A Silent Voice is more than just my favourite film, it's a truly humanising & empathetic experience that I'll never forget. Today, I finally talk about how special it is to me! This is the longest & most personal video I have ever made, so I would be grateful if you could share it around and subscribe! Who knew that I would be making +20 minute videos back to back! Hope you all enjoy and I'll see you all next time.
This was my favorite of all time as well. As it saved me from committing suicide I hated myself to the point I wanted to kill myself but through this film. It showed my that things can get better. I wish to find the people I can connect with I know for sure that one day I’ll find them. I keep hoping to meet them one day
Funny story, I knew the story of a silent voice before watching but after watching I still felt empty and never had the same feeling with any other anime
Same here, can't recommend this film more than I already do to people unaware of it, even to people who have no interest whatsoever in romance or drama shows, I still recommend this to them just because I feel that they need to know about it.
A small but noticable detail, that is often overlooked, is Shoya's body language in the elementary school scenes. - When the teacher introduced the students to sing language, you can see Shoya trying to mimic the signs they were taught with his hands. But when Ueno voiced her dislike for it, he stopped. - When the teacher asked the students who bullied Shoko to come forth, Shoya was about to timidly raise his hand, because he just realized for the first time, how much pain he caused Shoko. But the teacher singled him out before he found the courage to turn himself in. I don't blame an 8 year old for having no concept of cause and affect, especially emotionally, even adults don't really get that. He is in elementary school exatly to learn that. I also don't blame him for not having the courage to immediately stand up for his and others faults, which is again something most adults don't do. It's especially tragic, because he was the only participant who's show signs of empathy, remorse and courage. That's also the reason for his mental state as a teenager, because now he thinks he deserves everything bad that's coming to him and nothing good that does. He thinks of himself as the worst human being, while actually having been one of the kindest from the start.
"I thought if I showed her what death looked like she would stop saying she wanted to kill herself." That line hit me hard man. Best line of the whole film.
This. That line just broke me while I was watching the movie, I couldn't stop ugly crying. It felt so real, so close, it just made so much sense and affected me deeply.
The line “I thought that if I showed her what being dead was like she would stop saying she wanted to kill her self”(I might not have remembered it word for word) this line shows me how much yuzuru cared for her sister and how she develops by going back to school and only take pictures of living things to remind shouko of how beautiful life is,this movie never fails to make me tear up and think about how my actions effect others.
everytime i watch the scene where everyone's X's fall off their faces and Shoya really looks at the world around him for the first time, i start bawling my eyes out. this movie lets me believe that no matter how much i hate myself, no matter how much i feel like i don't deserve anything good happening to me, no matter how much i mess up, i'm still worthy of living and connecting with others who will accept me.
SAME SAME SAME!!! For me, the X’s are still on everyone’s faces… I’m still waiting for them to fall off. This scene broke me I couldn’t stop crying for hours
I completely agree, it's that exact same moment at the end of the movie that gets me every time no matter how hard I try to hold back. I thought I was the only one to cry at that scene haha, thank you for sharing your experience.
I think what made A Silent Voice to me so special was realizing that my childhood really defined who I am in my early 20's and late teens. The trauma of simple childhood experiences is something that I didn't realize until later on. Being 25 (26 in four days) I am more confident in myself and know that those early experiences in life are nothing that should define me or other people. The film also helped me to embrace myself with all of my flaws from anxiety to depression, even isolation at times. To me, this film really champions feeling good about yourself and who you are. Shouko hates herself for so many reasons, Shouya hates himself for so many reasons - it taught me that everyone on the inside no matter who you are hates something about themselves. We all hold something inside of us that is nasty and reductive of everything we do, but at the end of the day, we all know our self-worth. This film to me is one of the all-time greats and should be watched by whatever age, whether you're a young guy like or, a kid or even someone middle-aged or even older. This is an important film.
Happy belated birthday A tiny part of me wishes I never watched it because before I did I knew that in the year it came out the Boss Baby got an Oscar nomination while A Silent Voice was passed up....now I know how incredible it is and I'm sad that masterpieces like this go so unappreciated and my hope in the human race died a little (honestly Boss Baby over this for an Oscar...did you lose a bet and have to add it and have make yourself look dumb or have to spin a wheel to decide or something). It made me finally realize why people think the animation medium is just "kid stuff" and its because true works of art are passed up for what makes the most cash and what's produced by the biggest companies.
Something I don't often see remarked upon, Shoya has his face hidden for the entirety of the bridge scene. Nishimiya has no idea what he's saying, she doesn't know that he's lashing out, that he's hurting them, she just sees everyone is upset and leaving. We see Shoya putting words in people's mouths because he hates himself and doesn't let himself hear what they're actually saying. Nishimiya has both problems turned up to 11, she must have spent her whole life putting hateful words in other people's mouths and, in that scene, I wholeheartedly believe she genuinely thought they were all coming to the conclusion that she wasn't worth being friends with anymore
This movie depicts bullying so perfectly. The way that everyone encouraged Shoya or didn't challenge him and then the way they all turned on him for it after he got in trouble. There was a similar scenario in Erased. Goes to show you how terrible people are. They always want someone to pick on.
@@whocares9877 honestly, I understand why people sympathize with Shoya but I wish I saw more people talk about and sympathize more with Shoko, because of their bullying and harassment she almost took her life because she felt like a problem probably before the bullying but I’m sure that didn’t help.
@@JokeHatesItHere I disagree yes she maybe deaf but a lot of things she goes through and feels is something I know a lot of other people sympathize with if anything I saw myself more in shoko then shoya
@@literaltrash5189 Yeah but that's you not everyone. She's depressed from feeling like she had been an inconvenience because of being deaf and Shoya is deprsssed and anxious from guilt of being a bad person and I personally relate to him more.
This movie brings me to tears every rewatch because of how down to earth, beautiful, scary, and real it is. So many of the things the characters face with hit home and it’s just the feeling of someone one there, even if it’s just a movie, could ever understand.
That line will always be stuck in my head and will always make me cry "i want you to help live"makes me remember my depression all over again and how much of a burden i feel
I don’t think this is a good quote though. He’s basically saying if she wasn’t deaf it would’ve been easier and better. Which is not great for someone who hates themselves for being deaf. I try to make this a deep quote, but it’s not. She WAS speaking. (Listening and hearing are different things) he should’ve been listening. I think they tried to get deep and use language that makes it a pun. But it would’ve genuinely been better if he had said “if we could’ve understood each other.” Or “if I had just tried”
@@AndSoWeLaughed Hm interesting but I don't think it's thats what the quote means I don't think he's trying to say if she wasn't deaf it would have been easier or that she wasn't really speaking. It's simply that he couldn't "hear" what she was trying to say more like as a way to say he couldn't understand her without actually saying it. He acknowledges that she was speaking, they both were but he wasn't listening. So the quote being "-if we could have heard each other's voices" is a way to mark if they could have understood each other and listened to have better communication things would have gone better. But they didn't.
@@lilcinnamonroll9577 that’s what I said though. That’s literally my point. However, language indeed DOES matter. And the quote is messed up by using the word heard instead of listened or understood by trying to have a play on words. We already know he thought she was annoying and gross because she was deaf. We already know she hates herself for being deaf. Although... I’m not sure what he said in Japanese whether he said heard or understood (as they’re different in Japanese too) and it was just a translation thing. In my opinion, it’s a poor quote because of the choice of words and them trying to be clever.
@@AndSoWeLaughed i don't think it's messed up at all. deaf people can use the same words as hearing people. i would go as far to say that the fact he used the word "hear" is what's setting them on equal ground. she is just like him and she isn't weird.
before watching this movie i wanted to watch a final movie before ending it all, i decided to watch a silent voice and im sure if i hadn’t watched it I wouldn’t be here already, everyday i feel sad or down i watch a silent voice. im so happy this movie exists.
Last year, as i was about to end my own life, i remembered some "romance anime movie" that my friend had recommended. I decided to stay another day to watch this movie. It truly moved me in ways i didn't think were possible, that cathartic ending was a sign of hope, that if you hold on just a little longer perhaps something good will happen. I erased my suicide note and decided to keep living. to this day, i am still alive. And i look back to this movie whenever things start going dark again. thank you for this wonderful video! it's like you eloquently worded all the thoughts i had while watching this movie. EDIT: this thread is so wholesome :") i come back to this comment section everytime i feel down. Thanks guys! 2nd EDIT: just an update, i wemt to therapy and im doing great right now! Barely any suicidal thoughts!
After watching this video, I scrolled to the comments only to see yours as one of the first. The video had already made me cry because I’ve struggled with suicidal thoughts and tendencies before and continue to do so. Seeing your comment only made me cry harder; but not in a form of disappointment or anything similar. I think it was mostly out of slight melancholy and simultaneous happiness. So by you staying alive another day simply to watch A Silent Voice and thus gaining the power to keep going, you indirectly ended up making a stranger, suicidal person however-many miles away have the same effect. Thank you.
@@simplicity4766 thank you so much for the lovely reply! I'm also very happy that you are still alive right now,and i hope you continue to keep going. It means a lot that this comment didn't go unnoticed hahah. So by replying to this, you, a stranger kilometers away, just made my day!
im lucky to say that i nerver had sucidal thoughts but i did had really hard dark and deeb times in my life and seeing your comment and also @Simplicity 's comment moved my heart i wish you two ablsolutely the best and apriciate both of you for sharing your story thank you
Rarely ever has a RUclips video made me cry, this channel, however is an exception Edit: since this got a little more popular than I thought it would, I really recommend a channel called hiding in public as well as beyond Ghibli. They make absolutely incredible videos similar to this.
This movie really saved my life. On 2017 I was in a really dark place, I thought that hiding my emotions would be the best so I would not worry anyone, but I was debastated. I was falling university. No matter how much I tried I was falling again and again. I thought all the years that I worked for to go to university and had a degree I threw it in the trash can. I felt worthless, that I didn't have the right to live. All the time I thought It would better if I just jump into the rail tracks. Then, since my family is fan of anime movies, my dad, my sister and I went to the theater to watch it. I didn't know what was the movie about, but after the first scene I was speechless. It hit hard, also I got all the little messages that Nishimiya was going to commit suicide. the firework scene I bawled my eyes out and and I said for the first time to myself "I want to live" I couldn't stop crying even after we left the teather.and now, years later and a lot better I'm in a good place now. Even if I'm battleing my depression and anxiety, I'm happy to be alive.
It's really nice to see people facing similar circumstances, even if it's just for a glimpse.. It helps one realize that futility and guilt are merely a part of life that of which everyone faces at some point. Sometimes relatability is all a person needs for their eyes to be opened. Like you, I had similar feelings and a sense of guilt that continued to eat me up inside. Video games and the internet was my escape from all of it. Somewhere along the way I just threw my feelings away like it no longer served any use. I was content to live a monotone life as long as I had those two things because they gave me brief satisfaction. Upon discovering Silent Voice, I felt a sense of enlightenment I had never felt before.. maybe it was the music, the transitions, or the metallic ringing every now and then but it all felt so familiar. My perspective was changed in two hours, I felt a strong attachment to the movie and the people in it. Sometimes you need to be brought into the light to realize you were in a dark place. I never cried throughout the movie but it pierces the heart deeper than anything that has made me shed a tear, afterwards I felt a desire to be like the people in the movie ( whatever that meant for me ) and sought change in myself. Like you I also found hope through this movie, I felt that I had found my path in life once I discovered K-ON and Violet Evergarden days after. I finally realized how I wanted to live, I began studying a language and found a healthy hobby. "I hope to travel one day.." my former self would've ridiculed that sentence but I now realize how important it is to have something dear to protect. Though I regret to admit that I've hit rock-bottom again, I'm still clinging on to that faint hope. Thank you so very much for opening up, your comment gives hope to a lot of people like me, and I hope you can find that something too if you haven't already. Just know that if you stumble, forgive yourself and move on, I hope I was able to feel your pain even just a little and I hope my comment can be your strength in these turbulent times the way your comment is for me now. Take care.
@@Yu-cc3ip Thanks for sharing this. That is awesome that you found a purpose/pursuit that you want to protect. Please know that there are people out there rooting for you, and I hope you find the right remedy to get you out of that dark place. All love 🙂✌
I was born with sensorineural hearing loss, and we discovered it when I was only 6 months old, and I’ve worn hearing aids since then. I’m now 26, and I can’t even begin to tell you how incredibly cathartic and connected to this film I’ve been. I watched it when it first came out and I’ve watched it at least once a year since. I definitely felt like this movie was made for me in so many ways. I’ve always thought they portrayed the experience I had as a child growing up, and how isolated and how much of a burden you can feel. I’ve been lucky to have always had friends around me who have always tried their best to understand me but this movie just hits so hard in so many ways.
The scene when the crosses fall of the characters' faces hit so close to home. After losing all my friends, being isolated and bullied by my classmates, outside off school friends and family at a young age I've lost all my confidence, developed social anxiety and fell into depression and had few suicidal attempts. I started seeing the world and people as something terrible and felt like everyone hates or only make fun of me all the time. But then some person decides to reach out to me and we became friends. After that, I started seeing everything in more and more bright colours. My social anxiety and never ending saddness started slowly fading away and at some point I saw how beautiful life can be and opened up to others. Things like nice smalltalks or choosing the outfit that you actually like (not the ,,safe one") or going out to the cinema with your friends were something I've never experienced before. In one moment everything changed, all my perception to life. And it was the moment when the crosses felt off. Thank you for making this video, now I fully see how much progress I've made ❤
I’m an Aspie and I can totally relate to not being able to look into the eyes of others. And it’s for the same reason as the main character. I feel like if I look at people directly they will somehow see that there is something wrong with me. And when I disclose to people that I have it the reaction I get is hurtful even though I don’t think they meant anything by it. “But you look so normal and beautiful!” “You don’t look like a fat slob.” “But you’re so sexy!” “But you are so smart!” “But you can talk!” “But you know more words than me!” “But you are such a good parent! How can you be Autistic! Aren’t they mentally retarded?” As if looks and intelligence have anything to do with it. And it pissed me off EVERY SINGLE TIME. It’s why I don’t use my actual picture. I won’t always look “beautiful”, “sexy”, “cute”, etc... Time will eventually take away my looks. It’s more trouble than it’s worth. I wish I was ugly so people wouldn’t stare at my ass all the time. I’m married and it’s creepy. And as for my intelligence that’s not everything either. With intelligence comes the awareness of how broken the world is and also the depressing wisdom that there is really nothing you can do to fix the world. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t intelligent and that I was just as ignorant as everyone else. The old saying “Ignorance is bliss” is 100% fact. Sorry for the rant I just needed a safe place to vent.
I want to look people in the eyes and change. But i can't. I can't be happy, or experience life how i want to. I have no friends and i know people hate me, because i hate myself too. I really wish someone would come and open my eyes and help me open up. But until then, i dont know how to deal with all my burdens.
@@stela4843 I’m sorry to here that but one of the ways I got through sadness was to be thankful for all the good things that happened to me and also look at my family and receive love from them
Was gunna watch this and then I remembered i was actually gunna watch this movie with my girlfriend. I still havn't even watched it for the first time. Lol fuck, i'll be back later.
@@Doggieboy101 around a year ish or maybe two years ago Kyoto Animation was victim to an arson attack. Someone who was in an unstable mental state, blew up gasoline in their studio. Which killed 36 people.
Just rewatched last night, and i cried for the first time in literal years, just cause it really makes you empathize and sympathize with the characters
That’s an amazing point made that Shoko signs “Goodbye” not “See you later”. It’s a subtle difference which needs to be read between the lines, for Shoyo he was none the wiser as he was able to use sign language but he wasn’t amazing at it which was hinted when he questioned if he signed the correct message throughout the movie.
@@amberr3662 well, I learned it once and I'm pretty sure in Japanese sign language it means Thank you. You can search for it or you can check at the beginning of the movie, Shouko used this sign one or two times.
Going by literal translation, it The Shape of Voice. The movie is fully fleshing out and giving "shape" to this magnificently crafted take. But yeah, I agree with your assessment of the English title as well. That was pretty good insight😄
i just want to say that i think it is beautiful that the thing snapping shoyo out of the suicidal thoughts was the loud bang of those fireworks. but with nishimiya, her being deaf counteracted the one thing that kept shoyo away from those thoughts. im pretty sure this was intended but if not just wow
This movie literally saved my life..... I was always thinking of ending it all but this movie made me realise no matter how sad life is, there is always hope.... I cried watching this since it hit so hard.. never did a movie affect me deeply... I will forever be thankful to this movie's existence.. Remember everyone, you are never alone... U just need to open ur eyes and look around the people who care for you.. take care and love ur life..
@@gianma_rosi10 I don’t know if this is a joke, but suicide and depression is serious. I also don’t know about who you’re talking about (the creator of the comment or suicidal friend), but just please remember to respectful.
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I literally ended up having a panic attack after I finished the movie. That is how hard this movie hit me. It hit me so hard that all of my bad memories from the past hit me at once causing a breakdown
yeah its a tough one. i wasnt a bully but definitely shot out a few messages to people i knew that were bullied and apologised for remaining on the sideline during my childhood. i was glad i got to reconnect with some people and it really is amazing that watching a movie made me more whole as a person.
Bro maybe you shouldn't watch it in a bad place I watched it when I was with my cousins and I was in a good mood and was able to see the good part of the message
I think it's slightly sad but also so incredible how much I relate to Shoya. I've always been that one friend that happened to stir up trouble in relationships. Thought childhood, all my "friends" would say their parents weren't allowed to be friends with me because I was constantly getting into fights and was falling asleep in school. Although there were people who wanted to support me, I always have felt alone. This movie was like a call to me. Like someone finally reached for my hand and said, "I get it." thank you to everyone who worked on A Silent Voice. This movie means the world to me.
There’s this girl who I’m friends with, we were talking the other day and she told me I was the best friend she’d ever had, I obviously felt very proud of this, but while watching this video I remembered something that I did, I used to bully her, everyone else made fun of her for being fat, they already hated me so if I defended her it would just make it worse, so I bullied her, I did so many mean things to her, yet she’s still telling me that I’m the best friend she’s ever had, and I can’t help but feel so guilty, I regret what I did so much, she shouldn’t just ignore what I did, how can she just be friends with me after all that I did, and it wasn’t even like a really long time ago that i bullied her, it was only a year ago, I feel so guilty and I hate it
Speaking from experience it is likely your friend knows the reasons behind your bullying and understood your situation. My biggest bully in class was one of my closest friends outside of school, but similar to your situation, there were reasons behind it. He didn't have the best home life and in our school at the time it was "kill or be killed". Everyone already seen me as "the freak" so I was an easy target for harassment, so in his eyes the only way to fit in was to stand over me when others where watching. We caught up a few years after graduating and he offered me a tearful apology, but as I told him, he had no reason to apologize, I understood why he was doing it and the support he gave me when there was no one around to judge him more then made up for it. My advice? If you feel guilty apologize, but I suspect your friend already knows.
Kinda on the same situation as you. Some years back, I separated from a friend due to various reasons, one of them being that I became a complete ass to them and I couldn't even realize it. We have since made up, but the feelings of guilt still creep up from time to time. Don't know if it may help you, but I feel that if I have time to feel guilty about what I did, then I have time to use that guilt as a reminder to be more empathetic and stuff like that. Anyways, hope you can forgive yourself
I can relate to this so much we all can I just know to say regardless of how you feel about yourself i'm included in that just know I love you and you deserve to live😁❤
my best friend showed me this it was amazing he talked about how he cried everytime he watched it. It got me into more anime and my friend put me on more stuff but ended up passing away so i cant watch this movie without crying. We talked about spirited away the night he passed. RIP Kaine i miss you buddy.
Oh my gosh! Eternal rest grant unto him and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul Rest In Peace. This comment hurts like a punch to the gut, and if I feel that way just reading it, I can’t even imagine what it must be like for you! I’m so sorry for your loss.
I know I have no right to ask this but still if you want to talk about it, can I know how he passed away? I also had a friend whom I know for more than 8 years. He was not one of my best friends, but still we studied in the same school for 8 years (from class 1 to 8). But then he shifted school for maybe personal reasons. Last year during the pandemic was when I heard that my friend died. The reason as far as I know was a brain hemorrhage (stroke) which is very rare for young people. Suddenly I remembered all those 8 years and how a person can just suddenly disappear. He was also the only child of his parents, so I can't even comprehend what they must have felt. I just wish that wherever he his he finds peace. Same to your friend ♥️
When I first saw this movie I text my friend who later became my girlfriend that I feel like Shoya and that she was Shoko. She asked why and I told her that I felt bad for all the horrible things I did and said to her when we first started as friends. She told me she foegave me and not to beat myself up for what I did but I kept saying sorry over and over again. We later became boyfriend and girlfriend. We ended up braking up but to this day I still feel like Shoya and think of her as Shoko. I miss her a lot and still pray for her every day. I hope that she is doing well
I think it would have benefited from being a one core series just to get some of the stuff they had to cut or tweak from the manga. But the movie was still great.
The overall warmth the film gives off is so Melancholic and beautiful and no matter how many times I rewatch it the final scene in the movie will always kill me, without spoiling anything for others reading this that moment will just forever deeply resonate with me, It hits so close to home. Ishida is truly a beautiful written character, I really was just like Ishida and it makes me sad that I acted this way looking back, of course; Not as harshly but still, I hate my old self and wish I could undo alot of things from back then.
Well the thing about the past is that...we can't change it, no matter what we do, we cannot change what we have done before. However, what we can do is move on, learn from our mistakes, make sure we don't repeat them, if we can, reconciliate with those we have hurt, and most important of all, forgive ourselves. You deserve to be happy, never forget that.
Honestly! When I first watched a silent voice when it came out I was young, wasn't self-aware, and didn't really think about that kind of stuff. A bit like elementary school Shoya. But even then, the last scene, despite not fully understanding the message, was still super powerful. The music, character development, and delivery were just so well done. I watched it again a few years later and it had even more impact. I understood the message but I never personally experienced it. But a few more years later (now) watching this video and being reminded about it, it's even more powerful it has ever been to me. After really experiencing self-hate and an immense amount of regret, the movie has an impact like never before. It's like how Keven described it in the beginning.
@@devg384 Does anyone know a good Movie About Autism instead of 'Silent Voice's' Disability? Is there even something like that? Is there a Ghibli-Level Film about Autism? A Silent-Voice-Level maybe? If you get what i mean?
My girl is from the Philippines and I met her when she moved to my country "Samoa" and enrolled in my school. I wasn't in same class as her when she came over and she was placed in the last class. Oh and the class your in depends on your exam result from previous year and we both did really bad so both ended up in same class in the next year. I really didn't notice she was a foreigner since she looked like a local but one day during class I heard sobbing sounds at my back and noticed she was crying. She got up and ran outside surprising the teacher and everyone. She later returned after some girls went after her and they explained that she was crying because she was frustrated that she didn't understand what the teacher was saying. The teachers do teach in English but they mainly only write in English and explain in Samoan since it easier to understand. Instead of being understanding the teacher was a total dickhead about it and mocked her about it and continued teaching in Samoan and kept asking her question in Samoan which he knew she didn't understand. This was like a floodgate opening and everyone made really nasty remarks about her in Samoan and everyone laughed as she was confused at what was happening and they even started a game where they purposely pumped into her and say that they told her to watch in Samoan Would like to say I stepped in and stopped everyone but I didn't and it is one of my biggest regret. We only really started to hang out after we met at a tutor we both went to and I was secret weeb back in the days and she was the only one in the country who seem to know what anime was. I taught her some Samoan and explained anything the teachers were saying and in return she gave me some of her anime that wouldn't ruin my family computer with viruses. We just kind of started dating afterwards would like to think I was reason the bullying died down but it mainly because of her as soon as she started to understand Samoan she started climbing in the classes beating everyone in grades stunning everyone who thought she was dumb since she was in the bottom class and in return earned the bottom class respect since someone from the bottom class beat the top class. We are both in University now in New Zealand I went with her at her first lecture and she was so happy that she didn't need me to translate anything she didn't understand was kind of happy and sad about that
😭😭😭😭 Im samoan and ngl, I was so surprised to see a person who is samoan in the comment section bc, fr u literally had to keep it a secret from ur family. Ifykyk. It's so sad to see this type of environment with my people. I now feel reassured with myself, bc b4 I always disregarded the emotions a viewer is supposed to feel from watching films, especially anime. Like, 'I dont think samoans would do that, they would just poke each other's bums treating it as a joke'. But yeah. ITS SO HARD TK EXPLAIN😭😭😭
The only scene that really hit me hard and made me cry was when the Xs fell off of everyone’s face and he started crying because I have social anxiety like that and it’s so hard to be able to do that
me too. and it was so crazy because when i watched it i was like “ i see people the same exact way” and that’s why this is my favorite movie. the characters of shoya, shouko, and sahara and just a terrible mix of my personality. i can’t look at people, i just assume people think bad about me, i feel like a burden, i run away when things get bad, i have a twisted view of friendship, and i’m a coward. this movie was just 100% perfect and until something like this but better come out, this is always be the most perfect and my forever favorite movie
I was in fifth grade when I watched this movie. During that time anime was an escape for me. I was a kid with severe dyslexia and autism and in short kids were cruel. I remember going to sleep every night wanting to stop living, to stop the pain, I felt worthless like I was the worst person in the world for existing. Watching this movie changed that, seeing things from ishida's perspective made me realize shoko didn't deserve to die for being deaf and neither did I for being me. So yeah this is my favorite movie.
I know that kids can be cruel and just stupid but I am just so happy you watched this movie and realize that just because other may see you as “different” or “weird” you’re not worth less in any way ❤
I have autism and now I am slightly uncoordinated. The coordination problem isn't relevant, but I have had a bit of a problem with having friends. Every time I make friends, either I leave or they leave the only time I actually make a friend. I feel like I'm undeserving of her time, so I'm stuck living in my home with my cat, family, and books. Edit: I feel like it's my fault that I can't keep one person as my friend so the lonely characters in shows anime and books especially books about disabilities speak out to me the most because I feel as if I can relate.
@@TravFam-m6m don’t give up. I know it’s lonely, I’m alone with my cat and my books too. But something great could always happen tomorrow. Your best is enough, friends will happen.
NGL, when I saw Nishimiya sign "Thank You" at the festival, I got so shook. I don't know sign language, but the moment has this haunting atmosphere about it that just screams "something is VERY wrong here". This film is simply a masterpiece.
10:49, this is by far my favorite part of the movie. I feel like this movie can’t be seen as a “only one or two people are at play for the bulling,” but more of a “every character, even the nice ones, somehow played a role in shouko’s suicidal thoughts, even if they didn’t want too.” Which I find to be way more realistic. But that’s probably just how I feel
You’re right. She had very low self-esteem from a young age. Though not revealed in this film, the original manga showed scenes from her childhood memory of her parents splitting up because of her disability and how she always felt guilty for all the stress her mom and especially little sister had to go through(Yuzuru was also bullied because of Shoko. And she’s dedicating her life to help and stand up for her older sister). So when she gets bullied she doesn’t really blame the bullies because she thinks its because of her disability and that its her fate for not being "normal". After switching schools to schools she kept trying to act "normal" to relieve her mom and try to communicate and befriend other classmates, but when Shoya threw away her notebook that was the moment when she gave up on trying to really "communicate" with others and open up her true feelings. Even though Shoya was the main reason for her pain, he was still one of the many who bullied Shoko, and I think Shoko felt that he was the only person who actually treated her not as a disable being but as one person(though not in a good way of course). And when Shoya met her and gave her the notebook back, that was the moment when Shoko started trying again after giving up for so long.
This movie has impacted me so much, and it wasn't until I watched this video and read the comments that I figured out why. I was never bullied as severely as Shouko or Shoya, but I always had difficulty fitting in and making friends with others. In fact, I was held back in Pre-K purely because I made no friends my 1st year and my teachers and parents were concerned. I've never gone to a psychologist, but I'm fairly certain that I have some sort of anxiety and/or depressive disorder. Outside of school, I had no friends because it was so difficult for me to socialize. When I watched this movie, I really saw myself in young Shouko. I'm not deaf, nor do I have a physical disability, but I related to her loneliness and desire to connect with others. I also saw my present self in older Shoya. I related to his regret and guilt and shame. The feeling that if only you were smarter and did things differently, you and everyone else would be better off. I never cry during movies, but I've seen this movie 5 times and have cried every single time. To everyone else who feels deeply connected to this movie, you're not alone. We're in this together. ❤
I think that the only time I truly cry mentally, not physically while whether watching anime or a movie is the time I watch A Silent Voice the first time and then Your Name. They both awesome. For some reason, I can't tear my tears out of my eyes after my long dark time.
I resonated 100% with this video. Came to tears a few times over throughout. Just about all the things you talked about, your social anxiety and what not, are things that I still struggle with to this day. In a way I'm glad I'm not the only one, though I wish nobody else had to go through it. I hope you're doing even better than you were when you posted this, cause I see that I'm 2 years late.
I have finally gotten the courage to comment something on a video that truly brings A silent voice the recognition it deserves. The movie has helped me a little bit with anxiety but I still can't build up the courage to tell someone that I feel so sad and useless all the time even if I smile. I just feel like if I tell someone they will say that it happens to everyone and it's normal just because they think they understand what Im trying to tell them.
This is a somewhat old comment but I want to say that it's much better to reach out to people and seek help. It's okay to feel that people won't understand you, some won't but there are others that will. There are people who deal with the same stuff you're dealing with now but they do not make your problems invalid either.
Everyone feels sad and alone at times. Some of us more frequently than others. For me the key is to focus on what I can do for everyone else in my life and how even if I feel awful to focus on the happiness I can bring to others.
not many people will understand. truly, it will be hard to find people who fully understand. we're all so very different, and our individual hurts can never line up with others. however, please don't let this keep you from eventually finding people who can connect and help you feel seen, heard, and understood.
Hey buddy, I hope this reaches to you. I want you to know that it’s okay. To be sad, to be lonely and to feel like you don’t belong. You’re feelings are validated, because they’re yours! But know that you’re NOT alone, and it’s really hard for people to understand how you feel especially if you don’t tell them or give them the chance to. The hardest thing I’ve experienced is saying it out loud to someone that you’re sad. Even if it’s over the internet or over the phone or face to face. Somethings you can’t do on your own and you need help sometimes. That’s OKAY, everyone is battling their own problems and just because they seem okay they may be wrapped up in somethings they can’t fix. But maybe they have help too and that’s why they’re able to get up in the morning. Day by day , week by week a moment at a time, try smiling because you’re here. And BE KIND.
"I have friends who care about me but I feel alone in the way that, no person could truly understand how I feel or the way I think" I can't tell you how relatable this is to me. The fact that you have your friends and loved ones beside you but you still feel lonely, because no one knows nor understands how you feel. My chest just hurts over and over again and to the point that i can't even cry anymore. It's the worst feeling ever knowing that there's no to reach put to, constantly saying "Please somebody save me" "It's just too much". I dont even know anymore, i'm just holding on as long as i can. Being hopeful
Hope you're doing better now, Lene, you're not alone at this :") Always remember there are people who would care if they knew your whole story, it's just that we live in an unperfect world and many people don't get the opportunity to meet those people or confide in them... But still, you deserve all the love and respect and happiness you will get it Stay strong, it's deeply feeling people like you who we need in this harsh and often heartless world to make it a better place :')
I may not know you personally but I pray that you find the contentment and understanding you’re seeking 💓🤍✨You’re important whether you realize it or not💛
Just a very small nitpick, at 23:20, Nishimiya didn't say "goodbye". She said "thank you", which I feel is far more impactful than the former. Anyway, I loved this analysis. It was a beautifully made video and I enjoyed evey second of it. Thank you! ❤️
@@loturzelrestaurant there’s that show “the good doctor” But since I don’t know any autistic people myself, I can’t say if he’s portrayed realistically
@@timefliesaway999 Also: Its worth it to inform yourself more about Autism. Its a fascinating thing. Even the Cartoon 'Amphibia' portrays it nicely; but the just released 'SIA', which was meant to be Pro-Autism, is a damn Shame. It insulted People all over the world, especially those with Autism.
@@mrteco4236 Cause i wanted to know if someone can recommend me a good Movie with it? Hello? Did you not read my comment and just saw the Word Autism or what??
Hey there. I usually don’t comment on videos, but I felt the need to say something as I discovered this channel back when I was only 13 years old, and I didn’t think much of it. Now at the age of 20, this video turns up in my recommended and I recognize the channel name and icon. After finishing the video, I never thought this vid would explain my thoughts on a silent voice so perfectly and I just wanted to show how much appreciation I have for this vid. I relate to a silent voice so heavily due to the severe bullying from classmates and harassment from teachers as well as my family sometimes that I got due to my anxiety disorder making me act differently, and how violent and cruel of a person I grew to be over the course of my young adult life because of it. It wasn’t until I recovered from an abusive relationship that I really felt like I had a proper chance to mature and even then, I feel like since my anxiety disorder ruined so much of my chance of childhood for me that it’ll ruin my relationship with friends and family too, and if that doesn’t, the rotten parts of my personality still leftover will. I constantly feel like nothing I said or did could ever be redeemed, and even if I manage to forgive myself, it’ll be when other people don’t. After watching a silent voice, I felt so relieved that my emotions were understood and normalized so well through Shouya and Shoko’s characters when nobody in my life could do the same. I’ve seen the whole “you can always change” or “past is in the past” thing done plenty of times in media growing up but not a single one could get through to me cause they dumbed down exactly how it felt or the consequences of doing so. A silent voice on the other hand focused on the other perspectives to the situation. How it truly feels to deal with believing to have been a horrible person in the past, the inner turmoil of deciding whether you’re doing this to genuinely make it up to those you wronged or for yourself, the people who won’t move on or forgive you, the people who’ll just project their own blame onto you, the feeling of not deserving a second chance, the self-blame, the excuses you make, and the people who’ve supported you all along that you'd have blinded yourself to. Watching a silent voice felt less like a clever movie experience that I appreciated a lot and more so an understanding of who I was as a person. A normalization of how I behaved and how I wasn’t weird, abnormal, or even horrible for thinking this way and that it’s a perfectly natural yet flawed behaviour that plenty of people experience. And for that, I can’t think of a better experience I’ve had with a film. Thank you for the this video.
Wow that's amazing that you remembered me after 7 years! My personality has definitely since changed. I appreciate you taking the time to comment, when you don't usually do so. Most people don't comment on videos but if I can make something good enough to want to make people comment, I think that's great. A Silent Voice is more than just a 'film' it's truly a profound experience.
@@KevinNyaa Does anyone know a good Movie About Autism instead of 'Silent Voice's' Disability? Is there even something like that? Is there a Ghibli-Level Film about Autism? A Silent-Voice-Level maybe? If you get what i mean?
Both you and another RUclipsr called “hiding in public” made me enjoy and take a look at new shows with so much anticipation. Both of your videos are damn near tearjerking. Thank you for doing what you do.
@@KevinNyaa oh you responded, very epic indeed. I just found you channel when I wrote the original comment and I’ve watched so many of your videos! As soon as I watched the first one I saw the thumbnail, heard the music with the background then your voice I immediately got flashbacks to the numerous hiding videos I watched lol
I can say so confidently that this movie saved me. Nishimiya has been through so much more than I could ever imagine and if she was able to be saved, so was I. I think this movie just brings comfort to my heart. It shows sad and real topics in such a peaceful way. This movie reminds me that no matter how much I hate myself, no matter how hard it is for me to face people, I have a purpose. Another thing I realized after watching this is the little things. Just the little things in my life is already a big enough reason for me to keep going. My favorite quote is from Kawai. "You have to love even the things you hate about yourself and move forward."
When you said “I felt that a silent voice was a movie made just for me” was the most accurate statement I have towards this movie. I love you for making this video & I’m glad the movie impacted you, & millions of others, the same way it did for me.
I didn't cry throughout the anime but when I saw the girl standing on the balcony ledge I cried so much and had to pause the anime. As someone that's struggled with depression/suicidal thoughts and still does, it absolutely kills me to see anybody in that same pain, even if they're just fictional.
I'll never get tired of hearing other people's stories of how this film impacted them in deep ways. Thank you for sharing your story. I had a similar eye-opening experience watching this film and feeling guilt and shame over hurtful things I'd done as a kid, things that decades down the road I still regret and wish I could undo. This film taught me to not be afraid to reach out to people and to be open about how I genuinely felt. So often I would hold back from saying how I felt to people because I was worried they'd think I was weird for being so open. But life is fleeting, and this film really shows how even the smallest things can make a world of difference to someone to show them that they matter.
doesn't matter how this story is told: manga, anime, reviews, essays, it always manages to make me cry. It's just way to beautiful and touches your heart in so many ways that it's difficult to think it's just a piece of fiction
To this day I'm glad I stood up for the "weird" kid, for the different classmates and people over the years who couldn't for themselves. To be willing to mingle with the different groups and get to know anyone and everyone across the board. It is 100% worth it, and you may end up being that crucial thing that individual needs. Everything happens for a reason, so lets BE the best reason we can be.
I saw the title and wanted to pause at 4 seconds in to say A Silent Voice also saved me. I was the bully in high school that got kicked out. I became best friends my last year with someone I use to bully. Honestly she's just so perfect and I was jealous. The movie made me realize I need to change❤️love you all
I can't say this film saved me as I've been saved 5 years prior to the film. But watching this as a mute and deaf (can still hear with helps, tho), I truly felt the impact on my very core as a human being. I cried and hugged my chad aunt, one of the people who have been with me since my first breakdown, my first suicide attempt, and my first self-harm, who was also coincidentally accompanied me to watch the film. After the film, I told her I'm sorry and thank you. I was a bloody mess in the cinema. People sniggered (in a way you did seeing a kid apologising in somewhat endearing manner), probably thinking that I was being too emotional there. The film made me realise how hard it was for the people around me to cope with my self-destructive thoughts back then For the context, I also received bullying, except it was in my high-school years. The bullying was not quite the childish ignorant prank Shoya did in his primary school, the prank they did to me were made with full intent to destroy my psyche. It might have been caused in response to one particular rejection I gave to a senior who confessed to me one day. Since the day, I started to feel isolated in class. None of the girls even tried talk to me anymore, and it went even worse since. Imagine having your uniform stolen after your swimming lesson, and you have no idea how to get out of there without clothing. Yeah, that was not even the worst of it. Before the film, I have only gratitude towards the people who have helped me through. But after the film, I don't think my gratitude would ever be enough to make up for everything I did. The film drove me to do my very best in life to pay back whatever debt I have to repay, and whatever mess I have to repair; especially to my aunt who dropped out of college to help me see therapist back and forth, to tend to me, and to be by my side all the time. (Off topic: She's more like a sister to than an aunt, she's only 6 years older than me. But she's my mother's younger sister. Soo...) By the time I stopped crying, I realised that I have more than a dozen more people I'm grateful for: the people who made this film possible.
I can empathize with most of what you wrote. I am pretty sure I have been rejecting myself since the day I gained sentience. Or that's how I seem to verbalize it now after looking back at my life. I want to write a lot right now. But I'll leave it with: "Well Shit" I wish the very best existence on this oxygen and silicon amalgamate to you, and everyone else reading by this.
I ALWAYS blame the parents in this situation. If your kid is being bullied at school pull them out of school and homeschool them. Period. Are you really going to send your child back into a deeply emotionally scarring at the least and truly traumatizing environment at worst??? They have such things as public homeschools. Where you basically go to zoom classes. And it's all paid for by the government. There is NO excuse to force your kid to be in that environment. You're just a bad parent at that point. And I know for a fact they currently have this in all 50 states and had this going back at least 20 years ago because my sister wasn't being bullied but she had extreme generalized anxiety and would have panic attacks everyday at school. So my parents pulled her out and put her in public online school. Which was just zoom classes before there was zoom. Or you can change school districts or you send your kid to a private school. So why do parents keep sending their kids into a toxic environment that is detrimental to their health? Even the most basic googling or talking to a guidance counselor and you will learn about these options. So "I didn't know there was another option" isn't an excuse. You just felt too lazy to look for another option or maybe you thought your kids should just toughen up, or maybe you thought that bullying isn't that bad, or maybe you're just too lazy to get your kids set up in public online school. You're terrible parent and you shouldn't have had kids.
I am so glad that you had someone to love and support you through all of this. It may not have been a lot, I wish you had more help but I am glad you had your aunt who was by your side this whole time. May this coming year bring you brighter blessings
@@WhitneyDahlin late but when it comes to this some parents don’t know as they don’t use technology others don’t have money or time to teach or put people in private school while I lived with my family through my school years I’ve worked since 16 years old because my family wasn’t rich and I had to help via supporting myself so it was one less thing they had to worry about money wise if people can afford to do things like that its a good idea but to give you a little info I graduated in 2016 didn’t have a cell phone internet or even a computer till my last year of high school simply because we couldn’t afford those luxuries so while it’s possible for some it isn’t for all especially if your parents are stretched out working multiple jobs just trying to survive
I have this movie put as one of my favorites on Letterboxd. Sometimes I think of replacing it with a different one, but a single rewatch always rekindles all the emotions I had for it. I was entering this phase again and your video is almost like a divine intervention - shutting all the doubts down.
While Kimi No Na Wa is still my favourite anime of all time, A Silent Voice will always have a special place in my heart. Between the frighteningly accurate portrayal of social anxiety, the self-hatred that comes with being bullied and the soul-eating guilt of realising you've hurt another person, it just hits incredibly close to home for me. It's so beautifully bittersweet
My twin brother killed himself 20 years ago. The emotions of his death were like being in the bottom the ocean with a knife twisting in my chest. This Anime allowed me to feel a little different, not a cure for the pain, but a little bit of kindness entered my soul.
The way you talk about anime always ends up making me feeling inspired or touched. Anime is great and hearing other people's thoughts - especially ones like yours, makes it just that much greater. Thank you for the work and effort that you give
I truly enjoy watching your videos, they're incredibly well made and touching. A Silent Voice saved me as well, because after watching it I got the courage to redeem myself and make amends for the past. It's truly a masterpiece
The way you narrated this and presented us with the deep lying metaphors was beautiful . You made me love something more that I already loved the most : )
The first time I watched this movie was a couple years ago, and even though I've been struggling a lot more lately, it still hit very hard, hard enough to me bawl my eyes out. I'm unfortunately unable to cry to it anymore as I've watched it 5 times. And yet your video made me shed tears, and I'm grateful. Thank you.
Idk what you struggling with but i hope you get threw it anf GODDAMN 5 times????!!!. I watch it 1 time and i cant and will never watch it again bruh that sht was to hard to watch😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
@xavierstaals7653 I say struggling, but really just mean I'm feeling depressed more often. However, more recently, I've been feeling better. As well, I have watched it 5 times because I find an enjoyment in the animation as well the story. But that's just me. Hope you had a merry Christmas man.
i had originally watched this when i was 11 in 2017 and rewatched it now that I'm 18. I never understood the movie that well at the time but now it hit so much harder after also hating myself for things I did in middle school. I still felt happiness at times and could make out peoples faces but it felt like I was missing something. I was so scared of making new friends because I thought I would hurt them and started blaming myself for my old friend group disbanding. So glad I watched it again because it was definitely an emotional roller coaster
Yea Anime can truly impact people life . Specially slice of life shows like ylia , violet evergarden, a silent voice and many more greatness i can't speak in words but just want to say is that the messages and story has deeply touched me and watching it felt like experiencing the true beauty and struglles of life . Really indebted to them very much .
A silent voice is easily my favorite anime film. Just the characters and relationships they have with one another while bringing out these amazing themes truly puts a smile on my face. Watching this video even helped me understand more of what the movie was trying to accomplish and I just wanted to say thank you! This video probably took you a long time but it was worth it 😁
I wish to never ever forget this movie. It has made such a big impact on me. It hits a little too close to home 😅 I always cry at like the first 15 minutes of it when shoko yells “I’m doing the best I can” The way they portray the feelings of the characters is astronomical. From feeling like a burden, to being teased and bullied, to anxiety, to suicide I feel so much connection to both Sho and Shoko. This is my favorite movie, people drop jaws at me saying that since it’s “sad” I think it’s less sad and more *real*. It’s my favorite because I feel so connected with it So thank you to the creators for making this movie and making me feel less alone
Yes, this movie is the one that doesn't leave my head after years. I suffered from bullying when I was a kid, but I was too young to notice. Each day of my life on school I tried to get closer to the people that where trying to get away from me. After we grew up more and where on middle school, we found ourselves to be friends, this time real friends, but still to this day (already graduated) I feel like with every friend I have, inside they probably think bad things about me. I do have some trustable and close friends, but even so I still feel the marks that the bullying left on me. This film came to me when I didn't even knew I needed it. Even if I wasn't the bully, I could see myself on Ishida as he tried to get closer to people, listen to them, look at them and acknowledge them. It is to this day my favorite movie, with one of my favorite songs (the piano at the end, aka Lit.) and to which I just bought the manga collection to read and discover even more parts of the story that I didn't know yet. This film inspired me to be the one who helps people that feel lonely and want friends.
around 2018, i was going through a rough patch in my life to where i couldn’t feel anything. i wasn’t happy, sad, or angry, just feeling extremely empty. i always cried but it wasn’t from emotion, i suppose you could say that i was ‘mourning’ for losing myself. before i was going through this, i already watched a silent voice twice and i _loved_ it. i remember waking up one morning and i couldn’t bring myself to do anything. getting out of bed was a chore and i slept as much as i could until it was going into lunch. the only thing i could do was to find a silent voice on the ipad and just watch it for the sake of doing something, and for once i truly felt like myself for the duration of the movie. i was angry at certain characters, laughed when it was appropriate, and cried for the majority of the movie. of course, this didn’t go on in the long term but whenever i couldn’t deal with anything, i’d watch a silent voice to take a break from everything and enjoy myself. i didn’t watch it all the time because it would lose its charm, but it’s remained as my favourite anime movie to this day because of how much it meant to me back then. i was too deep in to realise how would people react to someone dying, nor could i tie myself to shoko being saved like how i wanted to be saved, but this movie definitely helped me when i realised during self-recovery.
I hope you are doing well again now. I'm glad to here that my favorite movie and yours helped you so much and you are willing to share on this platform
Yeah! Your Name is really beautiful, heartwarming, sad and just a good movie overall, but daaamn A Silent Voice is on a whole other level. As someone whos neurodivergent and went through a lot in elementary/middle school and have struggled with anxiety and depression, been very isolated, and lost a loved one to suicide not long before I watched this movie I can heavily relate to both Shouko and Shoya so this movie hit me sooooo hard and it leaves me an emotional mess every time I watch it. It gives me a hopeful view on life and how beautiful and precious it is. It litterally changed my life so much for the better and helped me through one of the hardest points of my life. So I was honesty sad that Your Name overshadowed it so much! I enjoyed Your Name but A Silent Voice is just.... Wow.
@@caladana1 Apologies in advance for the wall of text - I'm someone who can be considered by all means mentally healthy (in terms of not having a mental illness), possible exception would be my stutter but I think it's developed mostly because of my lack of self-confidence. With that said, while I could relate to A Silent Voice in being lonely / not fitting in, as well as feeling various forms of dread, I believe this movie caters the most to those who have struggled with actual illnesses (deafness in Shoko's instance, Shoya's depression and anxiety, and the suicidal thoughts in both of them). Your Name was a movie whose message and characters I was able to connect with more deeply because it seems to target those like me, who do not see the meaning in their present circumstances and want to 'run away' in a way, feel a sort of hole in their lives that they cannot figure out, while also presenting an idea of romance that I deeply crave for. These things are especially reflected in the lyrics of Radwimps' OST tracks: "Ah, if only you our voices speaking at night could ever reach the very edge of this world, and of time Instead of fading into air and dust" (Dream Lantern) "Caught in a never-ending game Seems like the world's still trying to tame me If that's the way, I will obey Beautifully struggle every day" "Let's make a plan to meet somewhere that is The most far from 'goodbye'" "How I hate this lifeless world That's made up entirely of dictionary words" (Sparkle) To conclude, I found both of the movies to be really beautiful, and both will continue to move people's hearts in their own ways.
This movie was so relatable to me. I have ADHD and was bullied for it in middle school and when I watched this I understood what Shouko went through as I felt like that myself and I’m glad they expressed that
SAMEEEE I had no idea what I had was adhd at the time and so I always blamed myself for people bullying me and now I'm like damn imma put some laxatives in their lunch food
I also have adhd bro people used to get annoyed at me erratic behaviour 😒 but I've learned to live with it and now I'm happy I hope you are as well my g ❤️
I can relate to so much in this movie. The self hatred after having been horrible to someone else, feeling like a burden to everyone, thinking I deserve to be alone, not understanding others and how they interact (I have autism) and finally just feeling like the world will be better of without me. Even now I'm afraid, that people won't be able to understand me and just judge me as lazy when I tell them, why I'm strugeling. When I'm at my worst I'm afraid to even call my closest friends, because I'm afraid they will judge me or just try to be nice but really just be bothered by me. The movie really shows, that it's anything but easy to get out of that and doing it alone is almost impossible. I've been trying to connect, maybe some day in the future I'll be good at it and finally find new meaningfull friendships.
I love “ A Silent Voice” I was bullied in grade school duo to a disability. The way that this film narrates is beautiful. This was one of the most relatable and grounded films I’ve watched.
This video is truly one of my favorites on RUclips, the Re:Zero one too, after watching one video of yours I realized that this channel was something more, like a family or a therapy I never had, after watching this video, and the movie I see that my past isn't similar to the protagonist (I forgot his name lol) but after all, both of us are still after the same thing, that is self- acceptance. After all I have passed, it's funny how I have mentally grown so much but I still can't see people in the eyes while walking, I just look at the ground, just like the protagonist on the end of the movie, I still look forward to someday overcome this, but for now, I need to really understand what's happening with me emotionally because there is still so much to learn and to live and simple things and simple moments like watching your videos is what truly makes me want to still go on with life
I have never had a film I connected with this much before. In that last scene, I started sobbing because I felt I was Shoya in that scene. This film has made me feel so understood, and has given me hope that I will be able to be better, to connect and feel again in the future. At the very least, I still haven't jumped off that ledge.
I can deeply sympathize with what you're saying. I was born with autism, and in a time when it was still not fully understood and even seen as something to be looked down upon or hidden away. My family was constantly trying to get me into programs to help, but something always seemed to go wrong so I never got the professional help I needed as a child. My family's methods to help me didn't exactly do as they had hoped, often instead making me hate myself and feeling like nothing but a burden to them. I was filled with thoughts of just running away, destroying my sense of self, or straight up ending my life when when I was as young as five. My mom would constantly sign me up for sports and activities that I didn't enjoy in hopes that it would help me keep up a healthy lifestyle. It only made me resent anything outside my interests. School was no matter and arguably worse. I got made fun of a lot for being so different from the other kids, seeing the world differently, and was such an easy target for bullies. My teachers weren't of much help, either. Not even my special needs teacher. It felt like nearly all my teachers hated me as I struggled so much in their classes and couldn't understand their lessons. They had no training to teach children with disabilities like me, so they just viewed me as a nuisance for the most part. Even my special needs teacher told me and my parents during a teacher parent conference that I should not expect to get grades higher than B's and C's. The only teacher who didn't look down on me and actually saw me as a good student was my art teacher. Art class was the only time no one was ever mean to me and I was actually able to shine. I was the best artist in the school, and my art teacher would sometimes even ask to show everyone my work as an example of what we were doing, and I'd help her help the other students with their projects. She was an amazing teacher that I will always adore and really looked up to. Luckily for me, things did get better when I transferred to a different school district for middle school. My teachers understood how to teach students with disabilities, I was able to confront my mom about the forced activities and sports and able to do the things I was actually interested in (I joined art club and did a few plays as a stagehand), I found friends who I didn't feel the need to pretend to be someone else with, came out of my shell a bit, and even discovered what I wanted to do with my life (I want to become an author and illustrator). I was still bullied a lot, but it was the kind of bullying I could stand up to and even fight back against. I remember this one time at a school dance I was walking with some friends when we passed by one of my bullies who decided it'd be funny to invite me to dance with him in front of his friends (he was clearly just being a jerk and didn't actually want to be friendly with me). Instead of giving him the reaction he wanted, I told him "Sorry, but I don't dance with jerks", flipped my hair over my should and walked away from him with my friends. I could hear his friends teasing him for my rejection and my friends were laughing in surprise by my sass. Not gonna lie, I was internally praising myself for giving such a sick burn so on the spot and freaking out that I managed to pull it off. I was proud of myself and still am, so just deal with it! I actually got to live something of a normal life without my disability hindering me, and was even learning to love it as I began to understand it better. I remember this one day in home economics or something we were talking about disabilities like autism and our teacher asked if we knew anyone with autism. My hand was the first to go up and she asked me who I knew with autism. Instead of saying anything, I just pointed down at myself. My teacher's reaction was priceless! She (and most of the class) had no idea that I'm autistic and couldn't hide her surprise. You see, I have the type of autism that's hard to detect and wouldn't be able to tell is there unless you knew what signs to look for or are made aware of it. It still renders some of my abilities and gives me some quirks, but not anything too obvious. Once you know it's there, it gives you a moment of "Oh, that actually explains a few things! Now I see it! Sorry I didn't realize it before, though you really don't seem like it". The whole situation gave me quite the laugh, though my mom was not quite as amused when I told her about it. She thought all my teachers knew about my disability. Personally, I think it goes to show just what great teachers I had if not all of them were aware of it yet were able to properly teach me. Though, it might explain why my home economics teacher didn't understand why I couldn't properly use the grate and kept accidentally shredding my fingers. Some kitchen supplies are just better kept far away from me. Nowadays, I have a far greater understanding and even appreciation of my autism. Though, over the years, I've also come to find that I have other mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, possibly ADHD, and maybe some others. It's a struggle and I do have some days where I just don't want to do anything but lay in bed and feel miserable. However, I work hard to make the most of what I have and be a source of inspiration for others. I'm currently working on making stories involving different kinds of people from different cultures, beliefs, disabilities, mental illnesses, sexualities, lifestyles, and more. I know how hard it can be to feel so different and like you don't fit in anywhere. So, it's my dream to create heartwarming stories that can help people find their inner strength and do their best to make the world a better place! Is it cheesy and childish? Maybe. Is it something we need? Most defiantly! Everyone has the right to be seen and heard! If I can create a story full of characters that make people feel like they matter, then I'm more than happy! Who knows? Maybe one day my stories will help a little girl who doesn't feel like she belongs in the world find her inner strength and uncover a passion she never knew she had, just as stories had once saved me from my darkest times.
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wow, i really dont even have the words to respond to this. i know this is at least a year old message, but i wanted to tell you that when i first saw ur comment, i hit read more and my jaw dropped cause of the length, and then i thought to myself, "if someone took the time to write out that long of a message, this is probably gonna be a really good use of my time, especially commenting on a video like this, you know? but yea, what i wanted to say was reading this meant a whole lot to me, not because i can relate to enough of it but because of reading someone else's experiences helping me along with my mentality of reading the thought process of someone with that disability and the trials and power moments that you had... all i can say is just, wow... talk about another type of redemption story arch! i also wanted to say, thank you for commenting and sharing your story on what you went through and what you accomplished through it
@@Coonev I'm glad you enjoyed my story. There was still quite a bit I left out, but a lot of it was just a little too personal to share on the internet and is something that's even a struggle to bring up in therapy. Speaking of which, I am luckily back in therapy after having to stop seeing my therapist due to the pandemic and things are going pretty okay so far. It's slow progress in overcoming my issues, but I am taking steps to improve myself at a pace that's comfortable to me and not forcing myself to face matters that I am not ready to face yet. That's another thing that needs to be taken into consideration when dealing with this kinda stuff: time. Everyone needs to take things within their own time and pace to overcome their struggles and trauma, but most seem to forget that and tend to force things too quickly, which can severely backfire and makes things worse. I myself have been forced into things I wasn't ready for before and it went horribly wrong. Luckily, now people are understanding that I need a bit more time and take small steps to improving myself and are giving me the space I need. I truly am grateful that you enjoyed what I had to say so much and were able to relate to my words. That's something I strive for as a writer and I luckily have a talent for writing my heart on the page (or computer screen, in this case) in a manner that others can relate to and reflect upon. I can't use my voice to do such things, so I rely on writing and art to express myself. It's part of the reason why I decided to become an author and illustrator. It's something I enjoy, allows me to speak my mind, put my heart into, and can help me spark inspiration in others. If I can change someone's life and give them hope when they're feeling down with just my words and art, then I know that I'll have done something amazing with my life, no matter how insignificant it might seem to others. It's quite often the smallest things that can truly leave the greatest of impacts on us.
I wanna talk about kid bullying and each paragraph is a different part (and it is looooong... I'm so sorry...). In case you are a victim of bullying and want to know some stuff and maybe even get some tips, the end might help you. First- when I saw the video, I instantly clicked, since I loved the movie and I actually wanted to hear someones experience and his point of view on bullying and events like these. Now to the topic itself. I love that someone actually came to openly talk about bullying and not just from the "oh the bullied are such poor weaklings that need to be saved" point of view, but rather from more complex one. It is sad that many teachers (I feel like it was mostly when I was a kid, I don't see it now that often) are ignorrant to bullying and I can confirm that me and my parents heard a lot of "they are just kids, they will stop eventually and they willl have to go through it at some point anyway like everyone else". First- it is like brushing off the responsibility you have as a mentor of the kids that are given to you; and second- this thing is a complete nonsense since 90% of the class doesn't ever go through bullying at all. They always choose a few victims and everyone gets on the bus, since it is free fun for them and at least they are not the victim themselves. Another sad thing is that the reasons for bullying are mostly stupid and some people just deny bullying and think it is unreal. Yes, some kids just fck up and get bullied for that, then it is their fault. But some just had misfortune that makes them bullied (like Shouko). In our class, it was kinda weird... there was a boy that couldn't talk normally, he would stutter and he also had a weak form of ADHD, plus he was not really mind-present. People would guess that he would be an easy victim, but for some reason teachers stood up to him really hard and kids also got sick of bullying a boy that doesn't even realise what is happening around him and laughs to everything. And since all the others were friends since kindergarden, there was the next obvious target- me :D (Now no need for "I'm so sorry this has happened to you", I got over it and I got all those guys to come and ask for a pardon from me later and I tell my story to others to expand the knowledge and I also try to help younger kids with these types of things by caring for them and making both online and offline community) One great thing that the video author tacled was the "they are disgusted by someone for some reason". And I would like to add to this- in most of the cases, you are the reason of the bullying or you can do something to prevent or stop it. And I realised it too late and noone was able to give me a hint, since teachers didn't care and my parents are skilled at conflicts, diplomacy and being smart as much as a chimp :D so... I was picked cuz of these reasons- I came from a religious family and I wasn't taught by my parents how to talk to people outside of the theist community (but even other religious kids were against me, but not as much), so I understand how annoying I must have been and how stupid I must have looked to them. Another reason was that my parents were very strict of my freedom (I pretty much didn't have any)- they chose my clothing, they chose my hobbies, they did my time management, they chose what I listen to, what I watch, what I read (yeah... bible 2 times a day... yay, what fun). So I was pretty much looking like a guy from 80's and I was outside of the "trending" stuff. Four last things were- I was very polite and they didn't like it; I couldn't control my emotions and they used it as an advantage; I was very skinny and also my looks was not great mostly cuz my face had a few sking marks (dunno if this is the word... those brown dots on your skin) so I got made fun of that as well; and the last thing... the most stupid and annoying one... I paid for my natural gift of being smart and talented and others really, really couldn't stand that and it could drive them crazy. Being one of the two best students from the whole class and pretty much from the most of the school was also my punishment. To things that were done to me or others like me- you probably know the stuff... beatings, calling names, the "you have his plegue" game that author of the video mentioned, getting my stuff thrown away, torn and destroyed. And the worst thing was that the teachers knew the problem, they also knew I can't control my emotions but I was the victim of their frustration and eventho I was the bullied one, I got punished for most of the stuff that happened... so- four guys took me and threw me into girls restrooms? I got scalded for going there and my parents were called into the school. Nobody believed me (not even my parents). Now on to how you can handle this... it is really hard and many people don't want to. But the most important was is- a change. It might be hard, but it is easier to make a change on yourself than wanting to change the world. Learn to read in people (that is the strongest and most OP all-life-weapon you can acquire) and learn to be smart with them. Learn to be a tactician, how to answer, how to defend yourself verbally and how to make others look stupid. The sad thing is that dealing with bullying by yourself is by being a bigger d*ck than those around. You are most probably fighting a one man war, so learn to rely on yourslef, but don't lock up and don't learn not to trust people. I remember that when I had my breakdowns and depressions, once I told myself that this is not the way to go and that I have to stop trusting people and I need to find the way to fck with them. That is not the solution. Educate yourself with what is trendy but you don't need to really like it or do it, just know it. Try to find friends outside your classroom and your age group. I was called a "class traitor", cuz I got really well with kids from younger classes, but they really loved me. And... try to find yourself something that will free you from your troubles. Many kids start to harm themselves, start smokingor go with the flow. I started writing stories, making videos, and other stuff... you can find your own thing as well. And most importantly- learn to like yourself and find stuff that is good about you and ignore sh*t from others. And also... try to improve. If you find stuff that you can make better about yourself, just do it and don't be like "that's just how I am...", trust me- noone gives a damn and not many people will like you like that. Plus it can make you feel goot about yourself. I had a surgery to remove stuff from my face and I look much better now and I feel much better (heck, even some of the girls from my class saw me after a few years, didn't recognize me and asked my friends who was that good-looking dude with them :D so jokes on them). I also changed my hair and started working out. I am more "me" now, but I had to kick my butt into it. And girls- just get yourself a friend that would help you with some clothes and looks. Why? Because you need to acknowledge yourself first. You need to have confidence in yourself and feel good. Then you will see miracles happen ;) Yeah and not to forget- don't grow up to be a complete a**hole to people and don't take out your rage and frustration on others... if you don't, you might be able to find valuable friends that might come in handy. Bullying others and being a d*ck for no good reason is the worst thing you can do. (so learn to be a d*ck to your bullies, learn to throw their words back at them and trashtalk them, then they will feel bad and look like morons, but don't use it against others) Thanks for comming to my TEDtalk
Hello, i have a question if it’s okay to ask and i know i’m very late, but how do i learn reading in people and the rest of that? if you have certain ways on how to do so, i’d really appreciate it.
@@_xesr8 Hi, you are certainly not late :) And thank you, I like that someone actually stopped by. First of all- it is nearly impossible to "read" like House M.D. or The Mentalist. There are people like that (I heard of a FBI agent that wrote a book about reading in people and he can pretty much know anything about you just from seeing you), but us, mortals, can do only so much. Reading in people is very hard and I myself am not some sort of magician or anything special. I learned the basics. There are ways to learn some things about reactions to certain situations from books, for example. I read a book named Personality Plus from Florence Littauer. It didn't really teach me to "read" people, but rather understand their acting and reactions based on their personality, for example. If you see a very aggressive person, you know what to expect from him and what his personality most likely is. Then you can anticipate what comes next or how to have a discussion. If a kid is mean to you for having really caring parents that are always behind you, he most likely didn't have the same luck as you and his parents are bad and ignore him. That is simple logic. (Or he is just a dick...) But unfortunately- most of this is by trial and error. You have to watch people, study them, remember and adapt. You can also learn from yourself, too. Watch your reactions and how you feel in certain situations. For example- many times when people are all "what i do is great and awesome", but then you ask them to show you, they back up. In many cases it is because they are very unsure of themselves and they have doubts. You can also read from their gestures and face. When I released a mobile app and I discussed it in chat on Discord with some people, they asked me to post a link. One guy who was also making an app started insulting me and my work and telling everyone how he is awesome and how his app is cool and all... but then I asked him if he could share with us some results and maybe tell us something about it, since that could be a great opportunity for me to learn. He backed up and started talking himself out of it. And when I finally saw some of his work, I completly understood why... he was all talk, no work. Watching debates and discussions (or sometimes even TV series... it might sound crazy, but if an actor is good, he can catch the mood very good) can help you with studying people's mentality. If you have any specific question, feel free to ask. But I myself can only tell so much. I am no specialist, I just talk from my experience and how I did it ;)
@@Darkry thanks soo much for your help, i really thank you for it, i’m glad i’m not late and also thanks for being so kind and sharing it as well as helping me and many others!! this really did help me out, i’ll make sure to work harder and look more into it while keeping your advice in mind!! ++ it’s amazing how you made an app yourself!! thanks once again for making it so easy to understand and putting examples in, have a great day/night!! :D
Hello, Kevin let me tell you something: Thanks for making this, the way you describe and explain is calming and heartwarming. Up until now, I've watched many commentary videos about A Silent Voice and never got bored of it, and yours is one of my favorite ones. The art, the animation, the way it portrays the characters and its environment, and more to the in-depth meaning that had reached my soul, A Silent Voice has been my _healing_ movie ever since
Never have I ever sat down and watched a RUclips video and given it my full attention...until now. You did an amazing job describing this movie and pointing out small, yet very important, details that I haven’t even noticed, despite watching the movie over 19 times in the last year. Everything about A Silent Voice is a masterpiece to me and I don’t see myself ever getting over it. I can’t even relate to the movie all that much, but I’ve now based my entire life around, wanting to help people who need and have fun with those people. Each time I finish the film I can’t help but have a huge smile on my face, tears streaming out of my eyes, just like I had watching this video. I truly believe that if the movie had everything that was in the manga, I would still be crying. Everyone can learn something from this work of art. Thank you for making this video. Immediately subscribed.
Back Then I was deepressed and suicidal back then, I was already know my fate is closer those years ago. until I watched this movie and realised a huge impact on my life like no other thing ever done it to me. It makes me understand the life I have has value. Each second I started discovering something new, each minute I started to get a thought. Until I discover myself I wasn't deepressed at all, I was already standing on my own again. With tears in my eyes, I can't forget how Much I cried that day. I was so never thankful to anyone how much I am thankful to a movie.
i'm glad you're still alive to this day! i know how hard one day can be when you're depressed, and you are incredibly strong for staying alive this long
I really want to comment on this video because of how much I think it really hit me. I think I am very lucky to be in a family and an environment that isn't too poor nor too rich, but "just enough" you could say. And I have never been bullied before, kindergarden, school, hell even high school now. I was raised and thought in a good-enough environment with classmates that are genuinely kind and decent to me. So why did I just start burst crying at the end of this video, and why is it that this movie (that I still can't rewatch) captivated me and genuinely made me gave a shit about its characters? It's not relatability or anything, but the way you explained who these characters are (particularly Shoya and Nishimaya) and the flaws, experiences and thoughts they have for the people around them and themselves, this video (and the movie obviously) emphasized that it's possible to genuinely cry and seriously connect with characters without having to show them in the most brutal of situations. But show them in places and experiences that so many people outside the fictional world go through, that is without a doubt, enough. Because what we go through is genuinely miserable and unhappy, even if its just small in the grand scheme of things. Ostracisation is something that has been holding me back and obviously not making me feel happy for pretty much the entirety of 2022. Our lockdowns have started to ease and face to face classes are becoming more and more abundant for my school. And it really does suck not knowing anyone, and (for my case) not having the motivation and eagerness to keep being energetic and social like I used to anymore because I always think "how can I connect with these group of people who I've never met, people that might think I'm trying to connect with them when I can't possibly relate or ever know the journeys they've gone through to get to this point in life" it's a feeling that genuinely scares the shit out of me and that doesn't allow me to talk with anyone other than my small group of friends, who are also experiencing the same things as me. And the fact that this movie shows and tells someone like me, can still rekindle or find people in life even when it seems like I can't, and make it better, to eventually make me feel that I matter, that I can live a happy life and remove those feelings away, just like how these characters have as well, to be able to have a chance seriously hits me in a way, no other anime, no manga, and maybe no other media can. This movie depicts such a real and painful life and eventually tells its audience that horridness can turn into happiness if we just try and overcome it and that seriously makes me tear up, it is a beautiful statement, a beautiful ending for these characters that I want to see happy, and its a message that is now ingrained in my brain thanks to this video, it made me realize that. I love these characters, maybe not because of how much I relate to them, but because I and many others can tell that these are people just trying to cope and move through with these horrible situations that so many others unfortunately go through, and the fact that they collapse and fall on that journey, made it painful for me to watch the movie, only for them to get back up and finally help each other. I have nothing else to say other than that is one of the absolute most beautiful depictions in fiction, because that is life. And I really care about these people, even if they aren't real. Thank you to this video and this movie for making me realize that statement.
Just watched the movie one month ago and couldn't stop thinking about it for a few weeks. It's my new favourite movie. Also you are a great anime youtuber you will become huge soon!
"Don't just give up on yourself! Whenever you think, "I wanna do it! I wanna change!" That's where your starting line is! When you decide to lift your head and walk again, who has the right to stop you, for any reason?!" - Subaru Natsuki. I think this quote from Re:Zero is pretty fitting for the message of A Silent Voice, especially the final part. When you decide to change, lift your head and walk again, nobody has the right to say you shouldn't. Brilliant video as always.
The beauty of "A Silent Voice" is definitely the aspect of personal resonance when it comes to comparing animation to reality. Kyoto Animation does a great job with this in replicating a real-life scenario into an anime, which brings forth this feeling of comprehension where it's like the individual who experiences unfortunate cases like Nishimiya is getting an acknowledgment that they [Kyoto Animation] understand the pain you are going through and that you are definitely not alone. As someone who has previously experienced the second-hand nature of bullying in a school environment, I feel that you did a great job expressing exactly the frustration that individuals face when going through such personal pain, and I felt your sincerity within your videos. I thank you for what you do and you inspire me to do better. Thank you, Kevin.
I've never really cried to this movie, but the first time i watched it, i almost did, but the way you were explaining it at the end, it made me tear up
This video was recommended to me and i’m so glad that I decided to watch it. To tell the truth, I bursted into tears and cried the whole time from the point when you started talking about your personal experience and till the very end. I guess I forgot that there was some reason for me to cry while watching this anime thus you uncovering this mystery in front of my eyes made my tear up even more. The way how honest you are, how easily you manage to catch the attention of a listener truly is heartwarming and amazing. It felt like talking to a friend, a best one I must say. Despite the main topic being an actual anime, how you told us your very own story and how your life was affected by” A silent voice” gave off an another whole experience. I’m so deeply touched by every word that you said. Glad to be hearing someone confirming the fact that an anime or any other series can truly have an impact on who we are and whom we may become! This video is so well made with all its clips, music and words so nicely put together as if you made an extremely fragile but beautiful piece of art and put it into world for people to see. Although knowing that your creation may be shattered into pieces with dislikes and hateful comments. To some this video may not be such a big thing but I am lost for words when trying to describe how it is something even bigger to me. *sobbing sounds* Huge thank you from the very bottom of my heart for sharing your word and for all that you’re doing ~ p.s. sending you a big hug (and a few more ones) and hoping that no thoughts of loneliness come to your mind recent days!
A Silent Voice is a god-tier movie. An emotional roller coaster in my opinion, sometimes I cried, sometimes I was happy, and sometimes I was mad. I am so glad I watched the whole thing without any spoilers. I really want to watch it with my brother. I really want a sequel to see how Shoko and/ or Shoya's life is. I want to see if they are married or have a kid or something like that. My favourite anime movie by far though.
I know that this video was uploaded (over) 2 years ago and that I haven't finished watching it yet, but I am glad to see you talk quite honestly about your own childhood and how you didn't bully J, but how you did poke fun at her and how you didn't do anything to stop her. I was bullied the same way as J, not for the same reason, but I was a 'pest' an 'illnes' and I didn't really fit in. So I guess I want to say thank you, for making me feel seen as a former bystander to bullied.
A Silent Voice is more than just my favourite film, it's a truly humanising & empathetic experience that I'll never forget. Today, I finally talk about how special it is to me!
This is the longest & most personal video I have ever made, so I would be grateful if you could share it around and subscribe! Who knew that I would be making +20 minute videos back to back! Hope you all enjoy and I'll see you all next time.
I never related so much into a anime review... thanks for this
This was my favorite of all time as well. As it saved me from committing suicide I hated myself to the point I wanted to kill myself but through this film. It showed my that things can get better. I wish to find the people I can connect with I know for sure that one day I’ll find them. I keep hoping to meet them one day
@@deuce508 and I do think you will.
Well you did a good job pointing out the film of why it is so ambiguous with its story but all so human.
Funny story, I knew the story of a silent voice before watching but after watching I still felt empty and never had the same feeling with any other anime
A Silent Voice is a film that will forever stick with me no matter where I go
same
Same here, can't recommend this film more than I already do to people unaware of it, even to people who have no interest whatsoever in romance or drama shows, I still recommend this to them just because I feel that they need to know about it.
Same.
Same here bro
DropsteR oh my gosh you're here. i love your animations
A small but noticable detail, that is often overlooked, is Shoya's body language in the elementary school scenes.
- When the teacher introduced the students to sing language, you can see Shoya trying to mimic the signs they were taught with his hands. But when Ueno voiced her dislike for it, he stopped.
- When the teacher asked the students who bullied Shoko to come forth, Shoya was about to timidly raise his hand, because he just realized for the first time, how much pain he caused Shoko.
But the teacher singled him out before he found the courage to turn himself in.
I don't blame an 8 year old for having no concept of cause and affect, especially emotionally, even adults don't really get that. He is in elementary school exatly to learn that.
I also don't blame him for not having the courage to immediately stand up for his and others faults, which is again something most adults don't do.
It's especially tragic, because he was the only participant who's show signs of empathy, remorse and courage. That's also the reason for his mental state as a teenager, because now he thinks he deserves everything bad that's coming to him and nothing good that does. He thinks of himself as the worst human being, while actually having been one of the kindest from the start.
Now that you bring it up, I like the movie even more now
I can relate, but i ain't no bully. I fucked my life up.
I DID noticed all that though, duh.
@@loturzelrestaurant he said OFTEN overlooked, not everyone overlooked
@@ziploc819 Ok!
"I thought if I showed her what death looked like she would stop saying she wanted to kill herself."
That line hit me hard man. Best line of the whole film.
After that, that line got stuck to my head
It was good but what really got me was "I was wondering if you could help me live"
Welp that happened to me, sadly
This. That line just broke me while I was watching the movie, I couldn't stop ugly crying. It felt so real, so close, it just made so much sense and affected me deeply.
For me would be " I want you to help me live"
The line “I thought that if I showed her what being dead was like she would stop saying she wanted to kill her self”(I might not have remembered it word for word) this line shows me how much yuzuru cared for her sister and how she develops by going back to school and only take pictures of living things to remind shouko of how beautiful life is,this movie never fails to make me tear up and think about how my actions effect others.
isn’t that only from the manga? i don’t remember this line from the movie
@@blyved it was in the movie
when she remove the photos on the wall
I aint readin allat!
I think it was "I thought that, if I showed her death looked like she would stop saying that she wanted to kill herself" :((
everytime i watch the scene where everyone's X's fall off their faces and Shoya really looks at the world around him for the first time, i start bawling my eyes out. this movie lets me believe that no matter how much i hate myself, no matter how much i feel like i don't deserve anything good happening to me, no matter how much i mess up, i'm still worthy of living and connecting with others who will accept me.
SAME SAME SAME!!! For me, the X’s are still on everyone’s faces… I’m still waiting for them to fall off. This scene broke me I couldn’t stop crying for hours
The sound during that scene in the cinema was truely epic
@@WistrelChianti I completely agree! The music all throughout the movie was great. I saved the actual song that’s called Koe no Katachi to my playlist
sameee😭😭😭😭
I completely agree, it's that exact same moment at the end of the movie that gets me every time no matter how hard I try to hold back. I thought I was the only one to cry at that scene haha, thank you for sharing your experience.
Haven't watched the video yet, but I agree with the title
Yeah me too
@@fayeizcupid Then go watch it!
And many more!
Wait you like this movie too HELL YEAH
Mortal Kombat to A Silent Voice damn
same
I think what made A Silent Voice to me so special was realizing that my childhood really defined who I am in my early 20's and late teens. The trauma of simple childhood experiences is something that I didn't realize until later on. Being 25 (26 in four days) I am more confident in myself and know that those early experiences in life are nothing that should define me or other people. The film also helped me to embrace myself with all of my flaws from anxiety to depression, even isolation at times. To me, this film really champions feeling good about yourself and who you are. Shouko hates herself for so many reasons, Shouya hates himself for so many reasons - it taught me that everyone on the inside no matter who you are hates something about themselves. We all hold something inside of us that is nasty and reductive of everything we do, but at the end of the day, we all know our self-worth. This film to me is one of the all-time greats and should be watched by whatever age, whether you're a young guy like or, a kid or even someone middle-aged or even older. This is an important film.
Is today your Birthday then? If so Happy Birthday!
A bit late but Happy Birthday :)
Happy belated birthday
A tiny part of me wishes I never watched it because before I did I knew that in the year it came out the Boss Baby got an Oscar nomination while A Silent Voice was passed up....now I know how incredible it is and I'm sad that masterpieces like this go so unappreciated and my hope in the human race died a little (honestly Boss Baby over this for an Oscar...did you lose a bet and have to add it and have make yourself look dumb or have to spin a wheel to decide or something). It made me finally realize why people think the animation medium is just "kid stuff" and its because true works of art are passed up for what makes the most cash and what's produced by the biggest companies.
What you said was beautiful, and well written. I wish you a happy late birthday!🎉
More power to you
Something I don't often see remarked upon, Shoya has his face hidden for the entirety of the bridge scene. Nishimiya has no idea what he's saying, she doesn't know that he's lashing out, that he's hurting them, she just sees everyone is upset and leaving. We see Shoya putting words in people's mouths because he hates himself and doesn't let himself hear what they're actually saying. Nishimiya has both problems turned up to 11, she must have spent her whole life putting hateful words in other people's mouths and, in that scene, I wholeheartedly believe she genuinely thought they were all coming to the conclusion that she wasn't worth being friends with anymore
Oh damn, I never thought of that before.
Wow , never thought about that
This was so sigma
This movie depicts bullying so perfectly. The way that everyone encouraged Shoya or didn't challenge him and then the way they all turned on him for it after he got in trouble. There was a similar scenario in Erased. Goes to show you how terrible people are. They always want someone to pick on.
What about the girl who got bullied!
@@whocares9877 honestly, I understand why people sympathize with Shoya but I wish I saw more people talk about and sympathize more with Shoko, because of their bullying and harassment she almost took her life because she felt like a problem probably before the bullying but I’m sure that didn’t help.
@@literaltrash5189 I think it's because less people relate to her issue
@@JokeHatesItHere I disagree yes she maybe deaf but a lot of things she goes through and feels is something I know a lot of other people sympathize with if anything I saw myself more in shoko then shoya
@@literaltrash5189 Yeah but that's you not everyone. She's depressed from feeling like she had been an inconvenience because of being deaf and Shoya is deprsssed and anxious from guilt of being a bad person and I personally relate to him more.
This movie brings me to tears every rewatch because of how down to earth, beautiful, scary, and real it is. So many of the things the characters face with hit home and it’s just the feeling of someone one there, even if it’s just a movie, could ever understand.
it made me sob uncontrollably too
same bro
Where did you watch it?
@@confusedcat584 at netflix
That line will always be stuck in my head and will always make me cry "i want you to help live"makes me remember my depression all over again and how much of a burden i feel
“Back then, if we could have have heard each other's voices, everything would have been so much better.” - Shouya Ishida.
I don’t think this is a good quote though. He’s basically saying if she wasn’t deaf it would’ve been easier and better. Which is not great for someone who hates themselves for being deaf. I try to make this a deep quote, but it’s not. She WAS speaking. (Listening and hearing are different things) he should’ve been listening. I think they tried to get deep and use language that makes it a pun. But it would’ve genuinely been better if he had said “if we could’ve understood each other.” Or “if I had just tried”
@@AndSoWeLaughed Hm interesting but I don't think it's thats what the quote means I don't think he's trying to say if she wasn't deaf it would have been easier or that she wasn't really speaking.
It's simply that he couldn't "hear" what she was trying to say more like as a way to say he couldn't understand her without actually saying it.
He acknowledges that she was speaking, they both were but he wasn't listening. So the quote being "-if we could have heard each other's voices" is a way to mark if they could have understood each other and listened to have better communication things would have gone better. But they didn't.
@@lilcinnamonroll9577 that’s what I said though. That’s literally my point. However, language indeed DOES matter. And the quote is messed up by using the word heard instead of listened or understood by trying to have a play on words. We already know he thought she was annoying and gross because she was deaf. We already know she hates herself for being deaf. Although... I’m not sure what he said in Japanese whether he said heard or understood (as they’re different in Japanese too) and it was just a translation thing. In my opinion, it’s a poor quote because of the choice of words and them trying to be clever.
@@AndSoWeLaughed Oh I think the "heard" was supposed to be metaphoric lol. That's my take lmao.
@@AndSoWeLaughed i don't think it's messed up at all. deaf people can use the same words as hearing people. i would go as far to say that the fact he used the word "hear" is what's setting them on equal ground. she is just like him and she isn't weird.
before watching this movie i wanted to watch a final movie before ending it all, i decided to watch a silent voice and im sure if i hadn’t watched it I wouldn’t be here already, everyday i feel sad or down i watch a silent voice. im so happy this movie exists.
Im so glad because of ur decision
i’m happy you’re still here 🖤
@@aabh2 thank you
@@kristinmarie1538 thank you
Will watching it every time i feel sad help?
Last year, as i was about to end my own life, i remembered some "romance anime movie" that my friend had recommended. I decided to stay another day to watch this movie. It truly moved me in ways i didn't think were possible, that cathartic ending was a sign of hope, that if you hold on just a little longer perhaps something good will happen. I erased my suicide note and decided to keep living.
to this day, i am still alive. And i look back to this movie whenever things start going dark again.
thank you for this wonderful video! it's like you eloquently worded all the thoughts i had while watching this movie.
EDIT: this thread is so wholesome :") i come back to this comment section everytime i feel down. Thanks guys!
2nd EDIT: just an update, i wemt to therapy and im doing great right now! Barely any suicidal thoughts!
After watching this video, I scrolled to the comments only to see yours as one of the first. The video had already made me cry because I’ve struggled with suicidal thoughts and tendencies before and continue to do so. Seeing your comment only made me cry harder; but not in a form of disappointment or anything similar. I think it was mostly out of slight melancholy and simultaneous happiness. So by you staying alive another day simply to watch A Silent Voice and thus gaining the power to keep going, you indirectly ended up making a stranger, suicidal person however-many miles away have the same effect. Thank you.
@@simplicity4766 thank you so much for the lovely reply! I'm also very happy that you are still alive right now,and i hope you continue to keep going. It means a lot that this comment didn't go unnoticed hahah. So by replying to this, you, a stranger kilometers away, just made my day!
im lucky to say that i nerver had sucidal thoughts but i did had really hard dark and deeb times in my life and seeing your comment and also @Simplicity 's comment moved my heart i wish you two ablsolutely the best and apriciate both of you for sharing your story thank you
@@Rainb0y2kold you reply moved my heart! And i wish you the best in dealing with those dark times in your life
Never in my life did I ever thought that some random RUclips comment and it's replies would make me cry my heartout
Rarely ever has a RUclips video made me cry, this channel, however is an exception
Edit: since this got a little more popular than I thought it would, I really recommend a channel called hiding in public as well as beyond Ghibli. They make absolutely incredible videos similar to this.
Exactly, this video explained exactly how I feel, and I dont know how he did it because I myself couldnt explain it.
Same
its almost making me cry because I keep thinking about the movie- which did make me cry
same i cried three times watching this video
i got teary eye about half way. but when he mentions how Nishimiya says goodbye I had a gut reaction to cry.
This movie really saved my life. On 2017 I was in a really dark place, I thought that hiding my emotions would be the best so I would not worry anyone, but I was debastated. I was falling university. No matter how much I tried I was falling again and again. I thought all the years that I worked for to go to university and had a degree I threw it in the trash can. I felt worthless, that I didn't have the right to live. All the time I thought It would better if I just jump into the rail tracks.
Then, since my family is fan of anime movies, my dad, my sister and I went to the theater to watch it. I didn't know what was the movie about, but after the first scene I was speechless. It hit hard, also I got all the little messages that Nishimiya was going to commit suicide. the firework scene I bawled my eyes out and and I said for the first time to myself "I want to live" I couldn't stop crying even after we left the teather.and now, years later and a lot better I'm in a good place now. Even if I'm battleing my depression and anxiety, I'm happy to be alive.
wow!! thank you for sharing a very touching testimony for me! 🥲
I'm proud of you making it out of your dark spot man🖤‼️
It's really nice to see people facing similar circumstances, even if it's just for a glimpse.. It helps one realize that futility and guilt are merely a part of life that of which everyone faces at some point. Sometimes relatability is all a person needs for their eyes to be opened. Like you, I had similar feelings and a sense of guilt that continued to eat me up inside. Video games and the internet was my escape from all of it. Somewhere along the way I just threw my feelings away like it no longer served any use. I was content to live a monotone life as long as I had those two things because they gave me brief satisfaction. Upon discovering Silent Voice, I felt a sense of enlightenment I had never felt before.. maybe it was the music, the transitions, or the metallic ringing every now and then but it all felt so familiar. My perspective was changed in two hours, I felt a strong attachment to the movie and the people in it. Sometimes you need to be brought into the light to realize you were in a dark place. I never cried throughout the movie but it pierces the heart deeper than anything that has made me shed a tear, afterwards I felt a desire to be like the people in the movie ( whatever that meant for me ) and sought change in myself. Like you I also found hope through this movie, I felt that I had found my path in life once I discovered K-ON and Violet Evergarden days after. I finally realized how I wanted to live, I began studying a language and found a healthy hobby. "I hope to travel one day.." my former self would've ridiculed that sentence but I now realize how important it is to have something dear to protect. Though I regret to admit that I've hit rock-bottom again, I'm still clinging on to that faint hope. Thank you so very much for opening up, your comment gives hope to a lot of people like me, and I hope you can find that something too if you haven't already. Just know that if you stumble, forgive yourself and move on, I hope I was able to feel your pain even just a little and I hope my comment can be your strength in these turbulent times the way your comment is for me now. Take care.
It's like being brought back to life when you see a reason to live through the despair
@@Yu-cc3ip Thanks for sharing this. That is awesome that you found a purpose/pursuit that you want to protect. Please know that there are people out there rooting for you, and I hope you find the right remedy to get you out of that dark place. All love 🙂✌
I was born with sensorineural hearing loss, and we discovered it when I was only 6 months old, and I’ve worn hearing aids since then. I’m now 26, and I can’t even begin to tell you how incredibly cathartic and connected to this film I’ve been. I watched it when it first came out and I’ve watched it at least once a year since. I definitely felt like this movie was made for me in so many ways. I’ve always thought they portrayed the experience I had as a child growing up, and how isolated and how much of a burden you can feel. I’ve been lucky to have always had friends around me who have always tried their best to understand me but this movie just hits so hard in so many ways.
Hope things are going well
The scene when the crosses fall of the characters' faces hit so close to home. After losing all my friends, being isolated and bullied by my classmates, outside off school friends and family at a young age I've lost all my confidence, developed social anxiety and fell into depression and had few suicidal attempts. I started seeing the world and people as something terrible and felt like everyone hates or only make fun of me all the time. But then some person decides to reach out to me and we became friends. After that, I started seeing everything in more and more bright colours. My social anxiety and never ending saddness started slowly fading away and at some point I saw how beautiful life can be and opened up to others. Things like nice smalltalks or choosing the outfit that you actually like (not the ,,safe one") or going out to the cinema with your friends were something I've never experienced before. In one moment everything changed, all my perception to life. And it was the moment when the crosses felt off.
Thank you for making this video, now I fully see how much progress I've made ❤
I’m an Aspie and I can totally relate to not being able to look into the eyes of others. And it’s for the same reason as the main character. I feel like if I look at people directly they will somehow see that there is something wrong with me. And when I disclose to people that I have it the reaction I get is hurtful even though I don’t think they meant anything by it. “But you look so normal and beautiful!” “You don’t look like a fat slob.” “But you’re so sexy!” “But you are so smart!” “But you can talk!” “But you know more words than me!” “But you are such a good parent! How can you be Autistic! Aren’t they mentally retarded?” As if looks and intelligence have anything to do with it. And it pissed me off EVERY SINGLE TIME. It’s why I don’t use my actual picture. I won’t always look “beautiful”, “sexy”, “cute”, etc... Time will eventually take away my looks. It’s more trouble than it’s worth. I wish I was ugly so people wouldn’t stare at my ass all the time. I’m married and it’s creepy. And as for my intelligence that’s not everything either. With intelligence comes the awareness of how broken the world is and also the depressing wisdom that there is really nothing you can do to fix the world. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t intelligent and that I was just as ignorant as everyone else. The old saying “Ignorance is bliss” is 100% fact. Sorry for the rant I just needed a safe place to vent.
I want to look people in the eyes and change. But i can't. I can't be happy, or experience life how i want to. I have no friends and i know people hate me, because i hate myself too. I really wish someone would come and open my eyes and help me open up. But until then, i dont know how to deal with all my burdens.
@@stela4843 i don't hate you. Maybe a good therapist can help you.
@@stela4843 I’m sorry to here that but one of the ways I got through sadness was to be thankful for all the good things that happened to me and also look at my family and receive love from them
This one and your lie on April make change my perception of my life.
I used to live in a grey world. Now it seems to be more colorful.
Was gunna watch this and then I remembered i was actually gunna watch this movie with my girlfriend. I still havn't even watched it for the first time. Lol fuck, i'll be back later.
Oh definitely watch the film first! My first viewing experience of it in the cinema was something special and I won't ever forget how it made me feel.
did u watch it yet??
lol bro u have a girlfriend cool
Did u both cry and hug each other?
How was it lol?
RIP to those who were lost in the fire. They may be gone, but their work will always live on in my heart.
They will be remembered thru this masterpiece
wait what can u explain what happened?
@@Doggieboy101 around a year ish or maybe two years ago Kyoto Animation was victim to an arson attack. Someone who was in an unstable mental state, blew up gasoline in their studio. Which killed 36 people.
@@Ayokan thanks for telling me :)
@@Doggieboy101 Glad I could help, have a great rest of your day.
Just rewatched last night, and i cried for the first time in literal years, just cause it really makes you empathize and sympathize with the characters
That’s an amazing point made that Shoko signs “Goodbye” not “See you later”. It’s a subtle difference which needs to be read between the lines, for Shoyo he was none the wiser as he was able to use sign language but he wasn’t amazing at it which was hinted when he questioned if he signed the correct message throughout the movie.
Truly true.
I think that sign means "Thank you" not "Goodbye".
@@ouctai1864 it might be different in Japan though because there are different versions of sign language in different countries
@@amberr3662 well, I learned it once and I'm pretty sure in Japanese sign language it means Thank you. You can search for it or you can check at the beginning of the movie, Shouko used this sign one or two times.
So the title is not just about Nishimiya's Deafness, but the voice of their hearts that's too silent that they can't hear each other
Going by literal translation, it The Shape of Voice. The movie is fully fleshing out and giving "shape" to this magnificently crafted take. But yeah, I agree with your assessment of the English title as well. That was pretty good insight😄
i just want to say that i think it is beautiful that the thing snapping shoyo out of the suicidal thoughts was the loud bang of those fireworks. but with nishimiya, her being deaf counteracted the one thing that kept shoyo away from those thoughts. im pretty sure this was intended but if not just wow
I love all the foreshadowing in this film.
This movie literally saved my life..... I was always thinking of ending it all but this movie made me realise no matter how sad life is, there is always hope.... I cried watching this since it hit so hard.. never did a movie affect me deeply... I will forever be thankful to this movie's existence.. Remember everyone, you are never alone... U just need to open ur eyes and look around the people who care for you.. take care and love ur life..
I broke down after the movie, especially since a friend who confided to me before I watched it about his suicidal ideations. It's a beautiful film.
No matter how many times I watch it I still find a way to cry
Depressed anime kid
@@gianma_rosi10 I don’t know if this is a joke, but suicide and depression is serious. I also don’t know about who you’re talking about (the creator of the comment or suicidal friend), but just please remember to respectful.
hey. I hope things are better for you or that you are at least still around
For you who is reading this message I hope you are doing good, I don’t know you but I want to share this message in a lot of places so it can reach everyone possible including you so please read until the end: I want to let you know God loves you a lot and despite everything that’s going on he has a great plan for your life, please look for him and follow the guidance of the Bible with no exceptions on contrary to a lot of beliefs nowadays so you can be saved. God wants to save you so please don’t hesitate to trust him, if you do he will fight all of your battles with you and he will walk by your side all the days of your life, you will never be alone again even on the hardest days because he will be with you always, so please look for him and follow him while there is still time, it will be hard but it will be worth it, I promise.
I don’t know you but you might be going through hard times so keep these words in mind that God gives hope to the hopeless and he heals any wounds including the ones from the heart, and he can do the same for you regardless of anything. Thank you for reading, take care, God bless you always❤️
"I decided to take a plunge"
*shows footage of Shoko on the balcony*
me: *nervous laughter*
ah, dark humor
I literally ended up having a panic attack after I finished the movie. That is how hard this movie hit me. It hit me so hard that all of my bad memories from the past hit me at once causing a breakdown
We are all gonna make it !
bro I cried at the end of this movie same happened for me
yeah its a tough one. i wasnt a bully but definitely shot out a few messages to people i knew that were bullied and apologised for remaining on the sideline during my childhood. i was glad i got to reconnect with some people and it really is amazing that watching a movie made me more whole as a person.
omg, dude, same. I dissociated and had a panick attack, it was awful
Bro maybe you shouldn't watch it in a bad place I watched it when I was with my cousins and I was in a good mood and was able to see the good part of the message
I think it's slightly sad but also so incredible how much I relate to Shoya. I've always been that one friend that happened to stir up trouble in relationships. Thought childhood, all my "friends" would say their parents weren't allowed to be friends with me because I was constantly getting into fights and was falling asleep in school. Although there were people who wanted to support me, I always have felt alone. This movie was like a call to me. Like someone finally reached for my hand and said, "I get it."
thank you to everyone who worked on A Silent Voice. This movie means the world to me.
There’s this girl who I’m friends with, we were talking the other day and she told me I was the best friend she’d ever had, I obviously felt very proud of this, but while watching this video I remembered something that I did, I used to bully her, everyone else made fun of her for being fat, they already hated me so if I defended her it would just make it worse, so I bullied her, I did so many mean things to her, yet she’s still telling me that I’m the best friend she’s ever had, and I can’t help but feel so guilty, I regret what I did so much, she shouldn’t just ignore what I did, how can she just be friends with me after all that I did, and it wasn’t even like a really long time ago that i bullied her, it was only a year ago, I feel so guilty and I hate it
Did you try apologizing to her? She probably already forgave you
Speaking from experience it is likely your friend knows the reasons behind your bullying and understood your situation.
My biggest bully in class was one of my closest friends outside of school, but similar to your situation, there were reasons behind it.
He didn't have the best home life and in our school at the time it was "kill or be killed".
Everyone already seen me as "the freak" so I was an easy target for harassment, so in his eyes the only way to fit in was to stand over me when others where watching.
We caught up a few years after graduating and he offered me a tearful apology, but as I told him, he had no reason to apologize, I understood why he was doing it and the support he gave me when there was no one around to judge him more then made up for it.
My advice? If you feel guilty apologize, but I suspect your friend already knows.
Kinda on the same situation as you. Some years back, I separated from a friend due to various reasons, one of them being that I became a complete ass to them and I couldn't even realize it. We have since made up, but the feelings of guilt still creep up from time to time.
Don't know if it may help you, but I feel that if I have time to feel guilty about what I did, then I have time to use that guilt as a reminder to be more empathetic and stuff like that.
Anyways, hope you can forgive yourself
jerk
Just apologize
Ended up crying for a bit when I fisnihed the movie, It was a wonderful piece of art.
this video also made me cry , because I can relate to it a lot. - seeing as how i have my own disability
I can relate to this so much we all can I just know to say regardless of how you feel about yourself i'm included in that just know I love you and you deserve to live😁❤
Where can you watch it other than Netflix?
I didn’t really find it sad
@@frostsnipe8296 gogoanime (illegal website)
my best friend showed me this it was amazing he talked about how he cried everytime he watched it. It got me into more anime and my friend put me on more stuff but ended up passing away so i cant watch this movie without crying. We talked about spirited away the night he passed. RIP Kaine i miss you buddy.
May he rest in peace. It may be difficult, but perhaps watching his list of anime could be cathartic for you.
Bro🤧😭this is my worst fear ever to lost my best friends or any one i dont want to go...😭😭🥺
Oh my gosh! Eternal rest grant unto him and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul Rest In Peace. This comment hurts like a punch to the gut, and if I feel that way just reading it, I can’t even imagine what it must be like for you! I’m so sorry for your loss.
I know I have no right to ask this but still if you want to talk about it, can I know how he passed away? I also had a friend whom I know for more than 8 years. He was not one of my best friends, but still we studied in the same school for 8 years (from class 1 to 8). But then he shifted school for maybe personal reasons. Last year during the pandemic was when I heard that my friend died. The reason as far as I know was a brain hemorrhage (stroke) which is very rare for young people. Suddenly I remembered all those 8 years and how a person can just suddenly disappear. He was also the only child of his parents, so I can't even comprehend what they must have felt. I just wish that wherever he his he finds peace. Same to your friend ♥️
@@sadkritx6200 car accident last January
When I first saw this movie I text my friend who later became my girlfriend that I feel like Shoya and that she was Shoko. She asked why and I told her that I felt bad for all the horrible things I did and said to her when we first started as friends. She told me she foegave me and not to beat myself up for what I did but I kept saying sorry over and over again. We later became boyfriend and girlfriend. We ended up braking up but to this day I still feel like Shoya and think of her as Shoko. I miss her a lot and still pray for her every day. I hope that she is doing well
I hope your doing well. Life can be hard. Stay happy and healthy
i was suicidal last 2019 and this movie saved me. it's also the movie that got me so hooked into the anime world.
Glad you stuck around for the ride 💜
Amazing
Bro a double win
Hell yeah let’s just chill in this screwed up world
Glad you're doing well now :)
The manga and the movie are both a masterpiece in their own right.
Thank you for the reminder of what they have to offer.
IKR the manga is AMAZING
yeah i agree the author is on her own league. The writing and the execution just felt right. Even her new work (both manga and anime) is incredible.
@@hazmipatria5473 agreed 👍🏽 just too bad she messed up To Your Eternity with the latest arc
It was good enough to be the first manga I ever bought
I think it would have benefited from being a one core series just to get some of the stuff they had to cut or tweak from the manga. But the movie was still great.
The overall warmth the film gives off is so Melancholic and beautiful and no matter how many times I rewatch it the final scene in the movie will always kill me, without spoiling anything for others reading this that moment will just forever deeply resonate with me, It hits so close to home. Ishida is truly a beautiful written character, I really was just like Ishida and it makes me sad that I acted this way looking back, of course; Not as harshly but still, I hate my old self and wish I could undo alot of things from back then.
I might watch this film again even though I know i'm going to cry again
The ending means so much to me too
Well the thing about the past is that...we can't change it, no matter what we do, we cannot change what we have done before. However, what we can do is move on, learn from our mistakes, make sure we don't repeat them, if we can, reconciliate with those we have hurt, and most important of all, forgive ourselves. You deserve to be happy, never forget that.
Honestly! When I first watched a silent voice when it came out I was young, wasn't self-aware, and didn't really think about that kind of stuff. A bit like elementary school Shoya. But even then, the last scene, despite not fully understanding the message, was still super powerful. The music, character development, and delivery were just so well done.
I watched it again a few years later and it had even more impact. I understood the message but I never personally experienced it.
But a few more years later (now) watching this video and being reminded about it, it's even more powerful it has ever been to me. After really experiencing self-hate and an immense amount of regret, the movie has an impact like never before. It's like how Keven described it in the beginning.
@@devg384 Does anyone know a good
Movie About Autism instead of
'Silent Voice's' Disability?
Is there even something like that?
Is there a Ghibli-Level Film about
Autism?
A Silent-Voice-Level maybe?
If you get what i mean?
I cried again just by watching the clips you used
I really love this film, it is great
A Silent Voice has saved me from suicide more than once. It’s the only anime movie I’ve ever regarded as one of my favorite movies of all time.
why would you do that ?
@@financialfolio Do what? Commit suicide?
Same man I cried so much in thid movie I can relate to him so much
I hope you're doing well and taking help from a professional
Ok
My girl is from the Philippines and I met her when she moved to my country "Samoa" and enrolled in my school. I wasn't in same class as her when she came over and she was placed in the last class. Oh and the class your in depends on your exam result from previous year and we both did really bad so both ended up in same class in the next year.
I really didn't notice she was a foreigner since she looked like a local but one day during class I heard sobbing sounds at my back and noticed she was crying. She got up and ran outside surprising the teacher and everyone. She later returned after some girls went after her and they explained that she was crying because she was frustrated that she didn't understand what the teacher was saying.
The teachers do teach in English but they mainly only write in English and explain in Samoan since it easier to understand. Instead of being understanding the teacher was a total dickhead about it and mocked her about it and continued teaching in Samoan and kept asking her question in Samoan which he knew she didn't understand. This was like a floodgate opening and everyone made really nasty remarks about her in Samoan and everyone laughed as she was confused at what was happening and they even started a game where they purposely pumped into her and say that they told her to watch in Samoan
Would like to say I stepped in and stopped everyone but I didn't and it is one of my biggest regret.
We only really started to hang out after we met at a tutor we both went to and I was secret weeb back in the days and she was the only one in the country who seem to know what anime was. I taught her some Samoan and explained anything the teachers were saying and in return she gave me some of her anime that wouldn't ruin my family computer with viruses.
We just kind of started dating afterwards would like to think I was reason the bullying died down but it mainly because of her as soon as she started to understand Samoan she started climbing in the classes beating everyone in grades stunning everyone who thought she was dumb since she was in the bottom class and in return earned the bottom class respect since someone from the bottom class beat the top class.
We are both in University now in New Zealand I went with her at her first lecture and she was so happy that she didn't need me to translate anything she didn't understand was kind of happy and sad about that
This almost made me cry
beautiful
Damn uce
Damn bro that's nice I'm happy that you helped her
😭😭😭😭 Im samoan and ngl, I was so surprised to see a person who is samoan in the comment section bc, fr u literally had to keep it a secret from ur family. Ifykyk. It's so sad to see this type of environment with my people. I now feel reassured with myself, bc b4 I always disregarded the emotions a viewer is supposed to feel from watching films, especially anime. Like, 'I dont think samoans would do that, they would just poke each other's bums treating it as a joke'. But yeah. ITS SO HARD TK EXPLAIN😭😭😭
The only scene that really hit me hard and made me cry was when the Xs fell off of everyone’s face and he started crying because I have social anxiety like that and it’s so hard to be able to do that
there’s a few scenes from movies, shows, books, etc that stick in my mind and play often and that’s one of them.
Yes same 😭
me too. and it was so crazy because when i watched it i was like “ i see people the same exact way” and that’s why this is my favorite movie. the characters of shoya, shouko, and sahara and just a terrible mix of my personality. i can’t look at people, i just assume people think bad about me, i feel like a burden, i run away when things get bad, i have a twisted view of friendship, and i’m a coward. this movie was just 100% perfect and until something like this but better come out, this is always be the most perfect and my forever favorite movie
I was in fifth grade when I watched this movie. During that time anime was an escape for me. I was a kid with severe dyslexia and autism and in short kids were cruel. I remember going to sleep every night wanting to stop living, to stop the pain, I felt worthless like I was the worst person in the world for existing.
Watching this movie changed that, seeing things from ishida's perspective made me realize shoko didn't deserve to die for being deaf and neither did I for being me.
So yeah this is my favorite movie.
I know that kids can be cruel and just stupid but I am just so happy you watched this movie and realize that just because other may see you as “different” or “weird” you’re not worth less in any way ❤
We're all gonna make it, brah!
I hope things are going well
I have autism and now I am slightly uncoordinated. The coordination problem isn't relevant, but I have had a bit of a problem with having friends. Every time I make friends, either I leave or they leave the only time I actually make a friend. I feel like I'm undeserving of her time, so I'm stuck living in my home with my cat, family, and books.
Edit: I feel like it's my fault that I can't keep one person as my friend so the lonely characters in shows anime and books especially books about disabilities speak out to me the most because I feel as if I can relate.
@@TravFam-m6m don’t give up. I know it’s lonely, I’m alone with my cat and my books too. But something great could always happen tomorrow. Your best is enough, friends will happen.
NGL, when I saw Nishimiya sign "Thank You" at the festival, I got so shook. I don't know sign language, but the moment has this haunting atmosphere about it that just screams "something is VERY wrong here". This film is simply a masterpiece.
I legit cried at the end of this video. Such a good movie I would watch it again, without having knowledge of it.
“The distance doesn’t matter, the difficulty makes you remember.”
10:49, this is by far my favorite part of the movie. I feel like this movie can’t be seen as a “only one or two people are at play for the bulling,” but more of a “every character, even the nice ones, somehow played a role in shouko’s suicidal thoughts, even if they didn’t want too.” Which I find to be way more realistic. But that’s probably just how I feel
It's not just how you feel.
You’re right. She had very low self-esteem from a young age. Though not revealed in this film, the original manga showed scenes from her childhood memory of her parents splitting up because of her disability and how she always felt guilty for all the stress her mom and especially little sister had to go through(Yuzuru was also bullied because of Shoko. And she’s dedicating her life to help and stand up for her older sister). So when she gets bullied she doesn’t really blame the bullies because she thinks its because of her disability and that its her fate for not being "normal". After switching schools to schools she kept trying to act "normal" to relieve her mom and try to communicate and befriend other classmates, but when Shoya threw away her notebook that was the moment when she gave up on trying to really "communicate" with others and open up her true feelings. Even though Shoya was the main reason for her pain, he was still one of the many who bullied Shoko, and I think Shoko felt that he was the only person who actually treated her not as a disable being but as one person(though not in a good way of course). And when Shoya met her and gave her the notebook back, that was the moment when Shoko started trying again after giving up for so long.
In the manga, Shoya dies, right?@@osolsl9321
This movie has impacted me so much, and it wasn't until I watched this video and read the comments that I figured out why. I was never bullied as severely as Shouko or Shoya, but I always had difficulty fitting in and making friends with others. In fact, I was held back in Pre-K purely because I made no friends my 1st year and my teachers and parents were concerned. I've never gone to a psychologist, but I'm fairly certain that I have some sort of anxiety and/or depressive disorder. Outside of school, I had no friends because it was so difficult for me to socialize. When I watched this movie, I really saw myself in young Shouko. I'm not deaf, nor do I have a physical disability, but I related to her loneliness and desire to connect with others. I also saw my present self in older Shoya. I related to his regret and guilt and shame. The feeling that if only you were smarter and did things differently, you and everyone else would be better off. I never cry during movies, but I've seen this movie 5 times and have cried every single time. To everyone else who feels deeply connected to this movie, you're not alone. We're in this together. ❤
I think that the only time I truly cry mentally, not physically while whether watching anime or a movie is the time I watch A Silent Voice the first time and then Your Name. They both awesome. For some reason, I can't tear my tears out of my eyes after my long dark time.
1:37 "I'm finally taking that plunge" with that footage rip
Is this a "Rage Montage" Reference
@@natorious9091 more like a pun about a scene in the movie🌊
lmao
I resonated 100% with this video. Came to tears a few times over throughout. Just about all the things you talked about, your social anxiety and what not, are things that I still struggle with to this day. In a way I'm glad I'm not the only one, though I wish nobody else had to go through it. I hope you're doing even better than you were when you posted this, cause I see that I'm 2 years late.
This movie means everything to me, It always makes me cry even though I rarely ever cry. It means a lot to me
Same, I can’t cry, it sucks. But this movie…god this movie…it finally brought some tears outta me
Is it just me or every minute this made me cry
I have finally gotten the courage to comment something on a video that truly brings A silent voice the recognition it deserves. The movie has helped me a little bit with anxiety but I still can't build up the courage to tell someone that I feel so sad and useless all the time even if I smile. I just feel like if I tell someone they will say that it happens to everyone and it's normal just because they think they understand what Im trying to tell them.
You're not alone
This is a somewhat old comment but I want to say that it's much better to reach out to people and seek help.
It's okay to feel that people won't understand you, some won't but there are others that will.
There are people who deal with the same stuff you're dealing with now but they do not make your problems invalid either.
Everyone feels sad and alone at times. Some of us more frequently than others. For me the key is to focus on what I can do for everyone else in my life and how even if I feel awful to focus on the happiness I can bring to others.
not many people will understand. truly, it will be hard to find people who fully understand. we're all so very different, and our individual hurts can never line up with others. however, please don't let this keep you from eventually finding people who can connect and help you feel seen, heard, and understood.
Hey buddy, I hope this reaches to you. I want you to know that it’s okay. To be sad, to be lonely and to feel like you don’t belong. You’re feelings are validated, because they’re yours! But know that you’re NOT alone, and it’s really hard for people to understand how you feel especially if you don’t tell them or give them the chance to. The hardest thing I’ve experienced is saying it out loud to someone that you’re sad. Even if it’s over the internet or over the phone or face to face. Somethings you can’t do on your own and you need help sometimes. That’s OKAY, everyone is battling their own problems and just because they seem okay they may be wrapped up in somethings they can’t fix. But maybe they have help too and that’s why they’re able to get up in the morning. Day by day , week by week a moment at a time, try smiling because you’re here. And BE KIND.
I am partially deaf and this movie will always have a special place in my heart. In English shoko was voiced by a deaf woman
I love how he goes into depth about every detail especially, it really gives you a deeper understanding of the movie
"I have friends who care about me but I feel alone in the way that, no person could truly understand how I feel or the way I think" I can't tell you how relatable this is to me. The fact that you have your friends and loved ones beside you but you still feel lonely, because no one knows nor understands how you feel. My chest just hurts over and over again and to the point that i can't even cry anymore. It's the worst feeling ever knowing that there's no to reach put to, constantly saying "Please somebody save me" "It's just too much". I dont even know anymore, i'm just holding on as long as i can. Being hopeful
Hope you're doing better now, Lene, you're not alone at this :") Always remember there are people who would care if they knew your whole story, it's just that we live in an unperfect world and many people don't get the opportunity to meet those people or confide in them... But still, you deserve all the love and respect and happiness you will get it
Stay strong, it's deeply feeling people like you who we need in this harsh and often heartless world to make it a better place :')
I may not know you personally but I pray that you find the contentment and understanding you’re seeking 💓🤍✨You’re important whether you realize it or not💛
What a coincidence. As i was scrolling through the comments, whe he said that quote is the same moment I found ur comment.
Truly, fate crossed.
I had a gf like that. When she was like that she only needed a hug and would cry in my arms. I wish i could hug you and listen too you strugglings
Just a very small nitpick, at 23:20, Nishimiya didn't say "goodbye". She said "thank you", which I feel is far more impactful than the former.
Anyway, I loved this analysis. It was a beautifully made video and I enjoyed evey second of it. Thank you! ❤️
Does anyone know a good
Movie About Autism instead of
'Silent Voice's' Disability?
Is there even something like that?
@@loturzelrestaurant there’s that show “the good doctor”
But since I don’t know any autistic people myself, I can’t say if he’s portrayed realistically
@@timefliesaway999 Anime-Show or TV-Show?
@@timefliesaway999 Also: Its worth it to inform yourself more about Autism.
Its a fascinating thing.
Even the Cartoon 'Amphibia' portrays it nicely; but the just released 'SIA', which was meant to be Pro-Autism, is a damn Shame.
It insulted People all over the world, especially those with Autism.
@@mrteco4236 Cause i wanted to know if someone can recommend me a good Movie with it?
Hello?
Did you not read my comment and just saw the Word Autism or what??
Hey there. I usually don’t comment on videos, but I felt the need to say something as I discovered this channel back when I was only 13 years old, and I didn’t think much of it. Now at the age of 20, this video turns up in my recommended and I recognize the channel name and icon. After finishing the video, I never thought this vid would explain my thoughts on a silent voice so perfectly and I just wanted to show how much appreciation I have for this vid.
I relate to a silent voice so heavily due to the severe bullying from classmates and harassment from teachers as well as my family sometimes that I got due to my anxiety disorder making me act differently, and how violent and cruel of a person I grew to be over the course of my young adult life because of it. It wasn’t until I recovered from an abusive relationship that I really felt like I had a proper chance to mature and even then, I feel like since my anxiety disorder ruined so much of my chance of childhood for me that it’ll ruin my relationship with friends and family too, and if that doesn’t, the rotten parts of my personality still leftover will. I constantly feel like nothing I said or did could ever be redeemed, and even if I manage to forgive myself, it’ll be when other people don’t. After watching a silent voice, I felt so relieved that my emotions were understood and normalized so well through Shouya and Shoko’s characters when nobody in my life could do the same. I’ve seen the whole “you can always change” or “past is in the past” thing done plenty of times in media growing up but not a single one could get through to me cause they dumbed down exactly how it felt or the consequences of doing so. A silent voice on the other hand focused on the other perspectives to the situation. How it truly feels to deal with believing to have been a horrible person in the past, the inner turmoil of deciding whether you’re doing this to genuinely make it up to those you wronged or for yourself, the people who won’t move on or forgive you, the people who’ll just project their own blame onto you, the feeling of not deserving a second chance, the self-blame, the excuses you make, and the people who’ve supported you all along that you'd have blinded yourself to.
Watching a silent voice felt less like a clever movie experience that I appreciated a lot and more so an understanding of who I was as a person. A normalization of how I behaved and how I wasn’t weird, abnormal, or even horrible for thinking this way and that it’s a perfectly natural yet flawed behaviour that plenty of people experience. And for that, I can’t think of a better experience I’ve had with a film. Thank you for the this video.
Wow that's amazing that you remembered me after 7 years! My personality has definitely since changed. I appreciate you taking the time to comment, when you don't usually do so. Most people don't comment on videos but if I can make something good enough to want to make people comment, I think that's great. A Silent Voice is more than just a 'film' it's truly a profound experience.
I agree with you so much. It felt as if I was projected into their roles when I watched this
@@KevinNyaa Does anyone know a good
Movie About Autism instead of
'Silent Voice's' Disability?
Is there even something like that?
Is there a Ghibli-Level Film about
Autism?
A Silent-Voice-Level maybe?
If you get what i mean?
Shoya makes me so deeply sad because whenever i look at him i just see an honest, raw reflection of myself
Both you and another RUclipsr called “hiding in public” made me enjoy and take a look at new shows with so much anticipation. Both of your videos are damn near tearjerking. Thank you for doing what you do.
Thank you so much! And yes Hiding is awesome!
@@KevinNyaa oh you responded, very epic indeed. I just found you channel when I wrote the original comment and I’ve watched so many of your videos! As soon as I watched the first one I saw the thumbnail, heard the music with the background then your voice I immediately got flashbacks to the numerous hiding videos I watched lol
I can say so confidently that this movie saved me. Nishimiya has been through so much more than I could ever imagine and if she was able to be saved, so was I. I think this movie just brings comfort to my heart. It shows sad and real topics in such a peaceful way. This movie reminds me that no matter how much I hate myself, no matter how hard it is for me to face people, I have a purpose. Another thing I realized after watching this is the little things. Just the little things in my life is already a big enough reason for me to keep going. My favorite quote is from Kawai. "You have to love even the things you hate about yourself and move forward."
When you said “I felt that a silent voice was a movie made just for me” was the most accurate statement I have towards this movie. I love you for making this video & I’m glad the movie impacted you, & millions of others, the same way it did for me.
I didn't cry throughout the anime but when I saw the girl standing on the balcony ledge I cried so much and had to pause the anime. As someone that's struggled with depression/suicidal thoughts and still does, it absolutely kills me to see anybody in that same pain, even if they're just fictional.
I'll never get tired of hearing other people's stories of how this film impacted them in deep ways. Thank you for sharing your story. I had a similar eye-opening experience watching this film and feeling guilt and shame over hurtful things I'd done as a kid, things that decades down the road I still regret and wish I could undo.
This film taught me to not be afraid to reach out to people and to be open about how I genuinely felt. So often I would hold back from saying how I felt to people because I was worried they'd think I was weird for being so open. But life is fleeting, and this film really shows how even the smallest things can make a world of difference to someone to show them that they matter.
doesn't matter how this story is told: manga, anime, reviews, essays, it always manages to make me cry. It's just way to beautiful and touches your heart in so many ways that it's difficult to think it's just a piece of fiction
To this day I'm glad I stood up for the "weird" kid, for the different classmates and people over the years who couldn't for themselves. To be willing to mingle with the different groups and get to know anyone and everyone across the board. It is 100% worth it, and you may end up being that crucial thing that individual needs. Everything happens for a reason, so lets BE the best reason we can be.
I applaud you for that, I really do. There wasn’t that much bullying at my school but I wish I had the courage to do what you did.
I saw the title and wanted to pause at 4 seconds in to say A Silent Voice also saved me. I was the bully in high school that got kicked out. I became best friends my last year with someone I use to bully. Honestly she's just so perfect and I was jealous. The movie made me realize I need to change❤️love you all
I can't say this film saved me as I've been saved 5 years prior to the film. But watching this as a mute and deaf (can still hear with helps, tho), I truly felt the impact on my very core as a human being.
I cried and hugged my chad aunt, one of the people who have been with me since my first breakdown, my first suicide attempt, and my first self-harm, who was also coincidentally accompanied me to watch the film.
After the film, I told her I'm sorry and thank you. I was a bloody mess in the cinema. People sniggered (in a way you did seeing a kid apologising in somewhat endearing manner), probably thinking that I was being too emotional there. The film made me realise how hard it was for the people around me to cope with my self-destructive thoughts back then
For the context, I also received bullying, except it was in my high-school years. The bullying was not quite the childish ignorant prank Shoya did in his primary school, the prank they did to me were made with full intent to destroy my psyche. It might have been caused in response to one particular rejection I gave to a senior who confessed to me one day. Since the day, I started to feel isolated in class. None of the girls even tried talk to me anymore, and it went even worse since. Imagine having your uniform stolen after your swimming lesson, and you have no idea how to get out of there without clothing. Yeah, that was not even the worst of it.
Before the film, I have only gratitude towards the people who have helped me through. But after the film, I don't think my gratitude would ever be enough to make up for everything I did. The film drove me to do my very best in life to pay back whatever debt I have to repay, and whatever mess I have to repair; especially to my aunt who dropped out of college to help me see therapist back and forth, to tend to me, and to be by my side all the time. (Off topic: She's more like a sister to than an aunt, she's only 6 years older than me. But she's my mother's younger sister. Soo...)
By the time I stopped crying, I realised that I have more than a dozen more people I'm grateful for: the people who made this film possible.
I can empathize with most of what you wrote. I am pretty sure I have been rejecting myself since the day I gained sentience. Or that's how I seem to verbalize it now after looking back at my life. I want to write a lot right now.
But I'll leave it with:
"Well Shit"
I wish the very best existence on this oxygen and silicon amalgamate to you, and everyone else reading by this.
I ALWAYS blame the parents in this situation. If your kid is being bullied at school pull them out of school and homeschool them. Period. Are you really going to send your child back into a deeply emotionally scarring at the least and truly traumatizing environment at worst??? They have such things as public homeschools. Where you basically go to zoom classes. And it's all paid for by the government. There is NO excuse to force your kid to be in that environment. You're just a bad parent at that point. And I know for a fact they currently have this in all 50 states and had this going back at least 20 years ago because my sister wasn't being bullied but she had extreme generalized anxiety and would have panic attacks everyday at school. So my parents pulled her out and put her in public online school. Which was just zoom classes before there was zoom. Or you can change school districts or you send your kid to a private school. So why do parents keep sending their kids into a toxic environment that is detrimental to their health? Even the most basic googling or talking to a guidance counselor and you will learn about these options. So "I didn't know there was another option" isn't an excuse. You just felt too lazy to look for another option or maybe you thought your kids should just toughen up, or maybe you thought that bullying isn't that bad, or maybe you're just too lazy to get your kids set up in public online school. You're terrible parent and you shouldn't have had kids.
I am so glad that you had someone to love and support you through all of this. It may not have been a lot, I wish you had more help but I am glad you had your aunt who was by your side this whole time. May this coming year bring you brighter blessings
@@WhitneyDahlin late but when it comes to this some parents don’t know as they don’t use technology others don’t have money or time to teach or put people in private school while I lived with my family through my school years I’ve worked since 16 years old because my family wasn’t rich and I had to help via supporting myself so it was one less thing they had to worry about money wise if people can afford to do things like that its a good idea but to give you a little info I graduated in 2016 didn’t have a cell phone internet or even a computer till my last year of high school simply because we couldn’t afford those luxuries so while it’s possible for some it isn’t for all especially if your parents are stretched out working multiple jobs just trying to survive
Thanks for sharing. It helped me understand things thank you.
I have this movie put as one of my favorites on Letterboxd. Sometimes I think of replacing it with a different one, but a single rewatch always rekindles all the emotions I had for it.
I was entering this phase again and your video is almost like a divine intervention - shutting all the doubts down.
While Kimi No Na Wa is still my favourite anime of all time, A Silent Voice will always have a special place in my heart. Between the frighteningly accurate portrayal of social anxiety, the self-hatred that comes with being bullied and the soul-eating guilt of realising you've hurt another person, it just hits incredibly close to home for me. It's so beautifully bittersweet
A Silent Voice is far superior
@@mahasohona966people are allowed to like what they like
Nobody cares about your opinion @@jordanwilliams1447
Same here. Your Name is my personal favourite anime film, but A Silent Voice’s portrayal of social anxiety is just… top notch.
My twin brother killed himself 20 years ago. The emotions of his death were like being in the bottom the ocean with a knife twisting in my chest. This Anime allowed me to feel a little different, not a cure for the pain, but a little bit of kindness entered my soul.
The way you talk about anime always ends up making me feeling inspired or touched. Anime is great and hearing other people's thoughts - especially ones like yours, makes it just that much greater. Thank you for the work and effort that you give
I truly enjoy watching your videos, they're incredibly well made and touching. A Silent Voice saved me as well, because after watching it I got the courage to redeem myself and make amends for the past. It's truly a masterpiece
The way you narrated this and presented us with the deep lying metaphors was beautiful . You made me love something more that I already loved the most : )
I was 8 when this came out I didn't watch it and I still haven't so after 6 years of curiosity I'm finally going to watch it now
I love this movie I haven't even watched yet this man did the hardest thing possible make a 14 year old boy fuckin cry
The first time I watched this movie was a couple years ago, and even though I've been struggling a lot more lately, it still hit very hard, hard enough to me bawl my eyes out. I'm unfortunately unable to cry to it anymore as I've watched it 5 times. And yet your video made me shed tears, and I'm grateful. Thank you.
Idk what you struggling with but i hope you get threw it anf GODDAMN 5 times????!!!. I watch it 1 time and i cant and will never watch it again bruh that sht was to hard to watch😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
@xavierstaals7653 I say struggling, but really just mean I'm feeling depressed more often. However, more recently, I've been feeling better. As well, I have watched it 5 times because I find an enjoyment in the animation as well the story. But that's just me. Hope you had a merry Christmas man.
@@The_Og_Cracker im glad your feeling better and yea the movie was amazing to watch but its just to sad for me🤣 i cant handle sad things.
i had originally watched this when i was 11 in 2017 and rewatched it now that I'm 18. I never understood the movie that well at the time but now it hit so much harder after also hating myself for things I did in middle school. I still felt happiness at times and could make out peoples faces but it felt like I was missing something. I was so scared of making new friends because I thought I would hurt them and started blaming myself for my old friend group disbanding. So glad I watched it again because it was definitely an emotional roller coaster
Yea Anime can truly impact people life . Specially slice of life shows like ylia , violet evergarden, a silent voice and many more greatness i can't speak in words but just want to say is that the messages and story has deeply touched me and watching it felt like experiencing the true beauty and struglles of life . Really indebted to them very much .
A silent voice is easily my favorite anime film. Just the characters and relationships they have with one another while bringing out these amazing themes truly puts a smile on my face. Watching this video even helped me understand more of what the movie was trying to accomplish and I just wanted to say thank you! This video probably took you a long time but it was worth it 😁
I wish to never ever forget this movie. It has made such a big impact on me. It hits a little too close to home 😅
I always cry at like the first 15 minutes of it when shoko yells “I’m doing the best I can”
The way they portray the feelings of the characters is astronomical.
From feeling like a burden, to being teased and bullied, to anxiety, to suicide I feel so much connection to both Sho and Shoko.
This is my favorite movie, people drop jaws at me saying that since it’s “sad” I think it’s less sad and more *real*. It’s my favorite because I feel so connected with it
So thank you to the creators for making this movie and making me feel less alone
replying u so u wont
Yes, this movie is the one that doesn't leave my head after years. I suffered from bullying when I was a kid, but I was too young to notice. Each day of my life on school I tried to get closer to the people that where trying to get away from me. After we grew up more and where on middle school, we found ourselves to be friends, this time real friends, but still to this day (already graduated) I feel like with every friend I have, inside they probably think bad things about me. I do have some trustable and close friends, but even so I still feel the marks that the bullying left on me. This film came to me when I didn't even knew I needed it. Even if I wasn't the bully, I could see myself on Ishida as he tried to get closer to people, listen to them, look at them and acknowledge them. It is to this day my favorite movie, with one of my favorite songs (the piano at the end, aka Lit.) and to which I just bought the manga collection to read and discover even more parts of the story that I didn't know yet. This film inspired me to be the one who helps people that feel lonely and want friends.
around 2018, i was going through a rough patch in my life to where i couldn’t feel anything. i wasn’t happy, sad, or angry, just feeling extremely empty. i always cried but it wasn’t from emotion, i suppose you could say that i was ‘mourning’ for losing myself. before i was going through this, i already watched a silent voice twice and i _loved_ it. i remember waking up one morning and i couldn’t bring myself to do anything. getting out of bed was a chore and i slept as much as i could until it was going into lunch. the only thing i could do was to find a silent voice on the ipad and just watch it for the sake of doing something, and for once i truly felt like myself for the duration of the movie. i was angry at certain characters, laughed when it was appropriate, and cried for the majority of the movie. of course, this didn’t go on in the long term but whenever i couldn’t deal with anything, i’d watch a silent voice to take a break from everything and enjoy myself.
i didn’t watch it all the time because it would lose its charm, but it’s remained as my favourite anime movie to this day because of how much it meant to me back then. i was too deep in to realise how would people react to someone dying, nor could i tie myself to shoko being saved like how i wanted to be saved, but this movie definitely helped me when i realised during self-recovery.
I hope you are doing well again now. I'm glad to here that my favorite movie and yours helped you so much and you are willing to share on this platform
This movie hits me harder than Your Name, that's why I love it so much
I've been meaning to watch Your Name. Thank you for putting it in here.
Yeah! Your Name is really beautiful, heartwarming, sad and just a good movie overall, but daaamn A Silent Voice is on a whole other level. As someone whos neurodivergent and went through a lot in elementary/middle school and have struggled with anxiety and depression, been very isolated, and lost a loved one to suicide not long before I watched this movie I can heavily relate to both Shouko and Shoya so this movie hit me sooooo hard and it leaves me an emotional mess every time I watch it. It gives me a hopeful view on life and how beautiful and precious it is. It litterally changed my life so much for the better and helped me through one of the hardest points of my life. So I was honesty sad that Your Name overshadowed it so much! I enjoyed Your Name but A Silent Voice is just.... Wow.
For me I didn't cry when I watched Silent Voice,tbh,I expected something better (THIS IS MY OPINION)
@@caladana1 Apologies in advance for the wall of text - I'm someone who can be considered by all means mentally healthy (in terms of not having a mental illness), possible exception would be my stutter but I think it's developed mostly because of my lack of self-confidence. With that said, while I could relate to A Silent Voice in being lonely / not fitting in, as well as feeling various forms of dread, I believe this movie caters the most to those who have struggled with actual illnesses (deafness in Shoko's instance, Shoya's depression and anxiety, and the suicidal thoughts in both of them). Your Name was a movie whose message and characters I was able to connect with more deeply because it seems to target those like me, who do not see the meaning in their present circumstances and want to 'run away' in a way, feel a sort of hole in their lives that they cannot figure out, while also presenting an idea of romance that I deeply crave for. These things are especially reflected in the lyrics of Radwimps' OST tracks:
"Ah, if only you our voices speaking at night could ever reach the very edge of this world, and of time
Instead of fading into air and dust" (Dream Lantern)
"Caught in a never-ending game
Seems like the world's still trying to tame me
If that's the way, I will obey
Beautifully struggle every day"
"Let's make a plan to meet somewhere that is
The most far from 'goodbye'"
"How I hate this lifeless world
That's made up entirely of dictionary words" (Sparkle)
To conclude, I found both of the movies to be really beautiful, and both will continue to move people's hearts in their own ways.
This movie was so relatable to me. I have ADHD and was bullied for it in middle school and when I watched this I understood what Shouko went through as I felt like that myself and I’m glad they expressed that
SAMEEEE I had no idea what I had was adhd at the time and so I always blamed myself for people bullying me and now I'm like damn imma put some laxatives in their lunch food
I also have adhd bro people used to get annoyed at me erratic behaviour 😒 but I've learned to live with it and now I'm happy I hope you are as well my g ❤️
Same here man this movie is good
I can relate to so much in this movie. The self hatred after having been horrible to someone else, feeling like a burden to everyone, thinking I deserve to be alone, not understanding others and how they interact (I have autism) and finally just feeling like the world will be better of without me. Even now I'm afraid, that people won't be able to understand me and just judge me as lazy when I tell them, why I'm strugeling. When I'm at my worst I'm afraid to even call my closest friends, because I'm afraid they will judge me or just try to be nice but really just be bothered by me. The movie really shows, that it's anything but easy to get out of that and doing it alone is almost impossible. I've been trying to connect, maybe some day in the future I'll be good at it and finally find new meaningfull friendships.
I love “ A Silent Voice”
I was bullied in grade school duo to a disability. The way that this film narrates is beautiful.
This was one of the most relatable and grounded films I’ve watched.
Thank You, I'm crying again. This video truly touched my heart.
This video is truly one of my favorites on RUclips, the Re:Zero one too, after watching one video of yours I realized that this channel was something more, like a family or a therapy I never had, after watching this video, and the movie I see that my past isn't similar to the protagonist (I forgot his name lol) but after all, both of us are still after the same thing, that is self- acceptance. After all I have passed, it's funny how I have mentally grown so much but I still can't see people in the eyes while walking, I just look at the ground, just like the protagonist on the end of the movie, I still look forward to someday overcome this, but for now, I need to really understand what's happening with me emotionally because there is still so much to learn and to live and simple things and simple moments like watching your videos is what truly makes me want to still go on with life
I have never had a film I connected with this much before. In that last scene, I started sobbing because I felt I was Shoya in that scene. This film has made me feel so understood, and has given me hope that I will be able to be better, to connect and feel again in the future. At the very least, I still haven't jumped off that ledge.
I can deeply sympathize with what you're saying. I was born with autism, and in a time when it was still not fully understood and even seen as something to be looked down upon or hidden away. My family was constantly trying to get me into programs to help, but something always seemed to go wrong so I never got the professional help I needed as a child. My family's methods to help me didn't exactly do as they had hoped, often instead making me hate myself and feeling like nothing but a burden to them. I was filled with thoughts of just running away, destroying my sense of self, or straight up ending my life when when I was as young as five. My mom would constantly sign me up for sports and activities that I didn't enjoy in hopes that it would help me keep up a healthy lifestyle. It only made me resent anything outside my interests. School was no matter and arguably worse. I got made fun of a lot for being so different from the other kids, seeing the world differently, and was such an easy target for bullies. My teachers weren't of much help, either. Not even my special needs teacher. It felt like nearly all my teachers hated me as I struggled so much in their classes and couldn't understand their lessons. They had no training to teach children with disabilities like me, so they just viewed me as a nuisance for the most part. Even my special needs teacher told me and my parents during a teacher parent conference that I should not expect to get grades higher than B's and C's. The only teacher who didn't look down on me and actually saw me as a good student was my art teacher. Art class was the only time no one was ever mean to me and I was actually able to shine. I was the best artist in the school, and my art teacher would sometimes even ask to show everyone my work as an example of what we were doing, and I'd help her help the other students with their projects. She was an amazing teacher that I will always adore and really looked up to.
Luckily for me, things did get better when I transferred to a different school district for middle school. My teachers understood how to teach students with disabilities, I was able to confront my mom about the forced activities and sports and able to do the things I was actually interested in (I joined art club and did a few plays as a stagehand), I found friends who I didn't feel the need to pretend to be someone else with, came out of my shell a bit, and even discovered what I wanted to do with my life (I want to become an author and illustrator). I was still bullied a lot, but it was the kind of bullying I could stand up to and even fight back against. I remember this one time at a school dance I was walking with some friends when we passed by one of my bullies who decided it'd be funny to invite me to dance with him in front of his friends (he was clearly just being a jerk and didn't actually want to be friendly with me). Instead of giving him the reaction he wanted, I told him "Sorry, but I don't dance with jerks", flipped my hair over my should and walked away from him with my friends. I could hear his friends teasing him for my rejection and my friends were laughing in surprise by my sass. Not gonna lie, I was internally praising myself for giving such a sick burn so on the spot and freaking out that I managed to pull it off. I was proud of myself and still am, so just deal with it!
I actually got to live something of a normal life without my disability hindering me, and was even learning to love it as I began to understand it better. I remember this one day in home economics or something we were talking about disabilities like autism and our teacher asked if we knew anyone with autism. My hand was the first to go up and she asked me who I knew with autism. Instead of saying anything, I just pointed down at myself. My teacher's reaction was priceless! She (and most of the class) had no idea that I'm autistic and couldn't hide her surprise. You see, I have the type of autism that's hard to detect and wouldn't be able to tell is there unless you knew what signs to look for or are made aware of it. It still renders some of my abilities and gives me some quirks, but not anything too obvious. Once you know it's there, it gives you a moment of "Oh, that actually explains a few things! Now I see it! Sorry I didn't realize it before, though you really don't seem like it". The whole situation gave me quite the laugh, though my mom was not quite as amused when I told her about it. She thought all my teachers knew about my disability. Personally, I think it goes to show just what great teachers I had if not all of them were aware of it yet were able to properly teach me. Though, it might explain why my home economics teacher didn't understand why I couldn't properly use the grate and kept accidentally shredding my fingers. Some kitchen supplies are just better kept far away from me.
Nowadays, I have a far greater understanding and even appreciation of my autism. Though, over the years, I've also come to find that I have other mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, possibly ADHD, and maybe some others. It's a struggle and I do have some days where I just don't want to do anything but lay in bed and feel miserable. However, I work hard to make the most of what I have and be a source of inspiration for others. I'm currently working on making stories involving different kinds of people from different cultures, beliefs, disabilities, mental illnesses, sexualities, lifestyles, and more. I know how hard it can be to feel so different and like you don't fit in anywhere. So, it's my dream to create heartwarming stories that can help people find their inner strength and do their best to make the world a better place! Is it cheesy and childish? Maybe. Is it something we need? Most defiantly! Everyone has the right to be seen and heard! If I can create a story full of characters that make people feel like they matter, then I'm more than happy! Who knows? Maybe one day my stories will help a little girl who doesn't feel like she belongs in the world find her inner strength and uncover a passion she never knew she had, just as stories had once saved me from my darkest times.
terima kasih telah berbagi hal yang luar biasa tentang bagaimana kau dapat bangkit, hal itu seperti meledek diriku sendiri yang tidak dapat bangkit walaupun aku terlahir normal.
Sekali lagi terimakasih : )
wow, i really dont even have the words to respond to this. i know this is at least a year old message, but i wanted to tell you that when i first saw ur comment, i hit read more and my jaw dropped cause of the length, and then i thought to myself, "if someone took the time to write out that long of a message, this is probably gonna be a really good use of my time, especially commenting on a video like this, you know? but yea, what i wanted to say was reading this meant a whole lot to me, not because i can relate to enough of it but because of reading someone else's experiences helping me along with my mentality of reading the thought process of someone with that disability and the trials and power moments that you had... all i can say is just, wow... talk about another type of redemption story arch! i also wanted to say, thank you for commenting and sharing your story on what you went through and what you accomplished through it
@@Coonev I'm glad you enjoyed my story. There was still quite a bit I left out, but a lot of it was just a little too personal to share on the internet and is something that's even a struggle to bring up in therapy. Speaking of which, I am luckily back in therapy after having to stop seeing my therapist due to the pandemic and things are going pretty okay so far. It's slow progress in overcoming my issues, but I am taking steps to improve myself at a pace that's comfortable to me and not forcing myself to face matters that I am not ready to face yet. That's another thing that needs to be taken into consideration when dealing with this kinda stuff: time. Everyone needs to take things within their own time and pace to overcome their struggles and trauma, but most seem to forget that and tend to force things too quickly, which can severely backfire and makes things worse. I myself have been forced into things I wasn't ready for before and it went horribly wrong. Luckily, now people are understanding that I need a bit more time and take small steps to improving myself and are giving me the space I need.
I truly am grateful that you enjoyed what I had to say so much and were able to relate to my words. That's something I strive for as a writer and I luckily have a talent for writing my heart on the page (or computer screen, in this case) in a manner that others can relate to and reflect upon. I can't use my voice to do such things, so I rely on writing and art to express myself. It's part of the reason why I decided to become an author and illustrator. It's something I enjoy, allows me to speak my mind, put my heart into, and can help me spark inspiration in others. If I can change someone's life and give them hope when they're feeling down with just my words and art, then I know that I'll have done something amazing with my life, no matter how insignificant it might seem to others. It's quite often the smallest things that can truly leave the greatest of impacts on us.
Thanks for sharing ur experiences and thoughts on disabilities 😊
@@im.shivamsharma Of course!
26:22 omg that part still hits so hard I’m getting tears from simply watching an explanation video on it
Me too 😭😭😭
I wanna talk about kid bullying and each paragraph is a different part (and it is looooong... I'm so sorry...). In case you are a victim of bullying and want to know some stuff and maybe even get some tips, the end might help you.
First- when I saw the video, I instantly clicked, since I loved the movie and I actually wanted to hear someones experience and his point of view on bullying and events like these.
Now to the topic itself.
I love that someone actually came to openly talk about bullying and not just from the "oh the bullied are such poor weaklings that need to be saved" point of view, but rather from more complex one. It is sad that many teachers (I feel like it was mostly when I was a kid, I don't see it now that often) are ignorrant to bullying and I can confirm that me and my parents heard a lot of "they are just kids, they will stop eventually and they willl have to go through it at some point anyway like everyone else". First- it is like brushing off the responsibility you have as a mentor of the kids that are given to you; and second- this thing is a complete nonsense since 90% of the class doesn't ever go through bullying at all. They always choose a few victims and everyone gets on the bus, since it is free fun for them and at least they are not the victim themselves.
Another sad thing is that the reasons for bullying are mostly stupid and some people just deny bullying and think it is unreal. Yes, some kids just fck up and get bullied for that, then it is their fault. But some just had misfortune that makes them bullied (like Shouko). In our class, it was kinda weird... there was a boy that couldn't talk normally, he would stutter and he also had a weak form of ADHD, plus he was not really mind-present. People would guess that he would be an easy victim, but for some reason teachers stood up to him really hard and kids also got sick of bullying a boy that doesn't even realise what is happening around him and laughs to everything. And since all the others were friends since kindergarden, there was the next obvious target- me :D (Now no need for "I'm so sorry this has happened to you", I got over it and I got all those guys to come and ask for a pardon from me later and I tell my story to others to expand the knowledge and I also try to help younger kids with these types of things by caring for them and making both online and offline community)
One great thing that the video author tacled was the "they are disgusted by someone for some reason". And I would like to add to this- in most of the cases, you are the reason of the bullying or you can do something to prevent or stop it. And I realised it too late and noone was able to give me a hint, since teachers didn't care and my parents are skilled at conflicts, diplomacy and being smart as much as a chimp :D so... I was picked cuz of these reasons- I came from a religious family and I wasn't taught by my parents how to talk to people outside of the theist community (but even other religious kids were against me, but not as much), so I understand how annoying I must have been and how stupid I must have looked to them. Another reason was that my parents were very strict of my freedom (I pretty much didn't have any)- they chose my clothing, they chose my hobbies, they did my time management, they chose what I listen to, what I watch, what I read (yeah... bible 2 times a day... yay, what fun). So I was pretty much looking like a guy from 80's and I was outside of the "trending" stuff. Four last things were- I was very polite and they didn't like it; I couldn't control my emotions and they used it as an advantage; I was very skinny and also my looks was not great mostly cuz my face had a few sking marks (dunno if this is the word... those brown dots on your skin) so I got made fun of that as well; and the last thing... the most stupid and annoying one... I paid for my natural gift of being smart and talented and others really, really couldn't stand that and it could drive them crazy. Being one of the two best students from the whole class and pretty much from the most of the school was also my punishment.
To things that were done to me or others like me- you probably know the stuff... beatings, calling names, the "you have his plegue" game that author of the video mentioned, getting my stuff thrown away, torn and destroyed. And the worst thing was that the teachers knew the problem, they also knew I can't control my emotions but I was the victim of their frustration and eventho I was the bullied one, I got punished for most of the stuff that happened... so- four guys took me and threw me into girls restrooms? I got scalded for going there and my parents were called into the school. Nobody believed me (not even my parents).
Now on to how you can handle this... it is really hard and many people don't want to. But the most important was is- a change. It might be hard, but it is easier to make a change on yourself than wanting to change the world. Learn to read in people (that is the strongest and most OP all-life-weapon you can acquire) and learn to be smart with them. Learn to be a tactician, how to answer, how to defend yourself verbally and how to make others look stupid. The sad thing is that dealing with bullying by yourself is by being a bigger d*ck than those around. You are most probably fighting a one man war, so learn to rely on yourslef, but don't lock up and don't learn not to trust people. I remember that when I had my breakdowns and depressions, once I told myself that this is not the way to go and that I have to stop trusting people and I need to find the way to fck with them. That is not the solution. Educate yourself with what is trendy but you don't need to really like it or do it, just know it. Try to find friends outside your classroom and your age group. I was called a "class traitor", cuz I got really well with kids from younger classes, but they really loved me. And... try to find yourself something that will free you from your troubles. Many kids start to harm themselves, start smokingor go with the flow. I started writing stories, making videos, and other stuff... you can find your own thing as well. And most importantly- learn to like yourself and find stuff that is good about you and ignore sh*t from others.
And also... try to improve. If you find stuff that you can make better about yourself, just do it and don't be like "that's just how I am...", trust me- noone gives a damn and not many people will like you like that. Plus it can make you feel goot about yourself. I had a surgery to remove stuff from my face and I look much better now and I feel much better (heck, even some of the girls from my class saw me after a few years, didn't recognize me and asked my friends who was that good-looking dude with them :D so jokes on them). I also changed my hair and started working out. I am more "me" now, but I had to kick my butt into it. And girls- just get yourself a friend that would help you with some clothes and looks. Why? Because you need to acknowledge yourself first. You need to have confidence in yourself and feel good. Then you will see miracles happen ;)
Yeah and not to forget- don't grow up to be a complete a**hole to people and don't take out your rage and frustration on others... if you don't, you might be able to find valuable friends that might come in handy. Bullying others and being a d*ck for no good reason is the worst thing you can do. (so learn to be a d*ck to your bullies, learn to throw their words back at them and trashtalk them, then they will feel bad and look like morons, but don't use it against others)
Thanks for comming to my TEDtalk
Hello, i have a question if it’s okay to ask and i know i’m very late, but how do i learn reading in people and the rest of that? if you have certain ways on how to do so, i’d really appreciate it.
@@_xesr8 Hi, you are certainly not late :)
And thank you, I like that someone actually stopped by.
First of all- it is nearly impossible to "read" like House M.D. or The Mentalist. There are people like that (I heard of a FBI agent that wrote a book about reading in people and he can pretty much know anything about you just from seeing you), but us, mortals, can do only so much.
Reading in people is very hard and I myself am not some sort of magician or anything special. I learned the basics.
There are ways to learn some things about reactions to certain situations from books, for example. I read a book named Personality Plus from Florence Littauer. It didn't really teach me to "read" people, but rather understand their acting and reactions based on their personality, for example. If you see a very aggressive person, you know what to expect from him and what his personality most likely is. Then you can anticipate what comes next or how to have a discussion. If a kid is mean to you for having really caring parents that are always behind you, he most likely didn't have the same luck as you and his parents are bad and ignore him. That is simple logic. (Or he is just a dick...)
But unfortunately- most of this is by trial and error. You have to watch people, study them, remember and adapt. You can also learn from yourself, too. Watch your reactions and how you feel in certain situations. For example- many times when people are all "what i do is great and awesome", but then you ask them to show you, they back up. In many cases it is because they are very unsure of themselves and they have doubts. You can also read from their gestures and face. When I released a mobile app and I discussed it in chat on Discord with some people, they asked me to post a link. One guy who was also making an app started insulting me and my work and telling everyone how he is awesome and how his app is cool and all... but then I asked him if he could share with us some results and maybe tell us something about it, since that could be a great opportunity for me to learn. He backed up and started talking himself out of it. And when I finally saw some of his work, I completly understood why... he was all talk, no work.
Watching debates and discussions (or sometimes even TV series... it might sound crazy, but if an actor is good, he can catch the mood very good) can help you with studying people's mentality.
If you have any specific question, feel free to ask. But I myself can only tell so much. I am no specialist, I just talk from my experience and how I did it ;)
@@Darkry thanks soo much for your help, i really thank you for it, i’m glad i’m not late and also thanks for being so kind and sharing it as well as helping me and many others!! this really did help me out, i’ll make sure to work harder and look more into it while keeping your advice in mind!! ++ it’s amazing how you made an app yourself!! thanks once again for making it so easy to understand and putting examples in, have a great day/night!! :D
@@_xesr8 Thank you for your feedback, be safe and good luck ;)
@@Darkry you too!!
Hello, Kevin let me tell you something: Thanks for making this, the way you describe and explain is calming and heartwarming. Up until now, I've watched many commentary videos about A Silent Voice and never got bored of it, and yours is one of my favorite ones. The art, the animation, the way it portrays the characters and its environment, and more to the in-depth meaning that had reached my soul, A Silent Voice has been my _healing_ movie ever since
Glad you liked it! :)
Never have I ever sat down and watched a RUclips video and given it my full attention...until now.
You did an amazing job describing this movie and pointing out small, yet very important, details that I haven’t even noticed, despite watching the movie over 19 times in the last year. Everything about A Silent Voice is a masterpiece to me and I don’t see myself ever getting over it. I can’t even relate to the movie all that much, but I’ve now based my entire life around, wanting to help people who need and have fun with those people. Each time I finish the film I can’t help but have a huge smile on my face, tears streaming out of my eyes, just like I had watching this video. I truly believe that if the movie had everything that was in the manga, I would still be crying. Everyone can learn something from this work of art.
Thank you for making this video. Immediately subscribed.
Back Then
I was deepressed and suicidal back then, I was already know my fate is closer those years ago.
until I watched this movie and realised a huge impact on my life like no other thing ever done it to me.
It makes me understand the life I have has value.
Each second I started discovering something new, each minute I started to get a thought.
Until I discover myself I wasn't deepressed at all, I was already standing on my own again.
With tears in my eyes, I can't forget how Much I cried that day.
I was so never thankful to anyone how much I am thankful to a movie.
i'm glad you're still alive to this day! i know how hard one day can be when you're depressed, and you are incredibly strong for staying alive this long
10/10 A Silent Voice will resonate and stay with me for the rest of my life. This movie speaks to me on a level beyond anything else.
I really want to comment on this video because of how much I think it really hit me. I think I am very lucky to be in a family and an environment that isn't too poor nor too rich, but "just enough" you could say. And I have never been bullied before, kindergarden, school, hell even high school now. I was raised and thought in a good-enough environment with classmates that are genuinely kind and decent to me. So why did I just start burst crying at the end of this video, and why is it that this movie (that I still can't rewatch) captivated me and genuinely made me gave a shit about its characters?
It's not relatability or anything, but the way you explained who these characters are (particularly Shoya and Nishimaya) and the flaws, experiences and thoughts they have for the people around them and themselves, this video (and the movie obviously) emphasized that it's possible to genuinely cry and seriously connect with characters without having to show them in the most brutal of situations. But show them in places and experiences that so many people outside the fictional world go through, that is without a doubt, enough. Because what we go through is genuinely miserable and unhappy, even if its just small in the grand scheme of things. Ostracisation is something that has been holding me back and obviously not making me feel happy for pretty much the entirety of 2022. Our lockdowns have started to ease and face to face classes are becoming more and more abundant for my school. And it really does suck not knowing anyone, and (for my case) not having the motivation and eagerness to keep being energetic and social like I used to anymore because I always think "how can I connect with these group of people who I've never met, people that might think I'm trying to connect with them when I can't possibly relate or ever know the journeys they've gone through to get to this point in life" it's a feeling that genuinely scares the shit out of me and that doesn't allow me to talk with anyone other than my small group of friends, who are also experiencing the same things as me.
And the fact that this movie shows and tells someone like me, can still rekindle or find people in life even when it seems like I can't, and make it better, to eventually make me feel that I matter, that I can live a happy life and remove those feelings away, just like how these characters have as well, to be able to have a chance seriously hits me in a way, no other anime, no manga, and maybe no other media can. This movie depicts such a real and painful life and eventually tells its audience that horridness can turn into happiness if we just try and overcome it and that seriously makes me tear up, it is a beautiful statement, a beautiful ending for these characters that I want to see happy, and its a message that is now ingrained in my brain thanks to this video, it made me realize that. I love these characters, maybe not because of how much I relate to them, but because I and many others can tell that these are people just trying to cope and move through with these horrible situations that so many others unfortunately go through, and the fact that they collapse and fall on that journey, made it painful for me to watch the movie, only for them to get back up and finally help each other. I have nothing else to say other than that is one of the absolute most beautiful depictions in fiction, because that is life. And I really care about these people, even if they aren't real. Thank you to this video and this movie for making me realize that statement.
Just watched the movie one month ago and couldn't stop thinking about it for a few weeks. It's my new favourite movie. Also you are a great anime youtuber you will become huge soon!
Thank you! :)
"Don't just give up on yourself! Whenever you think, "I wanna do it! I wanna change!" That's where your starting line is! When you decide to lift your head and walk again, who has the right to stop you, for any reason?!" - Subaru Natsuki. I think this quote from Re:Zero is pretty fitting for the message of A Silent Voice, especially the final part. When you decide to change, lift your head and walk again, nobody has the right to say you shouldn't. Brilliant video as always.
The beauty of "A Silent Voice" is definitely the aspect of personal resonance when it comes to comparing animation to reality. Kyoto Animation does a great job with this in replicating a real-life scenario into an anime, which brings forth this feeling of comprehension where it's like the individual who experiences unfortunate cases like Nishimiya is getting an acknowledgment that they [Kyoto Animation] understand the pain you are going through and that you are definitely not alone.
As someone who has previously experienced the second-hand nature of bullying in a school environment, I feel that you did a great job expressing exactly the frustration that individuals face when going through such personal pain, and I felt your sincerity within your videos. I thank you for what you do and you inspire me to do better. Thank you, Kevin.
I've never really cried to this movie, but the first time i watched it, i almost did, but the way you were explaining it at the end, it made me tear up
This video was recommended to me and i’m so glad that I decided to watch it. To tell the truth, I bursted into tears and cried the whole time from the point when you started talking about your personal experience and till the very end.
I guess I forgot that there was some reason for me to cry while watching this anime thus you uncovering this mystery in front of my eyes made my tear up even more.
The way how honest you are, how easily you manage to catch the attention of a listener truly is heartwarming and amazing. It felt like talking to a friend, a best one I must say.
Despite the main topic being an actual anime, how you told us your very own story and how your life was affected by” A silent voice” gave off an another whole experience. I’m so deeply touched by every word that you said. Glad to be hearing someone confirming the fact that an anime or any other series can truly have an impact on who we are and whom we may become!
This video is so well made with all its clips, music and words so nicely put together as if you made an extremely fragile but beautiful piece of art and put it into world for people to see. Although knowing that your creation may be shattered into pieces with dislikes and hateful comments. To some this video may not be such a big thing but I am lost for words when trying to describe how it is something even bigger to me.
*sobbing sounds*
Huge thank you from the very bottom of my heart for sharing your word and for all that you’re doing ~
p.s. sending you a big hug (and a few more ones) and hoping that no thoughts of loneliness come to your mind recent days!
Over 10% of the viewers like this video, and not even 20 people dislike it, I would say you did a great job doing justice to this incredible movie
A Silent Voice is a god-tier movie. An emotional roller coaster in my opinion, sometimes I cried, sometimes I was happy, and sometimes I was mad. I am so glad I watched the whole thing without any spoilers. I really want to watch it with my brother. I really want a sequel to see how Shoko and/ or Shoya's life is. I want to see if they are married or have a kid or something like that. My favourite anime movie by far though.
I know that this video was uploaded (over) 2 years ago and that I haven't finished watching it yet, but I am glad to see you talk quite honestly about your own childhood and how you didn't bully J, but how you did poke fun at her and how you didn't do anything to stop her. I was bullied the same way as J, not for the same reason, but I was a 'pest' an 'illnes' and I didn't really fit in. So I guess I want to say thank you, for making me feel seen as a former bystander to bullied.