5 Centimeters Per Second may not be one of his best-known films, but it’s one of his best-made films, and as the movie reaches its climax and Masayoshi Yamazaki ’s ‘One More Time, One More Chance’ plays, you find yourself engulfed by grief, happiness, regret, hopefulness and maybe even more. They capture the coming-of-age of both, teenagers and adults, and their feelings, which are strong and can’t be disregarded. Shinkai’s movies capture the delicate and enduring nature of first love, its bittersweet aftertaste and its enduring power. Film 5 cm dibintangi sejumlah artis papan atas seperti Pevita Pearce, Denny Sumargo, Herjunot Ali, Realine Shah, dan Fedi Nuril. Film tersebut diadaptasi dari novel best seller dengan judul 5 cm (2005), karya Donny Dirghantoro. 5 Centimeters Per Second, particularly, has more to it than appears at first viewing. Keindahan alam Gunung Semeru juga dapat disaksikan lewat film 5 cm. It would be a disservice to only compliment Shinkai’s films by saying that they are visually stunning or gorgeously animated, even though that’s the first thing that strikes you. In a single frame, he captures the joy of connection, friendship, companionship, the agony of heartbreak, the fortitude required to wait, the bittersweet nature of love and growing up and finding oneself again. He creates visual poetry through his animation of the seasons and the environment and the spoken words only add more layers to the story. Shinkai uses images, rather than verbal communication, to inform the audience about Takaki, Akari, and Kanae Sumida’s emotions and mental state. The technology evolves, connection becomes easier but the emotional distance still increases. One is nostalgic and eager, another is distant yet hopeful, and the third, melancholic.Īs the movie progresses, the methods of communication evolve from letters to emails and texts. Each of the film’s three episodes act like broken pieces trying to be whole again. The fragmented nature of the story amplifies the feelings of the characters as they grow up and grow apart. It tells the story of Takaki Tōno and Akari Shinohara, who grow from childhood friends into adults. The movie is broken into fragments like episodes from an older time or from one’s memory. Its lack of closure makes it a polarizing experience, and yet, one can appreciate how it makes the story more humane and the characters’ dilemmas more real. The movie captures the duality of human nature, memory, feelings and relationships. However, the story’s beauty and fragility simultaneously resonate and repulse. It is not that it’s a bad film, or that one doesn’t find the usual Shinkai themes and styles in it, or that it has a bad story or ending.
Only a few mention his 2007 film 5 Centimeters Per Second. Makoto Shinkai is unanimously associated with his biggest hit Your Name (2016) and his recent Weathering With You (2019), while others reference The Garden of Words (2013).