This is probably what the director of Your name fear the most. He didn’t want people to have too much expectations to his next works. He afraid that people will always compare the rest of his works with Your name. Once you make a masterpiece, people will expect another one from you later.
But the only problem here is that it is a master piece it's good as your name, deep down people wanted to be like your name, that wanted to get the same close reaction like they did for your name but this is a whole new story so being so different and better at other parts it's obviously a master piece.
Obed Carrillo really? He said that? I thought it ended perfectly. I loved how they were hesitant at first to ask their name but in the end both of them gathered their courage and finally asked their name. As someone who most likely will hesitate in a situation like that, that last scene was perfect.
Which is sad, because other anime movies like Ride Your Wave, Hello World, and I want to Eat Your Pancreas are massively superior to Weathering, but won't make anywhere as much money because of the limited exposure.
@@israel2110 he was brought to make the descision by fate. however hodaka chose to serve his happiness which was Hina with the consequences of drowning tokyo
@@israel2110 even after Hina was Saved Hodaka was still worried if he chose the right descision. he judges himself. but after he see's hina again after 3 years he was reminded of what his happiness was and that all of the things he sacrificed was for her.
Ryan Perez It kinda is a spoiler though. If you went to the fan viewing tonight with the bonus director commentary/interview post-credits, Shinkai stated that he wanted that moment to be somewhat controversial to some viewers because of the weight of the decision.
See, as a person who goes into movies like this without any expectations, I enjoyed it very much. I think that if you go into a movie blind you will get more out of it than if u go in expecting another masterpiece. I think this movie represented making controversial decisions and dealing with the consequences. However it also says that you chose your own path and you stay on it if it makes you happy. Everyone wants happiness, but few are able to get it.
Yeahh i went into this movie blind, without any expectations and i fucking enjoyed it 😭❤️ it reminded me that i got a huge power by my side : i get TO CHOOSE anytime i am a decision away from a different life
@@GM-dg6mj I am so with you, these anime movie was in the same universe has taki & mitsuha!! It’s a very different movie, the way it’s drawn if & soundtrack I lil bit !! But it was different and yes your name is stell my favorite this one is just under it!! 🎭 🎞 🎥
It’s sucks that mostly everyone keep comparing “your name” & “weathering with you”. I’ve watched your name like maybe 5 to 6times at most, fantastic movie! I just finished watching weathering with you and DAM! I LOVE IT! Not one bit I watch and thought about comparing the two movies. Watch it with open mind and just enjoy the movie, it’s great.☺️
I actually loved weathering with you. I also didn’t compare when I watched it and I thought it was great! Although the similarities in the soundtracks are noticeable lol
I seen your name about 4 times, I went to see weathering with you in theaters for the fan preview in dubbed all I got to say I loved it, to me it was a sequel to your name, i watched it again that weekend in subbed since that's all they were playing.
I agree. Your Name is my favorite anime of all time and I was able to watch Weathering with You without comparing them together. Heck, I think I love Weathering With You even better because of that. Sure, they both have that "Shinkai visual and romance magic," but they're two very different films when it comes to execution imo.
Vits Vicente Torres that’s pretty unfair though. A piece of work should be looked at on its own. Whether similarities exist or not shouldn’t be a factor or an excuse for convenient comparisons that fit your own personal and individual taste. If we keep comparing everything to everything, we will never be satisfied with what given to us. That’s only my opinion though.
I dunno, but I felt more with Hodaka and Hina’s predicament than with Taki and Mitsuha’s. Hodaka running away from home, how it was his first great meal, how Hina and her brother are orphans at such a young age... everything felt so cruel just like how life is. Then there’s Suga who’s torn between acting on his empathy with Hodaka’s situation and his visiting rights to his daughter. Then that scene at the motel/hotel while three underage kids are so happy is also gut wrenching. More so when Hodaka thought “If there is a God in this world, please let us stay like this forever.” I felt the hopelessness of their situation.
Pretty much lol. I saw this last night, if you go in fresh without trying to compare it to Your Name, it's a really good movie. But if you try and compare the two you'll cheapen it for yourself because they are 2 VERY different style of movie
Lord Lu Bu exactly. This isn’t some your name sequel so idk why people keep comparing. This director is great but I don’t see people comparing other directors works to their other work. Weathering with you was excellent if you’ve never watched your name. If we did the vice versa and watched your name after weathering, would your name have a B instead? Lmao
Michelle Gaming It's not about it being a sequel or not. It's about the style. I watched the movie in the fan previews last week, and they showed an interview with Makoto Shinkai post credits, in which he admitted that Weathering With You is indeed highly influenced by Your Name. There are more similariries between these two movies than there are between any two. It's the same formula applied twice. But, with that being said, I strongly disagree with the idea that Weathering With You is worse than Your Name because of it being the same formula. The way I see it, there are a lot of things Weathering With You does better than Your Name. So, while you might say Your Name was good because it created a whole new formuka, Weathering With You is good because it improves the execution in that formula in many other ways. This movie does a better job at emphasizing the importance of the small talk and interactions between characters than Your Name does, for example. It's small optimizations like that make the movie so good. You can tell: Weathering with You is the culmination of the everything Makoto Shinkai has worked for in his life. And while it is true this movie is influenced by Your Name the most, you can see there are references to movies by Studio Ghibli as well, for instance. And he talked about this in his interview.
I watched Your Name last summer and totally forgot what the story was about besides the body swapping. I thought Weathering With You was amazing in theaters and I think it’s even more amazing when you try to analyze the theme of the movie. Besides the controlling the weather aspect of the movie, I think the main theme of the movie is that we live in a world that has a bunch of natural disasters that can impact our lives, and our lives may not be the best, but there is that someone who can bring sunshine to YOUR world. (A metaphor right here) Hodaka even says “who cares if we can’t see any sunshine? I want you more than any blue sky”
InfiniteZodiac That's a nice interpretation, but the movie also has a deeper message. When interviewed, Makoto Shinkai explained that this movie is about two things: sacrifice, and climate change. And it makes sense. In a way, humans are choosing to continue affecting the climate for the sake of not sacrificing their traditions and their "not-so-ecofriendly" habits. And Weathering With You is definitely all about. Hodaka chose a rainy Tokyo that would never see the sun again, all because he wanted Hina more. He sacrificed Tokyo over Hina. It's a childish sacrifice for the sake of love, but it's fitting for two star-crossed loving shamans, and it's especially fitting because they come to terms with the fact that, at the end of the day, they're still just children, a fact they had been running away from throughout the entirety of movie. Those things go way deeper than anything presented in Your Name. Your Name is an equally great movie, but one thing Weathering With You does have that Your Name doesn't is this big picture meaning that transcends animation itself. It's this conceptual impact that goes beyond the storytelling. That's why it's inaccurate to say Your Name's plot structure is identical to Weathering With You's.
SPOILER ALERT I lost my shit when Taki and Mitsuha showed up in the movie. I didn't expect the two to be connected but it was a fun Easter egg that only me and a few other people caught on to. Guess the others never saw 'your name'
skullburner 33 same absolutely same, apperently there’s a mention about the whole Tokyo being underwater in Your name but I can’t remember so ima re watch it just to see
I have never seen Your Name, but the second the guy showed up, like 15 people in my theater just started freaking out as hushed as they could, so I was like "Oh, I guess that's the main boy from Your Name."
@@ivandekad7249 yeah I was like jumping up and down in my seat and the guy like 3 seats down gasped and then these girls in the front row freaked out but that was it
Yup I saw weathering with you and but didn’t see your name . Been watching anime for years . But not until my hero academia the movie did me and a friend start watching anime movies in theaters . Watched my hero academia movie , dragon ball super broly, promare, and now weathering with you
I understand your opinion. In Miyazaki’s film lots loved Spirited Away but to me I wasn’t a fan (dubbed and subbed). So to me I loved Princess Mononoke the most. I just loved the story more and the animation it was brought.
The movie was quite good for an anime. Not great, because Shinkai isn't that good of a director, who still needs to grow. The best way to describe Weathering is "it is beautyfully animated and that's it".
@@decrify5691 Your Name was good, but not good enough to compare Shinkai to greats like Miyazaki, Kon, Oshii, or even Mamoru Hosoda. Great animation itself does not make good movie. If you look at Shinkai's library of work - you can se a clear growth in his work. From Voices From Distant Star to 5cm Per Second, to Your Name he has been refining his stottytelling and pacing. And in my opinion - with his pace of improvement he will come to the level of previously mentioned directors. That said - Garden of Woords is still his best movie, because the short lenght removed his pacing issues and made it more focused.
I honestly don’t think it was that much of a copy and paste. It had much more different elements added into it compared to Your Name. I find each character to be really good and was given almost the perfect amount of characterization. People should look at the smaller aspects of the film like characters, symbolism and etc. If the characters had extremely similar backgrounds to characters from Your Name I can get the argument but in this case I don’t believe it. This movie also focused on the setting of Tokyo rather than Tokyo and one other place. I can go on and on about how different the two films are. I feel as though people loved Your Name so much everyone’s gonna compare all of Makato’s work to it and not look at the actual in depths of what made the movie good. If you watched interviews he had different ideas that embraced Weathering with you compared to Your Name. He just went with the same concept he’s been doing but adds a twist and different character conflicts that make the film itself unique.
Honestly I liked this more than Your Name, and I don’t really know why. And most of the criticism seems to be that it’s “the same as Your Name” which I kind of agree with, but at the same time it’s still unique. I see some people say the plot isn’t as good, and then proceed to give no reasons or examples, and even the very few reasons I do hear are tiny things that don’t take away from the actual movie at all. And I did like the characters in this more than Your Name
I agree, I went into this movie very open minded. I just wanted to enjoy a decent anime movie. I wasnt comparing it to anything and I felt very satisfied after I left the theater. I try my best not to be picky with small details in movies so I can never relate to the people who complain about plot or how certain things were done wrong
I love your reviews, Chris, but you spent the whole video comparing this movie with Your Name, and that's not fair criticism :| Don't get me wrong: I also like Your Name better than Weathering with You, and I was a bit disappointed too that WwY didn't have an emotional impact as strong as YN's. But, nevertheless, I disagree with what you said about both being "basically the same movie", because they're not. They're really different, actually. The story, the themes, the characters and their dynamics/interactions... With the exception of the animation, the art style, and being romances, these two movies are nothing alike. I completely understand that comparing Weathering with You with Your Name is inevitable, but we should also be fair with our criticisms and value films by its own merit, don't you thing? Besides, there are actually some things that this movie does better than Your Name.
Exactly! Thank you! I agree it has similar concepts and follows the "boy meets girl and their lives change forever" trope, but that's pretty much every Shinkai movie LOL. I understand why people compare Weathering with You with Your Name, but I don't think it's completely fair to do so, because the director clearly wanted to tell a different story here. YN may have a higher emotional impact, but WwY is still engaging, heart-warming and beautifully animated, and overall it's a great film by its own merit.
i feel like they were very similar in a lot of aspects. the music was definitely very reminiscent of your name. the story while not copy paste is pretty much the same. boy meets girl. they grow close. natural phenomenon drags them apart. boy goes against all odds to save girl from natural phenomenon. that being said i absolutely loved wwy. and the cameos were just gold.
Been a long time fan of Makoto, this movie is definitely better than “Your Name”, IMO a lot more relatable! And even cried during this one scene towards the end.
I didnt actually even compare weathering with you and your name even once while watching. I felt thought that the music video-ish breaks in between was weird, but pleasant at the same time. If anything this movie reminded me more of Garden of Words because of that rain scene in the garden. That movie had a lot of rain too, so it seems like the idea of the water creature's came from that movie?
Honestly for me anyway... "Your Name", and "Weathering With You" are incredibly equal to me. I've only seen Weathering with you 4 times, and I've probably seen "Your Name" much more and yet I love both movies so much. I love the animation, soundtracks, characters, slow moments, endings. All of it. Weathering with you especially on a second viewing had an incredible impact on me, and I absolutely loved it. For me I think I like both of them the same.
Douglas Chuong Yeah I agree but it just really grinds my gears the fact that a movie like boss baby managed to beat it for a movie of the year. Your Name was good but A Silent Voice goes way deeper into life morality.
@@luisa3447 oh yeah anime movies are always snubbed. Regarding your comparison of the two, i really think Your Name is a better movie. It's completely narrative driven; you're watching a story. Silent Voice is excellent but it's entirely character driven. That's not a bad thing, but to develop that many characters, it takes time. I think Silent Voice would have been better as show, so it could take it's time with characters and flesh them out fully. The movie was great and I loved it, but it almost seemed like there was a lot left out. Which turns out to be true because i found out it was a manga first. Basically, I love both movies. But for the content they give, I think Your Name wins as a movie experience while Silent Voice wins in its characters, and it would have been beneficial for Silent Voice to be a show to give it more time for its characters
@@gamewizord I still don’t understand why people say this movie’s too similar to Your Name. The only similarities I see with the movie are: 1. They’re both by Makoto Shinkai. 2. They’re both disaster-related. 3. The female character dies, only to be brought back in the climax.
Reito Shizaki I think that’s the point. This is supposed to be hormone driven completely illogical, irresponsible teenager. Not the romance between two 40 year olds
Honestly, I think he was wrong about it being the same. Similar? Sure.. but what do people expect, it’s an anime love story by the same guy. Great film, check it out bud
Chris, not all Shinkai movies are about star-crossed lovers dealing with a supernatural thing. Garden of Words and 5cm Per Second don't have any supernatural element. And those 2 are my favorite movies from him.
I’ve watched Garden of Words over and over again. I guess it was my favorite from Shinkai. A story between a student and a young professional struggling with life. I just got mixed feelings with Weathering with you.
@@genbukaidenninja2959 I really really like that movie and 5cm per second, and I think Your Name was nice, however I'm also mixed with Weathering With You. The film is at its best when is not trying so hard to appeal to emotions with music and stuff. I wish the themes were better explored, this time the romance was a bit uncalled for and sadly that got all the focus at the end.
4331 40053 glad that you also noticed that they focus on the love story at the end. 5cm and garden is more relatable and those stories happens in real life. Realistic as its best.
@@genbukaidenninja2959 I agree ^_^ And since you like Garden of Words a lot, I recommend you to watch a very nice video about the soundtrack composer. I'm gonna leave the link in the comment below but in case RUclips don't show the link, just type in the search: Kashiwa Daisuke toco toco (The video length is 10m 55s) the video has CC eng subs. That channel is awesome by the way. Have a great day.
This film is far from a masterpiece lol. Im sorry i know u got ur opinions, but nothing about it was better thab your name. The sound track was worse, the characters werent as strong. Way too many anime tropes and the script was a pretty cringe/iffy a lot of times. I still enjoyed it, but i wouldnt give it anything over a 6.5/10.
Saw this a few months ago at IMAX in Australia. This movie is fantastic, it doesn't reach the heights compared to Your Name but It still has some emotionally powerful scenes. This deserves an A- personally.
Shinkai had confessed in an interview that he doesn't like Your Name. This is definitely his reattempt of Your Name. through Weathering with You and I really think this was a better Your Name.
I definitely disagree. For me, Weathering With You was a culmination of the minor annoyances I had with Your Name exacerbated into very big issues, while having very few of the things I loved in Your Name.
Kenneth Hayden You're right, I personally love Weathering with You than Your Name. I felt this was more heart warming and sweet than Your Name and the story structure is simple, doesn't complicate in between and Speaking of OST, it was so beautiful. Chris should've talk about that.
I’m from Hong Kong, you might have learnt about what’s going on in my city for the last 6 months, this movie touched me more than Your Name because it’s particular message, that young people sometimes feel the need to sacrifice themselves to save the world, but may be it’s not worth it, or may be things will find its own way to be ok, just ok, you just need to be patient or to compromise... this might not be a popular idea, but then nothing is more important to stay alive, with your loved one if possible.
Counterpoint: this movie actually builds on "Your Name." The central theme of that movie was about connections between people, how their time-lines intersect and diverge (not just Taki and Mitsuha, but their family and friends, and, in the latter's case, their ancestors). "Weathering with You"... Well, I think it makes more sense if you look at people and time as inter-related forces of nature. Ancient Norse mythology has this concept of "Wyrd," the tapestry of fate. It's composed of several layers, the bottom of which is those kinds of forces that can't be changed -- physical forces, the past. However, using things like the practice of Seithr (a shamanistic art involving weaving), you had limited power to manipulate strings of fate. (This idea about strings and their relationship to interconnectedness comes into "Your Name," too, with the art of kumihimo; not that there's any influence between the two, but I think it's kind of human nature to compare strings to connections). Here, time, death, and weather are all physical forces that the protagonists have to confront. But it's not just a one way thing: humans are affected by the weather, but also have the power to affect it in turn.
I've seen the movie after Your Name and it still had the same impact on me. They both made me cry, and I didn't watch the movie to compare them. I went to watch the movie blindly and it was really good. It's not fair that you just compare them the whole time and of course they will be similar because they were made by the same person who thinks the same. You said that you wish the movie was "More original", but it already was because that was his own work and it was a beautiful story. I don't really agree with you at all.😥
Please go back and rewatch this movie. It is actually more original then you think. It does remind you of your name. But if you take that away it holds on it's own
People are probably gonna hate me for saying this but... Pls look at weathering with you as a single movie. Stop comparing it to Your name. Sure it’s made by the same director,but you can’t just say it’s bad because it got the same structure. That’s just not fair. Personally I loved this movie and I think it deserves a 9/10 in my heart because the insane amount of work putted into this film. Every animation feels so real.
2:24 "Almost the same movie, just replacing different super nature elements"? Sorry completely disagree. It's an inferior movie in comparison, sure. But saying it's "Almost the same movie"? You serious? Let's just take a look at a few simple plot points: First, in "Your Name" the two protagonists are forced into a situation together then start developing feeling for each other. In this movie it's not the case, the boy clearly had something ever since they first met in McDonalds. Second, in this movie the two protagonists actually have interactions and acknowledged they had some relationship before shit hits the fan. Third, the super nature elements: in "Your Name" the super nature element, or the god of Mitsuha's family Shrine is actually helping Takis ave her and the town from you know what. While the deity in "Weathering with You" is the source of the problem. And finally, the most difference part, the male protagonist's boss and his role in the story. I could go on into more details, but I think it's clear that saying it's "Almost the same movie" is not a fair criticism. I am not really that big fan of this movie, I never thought I'd be defending it like this lol. I think it has some structure problem and stupid moment.
I'm sorry but there were scenes that were literally copy and Paste. Dont get me wrong I loved this movie! But it kind of took my out of the film a bit when I recognized him running down the train tracks chanting her name as Mitsuhi running to the meeting spot doing the same thing. Also, some of the music sounded SOOO much like Your Name tracks. Not the main songs, but some of the sequences in the side scenes. Again, I really loved this movie, but you cant deny that lol.
@@LushLover12341 "Similar" and "Almost the same movie" are not the same. And yea, I agree with most of the similarity you point out here. But that's not what Christ's criticism is about, he's talking about the over all plot structure. Yet as I said above the plot structure has some notable difference that calling it a copy and paste of "Your Name" is not only unfair but also misleading. Hell, I'd say this film would benefit from actually copy and paste it’s plot structure from "Your Name", since my problem with this film is that I think it's structured poorly especially the third act. BTW, I found it pretty funny that I don't really like this one that much, yet I am defending it to someone like it a lot. Like, why am I doing this lol.
I screenshotted this so I can put my exact feelings into words about how this movie is not a your name copy. My dumb friends think it's a copy when its DEFINITELY not
@@PabloGonzalez-dm3xm That's true, that doesn't mean it's not worth hearing his opinion! Even though I wasn't a very big fan of them, they told interesting stories.
He has a video where he goes over his entire anime collection (at the time) and I'm pretty sure Garden of Words was in there. I think he at least likes that one but not as much as Your Name. I don't see why you would think he wouldn't like Shinkai's earlier works as he still gave Weathering You a good score, just not a really high one based mostly on how he felt it was a step down from/rehash of Your Name.
Chris, I Love Your Reviews And Almost Every time i Agree With Your Discussions (Ok , Sometimes Not ..Like Interstellar review)..But I Like How The Way You Discuss The Film without Spoil Anything .. Good Luck..A Fan From India🇮🇳🇮🇳
I actually feel like Weathering With You would have worked better as a long running TV series. There were so many aspects that the movie could have taken a lot more time to cover. 😁
This movie will always be special for me since this is the FIRST ANIME movie that I got to watch in a theatre. This is the second anime movie (after DBS Broly) to air in India, and that's a really big deal!
for some reason i think this is actually better than your name. at least i prefer it. the characters were a little more likeable, the cinematography was even more beautiful in my opinion, and the final 30 minutes or so and ending were better for me. i think i'm definitely in the minority for this. the hotel scene were they're so happy basically brought me to tears.
For me, I dearly loved both Your Name and Weathering With You, and yes they are very similar films, but convey the same moral of the story differently. Weathering With You was about Fighting destiny for love, While Your Name was about finding love through destiny. They bot have similarities yet each film feels connected and unique.
I saw 'Weathering with You' at the cinema before seeing 'Your Name' which I watched on a tablet. And ended up actually liking 'Weathering With You' more.
"Weathering With You" is a little dip in his career after the massive success of "Your Name", i feel he's getting the pressure to make "Your Name" 2.0 with this movie. I'd say this is on the same level as or a little bit better than "Voices of Distant Star". Plot & Story : C+ Visual : A+ Music : A Character : B+ Overall : B+
It’s not a dip of his career at all. It’s number one in Japan, number 6 all time japan box office, and just putted out number 6 of most discussed in Twitter 2019
Katherine Black In my opinion, Weathering messes up the ending. Way too rushed. It feels like borderline deus ex machina to me. Everyone started helping him. Broke out of the police station with ease. When into the fantasy land and effortlessly grabbed the girl back to real like without even explaining what that was. Skips years of him attending high school. Like how am I supposed to accept this? This ending is way too rushed for this movie. All the slowness and maturity of the first half of the movie gets obliterated by the ending. That I can’t accept, and that’s why in my opinion this movie is worse than Your Name. If the movie could have some extra time for the ending then it would be at least well rounded.
I watched this movie in India. It was supposed to stop raining at that time in Mumbai but still the rain kept coming until last month. Really, my life had become like in the movie.
My thoughts on this movie are rather interesting. Like Your Name, I did love it, but it wasn’t quite as great as I was expecting it to be. And I do kind of agree now that the ending isn’t great. But the weak ending is overwhelmed by the amount of positive elements. For example, I loved Hodaka and Hina’s chemistry. They are so cute together. All in all, again, I did love this movie, but the trailer for this movie made it look even better. Oh well, this movie’s still better than anything Disney’s made recently.
Just saw it in the theater. Indeed it was pretty similar to Your Name in a lot of ways (the structure, the 2 main characters, the music, etc, as mentioned in the video), but I think it's totally going in a different direction. The ending REALLY surprised me. Not in a way that there is a big twist at the end or anything like that. I won't say it's this kind of anime at all, instead the end sends a very strong message to the audience, I think it makes the whole thing quite powerful actually. The boldy ending is what brought some fresh air to me and made it something different than Your Name. It reminds me of one of my favourite author style, it's kind of always the same, I sometimes wonder why he even bothers to change his characters names and similar events happened in all his books, however, each one is about something different. You use the same ingredients (your own universe) but you end up cooking something different. However if I had to choose, I'd still prefer Your Name, it is just such a master piece.
I personally was disappointed with the end of the story and the story itself. It just felt generic. Although, I do see there was some potential. When the story reached its climax, its turning point wasn't thought-provoking or some kind of emotional connection that really resonates with the viewer. However, the Animation was amazing. Personally, I felt as if the protagonist attempted suicide, there could have been a deeper message with the resolution. However, I did enjoy the movie, Animation/Visuals: 5/5 (time was definitely presented in the creation of each frame)----- Music/Sounds-: 3/5 (wasn't as present as it could have been)--- Story: 2/5 (Too Generic with little meaning)
Glad you mentioned John Carney's sing street...a relatable movie about teenhood,economic crisis,dysfunctional families, romance and 80's music. Perfect. A+
I agree with your critique. For me the movie set up a really interesting mythology involving conflicts between tradition and modernism, while many sequences implied that the main character is a "rain boy" himself. The 3rd act essentially scrapped all those themes, focusing on young love. "Fight for your love of life, even if heaven falls or even if it means pulling a gun at (possibly dirty) cops" sounds poignant, but also misguided. The issue is it does not give the core romance more depth, nor does it complete the thematic threads at the beginning of the movie. The "good ending" feels forced, unearned or empty. Funny thing is this ending is more fitting for Gurren Lagann as that anime is entirely about willing it hard enough to break through any metaphysical obstacles.
Weathering with you is just so perfect, i thought Your Name was already perfect but damn Shinkai just improved little aspects and details that in your name were missing and here it is.
As much as I've enjoyed Makoto Shinkai's movies I've always felt them to be ALMOST great. I did enjoy Your Name, and it's definitely been the closest of his attempts, I just can't help but feel like there's something missing. I'm excited to see this newest movie, as I feel he is polishing his craft more with every movie, but he just hasn't hit those highs I know he can hit with me personally yet.
Personally while I would agree that it is not as good as Your Name in terms of narrative satisfaction and emotional resonance, I think it does present more challenging themes than Your Name and left me thinking about the film long after I left the theater. It's a more interesting film.
I disagree with this review, the core message of this anime is "if you mess with weather/climate the effects are going to be irreversible, which applies to what is happening in the real world of companies causing global warming for their immediate benefits. So we humans better not make an irreversible change!
If only Weathering With You came out before Your Name, the popularity would be on par if not surpasses Your Name. The only major difference between these two movies are that the support characters in Weathering With You are more directly involved in MC’s growth than Your Name; and there are more mysteries in Your Name, making the story more exciting and tense. If I had to choose one movie, I would choose Your Name, just because of the tense feeling building up then releases all at once, making it very emotional.
Great movie.. it’s as good as Your Name. And it’s really not the “same” film.. there are quite a bit of differences. Same director, art, and genre make it similar, sure, but it’s incredible regardless.
This is a deeply romantic movie. If you have ever loved someone so hard, you'll relate to this movie. The only downfall of this is it lacks conflicts (only focusing on romance) that's why many people thinks it's boring BUT I think the director really wanted to focus on that. On ramance. On how you can do anything for love. On how you can live with rain just for your sunshine to be with you.
I saw Your Name, The Red Turtle, Penquin Highway, Your Lie in April and other animes recommended by Chris. They are beautiful movies. You should see them all.
If you wanted other of his recommendations, Ride Your Wave is far superior to Weathering With You as a love story. Outside of his recommendations, Hello World and I want to Eat Your Pancreas are other 2019 anime masterpieces.
Ya know I really am not a fan of romance stuff... BUT THE GOD DAMN VISUALS LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM HEAVEN AND EVERY FRAME I PAUSE ON IS A F***ING MASTER PIECE! At this point when a Person dislikes this anime then they hate art in general Because thats what that anime is ART
Genuinely thought this was a better version of your name. The pacing is always a little weird in his movies, but I like the characters developing together while actually being around each other.
This movie was shown in my local theather. And for an anime film to be shown in a eastern european country, it's something to be celebrated upon. I liked a lot, it's really heart warming and beautiful.
Your Name has way more flaws, more shallow characters, worse animation, and worse directing than Weathering With You. Weathering With You is by far a better movie.
This movie is splendid. Makoto Shinkai's character design has immensely improved. I definitely prefer this movie to Your Name, maybe because this has more unmistakable signs of solipsism that generally makes a romantic movie even more romantic and interesting (hence more lingering afterglow). A must-watch for Makoto fans.
The two movies are set in the same universe, Taki and Mitsuha are both seen in the movie at some points. That is why they are so similar and in a way is the next generation of Taki and Mitsuha in a different setting with different motives and problems.
Oh My I just saw it, impressive story and animation told from a chopped off hand (usually a gory detail elsewhere) but I loved it. The style is very Anime like in the storytelling, but fresh in a Western kind of way.
"I dunno if he was being sarcastic" Err, Japanese people and sarcasm has never meshed well together. A lot of Japanese people just don't get sarcasm. He was just being quite honest. He thought Your name was an okay movie and people were over-hyping it as the next coming of jesus.
This is probably what the director of Your name fear the most. He didn’t want people to have too much expectations to his next works. He afraid that people will always compare the rest of his works with Your name.
Once you make a masterpiece, people will expect another one from you later.
This is sadly true, i think that was why Shinkai asked people to stop watching Your Name lol
He didn't like how Your Name turned out. He felt it was incomplete. He made this to make up for Your Name
I preferred this to your name.
But the only problem here is that it is a master piece it's good as your name, deep down people wanted to be like your name, that wanted to get the same close reaction like they did for your name but this is a whole new story so being so different and better at other parts it's obviously a master piece.
Obed Carrillo really? He said that? I thought it ended perfectly. I loved how they were hesitant at first to ask their name but in the end both of them gathered their courage and finally asked their name. As someone who most likely will hesitate in a situation like that, that last scene was perfect.
This movie is STILL in the theaters in Japan despite releasing like 6 months ago. It's a mega-hit here.
yeah because Japanese theaters still hasn't shown Parasites, so......
That's almost Titanic levels of length. Holy
that slope in this film also became a very popular spot in Tokyo
Mostly because of incredibly aggressive marketing campaign. The movie itself was even more forgetful than your name
Which is sad, because other anime movies like Ride Your Wave, Hello World, and I want to Eat Your Pancreas are massively superior to Weathering, but won't make anywhere as much money because of the limited exposure.
Wow, a anime where the fast food restaurant isn’t “WcDonalds”
*McRonalds
Real OGs eat at WacArnolds
Or even worse, "WackDonalods"
MobDonald's
Los Pollos Hermanos
The only fault this movie had is that it came out after Your Name.
Take a shot after every "Comparisons".
But by mentioning this, you give a lot of people who haven’t seen Your Name yet a chance to watch Weathering With You first.
So thanks.
Your Name sucked man.
Not really. It had a bit of a weak plot that had to be padded out with chase scenes and other filler.
Phan Boy HOW DARE YOU INSULT MY RELIGION
But I do agree that it is a bit overhyped but still a great film that you should give a try
Your name is taking about--Destiny
Weathering with you is taking about- Decision
Perfectly worded
But in your name Taki made a decision that changued everything tho isnt that the same thing here? Both guys picked up the decision to save the girl
@@israel2110 he was brought to make the descision by fate. however hodaka chose to serve his happiness which was Hina with the consequences of drowning tokyo
@@israel2110 even after Hina was Saved Hodaka was still worried if he chose the right descision. he judges himself. but after he see's hina again after 3 years he was reminded of what his happiness was and that all of the things he sacrificed was for her.
Yasss!
" I don't care if there's no sunshine, I want you more than any blue sky "
I hope you're not spoiling a line from the movie...
@@titusorelius9458 nah, go see it. It's a good movie.
@@titusorelius9458 Doesn't spoiler anything unless you have context which even then doesn't spoiler anything
Ryan Perez It kinda is a spoiler though. If you went to the fan viewing tonight with the bonus director commentary/interview post-credits, Shinkai stated that he wanted that moment to be somewhat controversial to some viewers because of the weight of the decision.
@@hellaflyphotoguy And that makes it a spoiler how?
See, as a person who goes into movies like this without any expectations, I enjoyed it very much. I think that if you go into a movie blind you will get more out of it than if u go in expecting another masterpiece. I think this movie represented making controversial decisions and dealing with the consequences. However it also says that you chose your own path and you stay on it if it makes you happy. Everyone wants happiness, but few are able to get it.
true bruh, I hate people keep comparing tenki no ko to kimi no nawa
I like Your Name more but Weathering with you is more entertaining.
I love both movies.
Both are 10/10.
Yeahh i went into this movie blind, without any expectations and i fucking enjoyed it 😭❤️ it reminded me that i got a huge power by my side : i get TO CHOOSE anytime i am a decision away from a different life
I think you broke it down better than Chris with this comment, that decision making bit is what separates it from Your Name.
@@GM-dg6mj I am so with you, these anime movie was in the same universe has taki & mitsuha!! It’s a very different movie, the way it’s drawn if & soundtrack I lil bit !! But it was different and yes your name is stell my favorite this one is just under it!! 🎭 🎞 🎥
"This Big Mac is the best meal I ever had."
McDonald's employee: *visibly confused*
Any meal is the best after not eating well for 3 days.
But it's a Japanese Big-Mac though.
that’s why i am here
just like what happened to RDJ
Try to say it with a voice of Samuel L. Jackson
It’s sucks that mostly everyone keep comparing “your name” & “weathering with you”. I’ve watched your name like maybe 5 to 6times at most, fantastic movie!
I just finished watching weathering with you and DAM! I LOVE IT! Not one bit I watch and thought about comparing the two movies. Watch it with open mind and just enjoy the movie, it’s great.☺️
Yeah I agree and I loved this film too from the interesting and intriguing story an characters to the nice visuals and music 🙂
I actually loved weathering with you. I also didn’t compare when I watched it and I thought it was great! Although the similarities in the soundtracks are noticeable lol
I seen your name about 4 times, I went to see weathering with you in theaters for the fan preview in dubbed all I got to say I loved it, to me it was a sequel to your name, i watched it again that weekend in subbed since that's all they were playing.
@@harana- it's similar cuz it's the same band that did the soundtrack.
I agree. Your Name is my favorite anime of all time and I was able to watch Weathering with You without comparing them together. Heck, I think I love Weathering With You even better because of that. Sure, they both have that "Shinkai visual and romance magic," but they're two very different films when it comes to execution imo.
you wish weathering with you wasn’t compared to your name constantly but your review only consists of comparing it to your name
true LOL
Yup
For real tho
It's hard not to do it, considering the similarities in the script.
Vits Vicente Torres that’s pretty unfair though. A piece of work should be looked at on its own. Whether similarities exist or not shouldn’t be a factor or an excuse for convenient comparisons that fit your own personal and individual taste. If we keep comparing everything to everything, we will never be satisfied with what given to us. That’s only my opinion though.
Alternative title: *_"Moistening Together."_*
"Wet Dream"
Geo Leo sounds like a porn or hentai parody
moisture within each other.
something Charlie would say lol, @moistcr1tical
@@tokyo200 Well, yeah...That's the joke, bud.
_The most Juicy and Perfect Big Mac you'll ever see in an Anime_
~Chris Stuckman 2019
@tk2887 because reality hit hard....
I dunno, but I felt more with Hodaka and Hina’s predicament than with Taki and Mitsuha’s. Hodaka running away from home, how it was his first great meal, how Hina and her brother are orphans at such a young age... everything felt so cruel just like how life is. Then there’s Suga who’s torn between acting on his empathy with Hodaka’s situation and his visiting rights to his daughter.
Then that scene at the motel/hotel while three underage kids are so happy is also gut wrenching. More so when Hodaka thought “If there is a God in this world, please let us stay like this forever.” I felt the hopelessness of their situation.
Brother. I felt the SAME.especially in hotel scene it was beyond masterpiece. A god tier movie
So... an A but since Your Name exists it's a B.
Pretty much lol. I saw this last night, if you go in fresh without trying to compare it to Your Name, it's a really good movie. But if you try and compare the two you'll cheapen it for yourself because they are 2 VERY different style of movie
Lord Lu Bu exactly. This isn’t some your name sequel so idk why people keep comparing. This director is great but I don’t see people comparing other directors works to their other work. Weathering with you was excellent if you’ve never watched your name. If we did the vice versa and watched your name after weathering, would your name have a B instead? Lmao
Michelle Gaming It's not about it being a sequel or not. It's about the style. I watched the movie in the fan previews last week, and they showed an interview with Makoto Shinkai post credits, in which he admitted that Weathering With You is indeed highly influenced by Your Name. There are more similariries between these two movies than there are between any two. It's the same formula applied twice.
But, with that being said, I strongly disagree with the idea that Weathering With You is worse than Your Name because of it being the same formula. The way I see it, there are a lot of things Weathering With You does better than Your Name. So, while you might say Your Name was good because it created a whole new formuka, Weathering With You is good because it improves the execution in that formula in many other ways. This movie does a better job at emphasizing the importance of the small talk and interactions between characters than Your Name does, for example. It's small optimizations like that make the movie so good. You can tell: Weathering with You is the culmination of the everything Makoto Shinkai has worked for in his life. And while it is true this movie is influenced by Your Name the most, you can see there are references to movies by Studio Ghibli as well, for instance. And he talked about this in his interview.
I watched Your Name last summer and totally forgot what the story was about besides the body swapping. I thought Weathering With You was amazing in theaters and I think it’s even more amazing when you try to analyze the theme of the movie. Besides the controlling the weather aspect of the movie, I think the main theme of the movie is that we live in a world that has a bunch of natural disasters that can impact our lives, and our lives may not be the best, but there is that someone who can bring sunshine to YOUR world. (A metaphor right here) Hodaka even says “who cares if we can’t see any sunshine? I want you more than any blue sky”
InfiniteZodiac That's a nice interpretation, but the movie also has a deeper message. When interviewed, Makoto Shinkai explained that this movie is about two things: sacrifice, and climate change. And it makes sense. In a way, humans are choosing to continue affecting the climate for the sake of not sacrificing their traditions and their "not-so-ecofriendly" habits. And Weathering With You is definitely all about. Hodaka chose a rainy Tokyo that would never see the sun again, all because he wanted Hina more. He sacrificed Tokyo over Hina. It's a childish sacrifice for the sake of love, but it's fitting for two star-crossed loving shamans, and it's especially fitting because they come to terms with the fact that, at the end of the day, they're still just children, a fact they had been running away from throughout the entirety of movie. Those things go way deeper than anything presented in Your Name. Your Name is an equally great movie, but one thing Weathering With You does have that Your Name doesn't is this big picture meaning that transcends animation itself. It's this conceptual impact that goes beyond the storytelling. That's why it's inaccurate to say Your Name's plot structure is identical to Weathering With You's.
SPOILER ALERT
I lost my shit when Taki and Mitsuha showed up in the movie. I didn't expect the two to be connected but it was a fun Easter egg that only me and a few other people caught on to. Guess the others never saw 'your name'
skullburner 33 I noticed. It was kinda weird but I liked it, it basically made this movie a sequel
skullburner 33 same absolutely same, apperently there’s a mention about the whole Tokyo being underwater in Your name but I can’t remember so ima re watch it just to see
I have never seen Your Name, but the second the guy showed up, like 15 people in my theater just started freaking out as hushed as they could, so I was like "Oh, I guess that's the main boy from Your Name."
@@ivandekad7249 yeah I was like jumping up and down in my seat and the guy like 3 seats down gasped and then these girls in the front row freaked out but that was it
Yup I saw weathering with you and but didn’t see your name . Been watching anime for years . But not until my hero academia the movie did me and a friend start watching anime movies in theaters . Watched my hero academia movie , dragon ball super broly, promare, and now weathering with you
as a guy who got bit bored with "your name", i prefer "weathering with you" a bit more
so each of the movie had their charms after all
ending wise, i think those two movies has a quite distinctive story
so i don't think it's that same at all
he said the story structure was the same, not the story
Your name was amazing
I understand your opinion. In Miyazaki’s film lots loved Spirited Away but to me I wasn’t a fan (dubbed and subbed). So to me I loved Princess Mononoke the most. I just loved the story more and the animation it was brought.
I like Your Name more but Weathering with you is more entertaining, I think Weathering with you is more rewatchable.
I love both movies.
“It was a ride of a lifetime! I give it a C+.”
of course you are capable of giving the only grades you have ever received.
The movie was quite good for an anime. Not great, because Shinkai isn't that good of a director, who still needs to grow.
The best way to describe Weathering is "it is beautyfully animated and that's it".
@@3rdHalf1 and your name wasnt good
@@decrify5691 Your Name was good, but not good enough to compare Shinkai to greats like Miyazaki, Kon, Oshii, or even Mamoru Hosoda.
Great animation itself does not make good movie.
If you look at Shinkai's library of work - you can se a clear growth in his work. From Voices From Distant Star to 5cm Per Second, to Your Name he has been refining his stottytelling and pacing. And in my opinion - with his pace of improvement he will come to the level of previously mentioned directors.
That said - Garden of Woords is still his best movie, because the short lenght removed his pacing issues and made it more focused.
@@3rdHalf1 u should watch goatjesus's video "why i hate your name" it rly makes u understand
"its the moust jucy looking bic mac i ever seen..."
Look like they taking a lot of creative freedom
Anime always makes food look better than real life. It's a staple of the medium.
To be fair, Japanese McDonald's food actually looks like the stuff in the advertisements instead of a smushed mess.
@@itsukushimi3805 well in the adverts its usualy plastic models.
I honestly don’t think it was that much of a copy and paste. It had much more different elements added into it compared to Your Name. I find each character to be really good and was given almost the perfect amount of characterization. People should look at the smaller aspects of the film like characters, symbolism and etc. If the characters had extremely similar backgrounds to characters from Your Name I can get the argument but in this case I don’t believe it. This movie also focused on the setting of Tokyo rather than Tokyo and one other place. I can go on and on about how different the two films are. I feel as though people loved Your Name so much everyone’s gonna compare all of Makato’s work to it and not look at the actual in depths of what made the movie good. If you watched interviews he had different ideas that embraced Weathering with you compared to Your Name. He just went with the same concept he’s been doing but adds a twist and different character conflicts that make the film itself unique.
But overall plot structure was same
Honestly I liked this more than Your Name, and I don’t really know why. And most of the criticism seems to be that it’s “the same as Your Name” which I kind of agree with, but at the same time it’s still unique. I see some people say the plot isn’t as good, and then proceed to give no reasons or examples, and even the very few reasons I do hear are tiny things that don’t take away from the actual movie at all. And I did like the characters in this more than Your Name
I just seen it, and it was really wack. I prefer it, but I really can't place the reason why either
I agree, I went into this movie very open minded. I just wanted to enjoy a decent anime movie. I wasnt comparing it to anything and I felt very satisfied after I left the theater. I try my best not to be picky with small details in movies so I can never relate to the people who complain about plot or how certain things were done wrong
oh god, finally i find who agree with me
I like Your Name more but Weathering with you is more entertaining, I think Weathering with you is more rewatchable.
I love both movies.
i agree, i actully believe this movie was better than your name
I love your reviews, Chris, but you spent the whole video comparing this movie with Your Name, and that's not fair criticism :|
Don't get me wrong: I also like Your Name better than Weathering with You, and I was a bit disappointed too that WwY didn't have an emotional impact as strong as YN's. But, nevertheless, I disagree with what you said about both being "basically the same movie", because they're not. They're really different, actually. The story, the themes, the characters and their dynamics/interactions... With the exception of the animation, the art style, and being romances, these two movies are nothing alike.
I completely understand that comparing Weathering with You with Your Name is inevitable, but we should also be fair with our criticisms and value films by its own merit, don't you thing? Besides, there are actually some things that this movie does better than Your Name.
Honestly, I saw both and both are so different it's crazy to hear people say he didn't try anything new with this.
Exactly! Thank you!
I agree it has similar concepts and follows the "boy meets girl and their lives change forever" trope, but that's pretty much every Shinkai movie LOL.
I understand why people compare Weathering with You with Your Name, but I don't think it's completely fair to do so, because the director clearly wanted to tell a different story here. YN may have a higher emotional impact, but WwY is still engaging, heart-warming and beautifully animated, and overall it's a great film by its own merit.
FAX
I was trying to put this in to words but you did a fine job doing it for me
i feel like they were very similar in a lot of aspects. the music was definitely very reminiscent of your name. the story while not copy paste is pretty much the same. boy meets girl. they grow close. natural phenomenon drags them apart. boy goes against all odds to save girl from natural phenomenon.
that being said i absolutely loved wwy. and the cameos were just gold.
Been a long time fan of Makoto, this movie is definitely better than “Your Name”, IMO a lot more relatable! And even cried during this one scene towards the end.
Dang Vue This was great
Same I also think it has better character development than Your Name
Same XD
I'll see for myself
I didnt actually even compare weathering with you and your name even once while watching. I felt thought that the music video-ish breaks in between was weird, but pleasant at the same time. If anything this movie reminded me more of Garden of Words because of that rain scene in the garden. That movie had a lot of rain too, so it seems like the idea of the water creature's came from that movie?
*During the Review*
I predict he'll give it an A-
*The moment he rates the film*
DAMMIT!!!
Honestly for me anyway...
"Your Name", and "Weathering With You" are incredibly equal to me. I've only seen Weathering with you 4 times, and I've probably seen "Your Name" much more and yet I love both movies so much. I love the animation, soundtracks, characters, slow moments, endings. All of it.
Weathering with you especially on a second viewing had an incredible impact on me, and I absolutely loved it. For me I think I like both of them the same.
You should check out Mari Okada's 'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms', it's an amazing movie.
Shush ditto, imo its so underrated or underwatched
I was thinking the exact same .
Machia is amazing!!
Fantastic animation indeed!
You are the GOAT for knowing that masterpiece
On the other hand, RADWIMPS certainly outdone themselves with Weathering with You's soundtrack.
Here's a fact, Shinkai deserved all this fame over a decade ago with 5 Centimeters per Second.
oh, that was honestly one of his best movies, it hit me too hard with the painfully realistic way of how life may turn out to some people.
Sorry but I think a Silent Viice deserves to have it especially since what happened to their studio..
@@luisa3447 SIlent Voice deserves more fame than it got, but not because of the tragedy. It deserves attention because it was a well-made movie
Douglas Chuong Yeah I agree but it just really grinds my gears the fact that a movie like boss baby managed to beat it for a movie of the year. Your Name was good but A Silent Voice goes way deeper into life morality.
@@luisa3447 oh yeah anime movies are always snubbed. Regarding your comparison of the two, i really think Your Name is a better movie. It's completely narrative driven; you're watching a story.
Silent Voice is excellent but it's entirely character driven. That's not a bad thing, but to develop that many characters, it takes time. I think Silent Voice would have been better as show, so it could take it's time with characters and flesh them out fully. The movie was great and I loved it, but it almost seemed like there was a lot left out. Which turns out to be true because i found out it was a manga first.
Basically, I love both movies. But for the content they give, I think Your Name wins as a movie experience while Silent Voice wins in its characters, and it would have been beneficial for Silent Voice to be a show to give it more time for its characters
Imagine if Your Name came second and Weathering With You was the major hit.
honestly if they came out in reverse, PROBABLY
Yup people here would be saying they're disappointed in your name because it's to similar to weathering with you
@@gamewizord I still don’t understand why people say this movie’s too similar to Your Name. The only similarities I see with the movie are:
1. They’re both by Makoto Shinkai.
2. They’re both disaster-related.
3. The female character dies, only to be brought back in the climax.
"I prefer you over any blue sky."
That's some shade. Very funny
"Let's ignore the 13.9 million Tokyo citizens and the entirety of the Japanese economy who will suffer for this decision."
@@oboretaiwritingch.2077 ya same dude, I was like what the fuck you are just going to let all those people suffer.
Reito Shizaki I think that’s the point. This is supposed to be hormone driven completely illogical, irresponsible teenager. Not the romance between two 40 year olds
Bowman C. Bingo, neither of these characters didn’t actually a lot of people they cared for either but each other.
Your Name with different characters
I'm still down to watch it bruh.
I am not really that big fan of this movie but saying it's "Almost the same movie" is just not a fair criticism.
Honestly, I think he was wrong about it being the same. Similar? Sure.. but what do people expect, it’s an anime love story by the same guy.
Great film, check it out bud
Yeah, he's way off the mark saying they're the same. The themes and story are not the same, quite different lol
@@Andrew0973 spoilers are not cool bro. don't take him that feeling we all got when we saw them away.
I felt like Weathering with yous story didn’t round out as nice or as satisfying as Your Name did personally.
Yea me too, feels like it has been through some compromise. I'm fine with the girl, but the boy's character arc is... weird. Unfinished.
Chris, not all Shinkai movies are about star-crossed lovers dealing with a supernatural thing. Garden of Words and 5cm Per Second don't have any supernatural element. And those 2 are my favorite movies from him.
@@Windy-b9p No, they're not related to supernatural things.
I’ve watched Garden of Words over and over again. I guess it was my favorite from Shinkai. A story between a student and a young professional struggling with life. I just got mixed feelings with Weathering with you.
@@genbukaidenninja2959 I really really like that movie and 5cm per second, and I think Your Name was nice, however I'm also mixed with Weathering With You. The film is at its best when is not trying so hard to appeal to emotions with music and stuff. I wish the themes were better explored, this time the romance was a bit uncalled for and sadly that got all the focus at the end.
4331 40053 glad that you also noticed that they focus on the love story at the end. 5cm and garden is more relatable and those stories happens in real life. Realistic as its best.
@@genbukaidenninja2959 I agree ^_^ And since you like Garden of Words a lot, I recommend you to watch a very nice video about the soundtrack composer. I'm gonna leave the link in the comment below but in case RUclips don't show the link, just type in the search:
Kashiwa Daisuke toco toco
(The video length is 10m 55s) the video has CC eng subs. That channel is awesome by the way.
Have a great day.
This film is a masterpiece. I saw a cinema screening months ago
Masterpiece? Lol
@@papupaul2166 if you say Silent Voice was boring you got shit taste.
Papu Paul being a bit hyperbolic aren’t you?
This film is far from a masterpiece lol. Im sorry i know u got ur opinions, but nothing about it was better thab your name. The sound track was worse, the characters werent as strong. Way too many anime tropes and the script was a pretty cringe/iffy a lot of times. I still enjoyed it, but i wouldnt give it anything over a 6.5/10.
@@bryanlowks6117 same reaction reading that comment :v
Once again, Radwimps did a tremendous job in this movie!
Grand Escape was just fantastic ❤️
Your Name: Searching For love
Weathering With You: Fighting For Love
Where have you seen it? Though it's only out in Japan.
She :- what can you do for my love ?
He :- I can reverse your sacrifice and let Tokyo drown under water in order to save your life and be with you .
Saw this a few months ago at IMAX in Australia. This movie is fantastic, it doesn't reach the heights compared to Your Name but It still has some emotionally powerful scenes.
This deserves an A- personally.
Shinkai had confessed in an interview that he doesn't like Your Name. This is definitely his reattempt of Your Name. through Weathering with You and I really think this was a better Your Name.
@Tom The Fish No it's not. It's was adapted from the movie later into a manga.
I definitely disagree. For me, Weathering With You was a culmination of the minor annoyances I had with Your Name exacerbated into very big issues, while having very few of the things I loved in Your Name.
:'(
Kenneth Hayden You're actually mistaken - he never said that, and he actually did an interview clarifying that.
Kenneth Hayden You're right, I personally love Weathering with You than Your Name. I felt this was more heart warming and sweet than Your Name and the story structure is simple, doesn't complicate in between and Speaking of OST, it was so beautiful. Chris should've talk about that.
I’m from Hong Kong, you might have learnt about what’s going on in my city for the last 6 months, this movie touched me more than Your Name because it’s particular message, that young people sometimes feel the need to sacrifice themselves to save the world, but may be it’s not worth it, or may be things will find its own way to be ok, just ok, you just need to be patient or to compromise... this might not be a popular idea, but then nothing is more important to stay alive, with your loved one if possible.
This movie is a masterpiece
I saw it at my local cinema about 3 weeks ago amazing movie
Well chris is reviewing the movie, I am so excited to hear his opinion on anime films.
Chris: *juicy big mac*
Counterpoint: this movie actually builds on "Your Name." The central theme of that movie was about connections between people, how their time-lines intersect and diverge (not just Taki and Mitsuha, but their family and friends, and, in the latter's case, their ancestors).
"Weathering with You"... Well, I think it makes more sense if you look at people and time as inter-related forces of nature. Ancient Norse mythology has this concept of "Wyrd," the tapestry of fate. It's composed of several layers, the bottom of which is those kinds of forces that can't be changed -- physical forces, the past. However, using things like the practice of Seithr (a shamanistic art involving weaving), you had limited power to manipulate strings of fate. (This idea about strings and their relationship to interconnectedness comes into "Your Name," too, with the art of kumihimo; not that there's any influence between the two, but I think it's kind of human nature to compare strings to connections). Here, time, death, and weather are all physical forces that the protagonists have to confront. But it's not just a one way thing: humans are affected by the weather, but also have the power to affect it in turn.
I've seen the movie after Your Name and it still had the same impact on me. They both made me cry, and I didn't watch the movie to compare them. I went to watch the movie blindly and it was really good. It's not fair that you just compare them the whole time and of course they will be similar because they were made by the same person who thinks the same. You said that you wish the movie was "More original", but it already was because that was his own work and it was a beautiful story. I don't really agree with you at all.😥
As someone who did not see Your Name, this move e left me a huge impression.
Please go back and rewatch this movie. It is actually more original then you think. It does remind you of your name. But if you take that away it holds on it's own
Huh, when The Force Awakens was the same structure as A New Hope you loved it
People are probably gonna hate me for saying this but... Pls look at weathering with you as a single movie. Stop comparing it to Your name. Sure it’s made by the same director,but you can’t just say it’s bad because it got the same structure. That’s just not fair. Personally I loved this movie and I think it deserves a 9/10 in my heart because the insane amount of work putted into this film. Every animation feels so real.
2:24
"Almost the same movie, just replacing different super nature elements"? Sorry completely disagree. It's an inferior movie in comparison, sure. But saying it's "Almost the same movie"? You serious?
Let's just take a look at a few simple plot points:
First, in "Your Name" the two protagonists are forced into a situation together then start developing feeling for each other. In this movie it's not the case, the boy clearly had something ever since they first met in McDonalds.
Second, in this movie the two protagonists actually have interactions and acknowledged they had some relationship before shit hits the fan.
Third, the super nature elements: in "Your Name" the super nature element, or the god of Mitsuha's family Shrine is actually helping Takis ave her and the town from you know what. While the deity in "Weathering with You" is the source of the problem.
And finally, the most difference part, the male protagonist's boss and his role in the story.
I could go on into more details, but I think it's clear that saying it's "Almost the same movie" is not a fair criticism. I am not really that big fan of this movie, I never thought I'd be defending it like this lol. I think it has some structure problem and stupid moment.
T2266 agreed
I'm sorry but there were scenes that were literally copy and Paste. Dont get me wrong I loved this movie! But it kind of took my out of the film a bit when I recognized him running down the train tracks chanting her name as Mitsuhi running to the meeting spot doing the same thing. Also, some of the music sounded SOOO much like Your Name tracks. Not the main songs, but some of the sequences in the side scenes. Again, I really loved this movie, but you cant deny that lol.
Also, the basic plot, when you break it down, is pretty similar
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"Similar" and "Almost the same movie" are not the same. And yea, I agree with most of the similarity you point out here. But that's not what Christ's criticism is about, he's talking about the over all plot structure. Yet as I said above the plot structure has some notable difference that calling it a copy and paste of "Your Name" is not only unfair but also misleading.
Hell, I'd say this film would benefit from actually copy and paste it’s plot structure from "Your Name", since my problem with this film is that I think it's structured poorly especially the third act.
BTW, I found it pretty funny that I don't really like this one that much, yet I am defending it to someone like it a lot. Like, why am I doing this lol.
I screenshotted this so I can put my exact feelings into words about how this movie is not a your name copy. My dumb friends think it's a copy when its DEFINITELY not
The moment you realized the plot of this movie got kickstarted because of a Big Mac from McDonald’s
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Hey Chris, have you seen Shinkai's older works such as 5 Centimeters Per Second or The Garden of Words? I'd love to hear your thoughts on them!
Even if he watches them, he probably won't have anything nice to say about them.
@@PabloGonzalez-dm3xm That's true, that doesn't mean it's not worth hearing his opinion! Even though I wasn't a very big fan of them, they told interesting stories.
He has a video where he goes over his entire anime collection (at the time) and I'm pretty sure Garden of Words was in there. I think he at least likes that one but not as much as Your Name. I don't see why you would think he wouldn't like Shinkai's earlier works as he still gave Weathering You a good score, just not a really high one based mostly on how he felt it was a step down from/rehash of Your Name.
Garden of words left me hollow for a good while
Even after Your name and WWY, 5cm/s still remains my favourite shinkai movie, it would be great if he could review it.
Chris, I Love Your Reviews And Almost Every time i Agree With Your Discussions (Ok , Sometimes Not ..Like Interstellar review)..But I Like How The Way You Discuss The Film without Spoil Anything .. Good Luck..A Fan From India🇮🇳🇮🇳
I actually feel like Weathering With You would have worked better as a long running TV series. There were so many aspects that the movie could have taken a lot more time to cover. 😁
This movie will always be special for me since this is the FIRST ANIME movie that I got to watch in a theatre. This is the second anime movie (after DBS Broly) to air in India, and that's a really big deal!
Sometimes a great copy is better than a bad original.
The Departed
@@Onbosh the original is good. But the remake is a masterpiece.
So not a great example.
for some reason i think this is actually better than your name. at least i prefer it. the characters were a little more likeable, the cinematography was even more beautiful in my opinion, and the final 30 minutes or so and ending were better for me. i think i'm definitely in the minority for this. the hotel scene were they're so happy basically brought me to tears.
For me, I dearly loved both Your Name and Weathering With You, and yes they are very similar films, but convey the same moral of the story differently.
Weathering With You was about Fighting destiny for love, While Your Name was about finding love through destiny. They bot have similarities yet each film feels connected and unique.
I saw 'Weathering with You' at the cinema before seeing 'Your Name' which I watched on a tablet. And ended up actually liking 'Weathering With You' more.
isnt that a given
cinema beats tablet
Me too.
The "it's the best meal he ever had" was because he hadn't eaten properly in 3 days. Any meal is gonna be great at that point
your name: saves a whole town from a meteor
weathering with you: floods a whole city
Well
Your name:destiny
Weathering with you:decision
"Weathering With You" is a little dip in his career after the massive success of "Your Name", i feel he's getting the pressure to make "Your Name" 2.0 with this movie. I'd say this is on the same level as or a little bit better than "Voices of Distant Star".
Plot & Story : C+
Visual : A+
Music : A
Character : B+
Overall : B+
It’s not a dip of his career at all. It’s number one in Japan, number 6 all time japan box office, and just putted out number 6 of most discussed in Twitter 2019
Katherine Black In my opinion, Weathering messes up the ending. Way too rushed. It feels like borderline deus ex machina to me. Everyone started helping him. Broke out of the police station with ease. When into the fantasy land and effortlessly grabbed the girl back to real like without even explaining what that was. Skips years of him attending high school. Like how am I supposed to accept this? This ending is way too rushed for this movie. All the slowness and maturity of the first half of the movie gets obliterated by the ending. That I can’t accept, and that’s why in my opinion this movie is worse than Your Name. If the movie could have some extra time for the ending then it would be at least well rounded.
I watched this movie in India. It was supposed to stop raining at that time in Mumbai but still the rain kept coming until last month. Really, my life had become like in the movie.
Any chance of reviewing “Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl”?
Best Movie of 2019!
THIS
That Movie was incredible!!
@@Elijahhh. the movie is out?
Anime movie of the year
My thoughts on this movie are rather interesting. Like Your Name, I did love it, but it wasn’t quite as great as I was expecting it to be. And I do kind of agree now that the ending isn’t great. But the weak ending is overwhelmed by the amount of positive elements. For example, I loved Hodaka and Hina’s chemistry. They are so cute together. All in all, again, I did love this movie, but the trailer for this movie made it look even better. Oh well, this movie’s still better than anything Disney’s made recently.
Love seeing your name characters make cameo appearances in this movie
Just saw it in the theater. Indeed it was pretty similar to Your Name in a lot of ways (the structure, the 2 main characters, the music, etc, as mentioned in the video), but I think it's totally going in a different direction. The ending REALLY surprised me. Not in a way that there is a big twist at the end or anything like that. I won't say it's this kind of anime at all, instead the end sends a very strong message to the audience, I think it makes the whole thing quite powerful actually. The boldy ending is what brought some fresh air to me and made it something different than Your Name. It reminds me of one of my favourite author style, it's kind of always the same, I sometimes wonder why he even bothers to change his characters names and similar events happened in all his books, however, each one is about something different. You use the same ingredients (your own universe) but you end up cooking something different. However if I had to choose, I'd still prefer Your Name, it is just such a master piece.
In this movie, whenever there’s a gorgeous camera pan, zoom in and you will see tiny details moving against the camera pan.
First Anime to get a theatrical release in India.
I personally was disappointed with the end of the story and the story itself. It just felt generic. Although, I do see there was some potential. When the story reached its climax, its turning point wasn't thought-provoking or some kind of emotional connection that really resonates with the viewer. However, the Animation was amazing. Personally, I felt as if the protagonist attempted suicide, there could have been a deeper message with the resolution. However, I did enjoy the movie, Animation/Visuals: 5/5 (time was definitely presented in the creation of each frame)----- Music/Sounds-: 3/5 (wasn't as present as it could have been)--- Story: 2/5 (Too Generic with little meaning)
Just watched it and I understood what you say, but this is so much more than Your Name
Glad you mentioned John Carney's sing street...a relatable movie about teenhood,economic crisis,dysfunctional families, romance and 80's music. Perfect. A+
I agree with your critique. For me the movie set up a really interesting mythology involving conflicts between tradition and modernism, while many sequences implied that the main character is a "rain boy" himself. The 3rd act essentially scrapped all those themes, focusing on young love. "Fight for your love of life, even if heaven falls or even if it means pulling a gun at (possibly dirty) cops" sounds poignant, but also misguided. The issue is it does not give the core romance more depth, nor does it complete the thematic threads at the beginning of the movie. The "good ending" feels forced, unearned or empty. Funny thing is this ending is more fitting for Gurren Lagann as that anime is entirely about willing it hard enough to break through any metaphysical obstacles.
Meanwhile I can’t stop staring at Chris’s shirt 🤣
Yus doom
Same here
Weathering with you is just so perfect, i thought Your Name was already perfect but damn Shinkai just improved little aspects and details that in your name were missing and here it is.
As much as I've enjoyed Makoto Shinkai's movies I've always felt them to be ALMOST great. I did enjoy Your Name, and it's definitely been the closest of his attempts, I just can't help but feel like there's something missing. I'm excited to see this newest movie, as I feel he is polishing his craft more with every movie, but he just hasn't hit those highs I know he can hit with me personally yet.
Personally while I would agree that it is not as good as Your Name in terms of narrative satisfaction and emotional resonance, I think it does present more challenging themes than Your Name and left me thinking about the film long after I left the theater. It's a more interesting film.
I disagree with this review, the core message of this anime is "if you mess with weather/climate the effects are going to be irreversible, which applies to what is happening in the real world of companies causing global warming for their immediate benefits. So we humans better not make an irreversible change!
If only Weathering With You came out before Your Name, the popularity would be on par if not surpasses Your Name. The only major difference between these two movies are that the support characters in Weathering With You are more directly involved in MC’s growth than Your Name; and there are more mysteries in Your Name, making the story more exciting and tense. If I had to choose one movie, I would choose Your Name, just because of the tense feeling building up then releases all at once, making it very emotional.
Great movie.. it’s as good as Your Name. And it’s really not the “same” film.. there are quite a bit of differences. Same director, art, and genre make it similar, sure, but it’s incredible regardless.
This is a deeply romantic movie. If you have ever loved someone so hard, you'll relate to this movie. The only downfall of this is it lacks conflicts (only focusing on romance) that's why many people thinks it's boring BUT I think the director really wanted to focus on that. On ramance. On how you can do anything for love. On how you can live with rain just for your sunshine to be with you.
Chris.. please go watch Violet Evergarden on Netflix. I'm sure you'll absolutely love it.
Cried lmaoo
Oh yeah best anime ever
Seeing happy Chris thumbnails makes me happy.
I saw Your Name, The Red Turtle, Penquin Highway, Your Lie in April and other animes recommended by Chris. They are beautiful movies. You should see them all.
"A Silent Voice" is another great film.
If you wanted other of his recommendations, Ride Your Wave is far superior to Weathering With You as a love story.
Outside of his recommendations, Hello World and I want to Eat Your Pancreas are other 2019 anime masterpieces.
Ya know
I really am not a fan of romance stuff...
BUT THE GOD DAMN VISUALS LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM HEAVEN AND EVERY FRAME I PAUSE ON IS A F***ING MASTER PIECE!
At this point when a Person dislikes this anime then they hate art in general
Because thats what that anime is
ART
Genuinely thought this was a better version of your name. The pacing is always a little weird in his movies, but I like the characters developing together while actually being around each other.
1:30 It's Anime, of course the food looks great.... :) The one thing all anime, no matter what genre seems to have in common....
Chris, you need to watch and review Waves. Best film of 2019.
This movie was shown in my local theather. And for an anime film to be shown in a eastern european country, it's something to be celebrated upon. I liked a lot, it's really heart warming and beautiful.
Yesssss, I was hoping you’d review this movie
CHRIS, YOU NEED TO REVIEW "BELLE"! Beautiful Anime and I loved the characters and storyline.
Tottaly agree with everything. Was not that great.
Your name has a lot of flaws
Your Name has way more flaws, more shallow characters, worse animation, and worse directing than Weathering With You. Weathering With You is by far a better movie.
This movie is splendid. Makoto Shinkai's character design has immensely improved. I definitely prefer this movie to Your Name, maybe because this has more unmistakable signs of solipsism that generally makes a romantic movie even more romantic and interesting (hence more lingering afterglow). A must-watch for Makoto fans.
Maybe that’s why he said “People need to stop seeing my movie”. It’s because he knew his next one was gonna pretty much be the same thing. 🤣
The two movies are set in the same universe, Taki and Mitsuha are both seen in the movie at some points. That is why they are so similar and in a way is the next generation of Taki and Mitsuha in a different setting with different motives and problems.
CHECK OUT "I Lost My Body" on Netflix. Easily one of my favorite movies of the year. I would love to hear your opinion of it :D
The scene with the baby though 😭😢
Thanks for reminding me to see that!! I must add it to my list! I LOOOVE the concept!
@@princessthyemis Its on Netflix I believe right now, I saw an online version.
Oh My I just saw it, impressive story and animation told from a chopped off hand (usually a gory detail elsewhere) but I loved it. The style is very Anime like in the storytelling, but fresh in a Western kind of way.
Fucking gorgeous movie
well if you are going to compare it with your name obviously you will end up being disappointed..
This movie was special and unique in its own way !!
"I dunno if he was being sarcastic"
Err, Japanese people and sarcasm has never meshed well together. A lot of Japanese people just don't get sarcasm.
He was just being quite honest. He thought Your name was an okay movie and people were over-hyping it as the next coming of jesus.
pretty sure the reason was because he felt it was incomplete so he didn't want people praising what essentially wasn't the best he could do.
Still surprised that this movie is in the same universe with "your name" saw the original characters in "your name" in this movie.
Spirited away is one of my favorite movies of all time
And yes I think that sentence speaks for itself
Chris, please make a "Makoto Shinkai Month" reviewing all his movies.