@askDNA#SuzumeNoTojimari is easily my favorite animated film if not film in general in a LONG time. Was really salty that Boy and the Heron won best animated film just because it's Miyazaki
The theming and metaphor of Suzume is powerful, the animation is beautiful, the acting is top notch (at least in the JP dub, haven't seen English), and the message hits deep.
Have watched it several times at this point. Just ... I cannot gush enough about that movie :emiliaugh:
@neatchee I hear you. Boy and the Heron had that Miyazaki feel and esthetic, but lacked the story of something like Howl, which I think is a better film.
Suzume lacked none of that: good story, characters (a chair?? ), animation, music. Yeah. It's a win in my heart!
Def going to watch again in English so my wife will watch too.
@neatchee So, I did get a chance to rewatch in English. All voices were good except Suzume, herself. I'm not sure if she just sounded too old for the character but there was some quality I didn't care for. My wife even brought it up before I did.
That said, just a criticism. It's not like it ruined the show. Just a bit distracting at times.
@askDNA cool! Glad to hear it was overall a good performance. Interesting that your wife reacted that way to Suzume; I always wonder when I react to English voices whether I'm biased by the JP depiction of the character so useful to know in this case that's not what happened.
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