the light of a firefly forest review
My Rating: 9/10
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10 Metacritics Rating: N/A/100 MyAnimeList Rating: 8.63/10 My Favorite Quotes 1. "Time might separate us some day. But, even still, until then, let's stay together." - Takegawa Hotaru I have read online and heard from countless people that this is one of the saddest anime you will ever watch. I must say these people were absolutely right. Granted I haven't seen very many anime films at this point, but this one made me cry, uncontrollably and left me thinking "why do bad things happen to good people. So the plot is pretty unique and very simple minded, with the movies runtime being 45 minutes long it was perfect the way that the director didn't force a 1 hour and 30 minute movie. It would have been unnecessary so, in other words the pacing was right on point. So far this movie has only been released in (Sub) form, and being a (Dub) fan that I am I can honestly say that the subtitles did not take away from the film whatsoever. Furthermore the two main characters were very well done and the first person narrative was just a cherry on top. The entire scene with the festival felt a lot like "Spirited Away" I mean this in a good way, it was very entertaining. But, Out of everything that amazed me was how heart wrenching the ending was. It was so unbearably saddening. If you can handle crying than I highly, highly recommend viewing this great, once in a lifetime movie. |
Positives and Negatives
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+ Soubdtrack
+ Sad
+ Original Idea
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Criteria /10
Acting/Characters: 9/10
Plot: 8/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 10/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Dialogue: 10/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 9/10
Ending: 10/10
Plot: 8/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 10/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Dialogue: 10/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 9/10
Ending: 10/10