@mintman325 shes more redeemable than kawaii. She denied ever doing anything wrong and blamed everyone else for her being a bystander. Ueno at least has the balls to be open and rude, she tried to be nice she helped her right away with her notes wirh out even being asked but slowly got annoyed by shoko
@@JakeAndrine-pu7cfI get what you mean, I agree, but all I’ll say is, she never physically assaulted someone for being depressed, and also, she wasn’t the one going out of her way to make someone’s day worse. What I’m saying is, I personally think it’s worse to openly harass and be hateful and cause harm to people than it is to be quietly prejudice. But she’s still just as bad for being a bystander to the harm caused and not admitting her own faults and wrongdoing
Quick thing for those who don't speak Japanese- The word "like" is "suki" And the word "moon" is "tsuki" And since Nishimiya can't exactly speak clearly, that's why Ishida was confused. :D
I hate the teacher in the original manga. He's one of the primary reasons the boy began the bullying. The other kids participated too. The teacher saw, did nothing. Gave off the impression to the other kids that he found Shoko a nuisance, so they found no reason to treat her fairly. The boy has to be held accountable, but he didn't deserve to be used as a scapegoat by a literal, full grown fucking adult because he didn't want to admit he's a fhcking awful teacher. Kids don't become shit out of nowhere. It's imposed by society, surrounding, and adults behavior. The movie and manga is a commentary on Japan and its horrible problem with bullying. And the general hatred towards anyone who sticks out from the norm even the tiniest bit. Both diving into the consequences of a bully who feels immense guilt over their actions, and the victim who's forced into hiding and running.
Yes, I hate him so much. What a sh*ty teacher. And I also hate how when they are teens they see him and he sees the boy doing sign language and has the audacity to be proud, like what? I also hate the girl with long black hair that liked the main character, I wished she got her comeuppance, she made me mad the whole movie and manga 🤬🤬🤬🤬😡
I've always appreciated how this movie portrays social anxiety, a lot of the shots that are angled at the ground are because he cant deal with looking people in the eyes/directly
I… almost busted a lung when he said that, because, even though I’ve yet to see the full show, I know all about the infamous happy palm trees. 😂 Just finished watching a few Sk8 crack videos, too, which made this ref even better.
WHEN HE SAID I DEADASS SCREAMED AND THREW MY PHONE AND COVERED MY MOUTH IN PURE HORROR OF SEEING THOSE GOD DAMN PALM TREES. THAT SHIT IS GIVING ME PSTD EVERY TIME I SEE A DAMN PALM TREE. IM FLABBERGASTED. ☠️☠️
Not so fun fact from the manga: Nishimiya actually,as a child at some point,said in signs "I want to die". I don't remember to who,but she expressed that. Also,in the manga,Nishimiya's dad quite literally _abandoned_ them all because she's deaf,described her as broken,he didn't want to "deal with a defective child". So even before school,Nishimiya's life fucking sucked and the poor girl kept apologizing for just existing cause she didn't know what the hell else the world wanted from her...
a couple years late lol but she said she wanted to die to i think yuzuru(that her little sister's name right??) and that's why she only takes pics of dead things, in hopes shoko wouldn't wanna die anymore
I think Shoko seems shows no character because that is her main downfall. Because of her inability to commucate easily enough, she can barely share her mind with another. This is what hurt her so much. The effect of this makes her blame everything on herself and think she is always at fault, which is why she hates herself. Shoko thought it was her own fault for Shoya to lose all his friends, despite Shoya bullying her first for being different. She blamed herself again when their group completely separated. She says she wants to "restore what she destroyed." She will always be willing to smile, no matter how much she hurts inside. All her life, all that was in her character was pain, so she tries her best to fake a smile so that others can have a real one. Her Character traits: Empathetic Selfless Self-blame She was even willing to end it all for herself not because she could not handle the pain, but because she did not want others to feel the same way.
Thats just an excuse for lousy writing. They could have added scenes of her doing her hobbies like reading or sth. Not all personality trait involving communication with others.
@user-zb5vt7yb9v exactly the point. Our perspective is from Shoya. Shoya himself tries to connect with Shoko but has a very hard time to. They spend a lot of time together throughout the movie, but never truly communicating. That is the meaning of the climax of the movie. They opened up to eachother and there was no more barrier between them.
During the music class scene in the beginning, the blonde girl,miki , started mouthing early on purpose to make nishimiya sing early. She was a bully but only did it in a way to make herself look good.
You absolutely killed me when you roasted that girl's shirt and called it a "sk8 the infinity end credits sequence" and everything you said after was gold XD
And she was constantly thinking of killing herself. For YEARS. And she didn’t reach out. She didn’t try to help herself. She was even to scared to go through with it. She was stuck in place, never moving forward.
I can empathize with it though. Depression has a way of f*cking you up. You don’t have the motivation to do anything, and you think everything’s your fault. You think everyone already hates you, so what’s the point in trying? And as someone with anxiety and a naturally passive nature, I can relate to the natural urge just to apologize for everything. She feels like a burden to people and hates it. And since she can’t just fix her hearing, all she feels she can do is apologize and smile to hide the pain. But I do feel like they should’ve given her more small things to her personality
Honestly as a person with anxiety but naturally agressive even I can sympathize with that. Wanting to be your self but thinking your hurting someone else so you end up apologizing for everything even when you did nothing wroung
You mentioned about the legs and feet being shown a lot. It was deliberately shot that way as a way to show both of the leads state of minds. Similar to the 'Xs' on peoples faces, the more self conscious or out of control Sho feels the more you see someone's lower body. His tendency to look at feet is actually similar to something I do, I will rarely look at someones face, but instead opt to look at their neck or stomach. If I absolutely need to make it look like I'm making eyes contact I will look at their nose. Although I do love what you said in the video, making light of it helps. It becomes something less frightening and more aproachable when you can laugh at it. So thank you. 😊
I took ASL as my language credit for College. I then found out that it doesn't count because it isn't considered a “foreign language" like Spanish or French. It isn't even listed under language curriculum, it's listed under exploration. That's both horrible and offensive. I always wanted to learn it because it's a beautiful way to communicate and because I'm a writer and have characters in the ASL community. Now it’s five years later and I’m still self-teaching myself ASL and am still writing. We need more of the ASL community in media!! Also, this commentary is top tier!! Hilarious!!
"That's both horrible and offensive" Probably, but don't you think you're being a little pretentious, presumably not being deaf or hard-of-hearing and speaking for the deaf community this way? "it's a beautiful way to communicate" No it's not? It's a language just like any other used by the deaf community. It's not any more or less "beautiful" than any other language. "have characters in the ASL community" "The ASL community" means nothing. There's the deaf community and those that can use ASL.
18:45 "What are his injuries btw?" When he ran to go save Nishimiya from jumping at her house he bumped into the chair, which caused him to fall, you can see how he held onto his side before getting up again. What supports this is when he falls into the water, you can see blood coming out of his side, where the chair had hit him. SO i assume the fall caused that spot to open up a wound and he would've been out cos of blood loss.
My brother is deaf and I was studying to be an asl interpreter/ teacher to the deaf, then I fell shattered my arm and and even though it’s 90% back to normal I can’t sign for more that 5min before my arm cramps up and pain sets in. So this movie was extra hard for me
19:01 I think that’s the point. Shoko kept smiling, apologizing and blaming herself instead of growing emotionally. That’s why she fell, because she couldn’t grow past her trauma and old mindset. At least I think that’s what she’s trying to say in this scene
She said “suki” and moon is “tsuki”, the difference between “su” and “tsu” is really small and it does come up in listening tests for japanese learners, plus the lip reading is basically the same, so a young girl who does not know the auditory difference (hearing aids only go so far) and has not yet had extensive speech training and practice getting them muddled enough to not be recognizable is pretty much expected.
Hi system with mute alters here!!! It absolutely sucks to try and use ASL in a room of people who can talk, aka the reason we only let mute alters out (intentionally) when our other system friend is around or by ourselves. The cool thing about this movie is that it doesn't end with her being "fixed", it's really cool for those of us with disabilities because it shows RIDICULOUSLY accurately some of the shit we have to do with, especially minors (sup). Nice reaction as always, thanks for what you do!!! ~Austin and Alex from the Excho System
Hi, autstic+adhd person here! Correct me if I'm mistaken, but if a person refers to themself as a system, it means they have multiple personalities right? Also, I hope I'm not offensive but I have a genuine question. Do you have a "main" personality, like the one you had before the rest of your alters developed? And also, I just think it's super interesting that some of your personalities are mute and others aren't. The human brain is amazingly complex-
Hi!! And you’re correct, we do have multiple “personalities” but it’s generally considered more respectful to call them alters! The “original” is actually kind of disputed with us, because our host (River) is genderfluid, and we have an alter (she’s not around much) whos Rivs deadname. It’s pretty complicated, but Riv generally runs things!! -Natasha
I had to pause to gather myself laughing hysterically at "okay, why is Steven universe here?" this is one of my favorite movies and SU is my favorite show and I NEVER PUT THAT TOGETHER I am SOBBING LAUGHING
If you’re interested more in Shoko, the manga for this movie actually goes a lot more into her past, her character, and what she wants to do in the future. Also I know you simped for their 6th grade teacher...in the manga he was about as bad as the kids when it came to Shoko...Sorry.
Ok, dude, Danny, you ABSOLUTELY need to become an anime voice actor! Your commentary has more heart, soul, and emotion than any of the established english anime dub actors! You, the team 4 star guys, the guys who did the helsing abridged and the SAO abridged series! You guys ALL need to get hired in an official capacity to start lending your vocal talents to the english dub anime scene!
15:28 "Like- What are her hobbies? What kind of music does she *listen* to?" He did not just- 😭 (This is just a joke man. AMAZING reaction! Couldn't stop laughing the entire 20 minutes! Definitely would suggest Wolf Children and Your Name after this!)
If you wish this movie would stop being sad your wish will probably not get granted, every time I watch this movie I cry at least four times because I relate to some of the characters-
As a note alongside the other helpful comments people have put; I can clear up a few things Danny was confused about additionally - clasping two hands together like Ishida did with Nishimiya's hands at the end is Japanese sign language for "friends". Not love, but he was essentially saying he wanted to be her friend and put the past behind them as well. Sort of like they both forgave each other. Ishida's mum said he was "dead" because when he fell off the building, he was in a coma for about two weeks. So yeah, a few boo-boos. It's also why he stumbles around like that because his muscles were stiff from laying there so long. She said he was dead to not give the child hope in case he didn't wake up. Weird as fuck thing to say, but it makes more sense than "lol, he just got a headache" I'm surprised you didn't really react to Nishimiya and Ishida's mums fighting at 5:30. It's subtle, in a way, but Nishimiya's mum absolutely rocked the shit out of Ishida's mum, who let her beat her up, as payment for the missing/broken hearing aids. There's a few things here or there that it took me a few watches to understand - like how Ishida said "I get it" with the fireworks, because it's one of the few times Nishimiya can hear because of the vibrations in the ground and your body that you can feel when you watch/hear fireworks. Nishimiya putting her hand to her ear in the bed - it's just her testing her hearing without hearing aids and how she really can't hear anything without them, and how that upsets her a lot. And finally, I'm curious what you thought of "the scene" where all the crosses drop off people's faces to show they're not scary to Ishida anymore. Regardless - I fucking loved this reaction. I can't wait for you to see Your Name. It's got similar "goosebumps" vibes that you know it'll destroy you 5 minutes into the film. And the female lead in that *does* have a personality this time. Which is sick, because your qualms with Nishimiya were the same as mine. Ishida *carried* this film, for me.
Me: man I have never heard of this guy. Can’t wait to see what he thinks about this somber but meaningful and ultimately fantastic movie This guy: cracks jokes nonstop Me: well he will never make me laugh at the super sad moments Also me: *dies laughing at the super sad moments that I cry watching every time* omg his reaction
Here’s something not everyone noticed , in the scene where Shoya’s mom is talking to Shoko’s and returns with a bleeding earlobe is because of shokos mom ripping her earring out. She’s been known to be emotional af and harsh and Shoyas mom just took it.
Exactly! That's why I was glad I have a deaf uncle and learned ASL as my "technical first" language (not fluent though). I learned to use it as a baby before I could speak, but just now getting better at forming sentences and growing vocab due to my deaf students. And yes, skui (means to like) sounds like the word for moon. The JSL (Japanese Sign Language) hands together sign is for friends. Also love how you liked the guy by the end. The Girl Who Lept Through TIme is my recommendation if you're still doing these. I like them.
100 percent agree with the Sign Language part. Been saying this for years. Even if no one is deaf, learn it. It can only help you. Learning multiple languages literally rewires your brain to make you better at thinking. Literally, it's another way to communicate. Kids who are "abnormal" only benefit from this other method of communication. But yes, things should have been handled better in this movie (but it wasn't due to the characterization being so on point!). That's what makes it sad. Also: ppl don't like anything different, especially in Japan. Deaf and blind ppl especially get treated horribly by society. Thankfully, it's slowly changing for the better.
first time i watched this i had put some kids i was babysitting to bed and figured oh i got time before the parents get home to watch a movie. turned this on and the kids were very confused when they came downstairs for water and i was sobbing haha
Everytime i watch it i feel bad for Shoya cause like i get how he’s feeling on a personal level(no i didnt bully a deaf person im talking about his depression)
A Silent Voice always makes me cry. I was bullied growing up for having a learning disability and was always 1 year older than my classmates, but I was lucky in having a small group of friends with me and still have today. My husband is a suicide survivor, so it really gets to me. We met in high school, he moved away after freshman year and we met again after I graduated. We've been together for 10 years and married for 7 years, we even have a daughter together.
I cried 3 times the 1st time I watched this and at least once every other time cause it hit so close to home, but also showed me something that I wish I got. Inwas happy yet sad seeing him be in pain then want forgiveness. Its hard to explain but since inwas bullied at the same age as her in the show and for some years later this movie is very bittersweet for me
12:46 yeah "I love you" which translates to SUKI sounds like TSUKI which means the moon. And dude wasn't expecting a confession, I love would be the last thing he could make out of what she said
She should have gone full lilo and just rained those fists down. But jokes aside this was a beautiful movie about learning to forgive yourself and it’s really complex in its message because he’s done some bad shot and he’s not entirely a good person but he’s trying to be. And just the importance of realizing something about yourself and deciding to change Simply because you know you can be better it’s great.
You should do angles of death if you haven’t yet. If you have then high rise invasion, oh and maybe erased or Danganronpa. Or Tokyo ghoul or blue exorcist Lol, sorry it’s a lot 😅
I’ve heard the book,,, and nothing spoiler-ish for me. I really love your commentary! :) Edit: I figured I’d do one post instead of 2, so if you could there is Maquia, when the promised flower blooms. - a coming of age story, and of the promise one keeps, it may not be your type of story but… I enjoyed it so~ THEREs just a thought
12:44 I love you and moon are very similar in Japanese, I love/like you is “suki (da)” and moon is “tsuki” so needless to say I might’ve missheard them if they pronounced it perfectly
Please do Grave of the Fireflies! One of my favorites along with Wolf Children in terms of sadness. Do Clannad and Clannad After story, the second one is a real tear jerker!
That segment with the traffic lights made me laugh so hard my family is now laughing at my laughter. Dude, that was so legitimately funny for no reason!!! Loved it! I didn’t even notice the blue traffic light in my first watch & rewatch of the movie!
Sir Shoko always had that adorable personality and she was more into her dreams way before than anyone else. The only thing she needed the most was true friends, true lasting relationships apart from her family and wanted to be a happy part of everyone's life. But all she got in return was hopelessness, loneliness and hartred from all those bullying. That scene at the doctor interprets to her being completely deaf from her right ear with all those injuries she got by Ishida forcibly pulling the hearing aid from her ears. She always wanted to learn a lot, she was always responding to teacher's questions correctly by writing it in her notebook. When she was small she somehow met Ishida's mom who styled her hair which made her wanting to be a hair dresser. She pretty much had the best character and a dream to follow but her surroundings broke her to a point that she wanted to end her life right from her middle school days and that is the reason why her small sister was taking pictures of dead animals hoping that seeing whay death looks like will stop her from attempting to harm herself. Still staying all alone almost entirety of her life made her emotions dead and she carry was a fake smile which even Yuzuru knew. It was only after meeting Ishida back that she was slowly started to show different emotions which eventually made Yuzuru to also like Ishida and genuinely wanting them to be together. And then all those unfortunate events happening later in the movie to which Shoko still blaming her only till Ishida finally making her realize that she wasn't burden to anyone and is very important to people around her especially Ishida. She is so important to him that he literally admits that he would anything to keep that smile of Shoko in her face. All these subtle details are in Manga version. Although movie was also phenomenal and honestly the ending and the plot in it also feels so much amazing. But checking manga will absolutely answer all the not so many questions that still unanswered in the movie. Ishida really cared for Shoko to a point where he could allow Ueno and Sahara to go to Tokya but cannot allow Shoko to and stupid guy doesn't understand himself that he loves her. Ending in anime is complete story of redemption,self love, confidence and friendship. While The ending in manga is clear justification that both Shoko and Shouya needed each other to complete each other and they entering their life together holding each other hands is just the most wholesome, cute and beautiful thing to see. No matter how you look or read, both the anime addresses the same thing with Manga giving more insights and providing a perfect ending of love story that isn't just a love story but many other things beyond love. Thanks for reading❤.. Do check out the manga
Hi Danny. Thank you for reacting to this movie. I was in depression 1 year ago and wanted to just die. But by chance, before the day I wanted to jump off a bridge, a friend invited me to watch this. We did not have the same type of trauma but I felt the same as the deaf girl. I hated myself. But I have come to terms with my self-hate. Thank you for watching the movie that has helped me slowly start to value myself.
I know that one translation of "I like you" in Japanese is "Daisuke" and the word for moon is "tsuki" so I think that's where Shouya made the misunderstanding.
“Your literally wearing a sk8 the infinity end credits sequence on your shirt where’d you get that one at Abercrombie and bitch” I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT HOLY SH1T 💀
If you don't already have something planned I'd like to see you do a reaction to squid game Also if you end up reacting to it, its so much better in Korean :)
I could barely sit through this quick review of the movie. I SO glad no one successfully kills themselves. It helped that you were hilarious! XD Also, are you the voice of Kirito in the SAO parody? You sound like you could be that person.
15:32 a hairstylist, this was answered in the manga i can already hear danny saying something along the lines of "its about time somebody replaced ishida's jellyfish pikachu lookin ahh mom" or wtv 💀 but actually in the manga his mom cut her hair right before her first day at their elementary school, nishimiya wanted the bobcut but her mom wanted her to have an even shorter "boyish" cut so she wouldn't continue getting picked on at school, but ishida's mom advocated for her and cut it how she wanted which i just love, probably my favorite little detail in the story
A sad anime movie for you to watch: Grave of the Fireflies. Just, be prepared, it's condensed depression. Condensed and distilled, purified depression and straight sorrow.
Spirit: stallion of the Cimarron?
I'M 100% GOING TO
Love that movie literally my childhood
@@islaroberts7178 same
YOOO I love the sings in that!
EDIT: songs. i meant to write songs.
@@DannyMotta YES
I watched this movie with a friend and he described Ueno Naoka as "waking up every morning to commit hate crimes against the disabled."
One of the few irredeemable characters in my opinion
@@mintman325 EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYIN'
but Ueno is far more better than Kawai. she expressed those hatred openly,unlike Kawai,a hypocrite and a backstabber.
@mintman325 shes more redeemable than kawaii.
She denied ever doing anything wrong and blamed everyone else for her being a bystander.
Ueno at least has the balls to be open and rude, she tried to be nice she helped her right away with her notes wirh out even being asked but slowly got annoyed by shoko
@@JakeAndrine-pu7cfI get what you mean, I agree, but all I’ll say is, she never physically assaulted someone for being depressed, and also, she wasn’t the one going out of her way to make someone’s day worse. What I’m saying is, I personally think it’s worse to openly harass and be hateful and cause harm to people than it is to be quietly prejudice. But she’s still just as bad for being a bystander to the harm caused and not admitting her own faults and wrongdoing
Quick thing for those who don't speak Japanese-
The word "like" is "suki"
And the word "moon" is "tsuki"
And since Nishimiya can't exactly speak clearly, that's why Ishida was confused.
:D
I feel the need to say most of the time suki is pronounced like ‘ski’ so this isn’t a common mistake.
@@ranacroak9156 yeah sometimes the u pronunciation is skipped
@@AM-bv7kl I did have to ask my japanese teacher a few months ago because I used to mix up the ‘su’ and ‘tsu’ hiragana 😅
@@AM-bv7kl it doesn’t help how many _look_ so similar as well (I’m still mad about ‘ka’ in hiragana vs katakana)
I know but like it’s still angring 😭
I hate the teacher in the original manga. He's one of the primary reasons the boy began the bullying. The other kids participated too. The teacher saw, did nothing. Gave off the impression to the other kids that he found Shoko a nuisance, so they found no reason to treat her fairly. The boy has to be held accountable, but he didn't deserve to be used as a scapegoat by a literal, full grown fucking adult because he didn't want to admit he's a fhcking awful teacher.
Kids don't become shit out of nowhere. It's imposed by society, surrounding, and adults behavior. The movie and manga is a commentary on Japan and its horrible problem with bullying. And the general hatred towards anyone who sticks out from the norm even the tiniest bit.
Both diving into the consequences of a bully who feels immense guilt over their actions, and the victim who's forced into hiding and running.
Yes, I hate him so much. What a sh*ty teacher. And I also hate how when they are teens they see him and he sees the boy doing sign language and has the audacity to be proud, like what?
I also hate the girl with long black hair that liked the main character, I wished she got her comeuppance, she made me mad the whole movie and manga 🤬🤬🤬🤬😡
Well.....at least the teacher is hot
Then you realize "a silent voice" is because she was a victim of bullying. Even if she could speak up, she would be ignored like so many
HOLY
Wow😮 thx
I've always appreciated how this movie portrays social anxiety, a lot of the shots that are angled at the ground are because he cant deal with looking people in the eyes/directly
Yes!! Like I know the path to my college campus better than the surrounding buildings
“Can this movie stop being sad?”, no, no it cannot. The score alone can make you cry. Also, really liked the 180 you did on Ishda’s character
Hell even the green haired bulbous orb kid made me cry but nishimiya didn’t somehow
“What kind of music does she listen to?”
“Her only personality is being deaf!”
These were like sentences apart XD
Deaf people have their own music. It's really bass heavy
@@camerakitty8167 Oh sorry, didn't know that lol thanks for telling me!
I thought the same thing as soon as I heard that I pause the video and went straight to the comments to see if anybody said anything XD
oh i had no idea
Omg I didn’t catch that lmao
Genuinely forgot Danny didn’t always do face cam and was confused for a minute
3:53 "you're literally wearing a sk8 the infinity end credits sequence on your shirt" LMFAO NO ONE ROASTS LIKE DANNY
"Tell her you moon her back!" 😂❤
I… almost busted a lung when he said that, because, even though I’ve yet to see the full show, I know all about the infamous happy palm trees. 😂
Just finished watching a few Sk8 crack videos, too, which made this ref even better.
I swear I’ve been trying to up my insults and just short scenes like this inspire me more than this movie ever could
FR DANNY HAS THE BEST ROASTS
WHEN HE SAID I DEADASS SCREAMED AND THREW MY PHONE AND COVERED MY MOUTH IN PURE HORROR OF SEEING THOSE GOD DAMN PALM TREES. THAT SHIT IS GIVING ME PSTD EVERY TIME I SEE A DAMN PALM TREE. IM FLABBERGASTED. ☠️☠️
Not so fun fact from the manga: Nishimiya actually,as a child at some point,said in signs "I want to die". I don't remember to who,but she expressed that.
Also,in the manga,Nishimiya's dad quite literally _abandoned_ them all because she's deaf,described her as broken,he didn't want to "deal with a defective child". So even before school,Nishimiya's life fucking sucked and the poor girl kept apologizing for just existing cause she didn't know what the hell else the world wanted from her...
a couple years late lol but she said she wanted to die to i think yuzuru(that her little sister's name right??) and that's why she only takes pics of dead things, in hopes shoko wouldn't wanna die anymore
I think Shoko seems shows no character because that is her main downfall. Because of her inability to commucate easily enough, she can barely share her mind with another. This is what hurt her so much. The effect of this makes her blame everything on herself and think she is always at fault, which is why she hates herself. Shoko thought it was her own fault for Shoya to lose all his friends, despite Shoya bullying her first for being different. She blamed herself again when their group completely separated. She says she wants to "restore what she destroyed."
She will always be willing to smile, no matter how much she hurts inside. All her life, all that was in her character was pain, so she tries her best to fake a smile so that others can have a real one.
Her Character traits:
Empathetic
Selfless
Self-blame
She was even willing to end it all for herself not because she could not handle the pain, but because she did not want others to feel the same way.
plus i think its a very conscious decision that we dont hear her inner monologues ever, throughtout the film.
Thats just an excuse for lousy writing. They could have added scenes of her doing her hobbies like reading or sth. Not all personality trait involving communication with others.
@user-zb5vt7yb9v exactly the point. Our perspective is from Shoya. Shoya himself tries to connect with Shoko but has a very hard time to. They spend a lot of time together throughout the movie, but never truly communicating. That is the meaning of the climax of the movie. They opened up to eachother and there was no more barrier between them.
During the music class scene in the beginning, the blonde girl,miki , started mouthing early on purpose to make nishimiya sing early. She was a bully but only did it in a way to make herself look good.
"Considering my next movies are Wolf children-"
Welp.... Nice knowing ya
Don't scare the man... too badly
Wolf children was one of the first movies to make me cry!!!!! So wholesome
@@quinn7475 Nah if we really wanted to scare him we would've told him to watch Banana Fis- oh wait
Wolf Children had me sobbing on my couch
:)
You absolutely killed me when you roasted that girl's shirt and called it a "sk8 the infinity end credits sequence" and everything you said after was gold XD
"What is there to change?What is there you do besides apologize and smile?"
And she was constantly thinking of killing herself. For YEARS. And she didn’t reach out. She didn’t try to help herself. She was even to scared to go through with it. She was stuck in place, never moving forward.
I can empathize with it though. Depression has a way of f*cking you up. You don’t have the motivation to do anything, and you think everything’s your fault. You think everyone already hates you, so what’s the point in trying? And as someone with anxiety and a naturally passive nature, I can relate to the natural urge just to apologize for everything. She feels like a burden to people and hates it. And since she can’t just fix her hearing, all she feels she can do is apologize and smile to hide the pain. But I do feel like they should’ve given her more small things to her personality
Honestly as a person with anxiety but naturally agressive even I can sympathize with that. Wanting to be your self but thinking your hurting someone else so you end up apologizing for everything even when you did nothing wroung
To answer your question, yes they do sound similar in Japanese. Like is "suki" and moon is "tsuki"
"Like"
Yeah, the dub tried it's best to translate it by having her be like
"I wuv gngnooo"
and him being like
"You love... the moon?"
You mentioned about the legs and feet being shown a lot. It was deliberately shot that way as a way to show both of the leads state of minds. Similar to the 'Xs' on peoples faces, the more self conscious or out of control Sho feels the more you see someone's lower body. His tendency to look at feet is actually similar to something I do, I will rarely look at someones face, but instead opt to look at their neck or stomach. If I absolutely need to make it look like I'm making eyes contact I will look at their nose.
Although I do love what you said in the video, making light of it helps. It becomes something less frightening and more aproachable when you can laugh at it. So thank you. 😊
I took ASL as my language credit for College. I then found out that it doesn't count because it isn't considered a “foreign language" like Spanish or French. It isn't even listed under language curriculum, it's listed under exploration. That's both horrible and offensive. I always wanted to learn it because it's a beautiful way to communicate and because I'm a writer and have characters in the ASL community. Now it’s five years later and I’m still self-teaching myself ASL and am still writing. We need more of the ASL community in media!! Also, this commentary is top tier!! Hilarious!!
Luckily it counted for mine for high school!
"That's both horrible and offensive"
Probably, but don't you think you're being a little pretentious, presumably not being deaf or hard-of-hearing and speaking for the deaf community this way?
"it's a beautiful way to communicate"
No it's not? It's a language just like any other used by the deaf community. It's not any more or less "beautiful" than any other language.
"have characters in the ASL community"
"The ASL community" means nothing. There's the deaf community and those that can use ASL.
@littlemoth4956 Gonna take a line from Danny in this vid and respond with, "Eat my shorts."
18:45
"What are his injuries btw?"
When he ran to go save Nishimiya from jumping at her house he bumped into the chair, which caused him to fall, you can see how he held onto his side before getting up again. What supports this is when he falls into the water, you can see blood coming out of his side, where the chair had hit him. SO i assume the fall caused that spot to open up a wound and he would've been out cos of blood loss.
Running into a chair doesn't put you into a coma. Lack of oxygen to your brain and organs when you're KO'd underwater will though.
1) I love how much you love Shoko. 2) THE MUSIC AT THE END MAKES ME CRY EVERY TIME. I love this movie so much. Great video!
I mean I think anyone could hate shoko
@@Mimi-San721 I'm hoping you mean you DON'T think anyone could hate Shoko.
@@thebasementweeb4909 yea thats what I mean
My brother is deaf and I was studying to be an asl interpreter/ teacher to the deaf, then I fell shattered my arm and and even though it’s 90% back to normal I can’t sign for more that 5min before my arm cramps up and pain sets in. So this movie was extra hard for me
I read somewhere that the reason for so many legs shot is because the protagonist keeps his head low so he mostly sees people's legs and shoes
"She just wasn't in that shot"
*1 second later*
"OH NO SHE'S DEAD-"
19:01
I think that’s the point. Shoko kept smiling, apologizing and blaming herself instead of growing emotionally. That’s why she fell, because she couldn’t grow past her trauma and old mindset. At least I think that’s what she’s trying to say in this scene
She said “suki” and moon is “tsuki”, the difference between “su” and “tsu” is really small and it does come up in listening tests for japanese learners, plus the lip reading is basically the same, so a young girl who does not know the auditory difference (hearing aids only go so far) and has not yet had extensive speech training and practice getting them muddled enough to not be recognizable is pretty much expected.
Hi system with mute alters here!!! It absolutely sucks to try and use ASL in a room of people who can talk, aka the reason we only let mute alters out (intentionally) when our other system friend is around or by ourselves. The cool thing about this movie is that it doesn't end with her being "fixed", it's really cool for those of us with disabilities because it shows RIDICULOUSLY accurately some of the shit we have to do with, especially minors (sup). Nice reaction as always, thanks for what you do!!!
~Austin and Alex from the Excho System
Hi, autstic+adhd person here! Correct me if I'm mistaken, but if a person refers to themself as a system, it means they have multiple personalities right? Also, I hope I'm not offensive but I have a genuine question. Do you have a "main" personality, like the one you had before the rest of your alters developed? And also, I just think it's super interesting that some of your personalities are mute and others aren't. The human brain is amazingly complex-
Hi!! And you’re correct, we do have multiple “personalities” but it’s generally considered more respectful to call them alters! The “original” is actually kind of disputed with us, because our host (River) is genderfluid, and we have an alter (she’s not around much) whos Rivs deadname. It’s pretty complicated, but Riv generally runs things!!
-Natasha
Another ADHD.. possibly autistic kid here. Just wanted to say I’m happy for y’all. .. and.. also grateful. And inspired. 😊
@@parrotpepper332 Ah okay, thank you for explaining!
@@levi_ackerman_119
I had to pause to gather myself laughing hysterically at "okay, why is Steven universe here?" this is one of my favorite movies and SU is my favorite show and I NEVER PUT THAT TOGETHER I am SOBBING LAUGHING
I know right!!!!!!!!!!!
If you’re interested more in Shoko, the manga for this movie actually goes a lot more into her past, her character, and what she wants to do in the future.
Also I know you simped for their 6th grade teacher...in the manga he was about as bad as the kids when it came to Shoko...Sorry.
Ok, dude, Danny, you ABSOLUTELY need to become an anime voice actor! Your commentary has more heart, soul, and emotion than any of the established english anime dub actors! You, the team 4 star guys, the guys who did the helsing abridged and the SAO abridged series! You guys ALL need to get hired in an official capacity to start lending your vocal talents to the english dub anime scene!
I literally just commented the same thing lol.
15:28
"Like- What are her hobbies?
What kind of music does she *listen* to?"
He did not just- 😭
(This is just a joke man. AMAZING reaction! Couldn't stop laughing the entire 20 minutes! Definitely would suggest Wolf Children and Your Name after this!)
Hell yes your name is awesome
Although I haven't seen Wolf Children yet
• Bisexual Panta • Oh my god… you HAVE to watch Wold Children!!
Good mix of sad and wholesome. Would HIGHLY recommend! 😊
@@myasofteyes231 Alright, Ill look for it and try to watch it when I have free time
Okay, that “Where did you get that from, Abercrombie and Bitch?!” Made me laugh wayyyy too hard 😂😂😂
If you wish this movie would stop being sad your wish will probably not get granted, every time I watch this movie I cry at least four times because I relate to some of the characters-
As a note alongside the other helpful comments people have put; I can clear up a few things Danny was confused about additionally - clasping two hands together like Ishida did with Nishimiya's hands at the end is Japanese sign language for "friends". Not love, but he was essentially saying he wanted to be her friend and put the past behind them as well. Sort of like they both forgave each other.
Ishida's mum said he was "dead" because when he fell off the building, he was in a coma for about two weeks. So yeah, a few boo-boos. It's also why he stumbles around like that because his muscles were stiff from laying there so long. She said he was dead to not give the child hope in case he didn't wake up. Weird as fuck thing to say, but it makes more sense than "lol, he just got a headache"
I'm surprised you didn't really react to Nishimiya and Ishida's mums fighting at 5:30. It's subtle, in a way, but Nishimiya's mum absolutely rocked the shit out of Ishida's mum, who let her beat her up, as payment for the missing/broken hearing aids.
There's a few things here or there that it took me a few watches to understand - like how Ishida said "I get it" with the fireworks, because it's one of the few times Nishimiya can hear because of the vibrations in the ground and your body that you can feel when you watch/hear fireworks.
Nishimiya putting her hand to her ear in the bed - it's just her testing her hearing without hearing aids and how she really can't hear anything without them, and how that upsets her a lot.
And finally, I'm curious what you thought of "the scene" where all the crosses drop off people's faces to show they're not scary to Ishida anymore.
Regardless - I fucking loved this reaction. I can't wait for you to see Your Name. It's got similar "goosebumps" vibes that you know it'll destroy you 5 minutes into the film. And the female lead in that *does* have a personality this time. Which is sick, because your qualms with Nishimiya were the same as mine. Ishida *carried* this film, for me.
Me: man I have never heard of this guy. Can’t wait to see what he thinks about this somber but meaningful and ultimately fantastic movie
This guy: cracks jokes nonstop
Me: well he will never make me laugh at the super sad moments
Also me: *dies laughing at the super sad moments that I cry watching every time* omg his reaction
SAME. 19:21 him dying not understanding that meaning let’s be friends had me dying and “YES YES NO”
Here’s something not everyone noticed , in the scene where Shoya’s mom is talking to Shoko’s and returns with a bleeding earlobe is because of shokos mom ripping her earring out. She’s been known to be emotional af and harsh and Shoyas mom just took it.
nishimiya is by far the sweetest cinnamon bun ever, she needs all the protecting 😭
Everyone who’s seen his movie can roast everyone but Shoko could breath and we’re already smothering her in love
OMG WAIT SK8 THE INFINITY ENDING CREDIT SHIRT IM CRYING
15:29
"What kind of music does she listen to?"
Uhhhh Danny shes deaf 😀
Exactly! That's why I was glad I have a deaf uncle and learned ASL as my "technical first" language (not fluent though). I learned to use it as a baby before I could speak, but just now getting better at forming sentences and growing vocab due to my deaf students. And yes, skui (means to like) sounds like the word for moon. The JSL (Japanese Sign Language) hands together sign is for friends. Also love how you liked the guy by the end. The Girl Who Lept Through TIme is my recommendation if you're still doing these. I like them.
I swear this is the most I have EVER laughed while watching a silent voice reaction. I didn't think it was possible for me 😂
100 percent agree with the Sign Language part. Been saying this for years. Even if no one is deaf, learn it. It can only help you. Learning multiple languages literally rewires your brain to make you better at thinking. Literally, it's another way to communicate. Kids who are "abnormal" only benefit from this other method of communication. But yes, things should have been handled better in this movie (but it wasn't due to the characterization being so on point!). That's what makes it sad.
Also: ppl don't like anything different, especially in Japan. Deaf and blind ppl especially get treated horribly by society. Thankfully, it's slowly changing for the better.
first time i watched this i had put some kids i was babysitting to bed and figured oh i got time before the parents get home to watch a movie. turned this on and the kids were very confused when they came downstairs for water and i was sobbing haha
Everytime i watch it i feel bad for Shoya cause like i get how he’s feeling on a personal level(no i didnt bully a deaf person im talking about his depression)
I loved this so much. You are officially one of my favorite RUclipsrs and definitely my favorite anime related RUclipsr ✨👏
A Silent Voice always makes me cry.
I was bullied growing up for having a learning disability and was always 1 year older than my classmates, but I was lucky in having a small group of friends with me and still have today. My husband is a suicide survivor, so it really gets to me.
We met in high school, he moved away after freshman year and we met again after I graduated. We've been together for 10 years and married for 7 years, we even have a daughter together.
I love watching people react to this movie but I come and rewatch your reaction all because of your reaction and all the teacher scenes
Is it bad that I laughed when he said "HE'S MESSING IT UP" when shoya tripped on the chair- 😭
I saw this movie right after my friend's funeral (who committed suicide) and it destroyed me. I was sobbing in the theater.
15:30 “WHAT KINDA MYSIC DOES SHE LISTEN TO?” WDYM DANNY?!?!
I'm now wanting to see a anohana reaction.
Yes definitely
I suggest not reading the manga, your idea of the teacher will be shattered
wAITT, WHAT HAPPENED
WHAT DID HE DOO??
Plz don't tell me he.....
What?? WHAT DID HE DO??
He was already bad in the movie just worse because hes shown more
I hated him the movie as well he was at fault just as much as the kids I couldnt even think he was hot cause I hate him so much😡
I CAN NOT wait for his reaction to ‘your name’ and ‘wolf children’
Never thought I'd watch a slice of life, gonna have to check this one out, good vid as always
It’s a true story, he just never woke up
This is a drama. Slice of life has plot progression so glacially slow they usually get away without actually having one.
Not you laughing and saying “oh no she’s dead” 😭
I cried 3 times the 1st time I watched this and at least once every other time cause it hit so close to home, but also showed me something that I wish I got. Inwas happy yet sad seeing him be in pain then want forgiveness. Its hard to explain but since inwas bullied at the same age as her in the show and for some years later this movie is very bittersweet for me
12:46 yeah "I love you" which translates to SUKI sounds like TSUKI which means the moon. And dude wasn't expecting a confession, I love would be the last thing he could make out of what she said
She should have gone full lilo and just rained those fists down. But jokes aside this was a beautiful movie about learning to forgive yourself and it’s really complex in its message because he’s done some bad shot and he’s not entirely a good person but he’s trying to be. And just the importance of realizing something about yourself and deciding to change Simply because you know you can be better it’s great.
You should do angles of death if you haven’t yet. If you have then high rise invasion, oh and maybe erased or Danganronpa. Or Tokyo ghoul or blue exorcist
Lol, sorry it’s a lot 😅
"What music does she listen to?"
Danny, I think you forgot that Nishimiya is deaf-
I’ve heard the book,,, and nothing spoiler-ish for me. I really love your commentary! :)
Edit: I figured I’d do one post instead of 2, so if you could there is Maquia, when the promised flower blooms.
- a coming of age story, and of the promise one keeps, it may not be your type of story but… I enjoyed it so~ THEREs just a thought
12:47 the japanese word "Suki" means love\like romantically and the word "Tsuki" means moon, so yes, yes it does
12:44
I love you and moon are very similar in Japanese, I love/like you is “suki (da)” and moon is “tsuki” so needless to say I might’ve missheard them if they pronounced it perfectly
15:29 yes im sure she listens to a LOT of music most definately
Please do Grave of the Fireflies! One of my favorites along with Wolf Children in terms of sadness. Do Clannad and Clannad After story, the second one is a real tear jerker!
“What kind music does she listen to?”
…did we not watch the same movie I-
That segment with the traffic lights made me laugh so hard my family is now laughing at my laughter. Dude, that was so legitimately funny for no reason!!! Loved it! I didn’t even notice the blue traffic light in my first watch & rewatch of the movie!
“What kind of music does she listen to?” Oh Danny
Sir Shoko always had that adorable personality and she was more into her dreams way before than anyone else. The only thing she needed the most was true friends, true lasting relationships apart from her family and wanted to be a happy part of everyone's life. But all she got in return was hopelessness, loneliness and hartred from all those bullying. That scene at the doctor interprets to her being completely deaf from her right ear with all those injuries she got by Ishida forcibly pulling the hearing aid from her ears. She always wanted to learn a lot, she was always responding to teacher's questions correctly by writing it in her notebook. When she was small she somehow met Ishida's mom who styled her hair which made her wanting to be a hair dresser. She pretty much had the best character and a dream to follow but her surroundings broke her to a point that she wanted to end her life right from her middle school days and that is the reason why her small sister was taking pictures of dead animals hoping that seeing whay death looks like will stop her from attempting to harm herself. Still staying all alone almost entirety of her life made her emotions dead and she carry was a fake smile which even Yuzuru knew. It was only after meeting Ishida back that she was slowly started to show different emotions which eventually made Yuzuru to also like Ishida and genuinely wanting them to be together. And then all those unfortunate events happening later in the movie to which Shoko still blaming her only till Ishida finally making her realize that she wasn't burden to anyone and is very important to people around her especially Ishida. She is so important to him that he literally admits that he would anything to keep that smile of Shoko in her face.
All these subtle details are in Manga version. Although movie was also phenomenal and honestly the ending and the plot in it also feels so much amazing. But checking manga will absolutely answer all the not so many questions that still unanswered in the movie. Ishida really cared for Shoko to a point where he could allow Ueno and Sahara to go to Tokya but cannot allow Shoko to and stupid guy doesn't understand himself that he loves her. Ending in anime is complete story of redemption,self love, confidence and friendship. While The ending in manga is clear justification that both Shoko and Shouya needed each other to complete each other and they entering their life together holding each other hands is just the most wholesome, cute and beautiful thing to see.
No matter how you look or read, both the anime addresses the same thing with Manga giving more insights and providing a perfect ending of love story that isn't just a love story but many other things beyond love.
Thanks for reading❤..
Do check out the manga
Let’s continue to be sad. Watch ‘her blue sky’ and ‘ride your wave’. I watched both of these in one night and I just totally wrecked myself
Hi Danny. Thank you for reacting to this movie. I was in depression 1 year ago and wanted to just die. But by chance, before the day I wanted to jump off a bridge, a friend invited me to watch this. We did not have the same type of trauma but I felt the same as the deaf girl. I hated myself. But I have come to terms with my self-hate. Thank you for watching the movie that has helped me slowly start to value myself.
The laughter changing from 14:57 is so funny kskssksksk
I know that this is an unbelievably sad movie (that I love SO much btw) but I can’t stop laughing at his commentary😂
I know that one translation of "I like you" in Japanese is "Daisuke" and the word for moon is "tsuki" so I think that's where Shouya made the misunderstanding.
15:19
"What kind of music does she listen to"
Did I miss something? Does she have a small ability to hear?
Yeah you missed something...i'm an idiot
This movie has so much relatable depth and makes me cry so so hard
“Your literally wearing a sk8 the infinity end credits sequence on your shirt where’d you get that one at Abercrombie and bitch”
I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT HOLY SH1T 💀
Fun Fact: Nishimiya (the girl with the camera) was the first girl I actually simped for in an Anime!
The sad part is that it was based on a true story, but Shoya died in the hospital TnT
What what?? What story?? 😭
danny the blonde girl made it look like she was singing to trick her
I'm going to love this
I cried a lot on this one 🥲
If you don't already have something planned I'd like to see you do a reaction to squid game
Also if you end up reacting to it, its so much better in Korean :)
Thanks for watching Danny.
i read the manga in 2019 in Italy.
loved it tho.
No matter how many times I watch this I always cry
Fun fact: saying “the moon looks pretty tonight” can mean I love you in Japanese.
When Marnie was there is another one you need to react to!
You should totally do horimiya next! (I want you to be happy :])
So really quick: the kid had been outside their home for like a couple of days and is just dirty, at least in the manga
As a note, she also fought with her sister Nishimiya, so she technically did fight someone
This movies graphics are amazing
I could barely sit through this quick review of the movie. I SO glad no one successfully kills themselves.
It helped that you were hilarious! XD
Also, are you the voice of Kirito in the SAO parody? You sound like you could be that person.
15:32 a hairstylist, this was answered in the manga
i can already hear danny saying something along the lines of "its about time somebody replaced ishida's jellyfish pikachu lookin ahh mom" or wtv 💀 but actually in the manga his mom cut her hair right before her first day at their elementary school, nishimiya wanted the bobcut but her mom wanted her to have an even shorter "boyish" cut so she wouldn't continue getting picked on at school, but ishida's mom advocated for her and cut it how she wanted which i just love, probably my favorite little detail in the story
"The boy and the beast" and "summer wars" are a couple of my favorite anime movies, you should give them a watch if you haven't already
“Why kind of music she listens to”.
What kind of music she listens to 😶
NOT THE “MAN BRUGERS! BURGERS FOR MEN!!” PLS I AM DYING
Can you do Howels Moving castle or Spirited Away.
I WANT THIS COMMENT TO BLOW UP SO HE DOES HOWLS
@@sleepy_sensei3913 Him simping for howel is a dream!!
@@flyn9516 amen
@@flyn9516 Yea fam! Boys, girls, enbies, straights gays, lesbians, bisexuals... One does not simply not fall in love with howl
YES HOWL
for some reason this is my comfort anime
15:19 Did danny just ask what kind of music the deaf girl listens to?
A sad anime movie for you to watch: Grave of the Fireflies. Just, be prepared, it's condensed depression. Condensed and distilled, purified depression and straight sorrow.
"Suki" means "Like"
And "Tsuki" means moon
So the mc heard "suki" as "tsuki"