Perhaps this is more the fault of the plot than the music.
There was no moment like when "Sparkle" or "Grand Escape" started playing in Your Name or Tenki no Ko no moment that made you go "damn, this is it". There was a noticeable reuse of some tracks, and it never quite felt like there were many emotional notes hit. Unfortunately, while the sougs were fine, the timing felt a little "off". In the music department, Radwimps reprise their role in the soundtrack, delivering a great soundtrack. Our friends in Japan may (or may not) appreciate the attention to detail in earthquake-related scenes in particular. To no one's surprise, sound design and SFX were once again impeccable, and lent quite a bit to the realism of the film. In my opinion, Suzume doesn't quite reach the high bar set by Tenki no Ko in terms of atmosphere and visuals. Although, the film is sorely missing the small, human aspects that were so effective in creating that extra bit of immersion in Your Name and Tenki no Ko. Viewers will once again be treated to stunning panoramas and wallpaper-worthy backdrops. Suzume departs from the more grounded, realistic atmostphere of past films, instead opting for a more ethereal, supernatural vibe. The visuals are, as usual, the star of the show. Overall, not great, even by Shinkai's standards. Our main guy might look cute, but he has less emotional depth than the chair he turned into. Side characters come and go, serving as little more than checkpoints in the main characters' journey, doing little to influence their development and final destination.
None of these threads are given enough time to develop and it all ends up feeling like a bit of a cop out with little to no emotional payoff. There's that slightly forced, slightly awkward romance subplot there's a coming-of-age/self-discovery segment not to mention some familial angst and trauma thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, there's just a bit too much crammed into its 2 hour long runtime for anything to be resolved in a Shinkai makes no attempt to push the boundaries in Suzume, and viewers will find that the story follows pretty much the same formula as his previous two works. Shinkai's writing has always been a point of criticism in his previous works, but in Suzume, even the relative strength of its visuals and music do little to rescue its struggling storyline. I'm as much of a Shinkai fan as the next guy, but I have to admit his latest work is also his weakest to date. This was one of the worst animated movies I’ve ever seen. All I’ll say is save your time and energy. Since the film hasnt released anywhere except Japan, I won’t spoil the whole thing. The movies getting praise for its handling on the subject of trauma - that only comes for like 5 minutes at the end and doesnt merit sitting through this entire snoozefest. Theres a romance between a high school kid and college dude were supposed to root for for some reason. Weird use of CGI makes it almost look flat and lifeless.
The characters are annoying, the romance is weird and the animation showed a significant drop in quality.
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This movie feels like a weird derivative attempt at making Howls Moving Castle in Shinkais usual style - plastering 4K scenery and lens flares in an attempt to cover up plot holes. Oh and by the way if any girls are watching this movie hoping to see the cute anime boy, he turns into a chair for 90% of the film so you can drop that idea. While my Japanese isnt perfect, its safe to say I understood about 90% of the dialogue of the movie and using context clues I could determine more of the specifics. My friend even fell asleep for about an hour cause he was so bored he couldnt take it anymore. Both myself and the friend I went to see it with were gritting our teeth and dying to get out by the 30 minute mark. I had the displeasure of watching Shinkais newest rendition of the same boring story for the 3rd or 4th time while I was living in Tokyo.
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