@@Bessekai It was more the case of Shoya not knowing "how to listen" and going along with the "social consensus" that the issue was with her and not them. He did not "refuse" as he did at length show that he wanted to understand her - when the signer came in to teach the class, it show he was open to it, but "that tool" was not socially agreed on (in the manga the teacher shuts it down, agreeing with Ueno that it was not practical and that he was not willing to move from teacher to learner). A refusal is more a "going against" a decision .. but there were no decisions for him to refuse as he went along with the pack as they say; and unfortunately took "those group decisions" as an endorsement of his bad behaviours. We have indications that he used the notebook until it became (quickly) perceived as a "disruption and nuisance".
Oh, when I say relationship, I don't just mean a romantic relationship, but also any kind of connection between two people. This way a relationship encapsulates both a romantic and a friendly meaning depending on the context.
So, I'm back. Just finished the movie and the video. Great analysis as usual. It really is fascinating to see a channel this young with this high of quality. On the movie though, and this might sound silly but, it was particularly hard for me to watch this because it was like playing Katawa Shoujo all over again but this time I didn't have any control over what happened. Also, I can't even being to count the number of times I shouted at the screen, "Please for the love of God, hug her!". Seriously why did he never just hug her. Hugs help everything.
Great video dude. The worst one to me is Kawai, she uses her cuteness and tears to turn on Ishida. The second time when she climbed on the guy who really doesn't fuck with her and cry. Pissed me off to a whole another level. Jeez
pissed me off how ishida was telling her personally about the rumors, and she stupidly decided to shout and shit to make him look like the bad guy, when originally nobody else was even listening to their conversation.
out of all the characters i would say that kawai, shimada, the other "best" friend and the teacher have been the worst characters by far. all of them due to condoning bullying but specifically kawai because of playing the innocence/victim card, shimada and the other guy in helping to bully nishimiya/putting ALL the blame on ishida and then bullying ishida/influence the whole class to follow on their steps/ostracising him and spreading rumours in middle school after all the things they had done to him and finally the teacher due to condoning the acts of bullying during lesson and in the school/not doing anything to stop it and discrimminating againist ishida when he got the worst out of all of this situation. there are other despicable characters as well like the father of nishimiya (who abandoned them since shouko was disabled which btw was his fault since he had some kind of disease) and some others but they are fairly minor.
Honestly, the ending scene made me cry so badly. XD It was just so beautiful and meaningful to me. Not gonna lie, this is probably one of my favourite anime movies right now. The characters were so accurate and I felt like I could seriously relate to the way they acted because to me it felt human since I thought of people who acted the same in my life.
It was very moving, but I could not help but think, "How did he get out of the hospital, not to mention his bed, after so long in a coma?" This kind of thing took me off the movie a bit, especially after the rest of it felt so real.
You can probably watch this entire movie without subtitles or even the audio and understand it fully. Another fantastic analysis, thanks for the video :D
I know sign language because my younger brother is deaf. So seeing this movie do it perfectly correct made me happy. But that's not the point, since I know sign language I've got an unfair advantage in that challenge.
Speaking as someone who has hearing loss, been made fun of for it and for using sign language when I was younger, and deals with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts/tendencies, this movie hit so close to home. The way the creators dealt with such heavy situations such as bullying and suicide attempts was amazing. Personally I don't feel like they completely romanticized it (unlike other current shows/movies) and I really appreciate that. This movie has become one of my favorites as I have never ever been able to relate to a character so much. I cried so much when watching this and that rarely happens when I watch movies. And seeing Ishida learn sign language to be able to communicate with Shōko really moved me as I haven't met anyone who was willing to go to that extent to communicate with me. I've had 10 surgeries and while my hearing is slightly better than it was, I still have trouble with it and get frustrated with it. But this movie honestly made me feel a little better about it since it's an issue not many media companies address (at least that I've seen). They did a beautiful job with it and I plan on reading the manga and cosplaying Shōko when I get the money.
My little brother has hearing loss. And he met a girl that completely changed his mind. She learned sign language just to talk to him. I also learned sign language to talk to him but that's an unfair comparison since I'm his older brother. Now my brother has 3 friends and his girl friend (yes, the same girl I mentioned earlier) who all learned sign language for the sole purpose of talking with him. As a brother I cant thank those people enough, and I hope that you one day will meet someone like that too.
"This one was a tough one to crack" The movie was detailed and in-depth indeed, and I had a hard time understanding small bits and details about it. Thanks for cracking this one! Now I can appreciate the story even more so.
Thanks for his comment, as it showed me I'm not the only one. I loved the movie, but there were a small number of parts I didn't quite get. Didn't ruin the experience, but had me wondering a lot. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
When I was in 2nd grade, there were two deaf brothers in my class. The first day they came, one of them taught me some basic sign languages and it was really cool. But I gradually felt a bit annoyed because they would randomly start speaking inaudible noises in the middle of class, received special treatment and leniency from the teachers, and their voices were really high pitched and was painful to my ears. Then I started imitating them and making fun of their voices (like what Ishida did). Thats as far as I went but I can relate to young Ishida in a particular way because I understand that when you're still that young, you just don't have a good grasp on reality.
I didn't watch the movie before because I already read the manga. After watching this video, I'm starting a marathon to watch all the movies I've skipped.
Haha, way to go! Jokes aside, the manga is a bit different, but I started out with the movie and still managed to deduce most of the meaning behind it, so they really did a great job.
Fatih Duran I read the manga quite a while ago and don't remember it too well but how does the movie do at covering everything in the manga? I feel like a 2 hour movie would struggle to covey everything
The movie was able to express more things in terms of the music and sound that brings up the sorrow feel. But the movie version really did skip quite a lot. Most of the side character's stories were skipped and as well as the entire "Movie Making group" part was skipped. The movie is definitely worth the watch. Personally I prefer the manga version though, it felt more painful reading through it even without the sound and music.
Yogi Bear Well some people thought the movie making group was just a unnecessary subplot so it had to be removed well for time. Although the side character stories had to be removed from the movie, which was disappointing, but understandable.
After seeing such a rich and amazing video summarizing this amazing movie truly shocked me by the amount of views.This deserves much more. Easily this is one of the best movies that came out recently, thanks for the analysis, it always makes it worth just seeing those lovely characters.
After watching the movie only once, I thought all the characters had to evolve and explore the fears that made them fall apart as a group except for kawai. I don´t know why but I felt it was the worst explored and instantly healed her pain. Also what do you think of the other friend that worked in the fair, that only got a few seconds later on to appear?
I think that she's built up a social image which she internalized so well that in the end, she believed it to be true. Not only is this persona her ideal but also the expectations that are projected on her. Whenever she steps out of this role, she immediately reverts back and even rewrites her own understanding of her actions. Personally, I'm not really fond of her, but she is painfully realistic to the point, where I would argue that the hate towards her is not proportional to the actual mistakes she makes: it is our own peccability that enlarges her sins in our eyes.
So I have read Koe no Katachi like 2 years ago and I cried while reading because it was really emotional and actually one of my favorite mangas. I was very happy when I heard about the announcement of the movie. I saw it last weekend and it didn't disappoint at all. Everything is good about the manga and the movie, I want to recomend it to everyone. Action stories are very nice but a bit of Slice of Life like this one are definitely needed in our lives because it makes us think about ourselves and our experiences as growing human beings. Might watch this again.
I've read the manga, and yes it may not as good as the manga due to the fact that they have to compressed 60 chapters into 2-hour movie but it's still REALLY GOOD. I highly reccommend this movie, but please DO NOT go with "This is going to be like Kimi no Nawa" perspective, they're completely different movie. And please do not over do it (I watched it 3 times, but it's worth it though...) Final Verdict : 8/10 (For those who've read the manga) 9/10 (For those who havent)
I agree with you, those two shows are fundamentally different. If only Koe no Katachi came out in a different season, it would have become more popular.
Intresting I loved bouth but for me A Silent Voice was better movie(10/10), Your Name is great to (9/10). I kinda didnt liked premiss of third act it was handled good but stilll feld a little forced like in Kiki. P.S I read only oneshot
>but please DO NOT go with "This is going to be like Kimi no Nawa" pespective *sigh* I did this and therefore I was let down by how this movie goes... expectation is really something, eh? Rated this movie 8/10 and I didn't cry (although my chest felt a bit heavy) compared to Kimi no Na wa's 10/10 with 4 times crying. Those movies are different indeed but Koe no Katachi has a lot of meanings about social life and morals, so I still have faith in this movie. 0:)
Yes, I've seen many people failing to understand the problem. Her situation worsened a lot because Shoya burst her ear at that point, making her right ear completely damaged. I thought the blood came from a ruptured eardrum.
@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 In the manga and the movie its clearly shown that it didnt rupture the ear drum it just cut her ear lobe. She looses her right ear years after that incident
@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 since in movie and manga ishida mentioned about the scar, definitely it's the around the ear lobe or the ear itself, not the eardrum
Nah just you, the movie pretty much completely finished the story, and I doubt a sequel would be possible without taking away the magic of the first movie. The story is about acceptance, and since everyone accepts each other pretty much by the end(fight me on this lol), continuing the story as it was, simply isn't possible
I understand the point and I would agree to some extent, but I think the story has already been set in and executed already. The ending is obvious in which you can infer they clearly get together as more then just friends, such as when Nishimiya had confessed her love to Ishida, but he was unable to comprehend what was being said. That being said, it is subsequently certain that these two got together as a couple and lived their lives on together, finally being able to listen and understand.
You are right about the movie standing on its own where the audience doesn't need to have any explanation from the prior source material. But when reading the manga, especially if it's still fresh in your mind, the movie gives a few easter eggs about the manga plot (since there is a good portion left out). Some moments were merely seconds and it felt very fulfilling when catching them. But all the topics the manga hit on were beautifully presented. My only wish was to see more, just as much as how the manga ended... Oh, and I almost forgot. The small light at the end where you can assume it is Ishida and Nishimiya I like to imagine that it is the ending scene in the manga, walking to meet everyone and confront them together.
Stray Sheep Actually, the anime also kind of altered some scenes of the story from the manga. The anime can actually be considered less dramatic. Which I consider as being good, because being too dramatic is a pain in the head imo.
I'm deaf in real life and no ones like me, I can't hear and I'm lonely. I don't have a friends. Someone bully to me. My mom hate me because my mom don't understand Im doing ASL. I don't have a family but, I lived with my grandpa and my grandma was dead. When I'm going school. My class hates me. I feel sad. I'm sick and I going to hospital. The doctor said I don't know. My grandpa don't know what he doing. When I grow up and I went to high school. The bullies talking about me. So I don't know how to talking. I don't have a sisters and brothers. I never see my family. I never meet my family. I'm thinking about my family and why I'm deaf. Someone want know sign language but they are not good for sign language. I don't understand what someone doing sign language. The boy pull me and I got hurt and my knee is bleed. I dont want go to school because the bullies laughing and talking about me. I want learning. I want make friends but they're not nice. They're meanie. That's why some people deaf in deaf school. I don't know where is deaf school. I need money for house. I have few money. I'm working on Toy Store.
Hi Alyssa, Thank you for sharing your story! I'm sad to hear that this can still happen in the real world. Don't give up, though! Nearing the end of high school, people will get more mature and sooner or later I'm sure you'll find the ones who'll understand you.
Don't worry, you ain't special. What you see is happening in many places (and not "STILL", it is very common), and it looks like you are having it not the worst. If you grew up in some more offensive society, you would be already finished, most likely, with your attitude. You are seeing the worst in them directed towards you. But it is better then if you wouldn't be able to see the worst side of them and get something horrible one nice day from them. Believe me, people who are pretending to be good while planning what to do wrong to you, are way, way worse. And it is normal to get only a few friends in your life, because most "friends" are fake, they are just people to hang out with someone - and it is not a matter of being deaf, it is quite common for those without disabilities as well. Try to discover something you can get better (job) with and find some decent purpose in your life. Also, it is not like you can't communicate, you can communicate with people using text messages, nowadays it is quite common, so finding friends and communicating is not that limited for you.
Alyssa Yang Just don't give up buddy. If people around you don't like you do the same to them, just don't give a shit about what that say. After watching the movie I am so moved and after knowing it really happens in real world I'm really disgusted and don't say you don't have friends if people around you don't want to be with you then don't be with them try people that are not around you not every one are like that right. I don't have many friends too I roughly have 3 that's it but I never felt alone and the first thing you have to do is change your attitude. A year ago my two best friends betrayed me and no one were there to talk to me it still hurts but thanks to them I changed so don't feel bad and your not alone and your not alone in this world with problems buddy. I'd like to be your friend. If you are seeing this and have a Facebook or something just give me your name and your profile picture I'll send you a request right away, we can have little talks. Just keep calm and don't give up buddy😉😊
I'm so sorry people treat you badly. those people just don't want to be adults. like the comment above me said, if you're nearing the end of high school that's usually when people get a little nicer. are you able to look online and see if there are deaf communities or places that accommodate with sign language?
Considering the ED song translates to "The Reason I Fell In Love/The Reason I Fell For You" I think it's pretty safe to assume what happens between the two of them.
Honest. I didn't think there'd be such a beautiful analysis to a beyond beautiful 👌 movie. You must have such great depth of mind and sensitivity to understand all that. So proud of you man. Keep making more such videos, subscribing you is so worth it. 👍👍👍
I just watched this movie last night. I think your analysis is spot on. I grew up in a Deaf family, so in watching the film, I teared up, overwhelmed with thoughts about my parents and how isolating it is when no one bothers to communicate. In watching your video, I cried all over again. Beautiful film. Beautiful analysis.
Your analysi is perfect, very detailed and strong oppinons(Honest,TRUE).Honestly your voice is perfect for this kind of anaylsies i want to see more vidoes from you and i hope u get animes fans who has appreciation for new movies that comes out from Japan. :)
I've gotta say, I love your videos. I'm glad they came across my recommendations. I have to agree with what you said, as it resembles what I've been thinking about the movie since I've gotten the chance to watch it. Looking forward to more of your videos, keep up the good work man!
This movie hits me hard because I see myself to ishida not as a bully but as a person who had lost the ability to connect and listen anymore. Maybe because of my traumatic experience when having friends or i feel like nobody will understand you. Me.
I like your break down of the characters, the story and the meaning on this movie. I also like this movie and manga because it shows the word how hard it is for those of us living with hearing impairment struggle everyday. I especially love the path of redemption and atonement and how to forgive yourself. I know quite a few hearing impaired people, myself included, who hated themselves at one point in their life.
I'm sad to hear that self-hatred is so common. I wasn't a 100% sure before whether the story was enlarging its theme for the dramatic effect or not, but it seems to me that it is quite an accurate portrayal.
It is scary how accurate it is. I had a lot of old scars and unresolved issues come up and reopened when watching Koe no Katachi but I was able to conquer them finally. Thank you again for this wonderful break down.
I can relate with Nishimiya, not cause she's deaf cause I'm not deaf but because she pins everything on herself. I've never truly opened up my feelings to anyone cause I felt that I couldn't but eventually, talking to one of my friends who was the cause of this not opening up, lead to me finally opening up and expressing all of my feelings to amm my friends
I think this movie is as good as Kimiga Namayiwa(Your Name) which was extremely popular a few months ago even though this one's box office is not that high. This movie has a more realistic background with a deeper and more serious meaning. It's a romantic and moving story which happens in a relatively real world, which is different from Your Name which is based on a world with some kind of magics and miracles.
I feel empty. I can relate to both Shouya's feeling of anxiety and how Shoko's hate herself. I've always feel lonely in my life, i had no close friends, i have that feeling of wanting to commit suicide in my life, i just don't know what my purpose in life is and i hated myself for that. I always have this feeling of loneliness and it never goes away, and i felt slowly as the years went by my mental state is getting worse, me seeing that the situation in my family is worse than i thought, as i get into college i feel like my Mother and Father had an unhealthy relationship in the last couple of year but had been masking it and i was right, My Father is too obsessed with his work and my mother is going out with another person behind his back. I still love both of my parents, and i always will, but i lost some of the trust i have for them. I don't know how to express myself, i still shut myself from the world out there, im still alone, im still scared, i don't know what to do.
I read now this cry for help, not recent. I hope you are feeling better now. However.. listen.. My adolescence was terrible, but I'm still here.. if something scares me, is feeling empty.. You could try to face up to your depression. You think you don't know how to express yourself.. Write. You write well. The reason no one answered is the harsh of your letter.. You explain everything, it's difficult to find words for you. About your parents.. they are only imperfects human beings, like all of us. About your introvertion.. I am, was, and will be very introverted, but now I have a lot of friends and perhaps I need more time alone with myself. The secret was to have a lot of Nagatsukas around me. When you would talk about you with nice people around you, your brain would tell them ALL the things you wrote here. All together, your pain is too much. It's wrong, you couldn't explain well and people around you couldn't manage this and run away. Just talk about a single problem or feeling with different people when you feel they can hear you and you'll see others talk to you about their similar but different problems. It's how stress works: too many things block you in a loop in your brain. Just face up to the simplest: this problem is really a problem or a bullshit? Could I make something or not for this certain thing? A lot of things to do and feeling blocked? Do immediatly the simpliest or preferred! Use a diary for these things, you need first less stress.
The Shape of Voice.. I cried a lot and didn't understand well why.. The answer, now I know, is mercy of me.. laugh at me.. A lot of years from my fucking adolescence .. old wounds.. I was like you.. Another important thing: the search for meanings, for our road.. so much important when we grow up.. try to focalize what you DON'T want first. So you can see the lot of things you could want, or be. They change during our life, if you know what you don't want you understand better yourself. It's not easy. Laugh at you. Mercy of you. An hug.
Great analysis! I have watched A Silent Voice so many times, I have analyzed this movie to death, yet you gave me perspectives and nuances in the movie that I hadn't realized yet. This movie is a true masterpiece. You believe you understood everything, but then you realize that there is another layer underneath. Every time I watch this movie I find something new.
As a music composer myself I was definitely impressed with how the music worked well with certain moments in the movie, mainly with how delicate it was, and how most of the movie didn't have music at all, forcing you to really take in all the dialogue.. I just watched this for the first time ever 2 nights ago and I felt like I needed to see this.
I've seen the movie 3 times, now it makes me wanna watch it again. I myself was also trying to find reasoning behind everything and the underlaying message of things that happened but its pretty hard to do so. Thank you for this amazing analysis of my favorite movie and with lots of things I agreed right away and thought so myself as well. Keep up the great work!
1:46 this scene was so powerful. The background music mixed with the camera work and emotion was simply perfect. For some reason, this is my favourite scene in the movie and I'm surprised people don't talk about it much.
I agree it's much more than a simple summary; the video you've posted is much closer to a critique or analysis. The video isn't what I expected to watch, but I still enjoyed it.
Koe no katachi also has one very beautiful depiction - the way how depression and guilt may cause one to disassociate greatly. Also it's portrayal of suicidal thoughts and idealisation is one of the best I have seen so far.
i missed so many details while watching the movie, and here in this video everything is explained so clearly. i never thought there could be such hidden meanings in a movie, the ability to convey a meaning by the creator and the ability to understand the meaning by the viewer is so suprising to me. i am extremely astonished as to how shallow my vision was. kudos to you for getting the exact meaning that the creator wanted to convey and thanks for explaining it to us. also thanks for sharing those small hints which i didnt even pay attention to , like why she only wore one hearing aid afterwards. now i know.
SPOILER WARNING: u missed that part when she went rushing to the bridge where they both meet each other every day to feed the fishes i mean Nishimiya and Ishida that the place where they both used to hang out u see when she cried only then Ishida woke up that makes clear suggestion how close they are to each other
I discovered this movie yesterday and I already saw it twice, I loved it, I can't understand the concept of the movie because I'm young, but I understood enough to understand that sometimes people don't listen to me not on purpose, just because they have an own life and might have a problem. Fantastic video, keep up the good work!
The beginning of the movie is truly heartbreaking. It’s so hard to watch someone so pure and innocent be punished time and time again for showing kindness to the people around her. It’s no wonder she was so depressed
Calvin Tsang Time to go to subway and buy your subs :^] jokes aside great video, i absolutely loved this anime and the topics it covered get so little attention. Thank you :3
Koe no katachi taught me to forgive myself from the things that I done, I also learned that when you were a bad influence person once in your life doesn't mean that you couldn't change for a better person, and lastly I learned that we should understand and respect people's differences because not all of us are the same.
I like how you constantly say you don't need to read the manga to understand the characters, but you IMMEDIATELY switch to a manga panel whenever you talk about them.
I assume you mean those 4-5 images of which I've talked about one sentence each. Providing additional information in that form should not be viewed as the core message, but if that bugged you, I'm sorry.
Amazing! You really captured the whole purpose and story behind the movie. Its really not focusing around romance, I really liked this video. The way you even notices how BGM reflects the purpose of a scene, really impressed. I would also like to point out that after they really communicate with each other at the bridge after Ishida woke up, Nishimiya stopped hiding her hearing aid with her hair, as if symbolizing she is making changes of herself, instead of just saying she tried her best, embracing how she is, and not hiding it. Really liked the video!
Ueno was maybe trying to change and trying to truly understand what Nishimiya is saying too. She was shown doing a sign language for "Stupid", maybe she started to learn and really wanted to understand her.
Thank you! I didn't notice how she wasn't hiding it anymore, but now that you've said it, I wonder how I've missed that: it's such a clear message. Thank you for pointing it out :)
OK I watched the movie and it is actually quite depressing for some reason . and I don't like the part with the bullying I cried at that part its just so sad .... that why I hate bullies
@@Firex00 Holding hands** Make that distinction clear. Even if I do ship 'em to the moon, it'd be best to keep it as accurate as it was. However, what happens after the manga is up to you.
After a lot of thought it does seem that this movie actively takes the perspective of the viewer in mind. I always thought that these (side-)glances were signs of suspicion towards people; always searching for a new target to humiliate or degrade. It's incredible how many messages this movie could possible get across.
I loved this movie. it was a type of movie where I didnt know to be happy or sad. The explanation you made was great and made me understand the movie a little bit better. thank u!
You brought out some points I hadn’t considered before. I haven’t read the manga. Watched the movie twice though. Planning on watching it again to look for things I haven’t noticed when I show to my cousin. Great video man!
I think the biggest confusion is some think this is a movie about romance when really it’s about redemption and atoning for the past. The movie tackles real life issues and that’s why I love that the director decided to move this way as the movie progresses and we the audience piece together our morals
This was a really great breakdown of the movie. A Silent Voice was beautiful on so many levels, and as a literature student studying it as one of my higher subjects, this movie was absolutely stunning for me. I read the mange before I watched the movie, and I'm glad that I did because it really helped me understand what was going on, and as a literature student I'm ashamed to say I missed a couple of things hat you pointed out here. The ringing on the right side, the little eye movements of the characters, some of those I missed, while others really caught my eye. Despite reading the manga, I never realized that she had totally lost hearing in her right ear, and I just dismissed her only wearing one hearing aid as unimportant despite Ueno pointing it out in her speech. I think having read and analyzed the manga on a literary level really dulled my experience of this movie, and this video really helped me to truly understand what they brought out in the anime that the manga couldn't do. The sounds especially, since I hadn't paid enough attention to this. I would have to give the movie a 9.5/10 for execution, putting it above Kimi No Na Wa, even though I loved them both. As someone who has a personal attachment for this due to past experiences, interpret that how you wish, this movie really struck home for me. Great video man, I hope you keep doing these.
Suicide (attempted or successful) is the end result of losing hope that one's emotional pain will go away. I would scarcely term it as being selfish. By the way Bessekai, I am impressed with the essay/video. Well done.
Just watched this "Masterpiece" and keep on watching it more then 4 times in 3 days😭 and complete it's Manga last night Don't know why I am sad but the ending was Happy 😭😭😭😭 Can't get over it , and wanting to watch one more time and cry..😭😭 And yes great video Man you just earned a subscriber.
Very good analysis ! I was amazed by the music direction in this movie and knew it would be genius when i heard that first deaf piano sound... Such a beautiful story. Thanks for this video !
Thanks so much pal,there was so many misconceptions I didn't get to resolve but now through this analysis of yours, a lot of stuff opened up to me, no more word to add,amzing work good continuation
I never understood fully why she was soo devestated after visiting the doctor. But now I know! I don't know much about people who can't hear and their medical developing. Thanks for making this video!
I’ve watched this movie about 8 times, an every time I watch it I can’t keep myself from finding something new. Hearing your thoughts, your explanation, it helped me realize even more about this incredible movie. Thank you
I loved this movie but the suicide was something I didn't understand (whether it was because I forgot parts or simply overlooked matters) so I'm glad that this was brought/cleared up here. Aside from that, a nice analysis video.
I appreciate your video so much. I feel disgusted by myself for not seeing the movie this way and I want to thank you so much for sharing your view. I will try to share this video as much as possible because you deserve much more attention. It's been a while since I've seen someone putting this much effort into trying to understand something and making a analysis about it. Also,I feel like I have to recommend the manga ''Oyasumi Punpun'' to you if you haven't read it already. It tells the story of the protoganist punpun who is a completly normal human in his world but to our eyes he takes on a variety of different forms depending on his state of mind. It's about him growing up as a normal boy and shows perfectly how much society, love and depression can change a person over the years. No matter how happy your youth may be, no matter how hard you try to be a ''decent'' human, once getting old you will change and become afraid of even loosing things without any value. Oyasumi punpun is the most accurate representation of what it is like growing up. It's art that fully utilizes it's medium. I've read it 17 times now and it still blows my mind and gives me goosebumps everytime I finish reading it. I'm sorry for recommending something this randome and I kinda feel like one of those people trying to sell you something but I feel like I really had to because I feel like you would love the manga and trying to understand it. I really feel weird now that I've written this comment and I apologize for taking anyones time reading this.
Thank you for the recommendation! I'm glad you liked the video. I've heard about this manga before, will definitely check it out when I find the time :)
She was the one who couldn't hear, but he was the one who refused to listen
Really nice way of putting it!
Sums up the whole movie
@@Bessekai It was more the case of Shoya not knowing "how to listen" and going along with the "social consensus" that the issue was with her and not them. He did not "refuse" as he did at length show that he wanted to understand her - when the signer came in to teach the class, it show he was open to it, but "that tool" was not socially agreed on (in the manga the teacher shuts it down, agreeing with Ueno that it was not practical and that he was not willing to move from teacher to learner). A refusal is more a "going against" a decision .. but there were no decisions for him to refuse as he went along with the pack as they say; and unfortunately took "those group decisions" as an endorsement of his bad behaviours. We have indications that he used the notebook until it became (quickly) perceived as a "disruption and nuisance".
Soushi Miketsukami u found this on facebook isnt
It's obvious towards the end of the anime... You don't need Facebook
I will be back in 2 hrs and 10 mins, after I watch this movie and can fully appreciate the video.
I'm honored :)
Griffin Watson its an awsome movie
Nova Fox777 it is and also a sad movie
Griffin Watson goodluck
XD
koe no katachi is not just about relationship, it also about friendship
Oh, when I say relationship, I don't just mean a romantic relationship, but also any kind of connection between two people. This way a relationship encapsulates both a romantic and a friendly meaning depending on the context.
ya..i know..and ur video cool
Thank you!
Bessekai in the movie, they probably removed it, but in manga I think both ishida and shoko share the same feeling in romantic way
Well friendship is a type of relationship so
So, I'm back. Just finished the movie and the video. Great analysis as usual. It really is fascinating to see a channel this young with this high of quality. On the movie though, and this might sound silly but, it was particularly hard for me to watch this because it was like playing Katawa Shoujo all over again but this time I didn't have any control over what happened. Also, I can't even being to count the number of times I shouted at the screen, "Please for the love of God, hug her!". Seriously why did he never just hug her. Hugs help everything.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I felt the same. Would have been nice if they ended up with each other on screen. :D
Griffin Watson I felt the exact same I thought I was the only one!
The Katawa Shoujo part or the huging part? or both?
Griffin Watson hugging part
Ahh, yes. Hugging would have fixed a lot in that movie.
I thought the moon bit was her trying to say, "daisuke" or "suki" which means, "I really like you",
but he misheard it as, "tsuki" which is moon.
What's the difference in pronunciation of suki and tsuki?
@@fyv3 tsuki has the tsk sound in the beginning while suki does not
It was. But there are also "confessions" (or at least Romantic situations) in Japanese that do include moon. So double meaning at least.
ikr google translate so cool
Isn't that what happened though? She confessed and he couldn't understand her.
Great video dude. The worst one to me is Kawai, she uses her cuteness and tears to turn on Ishida. The second time when she climbed on the guy who really doesn't fuck with her and cry. Pissed me off to a whole another level. Jeez
Thank you! Oh yes, I can understand that.
pissed me off how ishida was telling her personally about the rumors, and she stupidly decided to shout and shit to make him look like the bad guy, when originally nobody else was even listening to their conversation.
out of all the characters i would say that kawai, shimada, the other "best" friend and the teacher have been the worst characters by far. all of them due to condoning bullying but specifically kawai because of playing the innocence/victim card, shimada and the other guy in helping to bully nishimiya/putting ALL the blame on ishida and then bullying ishida/influence the whole class to follow on their steps/ostracising him and spreading rumours in middle school after all the things they had done to him and finally the teacher due to condoning the acts of bullying during lesson and in the school/not doing anything to stop it and discrimminating againist ishida when he got the worst out of all of this situation.
there are other despicable characters as well like the father of nishimiya (who abandoned them since shouko was disabled which btw was his fault since he had some kind of disease) and some others but they are fairly minor.
Yeah, she's just a bitch who loves herself too much.
Who was that guy she climbed Into
Honestly, the ending scene made me cry so badly. XD
It was just so beautiful and meaningful to me. Not gonna lie, this is probably one of my favourite anime movies right now. The characters were so accurate and I felt like I could seriously relate to the way they acted because to me it felt human since I thought of people who acted the same in my life.
It certainly was a fulfilling ending. I hope those ppl either changed or are not around you anymore :)
It was very moving, but I could not help but think, "How did he get out of the hospital, not to mention his bed, after so long in a coma?" This kind of thing took me off the movie a bit, especially after the rest of it felt so real.
You can probably watch this entire movie without subtitles or even the audio and understand it fully.
Another fantastic analysis, thanks for the video :D
Absolutely! Thank you for coming back ;)
Shows how lackluster the characters are.
I know sign language because my younger brother is deaf. So seeing this movie do it perfectly correct made me happy.
But that's not the point, since I know sign language I've got an unfair advantage in that challenge.
Yeah Same here.
@@thetrain47539 r/quityourbullshit that is mandarin sign language not asl if you are Japanese than i am sorry but that is not American sign language.
Speaking as someone who has hearing loss, been made fun of for it and for using sign language when I was younger, and deals with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts/tendencies, this movie hit so close to home. The way the creators dealt with such heavy situations such as bullying and suicide attempts was amazing. Personally I don't feel like they completely romanticized it (unlike other current shows/movies) and I really appreciate that. This movie has become one of my favorites as I have never ever been able to relate to a character so much. I cried so much when watching this and that rarely happens when I watch movies. And seeing Ishida learn sign language to be able to communicate with Shōko really moved me as I haven't met anyone who was willing to go to that extent to communicate with me. I've had 10 surgeries and while my hearing is slightly better than it was, I still have trouble with it and get frustrated with it. But this movie honestly made me feel a little better about it since it's an issue not many media companies address (at least that I've seen). They did a beautiful job with it and I plan on reading the manga and cosplaying Shōko when I get the money.
Thank you for sharing!
I really want to learn sign language. I guess how hard doing that on my own without a friend just daunts me every time
My little brother has hearing loss. And he met a girl that completely changed his mind.
She learned sign language just to talk to him. I also learned sign language to talk to him but that's an unfair comparison since I'm his older brother.
Now my brother has 3 friends and his girl friend (yes, the same girl I mentioned earlier) who all learned sign language for the sole purpose of talking with him.
As a brother I cant thank those people enough, and I hope that you one day will meet someone like that too.
I'm not impaired in any way, but society has always branded me as a jerk (for being an introvert), so I can relate to that issue...
Good stuff, hope you got that cosplay
"This one was a tough one to crack"
The movie was detailed and in-depth indeed, and I had a hard time understanding small bits and details about it. Thanks for cracking this one! Now I can appreciate the story even more so.
Thank you for watching! :)
Thanks for his comment, as it showed me I'm not the only one. I loved the movie, but there were a small number of parts I didn't quite get. Didn't ruin the experience, but had me wondering a lot. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
When I was in 2nd grade, there were two deaf brothers in my class. The first day they came, one of them taught me some basic sign languages and it was really cool. But I gradually felt a bit annoyed because they would randomly start speaking inaudible noises in the middle of class, received special treatment and leniency from the teachers, and their voices were really high pitched and was painful to my ears. Then I started imitating them and making fun of their voices (like what Ishida did). Thats as far as I went but I can relate to young Ishida in a particular way because I understand that when you're still that young, you just don't have a good grasp on reality.
Thank you for sharing your story!
I didn't watch the movie before because I already read the manga. After watching this video, I'm starting a marathon to watch all the movies I've skipped.
Haha, way to go! Jokes aside, the manga is a bit different, but I started out with the movie and still managed to deduce most of the meaning behind it, so they really did a great job.
Fatih Duran I too read the manga, but I say that the anime film is worth it.
Fatih Duran I read the manga quite a while ago and don't remember it too well but how does the movie do at covering everything in the manga? I feel like a 2 hour movie would struggle to covey everything
The movie was able to express more things in terms of the music and sound that brings up the sorrow feel. But the movie version really did skip quite a lot. Most of the side character's stories were skipped and as well as the entire "Movie Making group" part was skipped. The movie is definitely worth the watch. Personally I prefer the manga version though, it felt more painful reading through it even without the sound and music.
Yogi Bear Well some people thought the movie making group was just a unnecessary subplot so it had to be removed well for time. Although the side character stories had to be removed from the movie, which was disappointing, but understandable.
After seeing such a rich and amazing video summarizing this amazing movie truly shocked me by the amount of views.This deserves much more. Easily this is one of the best movies that came out recently, thanks for the analysis, it always makes it worth just seeing those lovely characters.
I'm glad you liked it!
After watching the movie only once, I thought all the characters had to evolve and explore the fears that made them fall apart as a group except for kawai. I don´t know why but I felt it was the worst explored and instantly healed her pain. Also what do you think of the other friend that worked in the fair, that only got a few seconds later on to appear?
Which one do you mean?
Miki Kawai, what do you think of that character
I think that she's built up a social image which she internalized so well that in the end, she believed it to be true. Not only is this persona her ideal but also the expectations that are projected on her. Whenever she steps out of this role, she immediately reverts back and even rewrites her own understanding of her actions.
Personally, I'm not really fond of her, but she is painfully realistic to the point, where I would argue that the hate towards her is not proportional to the actual mistakes she makes: it is our own peccability that enlarges her sins in our eyes.
So I have read Koe no Katachi like 2 years ago and I cried while reading because it was really emotional and actually one of my favorite mangas. I was very happy when I heard about the announcement of the movie. I saw it last weekend and it didn't disappoint at all. Everything is good about the manga and the movie, I want to recomend it to everyone. Action stories are very nice but a bit of Slice of Life like this one are definitely needed in our lives because it makes us think about ourselves and our
experiences as growing human beings. Might watch this again.
I definitely recommend watching it a second time: it has an incredibly high rewatch value.
When you said, “Did they become partners? That’s up to you.” That’s like asking if I want to be happy or spiral into deep depression.
Bitch I feel the same ;-;
@@s1e_dm LoL I just want a writer's special to see them ship and that to be canon.
L P I feel you on a spiritual level
@@anthonyzivalich4962 👍👍👍
L P we can only hope
I've read the manga, and yes it may not as good as the manga due to the fact that they have to compressed 60 chapters into 2-hour movie but it's still REALLY GOOD.
I highly reccommend this movie, but please DO NOT go with "This is going to be like Kimi no Nawa" perspective, they're completely different movie. And please do not over do it (I watched it 3 times, but it's worth it though...)
Final Verdict : 8/10 (For those who've read the manga) 9/10 (For those who havent)
I agree with you, those two shows are fundamentally different. If only Koe no Katachi came out in a different season, it would have become more popular.
Intresting I loved bouth but for me A Silent Voice was better movie(10/10), Your Name is great to (9/10). I kinda didnt liked premiss of third act it was handled good but stilll feld a little forced like in Kiki. P.S I read only oneshot
>but please DO NOT go with "This is going to be like Kimi no Nawa" pespective
*sigh* I did this and therefore I was let down by how this movie goes... expectation is really something, eh? Rated this movie 8/10 and I didn't cry (although my chest felt a bit heavy) compared to Kimi no Na wa's 10/10 with 4 times crying. Those movies are different indeed but Koe no Katachi has a lot of meanings about social life and morals, so I still have faith in this movie. 0:)
I guess u prefer fantasy movies than reality
Manga is 10/10. Seriously
"When nishimiyas right ear became completely unhearable" ...the ear shoya yanked the damn hearing aid out of her ear?
Yes, I've seen many people failing to understand the problem. Her situation worsened a lot because Shoya burst her ear at that point, making her right ear completely damaged. I thought the blood came from a ruptured eardrum.
@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 In the manga and the movie its clearly shown that it didnt rupture the ear drum it just cut her ear lobe. She looses her right ear years after that incident
I never understood that she lost completely her hearing from her right ear O__O
' yanked ' bruh😂
@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 since in movie and manga ishida mentioned about the scar, definitely it's the around the ear lobe or the ear itself, not the eardrum
Nice analysis, i like the tone of your voice it suits even more the review.
Thank you! My intonation is far from perfect at the moment, but it'll get better eventually :)
Yeah i know! It is better than a Silent one. haha.
Bessekai .
Is it just me or does someone else want a sequel to this amazing movie
I think everyone one a sequel (even if it doesn't make a real sense), I JUST WANNT TO SEE THEM AGAIN !
Nah just you, the movie pretty much completely finished the story, and I doubt a sequel would be possible without taking away the magic of the first movie. The story is about acceptance, and since everyone accepts each other pretty much by the end(fight me on this lol), continuing the story as it was, simply isn't possible
I understand the point and I would agree to some extent, but I think the story has already been set in and executed already. The ending is obvious in which you can infer they clearly get together as more then just friends, such as when Nishimiya had confessed her love to Ishida, but he was unable to comprehend what was being said. That being said, it is subsequently certain that these two got together as a couple and lived their lives on together, finally being able to listen and understand.
Ishaan Shrivastava good point
The story already ended. No sequal needed
You are right about the movie standing on its own where the audience doesn't need to have any explanation from the prior source material. But when reading the manga, especially if it's still fresh in your mind, the movie gives a few easter eggs about the manga plot (since there is a good portion left out). Some moments were merely seconds and it felt very fulfilling when catching them. But all the topics the manga hit on were beautifully presented. My only wish was to see more, just as much as how the manga ended...
Oh, and I almost forgot. The small light at the end where you can assume it is Ishida and Nishimiya I like to imagine that it is the ending scene in the manga, walking to meet everyone and confront them together.
Absolutely, some shots are shown for a split second and the message is only caught by the manga readers
Stray Sheep Actually, the anime also kind of altered some scenes of the story from the manga.
The anime can actually be considered less dramatic.
Which I consider as being good, because being too dramatic is a pain in the head imo.
Wait, so in the manga they expand more on the ending? Like they show a little more of the story of the two of them being happy?
@@KeyboardNewbie Yeah, the manga continues a little bit further. Go and read it!
@@KeyboardNewbie It goes on for like a half dozen chapters more after the point the movie concludes at.
I'm deaf in real life and no ones like me, I can't hear and I'm lonely. I don't have a friends. Someone bully to me. My mom hate me because my mom don't understand Im doing ASL. I don't have a family but, I lived with my grandpa and my grandma was dead. When I'm going school. My class hates me. I feel sad. I'm sick and I going to hospital. The doctor said I don't know. My grandpa don't know what he doing. When I grow up and I went to high school. The bullies talking about me. So I don't know how to talking. I don't have a sisters and brothers. I never see my family. I never meet my family. I'm thinking about my family and why I'm deaf. Someone want know sign language but they are not good for sign language. I don't understand what someone doing sign language. The boy pull me and I got hurt and my knee is bleed. I dont want go to school because the bullies laughing and talking about me. I want learning. I want make friends but they're not nice. They're meanie. That's why some people deaf in deaf school. I don't know where is deaf school. I need money for house. I have few money. I'm working on Toy Store.
Hi Alyssa,
Thank you for sharing your story! I'm sad to hear that this can still happen in the real world. Don't give up, though! Nearing the end of high school, people will get more mature and sooner or later I'm sure you'll find the ones who'll understand you.
Don't worry, you ain't special.
What you see is happening in many places (and not "STILL", it is very common), and it looks like you are having it not the worst. If you grew up in some more offensive society, you would be already finished, most likely, with your attitude. You are seeing the worst in them directed towards you. But it is better then if you wouldn't be able to see the worst side of them and get something horrible one nice day from them. Believe me, people who are pretending to be good while planning what to do wrong to you, are way, way worse. And it is normal to get only a few friends in your life, because most "friends" are fake, they are just people to hang out with someone - and it is not a matter of being deaf, it is quite common for those without disabilities as well. Try to discover something you can get better (job) with and find some decent purpose in your life.
Also, it is not like you can't communicate, you can communicate with people using text messages, nowadays it is quite common, so finding friends and communicating is not that limited for you.
Alyssa Yang Just don't give up buddy. If people around you don't like you do the same to them, just don't give a shit about what that say. After watching the movie I am so moved and after knowing it really happens in real world I'm really disgusted and don't say you don't have friends if people around you don't want to be with you then don't be with them try people that are not around you not every one are like that right. I don't have many friends too I roughly have 3 that's it but I never felt alone and the first thing you have to do is change your attitude. A year ago my two best friends betrayed me and no one were there to talk to me it still hurts but thanks to them I changed so don't feel bad and your not alone and your not alone in this world with problems buddy. I'd like to be your friend. If you are seeing this and have a Facebook or something just give me your name and your profile picture I'll send you a request right away, we can have little talks. Just keep calm and don't give up buddy😉😊
I'm so sorry people treat you badly. those people just don't want to be adults. like the comment above me said, if you're nearing the end of high school that's usually when people get a little nicer.
are you able to look online and see if there are deaf communities or places that accommodate with sign language?
Alyssa Yang don't worry thing are going to get better this made me cry it's so sad I wish I was next to you and hug you😔💕
Considering the ED song translates to "The Reason I Fell In Love/The Reason I Fell For You" I think it's pretty safe to assume what happens between the two of them.
very rarely do I feel that an analysis actually makes me go reread the manga and rewatch the movie... twice. good one, mate
Thank you!
omg wtf you replied!
JAPANESE ANIME ARE REALLY WORK OF ART . soooo beautiful
It is, indeed! :)
Honest.
I didn't think there'd be such a beautiful analysis to a beyond beautiful 👌 movie.
You must have such great depth of mind and sensitivity to understand all that.
So proud of you man.
Keep making more such videos, subscribing you is so worth it.
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Thank you! I'll try to live up to your expectations! ^^
amazing review
you helped me understand the movie more
Thank you! I'm glad, it was worth it then ^^
Actually, I never thought of the sounds being played on one ear for that one part. Now, I know I should have listened to it with earphones on.
I just watched this movie last night. I think your analysis is spot on. I grew up in a Deaf family, so in watching the film, I teared up, overwhelmed with thoughts about my parents and how isolating it is when no one bothers to communicate. In watching your video, I cried all over again. Beautiful film. Beautiful analysis.
Your analysi is perfect, very detailed and strong oppinons(Honest,TRUE).Honestly your voice is perfect for this kind of anaylsies i want to see more vidoes from you and i hope u get animes fans who has appreciation for new movies that comes out from Japan. :)
Thank you! If I can get more people to appreciate works like this, I'll be satisfied :)
Cute Lain
I've gotta say, I love your videos. I'm glad they came across my recommendations. I have to agree with what you said, as it resembles what I've been thinking about the movie since I've gotten the chance to watch it. Looking forward to more of your videos, keep up the good work man!
Thank you! I'm glad you like them! :)
I cried with your review... thanks man.
It was worth making it then :)
This is great!
Thank you!
This movie hits me hard because I see myself to ishida not as a bully but as a person who had lost the ability to connect and listen anymore. Maybe because of my traumatic experience when having friends or i feel like nobody will understand you. Me.
I like your break down of the characters, the story and the meaning on this movie. I also like this movie and manga because it shows the word how hard it is for those of us living with hearing impairment struggle everyday. I especially love the path of redemption and atonement and how to forgive yourself. I know quite a few hearing impaired people, myself included, who hated themselves at one point in their life.
I'm sad to hear that self-hatred is so common. I wasn't a 100% sure before whether the story was enlarging its theme for the dramatic effect or not, but it seems to me that it is quite an accurate portrayal.
It is scary how accurate it is. I had a lot of old scars and unresolved issues come up and reopened when watching Koe no Katachi but I was able to conquer them finally. Thank you again for this wonderful break down.
Thank you for watching! :)
Thanks so much for this I lub moo x 🙏🏻
Haha, thank you! The moon is indeed beautiful today. :)
R.I.P for kyoani
Oh boyyy. Another soo soo good video :))) love your calm voice (no KappaPride) :D Keep making these videos.
Haha, thank you! I will, next one is already in progress :)
I can relate with Nishimiya, not cause she's deaf cause I'm not deaf but because she pins everything on herself. I've never truly opened up my feelings to anyone cause I felt that I couldn't but eventually, talking to one of my friends who was the cause of this not opening up, lead to me finally opening up and expressing all of my feelings to amm my friends
I hope you found your redemption as well, then! :)
I think this movie is as good as Kimiga Namayiwa(Your Name) which was extremely popular a few months ago even though this one's box office is not that high. This movie has a more realistic background with a deeper and more serious meaning. It's a romantic and moving story which happens in a relatively real world, which is different from Your Name which is based on a world with some kind of magics and miracles.
By the way, very good analysis！It shows me something which I didn't notice when watching the movie, which lets me understand the movie more deeply.
Thank you! It was worth making it then :)
are they together? gotta decide for myself eeeeeeeehhhhh!?!?!?!? SHIIIIIIP SHIP SHIP SHIP SHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The ship is real ;)
Want some duct tape for the ship? JK :P
xYmetheFirstx better than fucking Ueno.
Derpy Dimentio they're together but I kinda wish they had shown it in the movie hehe...
In the manga they hold hands, so they clearly are together
I feel empty. I can relate to both Shouya's feeling of anxiety and how Shoko's hate herself. I've always feel lonely in my life, i had no close friends, i have that feeling of wanting to commit suicide in my life, i just don't know what my purpose in life is and i hated myself for that. I always have this feeling of loneliness and it never goes away, and i felt slowly as the years went by my mental state is getting worse, me seeing that the situation in my family is worse than i thought, as i get into college i feel like my Mother and Father had an unhealthy relationship in the last couple of year but had been masking it and i was right, My Father is too obsessed with his work and my mother is going out with another person behind his back. I still love both of my parents, and i always will, but i lost some of the trust i have for them. I don't know how to express myself, i still shut myself from the world out there, im still alone, im still scared, i don't know what to do.
I read now this cry for help, not recent. I hope you are feeling better now. However.. listen.. My adolescence was terrible, but I'm still here.. if something scares me, is feeling empty.. You could try to face up to your depression. You think you don't know how to express yourself.. Write. You write well. The reason no one answered is the harsh of your letter.. You explain everything, it's difficult to find words for you. About your parents.. they are only imperfects human beings, like all of us. About your introvertion.. I am, was, and will be very introverted, but now I have a lot of friends and perhaps I need more time alone with myself. The secret was to have a lot of Nagatsukas around me. When you would talk about you with nice people around you, your brain would tell them ALL the things you wrote here. All together, your pain is too much. It's wrong, you couldn't explain well and people around you couldn't manage this and run away. Just talk about a single problem or feeling with different people when you feel they can hear you and you'll see others talk to you about their similar but different problems. It's how stress works: too many things block you in a loop in your brain. Just face up to the simplest: this problem is really a problem or a bullshit? Could I make something or not for this certain thing? A lot of things to do and feeling blocked? Do immediatly the simpliest or preferred! Use a diary for these things, you need first less stress.
The Shape of Voice.. I cried a lot and didn't understand well why.. The answer, now I know, is mercy of me.. laugh at me.. A lot of years from my fucking adolescence .. old wounds.. I was like you.. Another important thing: the search for meanings, for our road.. so much important when we grow up.. try to focalize what you DON'T want first. So you can see the lot of things you could want, or be. They change during our life, if you know what you don't want you understand better yourself. It's not easy. Laugh at you. Mercy of you. An hug.
Please let me know you're still alive 🙏
Great analysis! I have watched A Silent Voice so many times, I have analyzed this movie to death, yet you gave me perspectives and nuances in the movie that I hadn't realized yet. This movie is a true masterpiece. You believe you understood everything, but then you realize that there is another layer underneath. Every time I watch this movie I find something new.
I wish there would be a kiss ..
We all do :)
DrJesusBoy we all know the ship sailed
Amanda M The ship sailed alright, but it never came out of the cloud of mist in the sea.
What the fuck is this ship?
@@glubiix. cencoship
As a music composer myself I was definitely impressed with how the music worked well with certain moments in the movie, mainly with how delicate it was, and how most of the movie didn't have music at all, forcing you to really take in all the dialogue.. I just watched this for the first time ever 2 nights ago and I felt like I needed to see this.
Yo the music crackling was intentional the whole time?! I thought something was wrong with my audio.
I've seen the movie 3 times, now it makes me wanna watch it again. I myself was also trying to find reasoning behind everything and the underlaying message of things that happened but its pretty hard to do so. Thank you for this amazing analysis of my favorite movie and with lots of things I agreed right away and thought so myself as well. Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
this movie make harmony in my heart , koe no katachi make a voice more lound in my heart and make me so so happy born perfect without disability
It does make you appreciate life even more :)
1:46 this scene was so powerful. The background music mixed with the camera work and emotion was simply perfect. For some reason, this is my favourite scene in the movie and I'm surprised people don't talk about it much.
Yes, it is a strong one. I personally vote for the fireworks scene with the silence, but that's just me.
That scene was magical.
This seems more like the films plot summary than a review.
Poor choice of words on my part. I hope it's more than a simple summary, though :)
I agree it's much more than a simple summary; the video you've posted is much closer to a critique or analysis. The video isn't what I expected to watch, but I still enjoyed it.
I'm glad then :) Will change the title eventually
huhuh
I have seen a couple of your videos and I think this one by far is the best.
Keep it up!
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"Yuzuru, I want to die..."
aw geez, watching this made me cry good job. the quality of your editing is absolutely excellent
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I liked your analysis, I subbed,also I think you deserve more subscribers keep up the great videos I really enjoy them:)
Thank you! I'm glad you like them!
Koe no katachi also has one very beautiful depiction - the way how depression and guilt may cause one to disassociate greatly. Also it's portrayal of suicidal thoughts and idealisation is one of the best I have seen so far.
Fantastic analysis, good work
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! :)
Your voice is so soothing I could listen to it again and again and cry myself to sleep
Tbh I kinda felt my heart broke when ueno kissed him :((( in the manga that is
I can relate to that. :)
Bessekai lol
i missed so many details while watching the movie, and here in this video everything is explained so clearly. i never thought there could be such hidden meanings in a movie, the ability to convey a meaning by the creator and the ability to understand the meaning by the viewer is so suprising to me. i am extremely astonished as to how shallow my vision was. kudos to you for getting the exact meaning that the creator wanted to convey and thanks for explaining it to us. also thanks for sharing those small hints which i didnt even pay attention to , like why she only wore one hearing aid afterwards. now i know.
MEN you Are allowed to drop tears 😢
SPOILER WARNING:
u missed that part when she went rushing to the bridge where they both meet each other every day to feed the fishes i mean Nishimiya and Ishida
that the place where they both used to hang out u see when she cried only then Ishida woke up that makes clear suggestion how close they are to each other
I discovered this movie yesterday and I already saw it twice, I loved it, I can't understand the concept of the movie because I'm young, but I understood enough to understand that sometimes people don't listen to me not on purpose, just because they have an own life and might have a problem. Fantastic video, keep up the good work!
I laughed so hard when she told him that she was her little sister
Ah yes, that one was nice!
The beginning of the movie is truly heartbreaking. It’s so hard to watch someone so pure and innocent be punished time and time again for showing kindness to the people around her. It’s no wonder she was so depressed
subbed. u deserve more subs
Thank you! Let's get there together! :)
Calvin Tsang Time to go to subway and buy your subs :^] jokes aside great video, i absolutely loved this anime and the topics it covered get so little attention. Thank you :3
Koe no katachi taught me to forgive myself from the things that I done, I also learned that when you were a bad influence person once in your life doesn't mean that you couldn't change for a better person, and lastly I learned that we should understand and respect people's differences because not all of us are the same.
I like how you constantly say you don't need to read the manga to understand the characters, but you IMMEDIATELY switch to a manga panel whenever you talk about them.
I assume you mean those 4-5 images of which I've talked about one sentence each. Providing additional information in that form should not be viewed as the core message, but if that bugged you, I'm sorry.
Nice analysis. This really helped me understand Nishimiya's suicide attempt and the process leading up to it.
For 2 days I cried over this movie I wanted them to make a 2nd one so bad took me like 7 days to get over the movie 😂
I AGEE
DON'T YOU THINK WE NEED AND ANIME/ SEQUEL/ HAPPILY EVER AFTER
I watched this while really high... and I was bawling my eyes out . With headphones on, the soundtrack just made it so much more immersive. 20/10
I remember watching this anime,it was heartbreaking.But the surprising part was that the girl liked the boy.(as in like like.)
I AGREE
WAIT THERE'S AN ANIME?
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SEQUEL
IF THERE IS AN ANIME CAN YOU TELL ME I NEED TO KNOW
I like to think they became lovers in the end. They have clear feelings for each other it would make the ending ever more bittersweet
This is definitely the best analysis ive seen to an amazing movie that deserves to be heard as well as seen
Thank you!
I love your videos
Thank you! That's always good to hear ^^
Amazing! You really captured the whole purpose and story behind the movie. Its really not focusing around romance, I really liked this video. The way you even notices how BGM reflects the purpose of a scene, really impressed. I would also like to point out that after they really communicate with each other at the bridge after Ishida woke up, Nishimiya stopped hiding her hearing aid with her hair, as if symbolizing she is making changes of herself, instead of just saying she tried her best, embracing how she is, and not hiding it. Really liked the video!
Ueno was maybe trying to change and trying to truly understand what Nishimiya is saying too. She was shown doing a sign language for "Stupid", maybe she started to learn and really wanted to understand her.
Thank you! I didn't notice how she wasn't hiding it anymore, but now that you've said it, I wonder how I've missed that: it's such a clear message. Thank you for pointing it out :)
You're welcome. That's just to show how many little details there are in this movie! Great video tho, look forward to much more
OK I watched the movie and it is actually quite depressing for some reason . and I don't like the part with the bullying I cried at that part its just so sad .... that why I hate bullies
That was one of the intentions of making it I guess.
Damn that was a really beautiful interpretation of the message behind the movie . Great work dude
Thank you!
Do they get shoko and shoya get together? I'm like HELL YA
I ship them
They deserve a happy ending :)
Bessekai they do after all the have been through it's just the perfect ending
Golden Fox At the end of the manga they are shown being together
@@Firex00 Holding hands** Make that distinction clear. Even if I do ship 'em to the moon, it'd be best to keep it as accurate as it was. However, what happens after the manga is up to you.
After a lot of thought it does seem that this movie actively takes the perspective of the viewer in mind. I always thought that these (side-)glances were signs of suspicion towards people; always searching for a new target to humiliate or degrade. It's incredible how many messages this movie could possible get across.
I loved this movie. it was a type of movie where I didnt know to be happy or sad. The explanation you made was great and made me understand the movie a little bit better. thank u!
Early ❤️.
Within the first minute!
You brought out some points I hadn’t considered before. I haven’t read the manga. Watched the movie twice though. Planning on watching it again to look for things I haven’t noticed when I show to my cousin. Great video man!
Who’s the real deaf, the one who can’t hear through their ears or through their hearts.
Hannah Potter stfu
😂😅
Zero Two Ok but like you can’t lie she isn’t wrong
I think the biggest confusion is some think this is a movie about romance when really it’s about redemption and atoning for the past. The movie tackles real life issues and that’s why I love that the director decided to move this way as the movie progresses and we the audience piece together our morals
This was a really great breakdown of the movie. A Silent Voice was beautiful on so many levels, and as a literature student studying it as one of my higher subjects, this movie was absolutely stunning for me. I read the mange before I watched the movie, and I'm glad that I did because it really helped me understand what was going on, and as a literature student I'm ashamed to say I missed a couple of things hat you pointed out here. The ringing on the right side, the little eye movements of the characters, some of those I missed, while others really caught my eye. Despite reading the manga, I never realized that she had totally lost hearing in her right ear, and I just dismissed her only wearing one hearing aid as unimportant despite Ueno pointing it out in her speech. I think having read and analyzed the manga on a literary level really dulled my experience of this movie, and this video really helped me to truly understand what they brought out in the anime that the manga couldn't do. The sounds especially, since I hadn't paid enough attention to this. I would have to give the movie a 9.5/10 for execution, putting it above Kimi No Na Wa, even though I loved them both. As someone who has a personal attachment for this due to past experiences, interpret that how you wish, this movie really struck home for me. Great video man, I hope you keep doing these.
Wow, thank you for your kind words and for sharing your story! ^^ I'm glad I could be of help.
I don't like the characters in this movie, they're horrible, there are only two people I like, nishimiya and the MC's mom.
They have their own faults, that's for sure
at least Ueno got nice thighs *worshiping ensues*
Indonesia but that's how peoples in our real life, horrible, annoying, egoist, bullying each other, and disgusting
hirominase is ryt
HiromiNase II is right
You dislike them because they're real, they're not perfect little cookies like you see in other stories
they're crude and cruel
the power of overcoming and fighting the mistakes your made from the past
Suicide (attempted or successful) is the end result of losing hope that one's emotional pain will go away. I would scarcely term it as being selfish.
By the way Bessekai, I am impressed with the essay/video. Well done.
Wow this movie is deeper than I thought! Nice analysis
Just watched this "Masterpiece" and keep on watching it more then 4 times in 3 days😭 and complete it's Manga last night
Don't know why I am sad but the ending was Happy 😭😭😭😭
Can't get over it , and wanting to watch one more time and cry..😭😭
And yes great video Man you just earned a subscriber.
I am really happy that I was able to know, watch, understand, hear and feel this movie. 😭❤️
Very good analysis ! I was amazed by the music direction in this movie and knew it would be genius when i heard that first deaf piano sound... Such a beautiful story. Thanks for this video !
Thank you for watching!
Thanks so much pal,there was so many misconceptions I didn't get to resolve but now through this analysis of yours, a lot of stuff opened up to me, no more word to add,amzing work good continuation
Thank you! I'm glad I could be of help!
The analysis brings a whole new experience after I rewatched it. You got yourself a subber, dude.
I AGREE
WE NEED A SEQUEL DON'T YOU THINK
I never understood fully why she was soo devestated after visiting the doctor. But now I know! I don't know much about people who can't hear and their medical developing. Thanks for making this video!
Thank you for watching! :)
damn, this movie bamboozled me and this analysis unbamboozled me, thanks man
this was a great breakdown of the film, i really enjoyed it
I’ve watched this movie about 8 times, an every time I watch it I can’t keep myself from finding something new. Hearing your thoughts, your explanation, it helped me realize even more about this incredible movie. Thank you
How do you only have 800 subs? This was really well done and added new perspectives I didn't wholly consider before. Thank you so much for this.
Thank you! It's hard to be discovered when you are a small channel :)
I loved this movie but the suicide was something I didn't understand (whether it was because I forgot parts or simply overlooked matters) so I'm glad that this was brought/cleared up here. Aside from that, a nice analysis video.
stumbled on this after I finished the movie. Thank you for your thorough analysis!
Thank you for watching it!
I appreciate your video so much.
I feel disgusted by myself for not seeing the movie this way and I want to thank you so much for sharing your view.
I will try to share this video as much as possible because you deserve much more attention. It's been a while since I've seen someone putting this much effort into trying to understand something and making a analysis about it.
Also,I feel like I have to recommend the manga ''Oyasumi Punpun'' to you if you haven't read it already.
It tells the story of the protoganist punpun who is a completly normal human in his world but to our eyes he takes
on a variety of different forms depending on his state of mind.
It's about him growing up as a normal boy and shows perfectly how much society, love and depression can change a person over the years. No matter how happy your youth may be, no matter how hard you try to be a ''decent'' human, once getting old you will change and become afraid of even loosing things without any value.
Oyasumi punpun is the most accurate representation of what it is like growing up. It's art that fully utilizes it's medium.
I've read it 17 times now and it still blows my mind and gives me goosebumps everytime I finish reading it.
I'm sorry for recommending something this randome and I kinda feel like one of those people trying to sell you something but I feel like I really had to because I feel like you would love the manga and trying to understand it.
I really feel weird now that I've written this comment and I apologize for taking anyones time reading this.
Thank you for the recommendation! I'm glad you liked the video.
I've heard about this manga before, will definitely check it out when I find the time :)