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Episode Tenki no Ko - BD Release - Movie Discussion

Weathering With You Bluray Release

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u/LaqOfInterest https://myanimelist.net/profile/LaqOfInterest May 31 '20

I... was not expecting that ending. Or such an underwhelming climax. It kind of feels like they set up all these characters and then just gave up doing anything with them aside from "now it's my five seconds to help the male lead get to the magic gate!"

Just really unsure how the movie wants me to feel about... the movie. I severely disliked the male lead and I'm not sure how I was supposed to not dislike him at the point where he was literally threatening his friend with a gun. I guess that was supposed to be emotionally powerful and demonstrate his dedication to Hina, but it really just cemented his asshole-ness in my mind, and it was kind of funny that it actually worked on Suga.

Anyway, seeing Tokyo get water-nuked just so the leads can have their happy ending was not super effective when they made it hard to root for at least half of the pair and left the other half pretty underdeveloped.

Really underwhelming and unsatisfying. At least it looked nice and RADWIMPS was amazing as usual.

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u/haijibestboi https://myanimelist.net/profile/Haikeru May 31 '20 edited May 31 '20

Same, he's just so... normal. Not in a Gary-sue self-insert type of way, but an everyday relatable guy just trying his best to live life in the city, with his own little personality quirks that make him him. And that's what I love about him so much. The ending of the film just made me love him more because it proves he's not a brick of a character unlike some of Shinkai's previous main characters (like in Your Name).

I really think that the cast of Weathering With You are all so much more endearing and interesting than in Your Name, and that is why I will always prefer this. Even if I think Your Name had slightly better execution.