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Meari to majo no hana (2017)
Unwarranted Bad Reviews
A lot of of low rated reviews based on the film being a Ghibli rip off, but it was created by many of THE SAME ANIMATORS from Ghibli so it is to be expected to be similar.
Anyway the film was decent, visually stunning great soundtrack and very creative. Could have been a better story and better character development but it's based on a book anyway so they couldn't really help that.
Looking forward to seeing more films from Studio Ponoc, they seem to have picked up from where Hayao Miyazaki left off.
Worth a watch.
Batoru rowaiaru (2000)
Brilliant film
I've loved this film since I first watched it when I was 11 years old, and have watched it many times since. Although it tackles many Eastern issues concerning society, I still find as a Westerner the characters very relateable. While its messages are very serious and powerful, I think it is a fun film in the sense that you can choose your favourite characters and see what fate has handed to them through their weapons and consequences of their actions. It is also one of those 'What would you do in that situation?' films, which is always an interesting topic although nobody can truly answer unless they have experienced the 'game'. The actors are fantastic, very well cast, and portray the emotional scenes perfectly. I gave this film a well-deserved 10/10 (: