"Time waits for no one."
So I managed to watch the Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl who Leapt Through Time) movie early this evening.
Does it deserve the praise that the JP media gave it? I'd say definetely yes.
Sure the subject of time travel has been talked before (much like other things) but how's it's executed is what makes or breaks it. And in terms of execution, this movie delivers well in all aspects.
You've got endearing characters - The main protagonist, Makoto, whom the movie mostly focuses on her and how she deals with the time leaping (and whom anyone in her place would do what she mostly did at the beginning) alongside her two friends Chiaki and Kouske whom tend to shape up the rest of the character development; very impressive visuals (both animated and in the CG time jumping sequences) and a rather excellent soundtrack (with extra emphasis on the piano). As for the plot, I'd say it's better to see it for yourself, but do expect a suprise to appear somewhere in the middle of the movie.
All in all, I highly reccomend this.
Does it deserve the praise that the JP media gave it? I'd say definetely yes.
Sure the subject of time travel has been talked before (much like other things) but how's it's executed is what makes or breaks it. And in terms of execution, this movie delivers well in all aspects.
You've got endearing characters - The main protagonist, Makoto, whom the movie mostly focuses on her and how she deals with the time leaping (and whom anyone in her place would do what she mostly did at the beginning) alongside her two friends Chiaki and Kouske whom tend to shape up the rest of the character development; very impressive visuals (both animated and in the CG time jumping sequences) and a rather excellent soundtrack (with extra emphasis on the piano). As for the plot, I'd say it's better to see it for yourself, but do expect a suprise to appear somewhere in the middle of the movie.
All in all, I highly reccomend this.