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There are many things that conjure up emotion, the feel of a
gentle breeze through a window, the sight of heavy fog swallowing up a
building, the sound of a keyboard late at night, the scent of a dry erase
marker, or the safe and comfortable feel of a chair in the library. We cross
and re-cross these things everyday in our life and seem to just let them pass
us by. There are stories in everything we see, feel or smell, be it the touch
of a loved one or a flower in the garden. This experience is brought
to life through the art, Makoto Shinkai’s writing, Tenmon’s, music composition,
and the quality of the acting. The art from 5 Centimeters portrays beauty, the music gives it tone, and the Actors humanize
whatever is on screen making it an overall beautiful experience. The beauty of
this movie and it’s attention to detail in every part truly show the effort put
into it and I suggest you watch it.
The animation art by Makoto Shinkai in 5 Centimeters Per Second is beautiful. The opening scene introduces
a kind of serenity. You find yourself looking at a falling cherry blossom onto
a puddle of rain. In the puddle as the blossom’s impact ripple fades away you
can see a reflection of the tree from which it fell. The animation art’s detail
is astounding. Pausing this movie at anytime will give you this much attention
to detail; there is just so much to see.
Here's a sample of the music found in the movie:
The musical composition by Tenmon was a beautiful bonus to
the movie. Tenmon’s score is hugely effective for the scenes in the movie.
There is no point in the movie where his music is jarring or out of place. In
one instance we find our star crossed lovers on the verge of their first kiss,
only the wind and the ruffle of leaves is heard until their lips finally meet;
This is when Tenmon’s music kicks in. Like the kiss viewers see on screen the
music is simple serene and mystical. The lone piano in this musical piece seems
to just grasp the moment and stay there for as long as it can just as the
lovebirds do.
"But then, all my worries, all my doubt, started melting away. All that was left were Akari's soft lips on mine."-Takaki Toono
"But then, all my worries, all my doubt, started melting away. All that was left were Akari's soft lips on mine."-Takaki Toono
The writing of Makoto Shinkai in 5 Centimeters Per Second shows great skill. Through dialogue
Shinkai heavily details his characters. Narrated by themselves, viewers have
this kind of Omni essence as their thoughts and feeling are heard aloud. In one scene the main character, Takaki Tono
explains that he “held the phone so tight to his ear” that he could feel his
lover’s pain directly, this is intensely deep and emotional because of the
detailed writing the characters are very well developed.
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5 Centimeters PerSecond is a true accomplishment. There is so much attention to detail in
it’s art, music, writing, and acting that I’m sure you wouldn’t notice the 63
minute run time pass you by. There is no other animation out there that can
truly capture beauty in an everyday object. The writing develops characters and
their emotion so well you are bound to connect with them. Tenmon’s music
composition is as serene and beautiful as the art and I’m sure you’ll want to
find the tracks online right after. The acting could not have been better
especially as it was only through voice acting. The essence of this movie is in
one word, beautiful. Yes, that word has been thrown around a lot throughout
this post, but I assure you, that is its perfect description, do yourself a
favor knock out any past perceptions you have of cheesy romance and anime and watch this movie.
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