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 Posted: Sat, 29th Jun 2013 23:38 Post subject: [Anime Movie] Kotonoha no Niwa (The Garden of Words) [2013] |
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[2013]
Kotonoha no Niwa / The Garden of Words
Director:
| Quote: | Makoto Shinkai
Known for making very beautiful scenery and extremely well animated movies (although only a few so far). He places effort into making movies more down to earth and has been compared to Hayao Miyazaki (of Ghibli, Spirited Away among many other movies).
His works from Wikipedia:
 Spoiler: | Other Worlds (遠い世界 Tooi Sekai?) - Director / Animator, 1997 (short film)
She and Her Cat (彼女と彼女の猫 Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko?) - Director / Writer / Animator / voice of Her Cat, 1999
Voices of a Distant Star (ほしのこえ Hoshi no Koe?) - Director / Writer / Producer / voice of Noboru Terao (original voice), 2002
Egao (みんなのうた「笑顔」 Minna no Uta "Egao"?) - Director, 2003 (Music Video for Hiromi Iwasaki)
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (雲のむこう、約束の場所 Kumo no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho?) - Director / Writer / Producer / Storyboards / Background art / Design/Modeler / Theme Song Lyrics, 2004
5 Centimeters Per Second (秒速5センチメートル Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru?) - Director / Writer / Producer / Storyboard / Art Director / Color design, 2007
A Gathering of Cats (猫の集会 Neko no Shūkai?) - Director / Storyboards / Background art / Color design / Photography, 2007 (TV short film featured on Ani*Kuri15)
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (星を追う子ども Hoshi o Ou Kodomo?) - Director / Writer / Producer, 2011
Someone's Gaze (だれかのまなざし Dareka no Manazashi?) - Director, 2013 (short film)
The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa?) - Director / Writer, 2013 |
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Synopsis:
| Code: | | The movie follows Takao, a 15 year old schoolboy who has a dream of becoming a shoemaker. I'd rather not write much more, I find the official synopsis reveals too much of the movie (so don't read it). |
Releases:
| Quote: | The_Garden_of_Words_[1080p,BluRay,flac,x264]_-_THORA.mkv
[Coalgirls]_Kotonoha_no_Niwa_(1920x1080_Blu-ray_FLAC)_[ED03F005].mkv
[Coalgirls]_Kotonoha_no_Niwa_(1280x720_Blu-ray_FLAC)_[B3C42369].mkv
[Doki]_Kotonoha_no_Niwa_(1920x1080_Hi10P_BD_FLAC)_[E7305504].mkv
[Doki]_Kotonoha_no_Niwa_(1280x720_Hi10P_BD_FLAC)_[3532D004].mkv
[Doki]_Kotonoha_no_Niwa_(848x480_h264_BD_AAC)_[F66FA838].mkv
You really should watch it in 1080p if you can...
(That said, I don't know which 1080p is best, but I watched the Coalgirls one as I've found some of their previous releases to be better.) |
My non-spoiler amateurish mini review:
| Code: | As some of you may know, I watch a lot of anime. As a result of having consumed such a large amount of anime during all these years I've gotten a fairly high standard for it so I don't watch every show. I do watch every single anime movie that comes out though, since they are usually of a higher production quality. Now, Makoto Shinkai is pretty special when it comes to anime movies, he hasn't made a lot of them but the ones he has made (particularly 5 Centimeters Per Second) places a lot of effort and attention to details. And while he tried his hand at doing a "Ghibli-like" movie (Children Who Chase Lost Voices), I find he is best when he does something more down to earth, something more realistic. 5 Centimeters Per Second is such a movie, it's a realistic down to earth movie that everyone can relate to.
Now Kotonoha no Niwa is certainly down to earth and relatable. It's the kind of movie that you can watch and just relax with. While the story and characters are nothing like the "Lost in Translation" movie, the feeling you get from watching it is similar. It makes you happy and relaxed. When I started watching it I noticed it was only 46 minutes long, I thought for sure this would end up being a bad thing but it felt very well paced. There were some things that could have been expanded on a little bit but nothing really important. It was surprisingly enough with those 46 minutes!
So what's the best aspect of the movie? The animation and drawings... This is HANDS DOWN the most well animated and drawn movie I've ever seen... You can literally pause at ANY moment in the movie and it'll be a nice wallpaper. As someone who loves CG art (mostly painted) this was such a fucking eye orgasm to watch... Not only the attention to detail and how well drawn it was but the animation as well, so very alive! This is the kind of movie I'd recommend to people who haven't seen a single anime before (and who don't need action in their movies cause this one has none of that). |
TLDR:
* Like Lost in Translation? You will probably like this as well.
* Most well animated and well drawn movie I've ever seen...
* 46 minutes long and that feels just about right for this movie.
Pretty gifs and images from various tumblrs of this movie (nothing spoilerish):
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 01:20 Post subject: |
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I've already downloaded Thora's release and will watch it soon.
5cm was a great anime for people who are not that big anime fans (me) and only watch the really special ones (it was a special one!)
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 01:26 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 01:30 Post subject: |
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chiv
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 01:50 Post subject: |
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a shoemaker? boy i hope he gets abducted by aliens fighting giant feet-monsters and he has to design a giant battle-shoe to lead the armada in a final last-ditch battle to save both their world and ours.
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zmed
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 11:25 Post subject: |
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Saw it a few weeks ago. It's great. The visuals are outstanding too, so much stuff happening on screen at once.
Clown Fiesta
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 13:46 Post subject: |
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Damn no English audio.
Can anyone recommend anime movie with visuals like these
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 14:46 Post subject: |
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I personally haven't found any others that look this good.. Except for "5cm per second" i believe the name was.
Clown Fiesta
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 15:29 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 19:32 Post subject: |
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Do these have English audio?
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 20:08 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 21:39 Post subject: |
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Yo, Yondaime, why don't you use the English titles of the movies since most of us are anime noobs.
"Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo" means nothing to me.
"The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" ohh yeah, I've watched this and liked it enough.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 21:58 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 30th Jun 2013 23:49 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 1st Jul 2013 14:14 Post subject: |
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I finally watched it and liked it a lot. For me it was their final exchange (you know the scene), that was almost cathartic, and made the movie "click". Great movie.
I think 5cm was even better though.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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zmed
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jul 2014 08:14 Post subject: |
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Shame on you!
But you redeemed yourself, so it's ok.
Really a great movie. Incredible animation, voice acting, story... just beautiful.
Utsukushii!
Likot Mosuskekim, Woodcutter cancels Sleep: Interrupted by Elephant.
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jul 2014 13:28 Post subject: |
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watched this one and 5 centimeters because it was recommended here. Depressing shit which i have no idea why people like.
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jul 2014 13:35 Post subject: |
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Happy feelings, not depressing shit. This crap is for emo's.
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jul 2014 16:31 Post subject: |
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I have always liked dramas preferably with no happy ending 
This one is a good stuff. 
@Yondaime | Quote: | | if they're well done. I don't see why it matters if it's sad or not if it's well made and has a good story/characters. |
what he said.
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zmed
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jul 2014 16:45 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 7th Jul 2014 16:51 Post subject: |
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hounding me for thinking depressing endings suck is just as moronic and i just respond in kind. Its my opinion, deal with it.
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