Children of the Sea

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Éléonore A So surprised by the lukewarm rating on this stunning visual meditation on connection, human and more than human. I guess not everyone has taken ayahuasca and experienced the oneness of it all! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Azra S I am so glad I wasn't convinced by the rating as this was one of the best animes I've seen in my life. It whimsically dives into deep questions about existence, nature-human connection with a heartwarming story. Every scene is artfully drawn with amazing details, textures and palettes. Almost all the comments with low ratings mentioned one thing: the narrative and its lack of linearity and closure. Yes, it very beautifully and intentionally lacks these. It is fragmented, it is twisted, it is confusing at times. I don't know how else you can talk about the complex topics it bravely and tenderly undertakes. Yes, you will have to fill in the blanks with your own brain and imagination. That's what great art invites you to do. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review mah nemah j This has to be the only piece of media in my life I genuinely regret watching. Aside from visuals it has nothing to offer: several plot lines that literally go nowhere, most vague philosophy-wannabe dialogues, the message suffers from an extreme case of circle jerking and essentially boils down to "a human is THE universe, not the other way around. also hey, HUMAN REPRODUCTION". Also, romantic undertones between the main heroine and two boys and that kiss scene were cringe af. It felt so out of character (for the boy) and out of place, like it was there for the sake of it. What really topped it off is the grandma at the end going "when I was your age I also had a boy like that teehee". I watched it with a friend and we were both laughing our asses off at how ridiculous this film was at times. It's comes off so pretentious it becomes a comedy. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Yashashree D This anime, is so beautiful, the animation, the art- style, the story, the quotes all were like a magic, even the music. I am still shocked how underrated it is and rating this low. For me it's another best I have seen and truly a masterpiece. I hope more get acknowledged of this and understand the beauty of this anime <3 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/22 Full Review Jared Z A visual wonder but something of a narrative flop. Children of the Sea tries to cram a lot of content into a single film, and leaves too much unexplained. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/21 Full Review Mark C Fantastic, top of the line, hand drawn-C.G.I. hybrid animation, and a story that was so much bigger than I was expecting. I thought I was in for a little story about some kids swimming around with dolphins, and whales. What I got was something more thematically inline with "Tree of LIfe" or "2001 - A Space Odyssey". Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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