As long as animation goes, this movie is fantastic. The colours, landscapes and style in general is quite mesmerizing, which is why I decided to watch it (it didn't disappoint in this respect). I think it portrays a pintoresque and lively view of the busy capital of medieval Japan.
The characters are lovable, but some of their interactions and decisions -especially during the last half of the movie- seem rushed and undeveloped. The pace is off, regularly I found myself bored, wondering how much time was left. The storytelling was lacking some order and structure- as much as I enjoy the espontaneity of seamingly unstructured stories, there is need for some kind of line to follow to make the mysteries and plot twists more appealing.
Despite these flaws, this movie deserves more attention. I'm sure the fans of studio Ghibli will love it, so I highly recommend it to all of you Ghibli fans out there!
The characters are lovable, but some of their interactions and decisions -especially during the last half of the movie- seem rushed and undeveloped. The pace is off, regularly I found myself bored, wondering how much time was left. The storytelling was lacking some order and structure- as much as I enjoy the espontaneity of seamingly unstructured stories, there is need for some kind of line to follow to make the mysteries and plot twists more appealing.
Despite these flaws, this movie deserves more attention. I'm sure the fans of studio Ghibli will love it, so I highly recommend it to all of you Ghibli fans out there!