"Weathering with You" by Makoto Shinkai Review
Greetings!
There are lots of romance movies that I watched but none like "Weathering with You". Weathering with You is another work from an acclaimed writer Makoto Shinkai. In this movie, I finally get to see how fantasy and romance were sown perfectly together to make a nice movie about teen love and struggle.
Warning: Spoilers ahead
Plot
Weathering with You tells the love story of two young teens whose paths are intertwined by fate that stemmed from kindness and the ability to discern one's struggle just by looking at them.
Suspenseful opening scenes
One thing that I noticed about the works of Makoto Shinkai that I previously watched and with Weathering with You the opening scenes were all very interesting. It is the beginning scenes that make me very interested in the movie which in the end makes me keep on watching. (I did watch some movies where I had to stop just because I lost interest midway through the movie). Weather with You's opening is very suspenseful and in turn, made me glued to my seat.
Element of uncertainty
I think one of the elements of movies that makes them great is the element of uncertainty. An uncertain situation goes hand and hand with a suspenseful scene. In Weathering with You, the uncertain situation of Hodaka makes the movie interesting since it makes the audience think about what will happen next.
Endorsements?
I wonder if Weathering with You got some endorsement fees on the products that it showed throughout the movie. One good example is McDonald's and the logo is not just shown but the lead female character is also shown working at McDonald's and even the lead male character got to eat a Big Mac. If there are no endorsement fees I guess Makoto Shinkai had to show them because the setting of the movie is Tokyo, the most populous city in the world.
An original story
To be honest, I have never seen a story like the story of Weathering with You, and with that being said I think this story is original and the way it was written and the characters' acting were made is amazing. The scenes are on point and they don't stray away from the story.
I can't guess what will come next
One thing that I like very much about Weathering with You is the fact that I have trouble guessing the next scenes which is good because it only shows that the story is not much of a cliche and there are multiple occasions that I am trying to guess the scenes but I just can't.
Let's make a promise to each other to always be together
Another element of a movie that I am always looking forward to is the "quote" that will be delivered by the character. In Weathering with You, the words of Hodaka "Let's make a promise to each other to always be together" is one of the most heartfelt lines that I have seen in a while.
Conclusion
Weathering with You is a must-watch anime. It has lots of elements that teens and adults alike will relate to. The scenes are very light and you will not going to be heartbroken in the end. The story shows various situations that pertain to the characters where we can learn a lot of lessons, lessons that we may already know but have to be reminded of once in a while.
That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.
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I didn't know about this movie, but I'm going to make a note of it and watch it soon!
Go on, I am sure you are going to like it.
Makoto Shinkai films are always so epic... :)
It's always a struggle to love... I love forbidden love, though. hahaha
Guess it started when he made 5cm per second (forbidden love due to distance).. xD
Always epic indeed (^_^) thank you for dropping by.
i saw this when it came out in the cinema. in japanese, no subs, good thing the scenes were easy enough to follow. very much recommended
Hi, thank you for dropping by, have a nice day ahead.
I hope this movie is available on Crunchyroll because I really want to watch it, I liked the plot.
Thank you for dropping by, sad to say, it is not available in Crunchyroll.
I remember when I saw the promotional poster for this movie, I was anxiously waiting for it to be released.
I watched the trailers and kept looking to see if it had already been released or if it was available on the internet.
The animation is from another planet, just perfect, the story is original and although for me it is not one of the best movies I have seen, it was worth the wait haha ❤️
Worth the wait indeed. Thank you for dropping by, have a nice day ahead.
I liked this movie a lot when I saw it, if I remember correctly, I have seen it twice. Something I also remember, is that when it came out it had a lot of negative reviews, that when I started reading, I just thought "How silly people can be to criticize things that are not relevant".
for me this movie was very good, at any moment I will watch it again and enjoy it.
It is indeed very good, and the story is unique too, thank you for dropping by.
Wow, I didn't really know much about this movie, but I could see that it is a romance movie, am I right ? and since it is a single movie, I'll watch this one. Recently, I've been taking a good liking to romance movie as since the last contest, I've struggle a lot with those as I mainly watches Isekai, I've been trying to pull myself back up. Interesting stuff 👍.
Thank you for dropping by. It is good, you've got to see it and you should see Your Name also if you haven't seen it already.
Oh nice, thanks so much. I haven't seen that, but I'll watch it soon.
Weathering with You, is a film that I should see again; I think that the expectations created because of the success of "Your Name" made me think that this would be a similar production, but the reality is that I did not or I perceived it in the wrong way, that's why I say that I should see this film again.
I think it's worth seeing it again. I think Your Name and Weathering With You are similar productions Makoto Shinkai wrote. Thank you for dropping me.