Taken from /u/nap682, the author of the Watch This! This movie is pretty damn bad imo. It was Shinkai's earlier work and has a very similar feel to it. Description: Blurb: Beginning with the lyrical image of cherry blossoms falling at five centimeters a second Makoto Shinkai paints … Woah, that was a wonderful read. He shows a bittersweet smile of accepting that the past is the past and he must continue on into the future, turns, and walks off stage left. A lot of the symbolism is easy to miss the first time around, and a lot of seemingly normal scenes actually have lots of weight to them that you'll recognize if you've experienced the movie before. I have yet to watch Voices of A Distant Star, but (spoilers ahead, possibly) his other movies, like The Place Promised in Our Early Days and of course 5 CM Per Second do something radically different from what other directors do. StoryWith 5 Centimeters per Second, Shinkai Makoto has polished the elements that made his previous anime so heartbreakingly poignant and produced a wonderful work. Takaki is now a computer programmer in Tokyo, and Akari is preparing to get married. Now downvote me because i said my opinion. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Sort by. I'm glad that Tohno stopped at the tracks, I don't believe you can move beyond the past dreams of your life by just simply ignoring them. The idea in Voices of knowing that there's someone out there that you love right now, but you can't even tell them that because it'll be years before they know. I love stuff like that. I made an analysis for the ending montage at one point but it would take some digging to find it. This kinda makes this movie kinda hit or miss imo. Take that clip I linked and it has a brilliant tease of foreshadowing: Tohno walks passed a cherry blossom tree and smiles as it's petals rain down in a nearly identical way as his smile as he turns away from the option of crossing the railroad tracks and chasing after Akari. Now that I'm stuck dreaming after a love that's unlikely at best, I'd probably cry my eyes out rewatching it. (I toyed with Paprika but chose my favorite over it). A scene where a girl wears a swimsuit. Also, as someone who saw 5cm/s before Kimi no Na wa, it made the ending of Kimi no Na wa better, because the whole time KNNW. A tale of two people, Takaki Tōno and Akari Shinohara, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. I will watch the damn movie tonight when I get home from work. Despite their secret thoughts, only time has passed. What is 5 Centimeters per Second? ! Announcement (Feb-04): Post mortem of what just occurred . Year: 2007. I failed to convinced my group in my film class to analyse an animated film, we're doing the Wolf of Wall-street. Thanks for the summary! Why there is a woman in glasses is texting him? So many gorgeous shots in this movie. I leave you with a minor spoiler ridden "Making of". To anyone who has seen it and either disliked it or liked it, I recommend watching it with a Quadrant grid set up. I'd be down to discuss the ending more with you. Idk. Note that in Japanese media (or at least, what I've read of it), cherry blossoms also represent the ephemeral nature of life, being that they bloom and fall in an incredibly short period of time. thread on the film: The quadrant system I talked about shows balance on screen in Act 1, the characters usually are equally on the right side of the screen and the left, and they move left and right equally. I agree wholeheartedly. Movies. It's going nowhere, only the art is good. 361 votes, 54 comments. Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. You hit some phenomenal points and I love to hear praise for 5cmps. Very Minor Spoilers, Summing up. And thank god that Shinkai summed it up on a sweet note. However, I had to watch it twice to even begin to understand… That would make it the second anime movie I've ever cried on. I had never thought about the contrast between Takaki and Akari's views on what the kiss meant to them. And everyone screamed for joy when they finally did see each other and meet up at last, specifically because we'd seen 5cm and his other films which end without the couple getting together. share. Here is another episode in my ANI-MAY series! You should definitely give it another watch! Still love the movie. Does it end with depressing feels or happy feels? The end theme embodies this emotion perfectly, and has actually been one of the most memorable parts of this film for me. However, as the film goes on, Takaki shows up more and more on the right side of the screen, looking left. Most of what you've written seems quite sound and i absolutely love the whole left/right side of the image symbolism. Since I don't understand the movie, I gave this movie with score 7/10. Trivia. Type: Movie Plot Summary: Part 1 — The Chosen Cherry Blossoms (26 min. Find out where to watch online. 🕒 Timeline in 5 Centimeters per Second. Have you seen the short it's based on? Alright. Every time I read the films name I can't help but hear the beauty of the ending theme. Menu. Forums Groups Users Discord Twitter Reddit Tumblr IRC. Log in Sign up. A tale of two people, Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. So I'm going to pour my thoughts out to anyone else who is inclined to listen. You can probably think of 5CM/s as a feature length non-sci-fi remake of it. Today I will be reviewing 5 Centimeters Per Second from the director of Your Name! So maybe I should. Authors: Seike yukiko / Shinkai makoto. It's not often that I see fans of the movie as many people seem to dismiss it for simply being "5 wallpapers per second." I remember I was so devasted for a few days after 5cm per second. 1 Plot 1.1 Cherry Blossom (桜花 … I love talking about this film. I'm willing to though if you'd like. Ignoring Hollywood's idea of love conquering all, 5 Centimeters per Second creates a feeling of passive regret over the past and, much like Shinkai's other works, questions whether it is better to move on or stay rooted in the past. As comparison, Kanae has a similar issue but after she has her talk with Takaki about "only doing what you can", her next scene is her running off screen to the left, moving on into her future. Seriously, you just added even another facet to this already glorious movie, thanks for that. It don't really matter. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. 5 Centimeters Per Second. Seriously, this entire post is just beyond words phenomenal. One of the largest elements of this film is its use of symbolism as a driving force in its "show don't tell" style that Shinkai has become famous for. Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara are childhood friends, but circumstances beyond their control tear them apart. What makes the movie so special to me is the numerous ways people can view the movie (as this thread has shown me), and your comment just makes me appreciate the movie even more. And thus the movie ends with a somber piano. 5 Centimeters per Second (秒速5センチメートル, Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru) is a 2007 Japanese animated romantic drama film produced, written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. It's really easy to see why one would be sad from it but on the other hand you could see the ending as something special. Continuation versus conclusion of a dream. This already contradicts my previous beliefs. 1 Synopsis 2 Characters 3 Inspirations and Derivative works 4 Recommendations 5 Links 6 Reviews This movie is about something. Someone linked a [WT] thread I made of this film a while back and I'm glad I got to read your post because of it. I felt heart broken for a good few days after watching it.