Review of Suzume

Some places on earth are doors to space This Movie is a mixed bag, but I would prefer to recommend it, especially if you’re a fan of Comix wave movies or just the fan of Makoto Shinkai’s productions as they are all always beautiful to look at. Or else just as well I can’t really recommend it if you prefer well explained events and character writing over fame and image. Nonetheless, one thing is certain. It is absolutely worth watching regardless. Either that you have good imagination skills and capable of figuring out yourself how things work and how others could have happened, by solvingor fixing its poor writing. Heck even making it a good conversation subject talking through its “problems” with your family members or friends and then making a decision on how good or bad this movie actually was. Or perhaps you might want tangible facts and explanations. You want great character writing with decent development, then you may not gonna find this movie as compelling as the likes of people like myself that can appreciate even the smallest things (visuals), (little sound effects) and settle for less by conveying themselves that “it was great” even though it wasn’t. So if you want to stay loyal to yourself, you have to be aware of the anime true face.

I somewhat strict nowadays when it comes to rating anime. However when it comes to the likes of Suzume no Tojimari, the latest addition from Makoto Shinkai’s creation list which has grew a rare otaku contest by now. As it only appears every four years or so. It deserves an exception, or even multiple exceptions..

God knows if we are going to be as blessed as we were to get another one of these movies, as it could be the last.. (but I really hope it’s not!) and thats for two reasons.

I believe we can’t argue on one thing and that’s when it comes to the animation of these movies as they are all marvellous. The details of each frame screams craftsmanship of the highest order. Which itself emotionally touching and staggering, in a way you can’t really explain it in words, how that tear dropped.

Makoto Shinkai’s other productions alongside their critical acclaim, they were also criticised mostly for their poor or flawed writing. Every time. It was the writing that was criticised, just as now with Suzume no Tojimari. Which in my opinion isn’t just the most flawed out of Shinkai’s own previous works, but it’s weak compared to any media.

Suzume no Tojimari has so many flaws, but let me be short and spoiler free by just pointing out the most obvious ones.

Its story as a whole was way too complex to be squeezed into a movie. It was mission impossible to not jump over serious parts and to skip important details of characters depth and connections between the events and further exploring myths. The message was nice overall, but the only thing that could have made it a slightly better for my heart is if it Daijin character had been written better.

Like Daijin deserved better, from everyone.

Somehow I feel like everyone who have watched this movie was treated just like how Daijin was treated by Shinkai and Suzume.

We weren’t worthy enough to deserve a little observation and were not respected enough to get any justification.

“If only Daijin and Sadaijin would had jumped out from behind Souta at the end” this movie would have been a 9 instead of a pity 7.

A movie of this calibre should have never let a story like this ever be published in a state the way it did.

That being said, I wish we see Makoto Shinkai back. Just to see him improve on his weaknesses and finally make the filling as tasty as the presentation.

For the producers, next time..

Let him cook!

Thank you for reading.