The climax scene alone is better than anything I've ever seen and heard in my life. There are not enough praise words to describe it. The whole movie is not perfect, but still a masterpiece deserving infinite number of re-watches.
I feel there several things that could be further expanded on if the film were to be a franchise (and I’d like the movie even more if they did so) like finding out what happened to the antagonists and the people originally suspected to be a dragon prince & what is done in U.
I think they told you what they need to for the original people. And I think they antagonistic in u might of be the dragons dad but i only watched the English version of belle they sound alike to me that's were my mind went watching belle for the first time I might be wrong
i've been "into anime" since about 1999-ish? been keeping up with every beat of the medium since then, and specifically followed hosoda from the release of summer wars while i do think that the 14 minute standing ovation was more for the climax than the film as a whole, i'm still in the apparent western minority in claiming that it's by far his best work, and not just because it's his highest grossing film in Japan. i think that scene is worth the entire film. all of the implications and demonstrations it makes, i honestly still fail to find the words to articulate what i think about it. i've certainly never experienced a theater that still and silent before, with OPPRESSIVELY hopeful tension suffocating all of us (as a musician who is hardcore addicted to sentimentality, i reeled for far longer than 14 minutes because of the climax alone. hahaha) maybe it's because i'm "getting old", or because i've lost the need for 'resolution' to everything (in art and life both), but i didn't mind the loose ends. i frankly didn't even think about them until i saw them in discussions. specifically, i do think the beast being relatively 'undercooked' was an intentional choice to further build Suzu, and honestly i don't think it would've "worked" nearly as well if he was more fleshed out sidebar: kaho nakamura is a shining example of what sets many japanese voice actors AND musicians onto their own tier: the emotional bits weren't acting. it wasn't just the character crying, it was the actor genuinely feeling those things and conveying what they themselves feel...like, that's such an incredible feat, especially to capture it in such a raw form that it transcends language.. ugh, it's so great annnnyway, great video! and boy you do you have an exceptional homework assignment. mirai and wolf children are my 'favorites' after belle, but realistically, they all have their 'special place', and i love all of his works
Thank you! This is honestly a lot of the read I had on the film as well, I think Suzu's journey is more than enough to carry it and I think that's partly why I would have preferred more of a sole focus on her, perhaps to sort of flesh out the pressure of being such a large influence as Belle, than the other storylines BUT it's okay because as you said the climax more than makes up for any of the other shortcomings I think the film might have. It's incredibly moving but hits even more if you're a musician or really any creative person that makes stuff. This video actually wound up being a bit slower to make than I wanted because I kept watching the scene while I was editing LMAO
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I saw this movie for my birthday this year and it was astounding. I also went into it as my first Hosada movie, and I really enjoyed it on so many different levels. Even the faults that most people cite were good to me. Then a few days later I watched Hosada's previous film Mirai, and it was horrible. I donKt know how they could have gone from a garbage fire like Mirai to a absolute marvel like Belle.
Watched this with my kids. They loved it, little ones and teenagers. I felt like it was a little incomplete, but that's not the experience the kids had.
I know right??? There isn’t even like a throwaway line of dialogue, it’s just “oh hooray everything is solved now don’t worry about it.” It’s very bizarre.
@@BmoreBrass They should have at least had a news bulletin at the end saying they moved in with their grandparents or something. It was still awesome. Also, Hiroka is best girl.
That's a similar take to what I had. Some bits felt a bit too shallow and glossed over. But overall enjoyed it quite a bit! BTW what anime is the character at 28 sec mark from? That looks like a cool style
I don't know why but I found Belle a little disappointing despite still liking it. Maybe it's because the one Hosoda film I've seen is amaizing (wolf children), but oh well, I'm glad that you and so many other people enjoyed it though
I definitely think I would have been more in your boat if I had seen some of his other films, Belle came in with a lot of hype I feel and that may have hurt it a bit at the end of the day.
I loved that the movie let me fill in the gaps and didn't feel the need for extra exposition beside setting up the concept of U, but I feel that's what detractors disliked about it.
I wacth the engine dub, but I believe the dragons dad and justen the 2 main bad guys are the same man in my belief. And they sound the same in England, that is were my mind went to when I watched belle. I don't know if anyone else thinks that but I believe if as true, it adds more to the movie. they jump all over a lot in the story just think people will be able to understand what going on most things people understand. I think the dad of the dragon and justen being the same man is another thing they thought people would add together, but I'm not sure but I like to believe it is. they might sound a lot different in Japan, but I haven't got around to watching that version of belle
The climax scene alone is better than anything I've ever seen and heard in my life. There are not enough praise words to describe it. The whole movie is not perfect, but still a masterpiece deserving infinite number of re-watches.
I feel there several things that could be further expanded on if the film were to be a franchise (and I’d like the movie even more if they did so) like finding out what happened to the antagonists and the people originally suspected to be a dragon prince & what is done in U.
I think they told you what they need to for the original people. And I think they antagonistic in u might of be the dragons dad but i only watched the English version of belle they sound alike to me that's were my mind went watching belle for the first time I might be wrong
Great now you're making me want to go see it more than I already wanted to.
i've been "into anime" since about 1999-ish? been keeping up with every beat of the medium since then, and specifically followed hosoda from the release of summer wars
while i do think that the 14 minute standing ovation was more for the climax than the film as a whole, i'm still in the apparent western minority in claiming that it's by far his best work, and not just because it's his highest grossing film in Japan. i think that scene is worth the entire film. all of the implications and demonstrations it makes, i honestly still fail to find the words to articulate what i think about it. i've certainly never experienced a theater that still and silent before, with OPPRESSIVELY hopeful tension suffocating all of us (as a musician who is hardcore addicted to sentimentality, i reeled for far longer than 14 minutes because of the climax alone. hahaha)
maybe it's because i'm "getting old", or because i've lost the need for 'resolution' to everything (in art and life both), but i didn't mind the loose ends. i frankly didn't even think about them until i saw them in discussions. specifically, i do think the beast being relatively 'undercooked' was an intentional choice to further build Suzu, and honestly i don't think it would've "worked" nearly as well if he was more fleshed out
sidebar: kaho nakamura is a shining example of what sets many japanese voice actors AND musicians onto their own tier: the emotional bits weren't acting. it wasn't just the character crying, it was the actor genuinely feeling those things and conveying what they themselves feel...like, that's such an incredible feat, especially to capture it in such a raw form that it transcends language.. ugh, it's so great
annnnyway, great video! and boy you do you have an exceptional homework assignment. mirai and wolf children are my 'favorites' after belle, but realistically, they all have their 'special place', and i love all of his works
Thank you! This is honestly a lot of the read I had on the film as well, I think Suzu's journey is more than enough to carry it and I think that's partly why I would have preferred more of a sole focus on her, perhaps to sort of flesh out the pressure of being such a large influence as Belle, than the other storylines BUT it's okay because as you said the climax more than makes up for any of the other shortcomings I think the film might have. It's incredibly moving but hits even more if you're a musician or really any creative person that makes stuff. This video actually wound up being a bit slower to make than I wanted because I kept watching the scene while I was editing LMAO
The movie celebrates internet, digital/virtual spaces. It's not a critique of it. It's an acceptance of its tottallity. The good and the bad.
What it can do for people. What it does to people.
I saw this movie for my birthday this year and it was astounding. I also went into it as my first Hosada movie, and I really enjoyed it on so many different levels. Even the faults that most people cite were good to me.
Then a few days later I watched Hosada's previous film Mirai, and it was horrible. I donKt know how they could have gone from a garbage fire like Mirai to a absolute marvel like Belle.
It never explains what happened to the abused boys after Suzu scared off their dad
I'd bet Kei's dad is arrested for three types of abuse, fraud and assault.
Watched this with my kids. They loved it, little ones and teenagers. I felt like it was a little incomplete, but that's not the experience the kids had.
It is a very great film to watch!
The movie was great, but something bothered me about the end. What happened to the kids at the end when Suzu left? Did they go back to their dad?
I know right??? There isn’t even like a throwaway line of dialogue, it’s just “oh hooray everything is solved now don’t worry about it.” It’s very bizarre.
@@BmoreBrass They should have at least had a news bulletin at the end saying they moved in with their grandparents or something.
It was still awesome. Also, Hiroka is best girl.
Just like a line that they left them with protective services of anything really. And yes I agree she really is
That's a similar take to what I had. Some bits felt a bit too shallow and glossed over. But overall enjoyed it quite a bit! BTW what anime is the character at 28 sec mark from? That looks like a cool style
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how many low fi hip hop beats to study and relax to screens will this movie inspire
A breath of fresh air from all of the bad reviews. This is now one of my favorite anime movies.
I don't know why but I found Belle a little disappointing despite still liking it. Maybe it's because the one Hosoda film I've seen is amaizing (wolf children), but oh well, I'm glad that you and so many other people enjoyed it though
I definitely think I would have been more in your boat if I had seen some of his other films, Belle came in with a lot of hype I feel and that may have hurt it a bit at the end of the day.
@@BmoreBrass I agree with that. I'm sure a lot of people felt like that after it got that standing ovation at cannes
I loved that the movie let me fill in the gaps and didn't feel the need for extra exposition beside setting up the concept of U, but I feel that's what detractors disliked about it.
I wacth the engine dub, but I believe the dragons dad and justen the 2 main bad guys are the same man in my belief. And they sound the same in England, that is were my mind went to when I watched belle. I don't know if anyone else thinks that but I believe if as true, it adds more to the movie. they jump all over a lot in the story just think people will be able to understand what going on most things people understand. I think the dad of the dragon and justen being the same man is another thing they thought people would add together, but I'm not sure but I like to believe it is. they might sound a lot different in Japan, but I haven't got around to watching that version of belle
The English Dub is actually better, for once, in an animé