The garden of words: a miracle of animation

This single work of director Makoto Shinkai is astonishing it leaves you with a sense of rejoice, and completion.
The images, and scenes setting is what strikes the viewer first, the simple drawings of the scenes in a town resemble at the same time the trend of minimalism, and romanticism.

I really love the scenes of nature, and how they have been portrayed.

The story slowly delves into the life of a student who loves designing shoes, and has the dream to become a shoe maker, and a literature teacher who reveals herself, and her true nature only close to the end.

The work of Makoto Shinkai leaves you wondering on new, and outer perspectives, but at the same time delves into the nature of what it means to be human.

The cityscapes, and rain scenes are magnificent, and strike you by their simplicity.
It is interesting how the camera movement gives a whole new prospective, and colour to the story.

The connection of the element of nature: the rain, with the story is simple and poetic because it is represented by the encounters with the two main characters.

They both struggle with their own lives, and are trying to walk on their own conquering their independence and a more sound social image.

They are both mocked, and talked about trash by other people until they are given the chance to grow and flourish during their encounters.

It is simply astonishing how the art of the dreams of a teenager, and the juxtaposition between the depression of the teacher, and the wonder, and dreams of a student combine to bring the best out of them.

Lifting the teacher Yukino from the outer world prejudices, and the lack of trust from others towards Takano the teenager.

It is uplifting, and beautiful how emotions such as alienation are shared between two different generations, and how love can born strong even through stranger who met during the rain season.

The story finishes beautifully thanks to the realisation that those encounters helped them grow, and cherish various feelings of independence and dignity.

The last scenes show that their relation continues even though they are far apart from each other through letters exchange.

The tanka is a symbol of breaking the circumstances to cherish their love for each other even out of the monotone period of sharing their love only during the rain.

Faint drums of thunder
Company to clouded skies;
I wonder if rain will come.
Will you stay with me?

Should the faint drums of thunder
Not come down today,
If you pull me by your side,
I’ll be here with you.

Just to signify how when love is strong the bad feelings pass, and moments out of the ordinary rain period are found to stay together.