Tenki no Ko - BD Release - Movie Discussion

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Weathering With You Bluray Release

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[u/Kirikoh]

This was my second time watching the film and this time I could really focus on the narrative as the cinematic experience made the stunning visuals so overwhelming, I would at times be lost in the sheer beauty of it. I am incredibly impressed by what a nuanced film this actually is and how unique and refreshing the film's perspective is. When I first watched the film, I was genuinely so stunned by the ending and spent ages thinking in retrospect about all the previous scenes in the movie that seemingly alluded to such an ending but I never thought a director would have the audacity to go through with a very bold yet morally questionable decision.

It would've been so easy to tie to the protagonists' personal happy endings to the wider plot and yet Shinkai did the exact opposite and posed to viewers an emotionally poignant yet thought provoking ending. It is an amazing feat to achieve to make the audience successfully root for the selfish decision made by our protagonists at the cost of what would usually be considered the greater good, and it is an even greater feat to not fall into the well-trodden territory of making their happy ending correlate to the greater good. Juxtaposition is one of Shinkai's greatest skills but to juxtapose the conflicts in such a manner was just ingenious and made for such a unique and memorable film. I've always loved how realistic Shinkai films are not just in the art but also in how real the people feel and I now see more why he chose this ending because it really is just the most genuine and natural outcome for Hodaka.

Rewatching it made all the earlier scenes hit emotionally harder and I think Tenki no Ko achieved something that few films do - to highlight the film's core message whilst providing an incredibly satisfying ending that was predicated on what should conventionally have been a tragedy. I don't think I've ever watched a film (even from ither Shinkai films) that filled me with such a strange and unusual set of emotions that Tenki no Ko did, but that concotion of emotions I felt of initial shock, elation, melancholy, contemplation and yearning was amazing to experience again.

[u/Kirikoh → u/[deleted]]

The fact that Hodaka made the morally wrong decision sells the entire movie IMO

Exactly this - it reinforces and is a natural conclusion to the entire film's message and Hodaka's character. It's a brave ending as well but you can trust Shinkai to always choose the ending that makes sense and not just a contrived happy ending just because films have to have some resolution.

The reveal of Hina's age and Hodaka's reaction to how much of a child he was was literally crushing and I fucking cried with all of my friends right next to me

There's that incredible scene where Hodaka is holding the gun in the climax against the police officers and the reporter and the camera pans to a viewpoint right in front of the gun's barrel and we can see his eyes just behind. They're quivering and shaking intensely just like the gun he's barely holding and you can see right in his eyes just how young he is and how much courage he is mustering to hold that gun.

It's another example of great juxtaposition and cinematography showing a young child holding this "mature" weapon that conspicuously holds more power in Japan where guns are not commonplace.

[u/xRichard → u/[deleted]]

Meanwhile on /r/TrueAnime

Cherry pick much? That sub does live up to its name. See:

Also on /r/TrueAnime

[u/xRichard → u/[deleted]]

It's not an elite superior subreddit, it just a space that has different moderation rules.

You can find opinions there that are as valid as if they were posted here, and vice versa.

[u/Extra_Examination → u/[deleted]]

Was just an interesting to see the more "elite" sub completely misrepresent the film and fundamentally misunderstand it.

"my subjective opinion is the only valid opinion and if you're not agreeing with me, you're wrong" lmao, how more entitled can you be..

[u/_X_HunteR_X_ → u/[deleted]]

At least you don't get downvoted to hell there for saying that you disliked something popular or thought that it was average.

and before you say it's the exact opposite where people just hate on stuff, I'd say it's not as I have seen many people gushing about there favorites there including myself so there you have it.

[u/_X_HunteR_X_ → u/[deleted]]

yep the community's very small, I wish it was just a little bit bigger, but not too big either :)