Nabila Isnandini

I watched Suzume without any expectations and I was blown away by everything, especially the story. I exceptionally love how Makoto Shinkai touched a subject that is so close and dear to the Japanese people. It also touched many people who once felt as if they had lost themselves, who felt that living never felt fulfilling, and who are searching for the meaning to keep going on. I saw many people got disappointed about how different it is from the previous movies that he made. I think it is different because this movie is something that Makoto Shinkai wanted to make to preserve Japan's history, loss, and grief. Yet also allowing them to hope for a better future. Suzume is a movie that reminds us to keep on living, to keep on loving, and to keep on appreciating the beauty of impermanence around us. All good things will eventually come to an end, we ourselves determine how to savor them.

The live action is very friendly to newcomers, both to people with no prior knowledge of Tokyo Revengers and no experience watching live action adaptation at all. The actors are amazing and portrayed their characters well! The fight choreography, music, and atmosphere really screamed Tokyo Revengers. Kitamura Takumi nailed as Takemichi, Yoshizawa Ryo as Mikey as well! However, Yamada Yuki as Draken really stole the show (extra with his face as well, I sidelined him a lot while watching). They tried to stay true to the original story and landed with a pretty satisfying ending. Really hope they picked up for a sequel though because I really can't wait Bloody Halloween arc to be adapted to live action.

I spent a lot of my time with internet when I was a teenager so Suzu's story as Belle somehow spoke to me greatly. There are story and character development gaps for sure but I can go pass that because I love how realistically Suzu's portrayal here, as a teenager who is struggle with a childhood trauma and self-confident. The visual are top-notch (as expected from Mamoru Hosoda), the music is WONDERFUL, Kaho Namakura's singing voice is amazing in every aspect. I cried at least 5 times on how this movie can reached their audiences beautifully. Can't wait to watch it again.