The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013): beautifully melancholic
“The happiness you wished for me was hard to bear.”
This is Isao Takahata’s last film before he passed away and was in development for many years and was unfortunately criminally under seen upon release but hopefully the Netflix release draws more eyes to it.
The film somehow blends this extremely picturesque animation and fantastical story with grounded, human moments and characters. There’s many long scenes just focused on observing Kaguya simply living and it’s a unique blend that works really well. I cannot even behind to explain how gorgeous the animation in this movie is and it’s all punctuated by the incredible score. It’s hard to not feel sad watching this but it’s not a miserable film by any means.
The fantastical elements of the story take a backseat and instead a deep exploration of human emotion takes center stage. The plot in this movie is paper thin and it’s built almost entirely on watching her go through this really sad life and how she grows and changes and goes from being this super happy kid to an incredibly depressed teen. It’s this emotional powerhouse of a film that just left such a huge impression on me when I first saw it.
Incredibly melancholic but also visually stunning with an art style that is so perfect and is genuinely probably the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen in an animated film. Also the ending just decks you right in the face so be prepared for that.
https://redd.it/hgyvrz
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“The happiness you wished for me was hard to bear.”
This is Isao Takahata’s last film before he passed away and was in development for many years and was unfortunately criminally under seen upon release but hopefully the Netflix release draws more eyes to it.
The film somehow blends this extremely picturesque animation and fantastical story with grounded, human moments and characters. There’s many long scenes just focused on observing Kaguya simply living and it’s a unique blend that works really well. I cannot even behind to explain how gorgeous the animation in this movie is and it’s all punctuated by the incredible score. It’s hard to not feel sad watching this but it’s not a miserable film by any means.
The fantastical elements of the story take a backseat and instead a deep exploration of human emotion takes center stage. The plot in this movie is paper thin and it’s built almost entirely on watching her go through this really sad life and how she grows and changes and goes from being this super happy kid to an incredibly depressed teen. It’s this emotional powerhouse of a film that just left such a huge impression on me when I first saw it.
Incredibly melancholic but also visually stunning with an art style that is so perfect and is genuinely probably the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen in an animated film. Also the ending just decks you right in the face so be prepared for that.
https://redd.it/hgyvrz
@r_movieclub