are slowly loosened and most often lost... changed along the way as the patterns from youth get set in stone for most people... as is said, most of life rarely really changes from high school... just a question of how far down the 'rabbit hole' one goes to understanding self and others.... which gets represented in the second half with Fuu and her deeper transition, perhaps away from all of her comfort zones, or most of them... in this series, we've watched her start off lost without anchors, gain some and now is seeing how they will perhaps be lost again... the process of growing up, as those anchors get reset.
This is what got my attention the most... the little childish touches were there throughout the 50 minutes, but far, far less... the schoolgirl routine really wasn't seen, the near daily cafe stopovers, the grandma and mother wasn't seen at all if I remember correctly... all little signs of the shifting sands beneath their feet, especially Fuu's, as those sands have shifted with the tides of change in her life. This film captures that transition out of school life towards adult life, in which anime seems to fear to tread.  And this series seems like a good candidate to continue that journey, especially given the skill set of the creators... which is really outstanding by the end of this film, and if I remember correctly, they've ended each season this way... not sure, but they've really done a remarkable job with this anime, especially now as those typical school antics/plot devices are removed from the stage for the most part, and we are, by the end of this film, being prepared to see them off, like parents ourselves... or uncles/aunts... or old family friends like her fathers that is visiting for the festival once more... all the key people in her life are represented by the close. As for the camera as a plot device and symbol of this anchor issue? Perfect, even Fuu recognizes the necessity for a photographer for backup cameras, equipment etc... but the symbolism is so well done.All the little elements of characterization, especially regarding Fuu as the main character of course, are really shining brightly by the end of this film, and should continue to the end given the current trajectory of dealing with the obstacles of life... mostly the emotionally painful realizations... those that groove the deepest channel in our mind. The creator of this series is really hitting his stride. 
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2016-03-10, 16:54
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Actually, shutter problems are a common fault in Rollei 35 cameras, so a little bit of realism there, and I could see how Maestro may have problems sourcing the parts.
"No Potte!" I thought, "Stick with film!" Lovely episode, really contrast between the silly misunderstandings of Maon's story, and Potte's insecurity that once again she was going to be parted from people close to her, this time by moving away, the way you sometimes lose friends after school or college by getting different lives. |
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2016-03-17, 07:13
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Surabaya, Indonesia
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Finally watching all of the trilogy...(the rest will come later)
UPDATE: here's my quick review..: 1. Kizashi: Quite lighthearted. Riho passed the torch to Potte. 2. Hibiki: It started to getting serious.. 3. Akogare: Hilarious in the first part, dat feels in the end.. Quote:
BTW, does anyone here know Ingenuo..? (especially Taiwanese anime fan)
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2016-03-28, 18:07
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The land of tempura
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I finally found the time to watch the third film and those bloody tiny ninjas decide to chop onions under my eyes again! No, I'm not crying, it was the ninjas!
 Boy that was quite an ending. Gotta say I loved the parallelism made between the blown out photos due to the shutter problem and the fear of having everything Potte knows slowly fade away from her life as people naturally go their separate ways after high school. And with Potte still recovering from the trauma of her lost father it must be unfathomable to those of us who luckily haven't had a similar loss in our lifes. I hope for the best for Potte and her camera but the prospects for the latter aren't good. But maybe that's actually a good thing? Maybe Potte overcoming her attachment to her father's camera will be used to symbolise that, while she respects and cherishes everything that happened in her life both with her father and during the three years of the show, she is now ready to move on and stop being stuck in her past? I know I'm eagerly awaiting the final movie and I'm sure those bloody ninjas will be working overtime then. Also, some minor things: -Kanae and AkariShihomi give this movie +1000 moe points -You could sadly see that they had to shaft Maon's part in the story to save budget to the second part. That first part had a really heavy budget feel to it.
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