Review of Suzume

Incredible! Shinkai's most ambitious movie to date. Movie did a great job exploring the themes of accepting loss and moving forward, as well as the tragedy behind the 3 11 earthquake and the sacrifices made behind love. Little bits of comedy thrown in here and there did not feel forced. It's really hard to juggle these elements well in a movie, but overall the plot flows pretty damn well, though it felt pretty rushed at the end. I wished more time was spent exploring the latter half of the movie. The romance is not the highlight but the movie could stand on its own without it.I liked that the ost functions more as an ambient background behind the scenes rather than in sudden abrupt "montages" like in your name and weathering with you.

All in all, this movie tops weathering with you without a doubt, but does not have as strong as an emotional appeal as your name did. However, for people who have experienced the 3 11 earthquake and suffered through a similar tragedy as suzume did, this movie can really pull your heartstrings. It really did even with mine.

Tldr
Story: 9/10 vs 5/10 (weathering with you) vs 10/10 (your name)
Art: 10/10 vs 9/10 (weathering with you) vs 9/10 (your name)
Music: 10/10 vs 8/10 (weathering with you) vs 10/10 (your name)
Characters: 10/10 vs 6/10 (weathering with you) vs 10/10 (your name)

Overall:
Suzume:9.75/10
Your name:9.75/10
Weathering with you: 7/10