[Anime] Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo

My friend pointed this out to me a while ago, and a lot of people around me really loved this. The film is based on a book of the same name but is sort of a sequel to it, taking place some twenty years later, instead of being a movie-version of the same story. There is also a live action movie of it made in 1983, which is the depiction of the book.

I found the movie well-acted and produced, and the concept very interesting and well worked out, but I had a hard time deciding if I really liked the movie. The story sort of veers between a comedy and a serious show, and somehow neither of these really grabbed me, even though the characters were really nicely developed and believable. The comedy aspect was good but not laugh-out-loud funny, while the serious aspect made me feel dissatisfied in a way because I knew it would work out (since it's not a serious show). On the other hand there's definitely a lot to talk about, and the whole thing is pieced together quite nicely, so that's a really good thing about it.

WARNING: the following is discussion about the actual events of the movie: don't read if you want to see it, cause it might ruin it! I warned you!

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My favourite thing about it is that every time Konno timeleaps, she literally falls into the past, and then the people that witness this are like "what are you doing?" I also really loved the "paused world" segment when Chiaki stops time and explains what's going on. On the other hand, I thought the explanatory stuff was a little over the top. I never liked that in Vanilla Sky either, I always prefer if there is some mystery that the viewer has to solve, like in David Lynch films... But that's definitely not my main complaint with the film.

I don't know if I can recommend it based on my own experience, but it's definitely something worth watching.

How ya doing, buddy?

I've been thinking about reading the book actually, since it's a different story. And I tend to like books better than movies! :\/ I wonder if there's a translation of it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.