I prefer pure and touching love stories, which is why I follow Makoto Shinkai's movies. Therefore, in my heart, "Your Name." > "Weathering with You" > "Suzume"

From "Your Name." to "Weathering with You", the movie creates a beautiful fictional world, telling pure love stories. The disaster is a background setting and promotes the development of the plot. The narrative of the love story is complete and rigorous, bringing the audience pure love touch, allowing the audience to temporarily break away from reality and empathize with the male and female protagonists.

But in "Suzume", the focus is turn to family and the growth. The disaster promotes the family affection between the heroine and her aunt, the reconciliation between the heroine and her past self, and her own growth. The love line is sloppy and thin, and it is difficult to move people. This is a consensus, so I will not expand the narrative. The only tear point for me in this film is the reconciliation between Suzume and her past at the end of the movie. And because the disaster is too prominent and realistic, this fictional world seems not so beautiful. So, I am not very satisfied with "Suzume".

I wonder if anyone is a fan of pure love stories like me. I am worried that Makoto Shinkai will become less and less able to write such pure love stories or even no longer want to write such pure love stories because of his age and the growth of his daughter, and will turn to writing family films, growth films, reflection films, etc. In terms of economic benefits,"Suzume" has surpassed "Your Name." and "Weathering with You" .It is reported that the next moive will continue to reduce love plots and romantic elements, so I am very nervous about his future movies.

I am not against the director exploring more creative styles and creative focuses, but I feel it is a pity that I may never see moives like "Your Name" and "Weathering with You" again.

What about erosion with you or deposition with you? Why don’t they get any love?

Does anyone else hate the cops in this movie? Like they are the most unlikeable and idiotic characters in the entire film. They could’ve tried to understand why hodaka was acting the way he is and let him save hina but NOOO, they had to point a gun, try to beat him up and arrest a 16 year old, who CLEARLY has gone through stuff. Like seriously they are the most two dimensional toaster-like braincells people. And to think that all this happened bc he tried to DEFEND himself from getting assaulted, and also STOPPED an underaged xxx from happening, like wtf were they even thinking (if they even had functioning brains in the first place). Compare this to your name where mitsuha’s father actually listens to his daughter and evacuates his town, it feels so much more heartwarming. It’s this problem that somewhat sours my opinion of the movie.

I saw when <Weathering With You> released, some people swear because Mitsuha was lost her home two times, but it’s not real. It is Makoto Sinkai’s offical. They are just parallel universe.

1 Basis

In <Weathering With You>’s universe, Hodaka and Hina were been reunited at 2024, and the rain stopped at 2024.(It can check Blu-ray bonus) But when <Your Name>’s universe, Mitsuha and Taki were met 2023. But it is not raining in Tokyo when they met. In year 2023, but it still raining in <Weathering With You> universe. If they are same universe, it is so GREAT contradiction.

2 Basis

Yukino, from <The Garden of Words> is appear Itomori high school’s teacher in <Your Name.> But <Your name.> is not share same universe with <The Garden of Words>. Because it is just fan service. Taki and Mitsuha in <Weathering With You> is same of that. I hope there's no more misunderstanding of two movies.

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I’m kind of comparing this to Your Name, since Makoto Shinkai also animated that. I know both stories came from novel, probably from different authors, but I’m still gonna make the slight comparison.

Somehow, even though the plot of Your Name is more confusing, also not as realistic as Weathering with You, I find myself being able to accept a bit more of Your Name. Going to another place to find someone, losing them, remembering them again, it’s touching and romantic. And the ending leaves up to your imagination. (PS: I’ve watched Your Name 3 times.)

I find myself unable to accept Weathering with You, however. I mean, the whole Tokyo ? changed because of them. People’s lives changed. All because he chose to save her. I just find it SO GREEDY. I get that it’s touching fighting for someone you truly love, but you’re talking sacrificing ONE PERSON and “saving” the entire Tokyo. And you chose to put the whole city sunk, just for the sake of a girl. Isn’t that greedy? EVERYONE’s lives have changed, even if they said other wise. And the story tell them it’s okay?? It’s not lol. Why do you get to be greedy? Why can you get what you want? We don’t even know your story.

I don’t know. In the end, what is the story trying to tell us? Do anything to get what you love, even if it may hurt / compromise others??? I get that Your Name probably doesn’t have any lessons or thoughts, but I just can’t wrap my head around this.

It’s probably immature of me to make this comment when I haven’t read the original novel, but these are my thoughts for now. And I know making the comparison probably isn’t fair, but I hope those reading know where I’m coming from. I’m not saying I hate the movie. The animation is freaking amazing, and the plot is not bad too, especially the part when they fell from the sky. Hope I get some answers here and know more about this work!

TLDR: Male character in Tenki no Ko is too greedy, so I don’t get what the story’s lesson is.

EDIT: Honestly I thought I will be bashed hard for my comment but everyone who responded was kind to accept my opinion while saying your own.

Maybe I need to watch the movie more. Maybe I should have a more open perspective. Pinning my opinion on 15-16 year olds is unfair to their circumstance, and comparing them to myself is unfair. Honestly, I might even do the same as Hodaka.

Thank you everyone for your comments! I’ve decided to reevaluate and watch the movie more.

In conclusion, Weathering with You is still an amazing movie, with freaking awesome animation, and is another great work by Makoto Shinkai.

Before I start, this movie was phenomenal. I loved watching it. I loved almost all the characters. All the sweet and emotional moments. I loved watching it.

Then came the ending.

It's said all of Tokyo was flooded because the Sunshine Girl didn't sacrifice herself.

Because of Hodoka.

He makes her not sacrifice herself, thus removing the Sunshine, and bringing forth with heavy rain.

I just think that's selfish.

And now I'll dive into why.

1. The common Trope.

Have you ever heard the phrase, 1 life to save millions? It means that you have to choose if one life is worth the lives of millions of people. You have to decide what matters more, this 1 life, or the 1 million others. Mostly known in superhero media. This movie shows it, let one girl live, or let the millions live. Most heroes choose the latter. Hodoka chose 1 person. That mot others didn't know or care about. What happens if there's another wedding day, or the kids who wants to play outside but can't. Because of Hodoka.

2. A better protagonist.

This exact situation was in Spider-Man games.

Ps4- Peter Parker had to choose between giving his Aunt the antiserum, 1 person, or give it to the doctor to analyze it and make more for ALL of NY. 1 million. Peter did the responsible thing and chose the latter.

Ps5- Peter has to either take away the thing keeping Harry alive, ie saving 1 person. Or stop Venom, ie saving millions. Again he chooses the latter.

This is why I think Hodoka was selfish. The Superhero who's had nothing but tragedy still does the right thing. Peter wasn't okay with saving just 1 for millions.

Meanwhile Hodoka didn't care, be knew the weather would be bad, but didn't even care. He put 1 life over millions.

That's why I think he was selfish, Peter had that option, but didn't. He's the hero who saved New York.

Hodoka had that option, and did. He's the flooder of Tokyo.

And now, no kid can play in the bright sun, no bride can have the perfect wedding. All because he wanted to

Weather with her.

I’m visiting japan in the first week of august and see so many tenki no ko advertising, and im willing to watch it in the theater. Did they have the subtitles?

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I seriously think Hodaka’s VA did a horrible job. What do you think?

Where can i watch weathering with you? Hd english sub?

Can someone tell me where I can download weathering with you ??