Review of Suzume

Revolutionary animation with a great story that takes us through south Japan to the north! Makoto Shinkai makes another stunning anime, but this time the story felt way more fulfilling than his previous works. Absolutely stunning animation, but I still can't put my finger on what they did, but the smoothness felt way nicer. You might not notice it or even care about it for all that matters but it did feel different, and in my opinion, in a good way! How come the story is more fulfilling? The story starts off with a flashback that gets explained, the character development is great, and you feel like you learna lot about the protagonists and antagonists.
(I realized half-through writing this part that I don't want to spoil anything from this movie, and it's almost impossible to not spoil)

It has a start and an end, and nothing feels left out between those two. There's not a dull moment in the movie, you have multiple scenes that has action, and they are well planned and long lasting.
The characters are all well-made and feels very real, they don't seem artificial, and everything just flows very well in their conversation.

So, why is the rating a 9 out of 10, I made it sound as if it's the perfect anime. Well, it might be.

BUT! I want to rewatch it again and rethink my rating.

But because of the lack of reviews + spoilers I thought I'd write this one out.
I'll probably delete this review when the movie is released globally.

I would personally rate this 9.5/10, close to perfection for a movie.
If you liked the previous movies from Makoto Shinkai, then you'll most likely like this one, it's in my opinion his best work.
He has perfected what his previous works couldn't do.
BRAVO!

Makoto Shinkai's next movie (2025) waiting room.