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Wolf Children
So I guess here's my take on the film.
There's a high probability that this will be my choice for AOTY for starters. I was stuck on the menu for about 5 minutes listening to the music, which basically geared me up for the soundtrack ahead. I am a sucker for piano, because it sounds wonderful to listen to.
The movie initially makes fairy-tale like comments, although I think it's more of a film in how the children grow up, and seeing the changes in their character along the way.
I'd kinda make a joke here, but I might refrain from it, mainly because of Hana's actions. She gave up her studies in order to take proper care for her kids, as well as to get them away from the city, partly because she didn't know what to do considering the children weren't exactly normal, and to avoid any possible confrontation about her kids origins
. Except, she ends up being a part of the community despite that, and continues to grow closer attached to said community, as well as the community getting closer to Hana.
Wolf Children gives time to fill out Hana's troubles, while also showing her children's characteristics as their growing in order to accomodate her to her new life, and to shift more attention to her children when the time was right, which I think happens when Winter comes. And good lord, the Winter scene was glorious as hell. Made Winter look fun, but didn't shy away from just how dangerous it was. The latter, was what caused something interesting in the overall dynamics.
Initially, Yuki was rather energetic, and more wolf-like than her brother, who was shy, and rather weak. But Winter basically changed that. And thankfully, it wasn't a quick transition. Instead, the Winter segment felt more like a new foundation that was built upon over time to show the changes between Yuki and Ame.
I think, right here, I should tackle Ame, someone who was scrutinized for being an asshole
As for Yuki
Frankly speaking, I feel like what I wrote was terrible, because it kind of feels like a retelling, but there was a lot of effort to grow our characters in the span of a movie, without it really feeling rushed, and I find that rather commendable. I mean, I could hand wave it by saying "I would hope that a movie flesh out its characters well", but I feel like that would do a great disservice to this movie.
I might have to do some recollections on what I've watched over the past year to give my final thoughts, but I don't think I'll really budge on where to put Wolf Children.
So I guess here's my take on the film.
There's a high probability that this will be my choice for AOTY for starters. I was stuck on the menu for about 5 minutes listening to the music, which basically geared me up for the soundtrack ahead. I am a sucker for piano, because it sounds wonderful to listen to.
The movie initially makes fairy-tale like comments, although I think it's more of a film in how the children grow up, and seeing the changes in their character along the way.
I'd kinda make a joke here, but I might refrain from it, mainly because of Hana's actions. She gave up her studies in order to take proper care for her kids, as well as to get them away from the city, partly because she didn't know what to do considering the children weren't exactly normal, and to avoid any possible confrontation about her kids origins
Nevermind their father dying
Wolf Children gives time to fill out Hana's troubles, while also showing her children's characteristics as their growing in order to accomodate her to her new life, and to shift more attention to her children when the time was right, which I think happens when Winter comes. And good lord, the Winter scene was glorious as hell. Made Winter look fun, but didn't shy away from just how dangerous it was. The latter, was what caused something interesting in the overall dynamics.
Initially, Yuki was rather energetic, and more wolf-like than her brother, who was shy, and rather weak. But Winter basically changed that. And thankfully, it wasn't a quick transition. Instead, the Winter segment felt more like a new foundation that was built upon over time to show the changes between Yuki and Ame.
I think, right here, I should tackle Ame, someone who was scrutinized for being an asshole
because of fighting with his sister. I can't help but feel this scenario could've happened if they retained how they were before Winter. That and Yuki didn't look too good here either. Both sides basically want the other to do something they don't want to do.Frankly speaking, I really don't see how Ame being an "asshole" was a ruiner. He wanted to do something, he had a goal, basically, and both Yuki and Hana didn't want him to fulfill it for different reasons. Yuki for wanting him to continue to be human, in a school where he just couldn't fit in properly. The latter didn't think he was an adult.
As for Yuki
in regards to the shift, her wanting to go to school was what set it rolling, but the transfer student commenting on her smell pretty much sealed the deal here to be more human. The attack on Sohei from there on was more to draw her closer to Sohei despite what happened, and kind of felt more of a paralell of Hana and her Father's relationship up to when he revealed his true self to her.
Frankly speaking, I feel like what I wrote was terrible, because it kind of feels like a retelling, but there was a lot of effort to grow our characters in the span of a movie, without it really feeling rushed, and I find that rather commendable. I mean, I could hand wave it by saying "I would hope that a movie flesh out its characters well", but I feel like that would do a great disservice to this movie.
I might have to do some recollections on what I've watched over the past year to give my final thoughts, but I don't think I'll really budge on where to put Wolf Children.
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