So recently I went to watch one of my highly anticipated anime movie since it was released in Japan few months back and was finally showing in the nearby cinemas on 9th September.
Weathering with you / 天気の子 directed by Makoto Shinkai
As I was sort of late to the hype train of the previous film of Your name / 君の名は。, I still enjoyed the movie very much and proceeded to bawl my eyes out in certain scenes especially with the accompanying music played by Radwimps that made the scenes even more enjoyable and emotional. I'll get more into the films in another post so that I can keep this post spoiler free as the film is just only recently was released and I don't want to upset those who want to watch the movie totally spoiler-free.
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"A high-school teenage boy runs away from his home to Tokyo that is constantly raining and meets with a mysterious girl that is able to control the weather"
First off, the visuals and animation of this movie is just the best.
There is nothing more to describe it than being absolutely beautiful and eyegasm to watch. Every sing time the weather changes from raining to being clear while blue sky or cloudy evening with the sun in the background just reminds me the joy of watching anime. I would say that the animation of this movie beats out all of Makoto Shinkai's previous work including Your name / 君の名は。. I actually grinning from one side to another when there was a 180° rotation pan from facing the character until behind where you can beautifully see the background weather with the characters.
I still remember the scene so beautifully that I still get small goosebumps when I listen to the music which brings me to my next point.
The music is entirely composed by Radwimps again making the movie even more enjoyable to watch.
However, I would say the music for Your name does a better job of making each and every scene unique, relating more with the song. Don't get me wrong, I still can relate each song for Weathering with you with different scenes but not as much as Your name. Maybe the fact that I have watched Your name almost a dozen times compared to the few times I have watched Weathering with you could have something to do with it. but regardless, the soundtrack and music is still very much like a Radwimps song and makes the film even better than it is.
Taking a step down, I'm gonna talk regarding the plot a little while avoiding spoiler territory.
I would say the plot of this anime movie is very simple and direct. It does follow the same story trope of Your name. However, there was less gut punching moments or waterfall tears compared to Your name. This was a nice turn of experience, at least for me, as the film went to a little lighter zone but did showcase some of the dark zones but not as much. Many people or reviews (that I have found after crazily looking around of this movie) that I found say that the plot is just not that interesting or predictable soo much that it just doesn't bring the movie up as great as Your name. If you have watched Your name, it is only reasonable to think that this movie is going to be better. My advise is to just watch the movie as it is to truly enjoy it. Don't compare the movies as each movie shines in different areas. I can't wait for Makoto Shinkai's next work if he ever starts another project in the far future.
I think that is all from me. My mind is still boggled from watching the anime film. From the music and visual aspects, it definitely wouldn't bother me if I watch it again multiple times in the cinema.
Hopefully you enjoy the movie if you are planning to watch it.
