Review of Suzume

I just had to write a review because of the top reviews being ignorant. I'm not sure if these people are familiar with the point of director being a director, yes yes, they do directing job, but what makes a director different from others? every good director have a distinct style. Complaining over Makoto Shinkai making the same movies is like complaining over the whole point of Makoto Shinkai being Makoto Shinkai. It's like complaining over Quentin Tarantino making movies that are all very Tarantino, or Takashi Miike being Takashii Miike, to name more famous names, like Sion Sono and Lars von Trier, All thesedirectors have a pattern in their movies that are similar and distinctive to their style.

So in Makoto Shinkai's case, his distinct style of his work is always a story about dreamy teenage romance adventure with supernatural phenomenon as the obstacle. That is the point of Makoto Shinkai, and I love it, I would want more of it. In fact among all movies by Makoto Shinkai that I've watched, which I've watched quite many, I like this one the most, I feel like he is matured up in this one.

Since the first iconic movie by Makoto Shinkai, which is 5cm/sec, I never give any of his movie 8/10, but this time I give it 8/10. It's all good, story (ending) is satisfying and characters aren't annoying. I would say this movie is underrated.

Overall, if you are looking for a good movie, this movie is objectively good. However if you are looking for a movie that is different from typical Makoto Shinkai then dont watch movies made by Makoto Shinkai. I suggest picking up movies made by other people if you want something different from the usual Makoto Shinkai movie.

PS: When I was watching this, I didn't see who made it, but I could tell it was made by Makoto Shinkai by the vibe and story alone, this is proof that he made it as a good director, just like artists, they are good artists if their work is not only good but also distinctive enough that people can tell who made it.