Michael's Movie Grade: B+
An excellent animated comedy-drama from Japan.
Being someone who is obsessed with movies, naturally films about movies have a strong appeal to me. However I am sure even casual movie fans will have a great time with this film. What makes this film work so well is that the passion of our main characters is expressed so well. You can feel the passion of movies oozing out of them every second. Some of the best scenes simply revolve around the characters having discussions about what movies mean to them. These scenes are very well written and make sure you not only understand why they are so passionate but also feel the same excitement as them. Also very successful is how this movie shows us how great filmmakers view the world in a different wat than normal people. This is expressed through excellent fantasy sequences that allow us to see how are main character is always making a movie in his mind. These scenes are perfectly realized and enhance our emotional connection to the story. This movie is also a comedy and a really funny one. I (and others in the theater), laughed watching this film much more than I thought I would going in and even during the humor that didn't make me laugh out loud, I was still smiling. The story of this film is basic but effective. Over the course of the film, you truly care about the movie the characters are making.
However there is no doubt that you know where this story is going every second and a subplot with a banker's son is not that interesting.
Overall this film is exactly what people who see it want it to be. It is a fun and funny trip to the movies and a great tribute to the artform of cinema.
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