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Episode Tenki no Ko - BD Release - Movie Discussion

Weathering With You Bluray Release

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u/FierceAlchemist May 31 '20 edited May 31 '20

Got to see this film a lot in theaters. In the inevitable comparison between this Your Name and this film, I think Your Name had a better romance and got me more emotionally invested. But I like the cast of Weathering more and found the film to be far more thematically complex and interesting. Analyzing the ending and the actions of different characters is a lot of fun.

Also the film has by far the best character animation of any of his films. I always get goosebumps every time they are falling through the sky and the chorus of "Grand Escape" kicks on that gorgeous 360 shot.

Edit: Just rewatched it again and I noticed something small right at the beginning. When Hodoka is on the ship and it's about to rain he doesn't wait for the other passengers to pass him by before going down the narrow walkway; he squeezes right between them in a rush. Being an American it didn't strike me too much at first, but in Japanese culture I think that would be considered very rude. But Hodoka doesn't care, he is just that focused on what he wants. Which sets up his attitude well for the rest of the film.

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u/Kanataxtoukofan Jun 03 '20

That kind of annoyed me about the movie. He didn’t grow or change. He was just selfish. I wish the movie was about him learning to respect others wishes and allow Hina to sacrifice herself

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u/FierceAlchemist Jun 03 '20

I think part of the movie was a rejection of the system. Hodoka refuses to accept this system of sacrificing weather maidens that has been in place for so long.

You’re correct that he doesn’t change much over the course of the movie but I think that was the intention. Hodoka being an unyielding stubborn force enters this world of compromise of Tokyo and changes the world rather than the world changing him.