Kimi No Na Wa or Your Name, directed by Makoto Shinkai, is so near in reaching its own star. After watching the movie, I thought “this film deserves to have massive awards.” This film touched many hearts from the concept, plot, soundtrack and other technical aspects. In fact, Kimi No Na Wa is aiming to be nominated as the Best Animated feature at the upcoming Oscars 2017.
Photo from Zerochan.
Story
“That day when the stars came falling, it was almost as if a scene from a dream.”
But apparently, it’s not. It is more than that.
Mitsuha, a high school girl living in the country side, wants to experience something different and exciting. She finds no more excitement in her life. She even wished to become a handsome Tokyo boy in her next life.
On the other hand, Taki is a teenage boy living in Tokyo. He is a student and at the same time, he works in an Italian restaurant in the evening. He wants to have a break on his everyday city life. The two main characters are completely strangers but due to an accidental phenomenon, they met each other with their unusual dreams where they have to switch bodies everyday. Because of this, they had the chance to discover how different their lives are. Kimi No Na Wa’s plot is very organized and the story itself is a blast!
Photo from Alphacoders.
Concept
The concept of body switching is not really new but Kimi No Na Wa did a very clever portrayal of this concept. Making a continuous body switch of the characters in the story kept every cut fresh and continuous. There is also a celestial incident, which is actually a Shinkai trademark, making a lot of scenes more dramatic.
The band, Radwimps.
Soundtrack
The cheesy soundtrack of the Japanese rock band, Radwimps, was placed in different frames in the film to have a good transition, and it was effective. Thanks to this band, the movie created a different impact to its viewers. The opening, featuring the song Zen Zen Zense, slightly introduced the characters. Other songs of the band that were featured were Sparkle, Yume to Urou, and Nandemo Naiya.
Your Name creator, Makoto Shinkai. Photo from Japanator.
Technical
The movie’s technical aspects are excellent. The film revealed distinctive settings for the characters. The animation was realistic when it comes to details about Taki’s Tokyo life and Mitsuha’s native hometown. In Taki’s place, buildings and other establishments were shown. There are also many transportation vehicles like cars, trains and airplanes. While in Mitsuha’s hometown, it was clearly shown that the people are native and cultural. Temples and shrines were also shown.
The colors used are bright, showing some hope in the scenes. The colors also changed depending on the places they were in. When in Tokyo, the scene was bluish while it was reddish in Itomori (Mitsuha’s hometown).
The movie’s official trailer.
Along with these elements, the film is surely an award-winning piece that can captivate even the non-animation enthusiasts.
Banner image from Alphachoders.
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