I want to start this review by saying several scores are lower solely because it's not a "new groundbreaking story" or "it's just basic." The first time I watched this movie with my husband, I'll admit, we got bored. We expected this extravagant, off the wall plot line to develop and I was waiting to see where it would go. But that's the thing, is that this movie wasn't trying to do that. It wanted to have a more chill vibe to it and tell a story... and man, did it do that well.
The love story aspect is very by the book, but again, it does it very well. I would watch this over The Notebook any day of the week (And I will, because this is my new all time favorite comfort movie) It also shows the characters as *normal* people. They're not perfect ladylike women or suave GQ type of people. They create art, smoke weed, party, chill and hang out. It's a much more relatable story, vs some romcoms that feel a lot more "uppity."
Look at the film as a standalone movie: what about it was bad? The animation and art style is stellar. The characters are fleshed out and lovable. The voice acting doesn't sound cringey or too characterized. The music... holy s***. It goes along with the tone SO well. There are humorous moments and lessons. For a movie to have this amount of creativity and artistry from all angles and hit it THIS far out of the park is unheard of. It doesn't need to be compared to a movie that came out 10, 20, etc years ago, because it's its own thing.
This is one of our all time favorite movies and I will be rewatching it over and over. I can't wait to show more people and to be honest, my own kids one day. Look at this movie for what it is, and enjoy every moment.
The love story aspect is very by the book, but again, it does it very well. I would watch this over The Notebook any day of the week (And I will, because this is my new all time favorite comfort movie) It also shows the characters as *normal* people. They're not perfect ladylike women or suave GQ type of people. They create art, smoke weed, party, chill and hang out. It's a much more relatable story, vs some romcoms that feel a lot more "uppity."
Look at the film as a standalone movie: what about it was bad? The animation and art style is stellar. The characters are fleshed out and lovable. The voice acting doesn't sound cringey or too characterized. The music... holy s***. It goes along with the tone SO well. There are humorous moments and lessons. For a movie to have this amount of creativity and artistry from all angles and hit it THIS far out of the park is unheard of. It doesn't need to be compared to a movie that came out 10, 20, etc years ago, because it's its own thing.
This is one of our all time favorite movies and I will be rewatching it over and over. I can't wait to show more people and to be honest, my own kids one day. Look at this movie for what it is, and enjoy every moment.