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On Letting Go...

posted 13 years ago by Cooper_Temple_Clause
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I've watched three of Makoto Shinkai's films in the last month now, and I have to say this was very close to being my favourite. True, it did feel very Ghibli-esque with the fantasy elements (although Place Promised had a similar mix with sci-fi) I think the central premise was beautifully conveyed.

His films all seem to have something to do with loss, on grief and on how to live after losing something precious to us, and while 5cms covered these themes in the best possible way, I also adored this one for spending - in essence - an entire film exploring what happens in a few seconds (as the characters pass each other in adulthood) at the end of 5cms.

Truly a visionary director, hope he makes many more films. Definitely recommend watching this one.

[–] dharmazombie42 13 years ago

I definately agree. such a beautiful movie

[–] merelientje 13 years ago

I loved this movie, I can't wait to see the others, can you recomend me the best to watch first (I've only seen this).

This movie has been in my mind ever since i watched it, i loved the story, the artwork, everything!

[–] karbrucar63 13 years ago

5 Centimeters Per Second is in our top 20 movies of all time! Hope you'll watch it and comment on it here too.
Do you know where we can watch it online? Netflix doesn't have it!

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell. Don't go back to sleep.

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[–] JamesTD 12 years ago

If you're talking about 5 centimeters per second I found it on youtube there are multiple versions. I also believe Place Promised in Our EarlyDays is there.

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