"The boy and the heron"

[Spiros Bousbouras]

I thought it was ok. The story was a bit incoherent or meandering ,
somewhat like watching a dream rather than just a fairy tale. For this
reason it would be hard and probably pointless to give a plot summary ,
best to go at it fresh. Various strands come together at the end but not
enough to justify everything which has happened earlier. Still , I found
the ending satisfying. Perhaps there are various kinds of symbolism
behind the happenings (and the images and the creatures) but I don't
have any specific interpretation in mind. The visuals are nice but I
didn't see anything which made me go "wow". There isn't a lot of
dialogue so , even if you have to read subtitles , you will still have
plenty of time to pay attention to the images. The music I found
indifferent for the most part with a few parts that I liked.

[septemberEnds0]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:53:14 -0000 (UTC)

Post by Spiros Bousbouras
I thought it was ok. The story was a bit incoherent or meandering ,
somewhat like watching a dream rather than just a fairy tale. For this
reason it would be hard and probably pointless to give a plot summary
, best to go at it fresh. Various strands come together at the end
but not enough to justify everything which has happened earlier.
Still , I found the ending satisfying. Perhaps there are various
kinds of symbolism behind the happenings (and the images and the
creatures) but I don't have any specific interpretation in mind. The
visuals are nice but I didn't see anything which made me go "wow".
There isn't a lot of dialogue so , even if you have to read subtitles
, you will still have plenty of time to pay attention to the images.
The music I found indifferent for the most part with a few parts that
I liked.

Would you still recommend it overall? If so, was there any particular
element or scene that really 'made' it for you?

I have yet to watch this one, but have been wanting to just because
Ghibli movies are my childhood

[Spiros Bousbouras]

On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 02:16:37 -0800

Post by septemberEnds0
On Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:53:14 -0000 (UTC)

Post by Spiros Bousbouras
I thought it was ok. The story was a bit incoherent or meandering ,
somewhat like watching a dream rather than just a fairy tale. For this
reason it would be hard and probably pointless to give a plot summary
, best to go at it fresh. Various strands come together at the end
but not enough to justify everything which has happened earlier.
Still , I found the ending satisfying. Perhaps there are various
kinds of symbolism behind the happenings (and the images and the
creatures) but I don't have any specific interpretation in mind. The
visuals are nice but I didn't see anything which made me go "wow".
There isn't a lot of dialogue so , even if you have to read subtitles
, you will still have plenty of time to pay attention to the images.
The music I found indifferent for the most part with a few parts that
I liked.

Would you still recommend it overall? If so, was there any particular
element or scene that really 'made' it for you?

Without knowing something about someone's tastes or schedule , I can't
recommend or not recommend anything. Some scenes look nicer than others
but beyond that no.

Post by septemberEnds0
I have yet to watch this one, but have been wanting to just because
Ghibli movies are my childhood

That seems to me a good reason to watch it. Don't get your expectations up ,
keep in mind the issues I mention in my opening post and you won't be
disappointed. I can't imagine anyone hating it.

[Kyonshi]

Post by Spiros Bousbouras
That seems to me a good reason to watch it. Don't get your expectations up ,
keep in mind the issues I mention in my opening post and you won't be
disappointed. I can't imagine anyone hating it.

Well, it won the Oscar for best Animated Feature, so it beat the US-bias
of the Academy Awards at least.