Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

2018

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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms anchors its colorfully imaginative fantasy setting in universal -- and deeply poignant -- real-world themes.

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Robert Daniels

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It's sweet to the point of ugly crying with bittersweetness

Rated: 3/4

Aug 26, 2018

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

We don't even notice how deep Okada has driven her storytelling dagger until she pulls it out in the end, and the tears come, adding, to the bitterness and sweetness of this moving and strange little fable, a hefty dose of salt.

Jul 21, 2018

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

This eerie and affecting feature debut from writer-director Mari Okada blends fantasy and coming-of-age stories.

Jul 20, 2018

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Mari Okada directs and pens a film that revolves around three concepts that intertwine and combine to a rather unique presentation: Love, time and memory.

Nov 30, 2019

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Jon Lyus

HeyUGuys

(Written by James Perkins) An intimate and beautiful tale of tragedy and maternal love that will bring audiences to tears

Rated: 5/5

Jun 4, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

Rotoscopers

Not only is this film extremely ambitious but it is also a sweet heartfelt story about the bond between a mother and her adopted son

Rated: 8/10

Jan 19, 2019

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Blackbird B

This movie was truly a heartfelt work of art. The beautiful animation compliments the beautiful heart if the story. Honestly its a 10 out of 10. The english voice acting wasn't even bad. If i had a gun to my head and was forced to criticize any aspect of this work of art i would say that there are parts of the movie that seem to abruptly skip years of what could have been development. But i get it the move is almost 2 hours long as is. Sometimes i think to myself that i wouldn't mind a 3 or 4 hour movie if it fleshed out everything. But thats not a realistic thing to want. I have not seen many movies with this much emotional depth. Would recommend 100%

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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xXxRuan Carlos Ruca x

This Movie is a emotional

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Alicia C

I was told to bring tissues. I was a fool and now my sleeves are soaked. This movie is beautiful in every way possible. The artistry, the plot, the voice acting and the score. Every character is playing an important role in this movie and I love them all for it. Then there's the sadness and the joy of motherhood, something I truly understand, that just imprints on your heart. I love this movie and I will watch again. Next time I'm bringing tissues. If you love epic fantasy then this movie is a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Aera G

I didn't expect it to be that good, this is the first time I've watched an anime movie that made me cry for 25 minutes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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jakob z

This movie made me cry, and I almost never cry during movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Matthew R

Over long. Over wrought. Over acted. You can kind of see where they had an idea for a story, but never were able to execute on it either in the writing or the directing (several of the ending scenes are out of the best dramatic order). Animation is beautiful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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