5 Centimeters per Second

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I will start out with saying that before watching this movie I heard many people say that the movie was boring or overrated, and while it might get more hype than it deserves, it is still a great movie. The movie itself is split into three "episodes" each about twenty minutes long. Although they are called episodes, I would highly recommend just watching it all in one sitting. I don't think it would have the same emotional effect that it does if it was split out of a movie format.

Moving on, without spoiling anything, the movie focuses on Takaki's life and how he is coping with his friend, Akari's, recent move away from Tokyo. Annnnnd, that's about it. There are a few more characters and other stories also going on but I will say that this movie really doesn't have anything close to an involved or complex plot. It is fairly straightforward on the surface, which I think this is why some got bored with the movie, although it does add to the emotional aspect in some ways. During, and after watching the movie, I felt dissatisfied and depressed (in the best way). Not enough to cry or quit watching but I felt like the characters weren't living the lives they wanted to live and it was somewhat of a downer, but I do think that was how the movie was supposed to make me feel.

The art of the movie is beautiful in my opinion, at first I was a little disappointed by the seeming simplicity of the characters (sometimes they don't even have facial features) but I really grew to love the art style, and the music for that matter isn't outstanding, but I wasn't disappointed by it either.

All in all, I'm not sure if I was able to convey how this movie really made me feel, and I was really impressed by the emotions it made me feel more than anything else about it. Although it wasn't the kind of film that I want to watch over and over like many Studio Ghibli movies make me feel, I do think I would recommend it to anyone to watch at least once. It may not be exciting to some, but even if you don't find yourself liking it, in the grand scope of things, it's only an hour long. I don't regret watching it.

Oh and by the way, there is a crap ton of trains. XD