Review of Hello World

"Imagination should be used, not to escape reality, but create it" ~Collin Wilson Hello World is one of those instances of an anime that takes influences from other great movies and creates a new identity. To the mind-bending visuals reminiscent of 'Inception'; to the heartfelt writing embedded into the script, this movie masterfully intertwines these traits to make a time travel movie that really feels refreshing and astonishing. For the most part, the use of time travel can be quite convoluted and perplexing, (since there are various iterations of it) but 'Hello World's' use of it is simple to understand. The characters are all amiable andwell-crafted and do not give off the corny romance vibe but are more classy. The first half of the story in normal endearing love story but evolves and spirals into something EVEN GREATER! With the added bonus a fantastic TWIST at the very end.

The use of 3D animation might cause anime fans to disregard the film but i think its utilization is a choice decision. (especially, for its contrast against the last scene). The 3D helps to compliment the spectacularity of story. I truly believe having frame-to-frame animation could be a detriment to the story and not allow it to have its full potential.

The sound engineering are pretty good for this movie. However, the music choices for some scenes would have been more vibrant if they were accompanied by more electronic sounding music and not pop sounding traxks. The sound effects though are all pretty solid, if they were not than the sci-fi aspect of the show would heavily weeken.

I enjoyed my self quote while watching this movie. I had a great number of laughs with a few tears here and there. The writing and directing are all superb and I cannot recommend it enough!

TL;DR Imagination Explosion 8.8/10