Is the reputation of "Weathering With You" seriously polarized?

I think the reputation of "Weathering With You" is seriously polarized. Makoto Shinkai's new film "Weathering With You" has been successfully released in China on November 1. Friends who are interested in Makoto Shinkai or this movie Hope to see this movie. Friends who know Makoto Shinkai should have seen his previous works "Five Centimeters per Second", "The Garden of Words" and so on. In particular, after watching the ending of "Five Centimeters Per Second", Makoto Shinkai's animation at that time gave people a feeling of a tragic ending.

Actually, Makoto Shinkai doesn’t particularly like the tragic ending of anime. In an interview at Station B, he claimed that he did not like describing the ending of "5 Centimeters per Second." He just changed it based on the ideas of young people in today's society. When "5 Centimeters Per Second" was produced, he felt that young people at that time liked imperfect endings, so he wanted to design it this way. Makoto Shinkai seems to have changed his style since "The Garden of Words". The popular "Your Name" and the newly released "Weathering With You" both have a perfect ending. So, back to the topic, compared with the high visibility and high reputation of "Your Name", why has the reputation of "Weathering With You" become polarized? "Your Name" scored as high as 8.4 points on Douban, but the latest score of "Weathering With You" is only 7.1 points.

In fact, this does not mean that "Weathering With You" is not good, but because the director is Makoto Shinkai, coupled with the impression that Makoto Shinkai broke out in his previous work "Your Name", this Gives everyone an illusion. Judging from the pictures, it should be said that since "The Garden of Words", Makoto Shinkai's works have begun to have their own characteristics. The colors are bright and the cities are depicted in a realistic way, which is arguably one of the most popular cartoon movie styles. As far as music is concerned, the music production team of "Your Name" has still not been disbanded. It can be said that animation music is very luxurious. Compared with "Your Name", the RADWIMPS band is actually more inclined to propose their own modification methods this time.

So the most important part is the plot. There is some controversy surrounding the plot of Weathering with You. If "Your Name" is a story about saving a lover through time and space, then "Weathering with You" is a story about a middle school boy who is willing to sacrifice the world for love. Although the essence is to talk about youth and love, the two sides are very different in the process. In addition, there are some buggy details. For example, how can a strict police station let a boy run away. While this is known to be the reason for the conspiracy, there may be a more rational approach. Of course, there are good and bad. Friends who have watched all this know that there are all kinds of easter eggs in "Your Name", and the audience even cheered when watching it. Overall, the film is still a good piece of work, if a little bad, maybe because it was directed by Makoto Shinkai, or maybe our expectations for the film were too high. Therefore, I think the reputation of "Weathering With You" is seriously polarized. The above is purely a personal opinion.