This is one of the things I love about this movie. Even without seeing season 1 and 2, this movie still can hold up as a standalone film. The artstyle is different too which is a nice touch also idk if it's just me, but the sound of their shoes as they walk is almost mesmerizing. it's a sound you hardly ever hear in most anime, but it's so pronounced in this film.
Nozomi seems to lead the way, always a few steps ahead, setting the pace, turning to check if Mizore keeps in, waiting for her to catch up. But in fact it's Mizore who holds the keys to music, it's Mizore that's letting Nozomi in before herself. She's holding back, but at the end of the film the role are reversed, Nozomi is waiting at the gate, and it's Mizore who confidently takes the first step out of that allegorical cage
They're both Liz, and they're both the Blue Bird. Although Mizore seems to be the Blue Bird at first, she is also desperate to keep Nozumi by her side, keeping Nozomi in a cage so that they don't have to part. And although Nozumi is always the leader and always seemingly the cheerful one, she is also held back by Mizore's... for lack of a better word, *neediness.* She is unable to safely set her own course out of concern for how it will affect Mizore. Neither of them can be truly happy until they let the bird out of the cage. Like the Bird, they both want to stay there forever... and like Liz, they both learn that what the Bird needs is freedom. Which doesn't have to be a sad ending. Nozumi likes happy endings, and so do I. I think their freedom makes both of them more themselves, more able to be true friends and support each other. There is no longer a disjointed relationship where they *need* each other. They can walk side by side, going to different destinations perhaps, but for the first time, the end shows them harmonious and connected.
@@TheWickedWizardOfOz1 100% agree, well said! Also, musically, the cadence of their step is so much closer, almost in sync. Nozomi no more has to stop to stay close to Mizore, and Mizore can finally walk *with* Nozomi, instead of running after her.
You are the first one I see mentioning this, it’s exactly what I thought, even without watching the main series beforehand, this give me a great idea of what’s in Mizore’s mind, without a single line, I really enjoy these kind of subtle storytelling, and this opening sequence is just genesis overall
Mesmerizing sequence. Pure art. The distillation of emotion through sensory experience. The performance of gesture. The song and dance of living. Still can't believe it exists. You can't be more of a visionary as a director and composer to make a sequence of two girls walking into school this captivating, this emotionally rich and nuanced. God bless Kyoto Animation and the wonderful people who delicately and lovingly brought this to life.
The introduction scene of this movie just sets KyoAni's storytelling ahead of those other animation studios, they just show how animation can be used not just to portray a particular scene but to use it to TELL a story. This movie is just pure art, another masterpiece from one of the most outstanding studios in the animation industry
May be weird but I looooove footsteps sounds. So I often play this scene again and again to listen to them. But everything else is beautiful in this scene and movie, obviously.
The sound when they are walking is not parallel, and it is actually the hint to show "disjoint" relation between them. And the best thing is their walking sound becomes parallel in the end of the show, hint of "joint".
I cannot get over how sheerly brilliant this scene is. You know SO MUCH about there characters after only a few minutes and they don’t TELL you any of it. It’s all in the animation. Just… wow
this movie is one of the few I managed to snatch on disc and it still sits proudly next to my books after a few years. It ruined me. twice. and reassured me. I'm ready for another rewatch
i really like this talent of telling a story by actually saying anything. Two completely different genre but i felt this had the same kind of magic the movie of Sergio Leone's have, like the last duel in the good the bad and the ugly. Very simple, but yet 5 min or more longer scene were no one talks and you might think nothing is really happening in action but yet you feel looped completely in what you are watching because you got the feeling that everything you are looking at has been arranged perfectly with no flaw
My favourite scene in both the movie and the whole Hibike storyline. This film hit really close to home. I didn't have this kind of obsession on romantic level, but during high school and first university years I was really desperate for connections in a very similar way to Mizore. I really wnated to have close friends that I could trust (have trust issues), but was both afraid of, and lacked skills and initiative to make that sort of connection. I, like Mizore, depended solely on being at the same place at the end of a class to wring out pieces of interaction. So all interactions felt really close to home I was able to let go of most of my anxiety and neediness thanks to having better relationship with my family by engaging emotionally only with media, but now I still don't know how to get to know people and have a fiction consumption addiction( At least now my interactions with people are in a way more genuine because I interact with people because I want to and not because of loneliness. The problem is, I stopped wanting to talk with people, so my friendships are eroding with time, and I spend a lot of time on youtube/fanfics
Me encanta como MIzore asocia a las personas que conoce con música en razón de lo que ella percibe de las mismas, o como crea música a partir de ruidos del entorno, dejando ver que, efectivamente, es una genio musical💕.
This particular scene is actually interesting, because I think she is actually delivering a feather that belongs, originally, to Mizore, which gives sense to her questioning tone: 2:40
The transition at 4:50 and the music becoming a lot more softer just fills me with a sense of nostalgia and warmness. Easily one of my favorite scenes in the movie and weirdly enough, it makes me tear up because of how simple but beautiful it is.
This sequence just oozes Yamada Naoko. The gorgeous style and animation, the subtle storytelling, the immaculate sound design and score. The feet. Genuinely one of my favourite directors of all time.
In the main story, the protagonists are dealing with brass instruments such as euphoniums and trumpets, which produce a clear, contoured tone when blown. Their tones seem to express their shining youth as tones. In contrast, the protagonist of this film plays a woodwind instrument. The tone is blurred yet resonant, and evokes a sense of fragility like that of an ink painting. In other words, I believe that these differences in color tones are deliberately used to express the sensitivity and character of the characters to the maximum extent possible.
@@ufo590 this is a really nice interpretation. To me all the color tones seems to want to resalt the color blue which is also part of the title of the movie and i liked this choice very much
genius opening that works as a short film by itself
My exact thoughts
This is one of the things I love about this movie. Even without seeing season 1 and 2, this movie still can hold up as a standalone film. The artstyle is different too which is a nice touch
also idk if it's just me, but the sound of their shoes as they walk is almost mesmerizing. it's a sound you hardly ever hear in most anime, but it's so pronounced in this film.
This entire opening scene is a textbook intro to artistic filmmaking. There so many things it gets right, it's amazing.
Nozomi seems to lead the way, always a few steps ahead, setting the pace, turning to check if Mizore keeps in, waiting for her to catch up. But in fact it's Mizore who holds the keys to music, it's Mizore that's letting Nozomi in before herself. She's holding back, but at the end of the film the role are reversed, Nozomi is waiting at the gate, and it's Mizore who confidently takes the first step out of that allegorical cage
SPOILERS!
They're both Liz, and they're both the Blue Bird. Although Mizore seems to be the Blue Bird at first, she is also desperate to keep Nozumi by her side, keeping Nozomi in a cage so that they don't have to part. And although Nozumi is always the leader and always seemingly the cheerful one, she is also held back by Mizore's... for lack of a better word, *neediness.* She is unable to safely set her own course out of concern for how it will affect Mizore. Neither of them can be truly happy until they let the bird out of the cage. Like the Bird, they both want to stay there forever... and like Liz, they both learn that what the Bird needs is freedom.
Which doesn't have to be a sad ending. Nozumi likes happy endings, and so do I. I think their freedom makes both of them more themselves, more able to be true friends and support each other. There is no longer a disjointed relationship where they *need* each other. They can walk side by side, going to different destinations perhaps, but for the first time, the end shows them harmonious and connected.
@@TheWickedWizardOfOz1 100% agree, well said!
Also, musically, the cadence of their step is so much closer, almost in sync. Nozomi no more has to stop to stay close to Mizore, and Mizore can finally walk *with* Nozomi, instead of running after her.
日本アニメの中で一番大好きな冒頭シーン。
2人の複雑な関係性と性格や能力設定（みぞれの驚異的な耳の良さ）を
言葉をほぼ用いず完璧に説明しきった素晴らしい表現。
You can feel Mizore's feelings without an utter of word.
the way mizore recognized nozomi by the sound of her footsteps....ah this anime is pure art
You are the first one I see mentioning this, it’s exactly what I thought, even without watching the main series beforehand, this give me a great idea of what’s in Mizore’s mind, without a single line, I really enjoy these kind of subtle storytelling, and this opening sequence is just genesis overall
Mesmerizing sequence. Pure art. The distillation of emotion through sensory experience. The performance of gesture. The song and dance of living. Still can't believe it exists. You can't be more of a visionary as a director and composer to make a sequence of two girls walking into school this captivating, this emotionally rich and nuanced. God bless Kyoto Animation and the wonderful people who delicately and lovingly brought this to life.
The introduction scene of this movie just sets KyoAni's storytelling ahead of those other animation studios, they just show how animation can be used not just to portray a particular scene but to use it to TELL a story. This movie is just pure art, another masterpiece from one of the most outstanding studios in the animation industry
I pray for KyoAni's safety, this movie is easily one of their best projects to date.
May be weird but I looooove footsteps sounds. So I often play this scene again and again to listen to them. But everything else is beautiful in this scene and movie, obviously.
Every step is so deliberate in this film, it becomes a part of the music. It's beautiful
me tooooo:)
A bit late but the first track of this film ost (wind,glass,bluebird) is basically this scene and it just as beautiful
Sound design is something I just love. On my walks home, sometimes I turn off my music and listen to my footsteps lol
The sound when they are walking is not parallel, and it is actually the hint to show "disjoint" relation between them. And the best thing is their walking sound becomes parallel in the end of the show, hint of "joint".
希美が来るってわかってから軽快で嬉しそうな音楽始まるの好き
I cannot get over how sheerly brilliant this scene is. You know SO MUCH about there characters after only a few minutes and they don’t TELL you any of it. It’s all in the animation.
Just… wow
I wish I could forget all about this movie and then experience it's greatness for the first time again
This movie is stupidly underrated
i agree😫😭😭
I agree I never find enough people to discuss this with 😭
We are so blessed to have Yamada...
No BS, I think this is one of the best movie sequences of all time.
this movie is one of the few I managed to snatch on disc and it still sits proudly next to my books after a few years. It ruined me. twice. and reassured me. I'm ready for another rewatch
Gosh i can't take how cute Mizore when she does that touchy hair thingy..
i really like this talent of telling a story by actually saying anything. Two completely different genre but i felt this had the same kind of magic the movie of Sergio Leone's have, like the last duel in the good the bad and the ugly. Very simple, but yet 5 min or more longer scene were no one talks and you might think nothing is really happening in action but yet you feel looped completely in what you are watching because you got the feeling that everything you are looking at has been arranged perfectly with no flaw
i dont know whats with this scene but i just randomly remember and rewatch it every year
ASMR experience by naoko yamada. Truly amazing film by an intricate director 🙂
My favourite scene in both the movie and the whole Hibike storyline. This film hit really close to home. I didn't have this kind of obsession on romantic level, but during high school and first university years I was really desperate for connections in a very similar way to Mizore. I really wnated to have close friends that I could trust (have trust issues), but was both afraid of, and lacked skills and initiative to make that sort of connection. I, like Mizore, depended solely on being at the same place at the end of a class to wring out pieces of interaction.
So all interactions felt really close to home
I was able to let go of most of my anxiety and neediness thanks to having better relationship with my family by engaging emotionally only with media, but now I still don't know how to get to know people and have a fiction consumption addiction(
At least now my interactions with people are in a way more genuine because I interact with people because I want to and not because of loneliness. The problem is, I stopped wanting to talk with people, so my friendships are eroding with time, and I spend a lot of time on youtube/fanfics
Me encanta como MIzore asocia a las personas que conoce con música en razón de lo que ella percibe de las mismas, o como crea música a partir de ruidos del entorno, dejando ver que, efectivamente, es una genio musical💕.
This is for Kyoto Animation staffs who were affected by a arsonist.
incredible beautiful Introduction Scene and movie!
This particular scene is actually interesting, because I think she is actually delivering a feather that belongs, originally, to Mizore, which gives sense to her questioning tone: 2:40
She also crosses the line on the ground, showing a step into her personal space
A masterclass in filmmaking in less than 6 minutes.
足音で希美って分かるの凄いな
The transition at 4:50 and the music becoming a lot more softer just fills me with a sense of nostalgia and warmness.
Easily one of my favorite scenes in the movie and weirdly enough, it makes me tear up because of how simple but beautiful it is.
Mizore Is So Cute
This sequence just oozes Yamada Naoko. The gorgeous style and animation, the subtle storytelling, the immaculate sound design and score. The feet. Genuinely one of my favourite directors of all time.
ただトボトボトついて行くの可愛いな
*spin*
amazing film.
I've seen this video many times and just noticed at 1:24 Mizore's feet twitch when first hearing Nozomi's footsteps.
ty for uploading this
2:54 夏紀もこれやってるよね
仲良い人程あいさつしないの分かる。私も仲良い人にあいさつする時は意識的にしてるもん
I am astounded by this art style. Although I still wonder why KyoAni opted for a different art style for this film from the main series.
In the main story, the protagonists are dealing with brass instruments such as euphoniums and trumpets, which produce a clear, contoured tone when blown.
Their tones seem to express their shining youth as tones.
In contrast, the protagonist of this film plays a woodwind instrument. The tone is blurred yet resonant, and evokes a sense of fragility like that of an ink painting.
In other words, I believe that these differences in color tones are deliberately used to express the sensitivity and character of the characters to the maximum extent possible.
@@ufo590 this is a really nice interpretation. To me all the color tones seems to want to resalt the color blue which is also part of the title of the movie and i liked this choice very much
its just so peak
Anyone know where I can watch this movie??
I managed to find a copy available at my library so checking a library catalog might help ya find what you're looking for!
It's also available legally on Google Play, etc.
netflix
what's the bg music called?
The music played in this scene is “wind,glass,bluebird”, composed by Kensuke Ushio.
Name Exhausted thank you!!
Best
Can I had a favor
If u just kind enough
:(((
why are u frowning..?
@@nemo-1111 It was right after the Kyoto Animation arson attack, where 36 animators died. I felt terribly sad.
:(