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5 Centimeters per Second

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Young love, missed connections, and unrequited feelings collide in a romance from Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name. Told in three vignettes, 5 Centimeters per Second: A Chin of Short Stories About Their Distance, explores the joys and heartache of falling in love set against the backdrop of the breathtaking visuals that define Shinkai's work. Takaki yearns to spill his heart out for childhood crush Akari, but their families move away before any feelings can fully blossom. They stay in touch, but eventually drift apart with school and new friends to distract them. As the seasons pass, Takaki navigates his relationships while haunted by all the things he left unsaid with Akari, his first love.
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Ronnie Scheib Variety [An] exquisite, light-drenched tone poem. Mar 7, 2008 Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times As poet of heartbreak, Shinkai could be accused of treacly mush (the voice-overs are a bit florid, and the saccharine piano score doesn't help), but he's got a delicate touch with sentiment that will have receptive viewers reaching for a Kleenex. Rated: 3/4 Oct 5, 2007 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media This is a tearjerker coming-of-age anime about unrequited love and missed connections. 5 Centimeters Per Second is filled with beautiful images and insightful observations about how people who are once very close can slowly drift apart. Rated: 4/5 Jul 12, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy So-so. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay W I went back to watch "5 Centimeters Per Second" after being so impressed with Makoto Shinkai's other projects. It is nice to see an artist find his footing. "5 Centimeters Per Second" follows, what else, star crossed lovers - Shinkai's usual wheelhouse. The movie is broken up into 3 distinct sections, all following a Japanese boy named Takaki Tohno through different times in his life. The first is when he is a 12-year-old experiencing his first love. The second follows him in High School years later as others pine for his affection. And the final story is when Takaki is an adult. The animation is beautiful, some of the best you're ever going to see. Makoto Shinkai has a distinct style of detailed photo realistic 2D animation that is like no other. The story borrows a lot of typical romantic tropes but presents it all in a new way. The characters are nothing special, but I really like the unique themes of the movie. Some moments, particularly towards the end, the movie gets a little pretentious. The movie is likely not going to be understood by younger viewers. There are moments where the movie feels like it is style over substance, but with style this good, who needs any substance? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Faiz D One of the best animated movies that I have ever seen. Poetic and breathtakingly beautiful over-all makes this film a must-watch. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Shamun Ahrar S Not bad. To be honest, the movie script seems a little bit loose to me. Which I don't expect in Sir Makoto Shinkai's movie. But, rest of the movie is fantastic. The graphics, characters, casting is always great. It's not so close to any other movies of Sir Makoto. Like Suzume, Your name or Weathering with you etc. But, This movie is good for passing your time. So, enjoy it.👍🏼 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review alexandre n I saw a fb post of a called Hayao Miyazaki about this film. Now, I feet heartless to have been so bored. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review ThatSerperior It's fine, it's just a little too slow paced for my liking Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Holly S gostei, mesmo não tendo entendido de primeira! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young love, missed connections, and unrequited feelings collide in a romance from Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name. Told in three vignettes, 5 Centimeters per Second: A Chin of Short Stories About Their Distance, explores the joys and heartache of falling in love set against the backdrop of the breathtaking visuals that define Shinkai's work. Takaki yearns to spill his heart out for childhood crush Akari, but their families move away before any feelings can fully blossom. They stay in touch, but eventually drift apart with school and new friends to distract them. As the seasons pass, Takaki navigates his relationships while haunted by all the things he left unsaid with Akari, his first love.
Director
Makoto Shinkai
Screenwriter
Makoto Shinkai
Production Co
CoMix Wave
Genre
Drama, Romance, Animation
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 16, 2020
Runtime
1h 3m
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