Voices of a Distant Star
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Movie Reviews of Voices of a Distant Star
Movie Review: Animated Poetry
Summary: 5 Stars
I get upset when I read reviews of Voices of A Distant Star that whine about it being too short. 30 minutes is an eternity in terms of animation and it boggles my mind that Voices was made by a lone animator. Makoto Shinkai has created the animated equivalent of a one-act play or a novella, which will emotionally affect its audience for much longer than the duration of the work itself. The story is simple, poetic, and heart-wrenching. In 30 short minutes, Shinkai depicts a lifetime of emotion and I consider the film's brevity to be one of its greatest assets (Hollywood could learn a few lessons in this regard).Movie Review: Dramatic and a story of true love!
Summary: 5 Stars
Voices of a Distant Star is a DVD about love being seperated from far away. Mikako, the main character, must go into battle against aliens in the year 2046. The man she loves Noboru, is still on earth. Years past for Mikako if ever she can reach her love. Their only connection is e-mail from Mikako's cell-phone. Noboru has to wait years for her e-mails to come to him. This DVD is beatifully drawn and has a fantastic story. One DVD extra is She and Her Cat. This is a short story about a women and her life told by her cat. RATED 13UP FOR VERY SAD/DEPRESSINDG SCENES.
Movie Review: deeply moving
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had the pleasure of seeing this little piece of animated art on the big screen during an Anime convention. I knew it was the project of 1 man and that it had won an award . I therefor expected an artsy kind of story. But what I didn't expect was a look that would resemble a big budget movie.
I was amazed.
Yet only for a minute since by then I was drawn into one of the most tragic love stories I had ever seen... by the time it ended I felt tears in my eyes.
Do yourself a favor, see this. I may be short but it's beautiful... Sad yes but with a hint of hope...
Movie Review: rekindles my interest in anime
Summary: 5 Stars
So often I am disappointed by anime - the vast potential wasted on mindless battle sequences or cheesy sexual inuendos.
Every so often, I am inspired. This film is extraordinary - beautiful, touching, and all made by ONE person.
My only complaint is that there is not enough of it. The premise of this aging love affair could have gone so much further and we could have seen her return when he is an old man and she still young. But, that's not to detract from what this piece is, only to say that I was intrigued enough to want to experience more.
Movie Review: Whoa
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first anime that has left me actually feeling something after it is over; for once it had a little more to it than awesome action, cool characters, and a descent story. When "Voices" ended I immediately watched it again, hoping, like a small child, that the second time around that something would change and take away that painful void left when everything was done; but alas, everything stayed as it should. In a word, unbelievable, "Voices of a Distant Star" is a must see for everyone who appreciates good anime.