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I also could have done without one particular scene at the beginning of the film where Hana is about to make out with wolf dad.

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I also could have done without one particular scene at the beginning of the film where Hana is about to make out with wolf dad.

I'm really glad I wasn't the only one who felt this way. It shocked me honestly, I wasn't expecting a scene like that, even if it was only "implied". I understand why he would have wanted a scene like that put in, but I just can't help but think it could have been done in a way that would have gotten the point across without being as weird and creepy.

SquadmemberRitsu wrote:

getchman wrote: SquadmemberRitsu wrote: Which category does Maken Ki! fall into? way better than it deserves. Ian Sinclair is hilarious Dub it is then. That is, if I ever get around to the show in the first place.

Netflix it is, then.

No mention yet of the hilariously awful Christmas Shoes?

Another issue I had is the end. Come on, Hosoda, did you not just show a half hour earlier that spoiler[Ame's mom walked to where his teacher had made his home. Now if a human can walk that distance, how long would it take Ame to run down and see his mom every now and then? If there was some magic force-field between the woods and the mom, then Hosoda sure as hell didn't explain anything as such.] It was just meant for a cheap emotional climax that makes absolutely zero sense if you bother to put half a brain's worth of thought into it.

ANN_Bamboo wrote:

With Christmas music, though, comes the annual reminder that there are some songs that should be banned from the radio forever. First and foremost is Paul McCartney's “Wonderful Christmastime,” which has got to be the worst and most repetitive song to ever flow from someone's pen.

Equal time! No fair hating on "Wonderful Christmastime" without offering equivalent hate to John Lennon's "Happy XMas (War Is Over)", that shambling dirge, built of repitition, politics, and guilt, that brings the family as much holiday cheer as a fireside viewing of C-SPAN.

Megiddo wrote:

Another issue I had is the end. Come on, Hosoda, did you not just show a half hour earlier that spoiler[Ame's mom walked to where his teacher had made his home. Now if a human can walk that distance, how long would it take Ame to run down and see his mom every now and then? If there was some magic force-field between the woods and the mom, then Hosoda sure as hell didn't explain anything as such.] It was just meant for a cheap emotional climax that makes absolutely zero sense if you bother to put half a brain's worth of thought into it.

That scene is meant to represent how spoiler[Ame chose to be a wolf, that he has become an adult and that means moving away from his family even though he was in the same area (which the film never points out, by the way) The emotional climax is from Hana realizing that he chose not to be human]

It failed to present why Ame had to choose between one or another.

Yes, but kids grow up and retain communication with their parents.

spoiler[Hosoda (poorly) attempted to make it seem like Ame would never see his mother again and vice versa. It was just a really badly done scene that didn't need to be there.]

Megiddo wrote:

Yes, but kids grow up and retain communication with their parents. spoiler[Hosoda (poorly) attempted to make it seem like Ame would never see his mother again and vice versa. It was just a really badly done scene that didn't need to be there.]

If by "didn't need to be there" you mean entirely essential to the plot and theme of the movie then yeah.

spoiler[The scene isn't about whether Hana will ever see Ame again or not. It's about her letting go of her children and letting them lead their own lives. ]Hosoda doesn't need to spell this out, the scene isn't a poor one just because it didn't spell out exactly what's happening for you.