The Boy and the Beast

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Lorenzo A The movie was great, it was wonderful, a memory that I will never forget. I hope that one day they will release the second movie of this anime and I hope that one day it will be fulfilled Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I expected more magic things from an anime like this with a director like that. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Mamoru Hosoda, one of the contemporary Japanese anime directors, frequently follows certain patterns in his feature-length anime films. Certain elements are usually linked to each other by bearing symbolic meanings. Different creatures become family members. An object, usually an image, takes us back and forth in time. Tradition plays an important role in shaping modern life. In this review, I will explain these recurring elements in five different anime films that Hosoda produced after the 2000s: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012), The Boy and the Beast (2015), Mirai (2018). We will look at how Mamoru Hosoda reproduces the issues of family ties and childhood, creatures and strangers, traditions and roots, classical master-apprentice relations, country and city, time and space in his unique narrative style. Full review: https://guncesinema.com/en/from-aliens-to-family-from-family-to-roots/ Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review lucca b It mixes fantasy, coming of age and martial arts, and becomes a fantastic adventure with impressive action, beautiful animation, memorable characters and an emotionally affecting narrative. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Overall the film is beautiful and fun. It does feel a little overloaded at times with too many things trying to be accomplished. The ending monologue should just be ignored as it hits all the wrong emotional notes. For the most part the film is a fiery exciting ride which matures the main characters maintaining their sense of fun all the way. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The cliche fantasy aspects are justified through Hosada's direction of human spiritualism throughout the picture. The lessons learned and the dynamic character relationships are strengthened by flowing, beautiful, action-packed animation. It's some of the best animation to grace his work- the team should be commended. The boy is a brilliantly refreshing coming-of-age character. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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