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NEWS: Garden of Words & 5 cm/s' Shinkai Makes New Anime Ad [2014-08-10]


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Stark700



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:33 pm Reply with quote
As usual, his work is beautiful when it comes to visuals. That premise is enough for a movie also.
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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:39 pm Reply with quote
Stark700 wrote:
That premise is enough for a movie also.

It really is. And this is why he's so awesome at making commercials. He seems to really understand just how important these things are, things that most of us take for granted.
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acetatsujin



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:21 pm Reply with quote
If he would direct Grisaia series (all three VNs) or Muv-Luv Alternative .. but that won't happen.
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king 47



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:31 pm Reply with quote
So he's not making more movies? Because this is BS.
It looks amazing, but it's not a movie. I respect his choices, but I want him to make a movie already. Sad
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Zaydgh123



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:35 pm Reply with quote
WHAT THE BUDGET !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Seif



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:36 pm Reply with quote
king 47 wrote:
So he's not making more movies? Because this is BS.
It looks amazing, but it's not a movie. I respect his choices, but I want him to make a movie already. Sad


He's still making movies. Garden of Words came out just last year and he made a seven minute short film less then a year ago.

He's been doing commercials as side projects for years.
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king 47



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:09 pm Reply with quote
Seif wrote:
king 47 wrote:
So he's not making more movies? Because this is BS.
It looks amazing, but it's not a movie. I respect his choices, but I want him to make a movie already. Sad


He's still making movies. Garden of Words came out just last year and he made a seven minute short film less then a year ago.

He's been doing commercials as side projects for years.

I've seen both, I just want more. I'm being an obnoxious fan, I know. Garden of the words was about 45 miuntes, if I recall correctly. I would like to see a longer movie.
I really did like the short by the way.
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Rufifox



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:14 pm Reply with quote
I wish Shinkai would make a movie out of the Cross Road commercial... Crying or Very sad

For those who haven't seen it: Here
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Nachtwandler



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:17 pm Reply with quote
Shinkai is a good artist and decent director but his scripts are bad. So the shorter movies he makes — the better.
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jojothepunisher



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:35 pm Reply with quote
Rufifox wrote:
I wish Shinkai would make a movie out of the Cross Road commercial... Crying or Very sad


I wish so too. I can feel the amount of potential that setting can provide for a heartfelt movie.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:35 pm Reply with quote
I like the idea of these commercials in just giving viewers something pretty to actually look at during the breaks. The closest we have are those Ability commercials drawn in a watercolor scheme, but they're mostly just the narrator telling how Ability will mangle and kill you.
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shiranehito



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:59 pm Reply with quote
Nachtwandler wrote:
Shinkai is a good artist and decent director but his scripts are bad. So the shorter movies he makes — the better.

Do you know how unpopular your opinion is?
Because I think the same. I like his art direction but always meh on the script.
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koinosuke



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:11 am Reply with quote
shiranehito wrote:
Nachtwandler wrote:
Shinkai is a good artist and decent director but his scripts are bad. So the shorter movies he makes — the better.

Do you know how unpopular your opinion is?
Because I think the same. I like his art direction but always meh on the script.


Honestly, I completely agree with this as well. Garden of Words is by far my favorite movie of his, and at 45 minutes you can hardly call it by that definition. 5 Centimeters Per Second works pretty well because it's basically three short stories. Meanwhile, Children Who Chase Lost Voices, by far his longest film, is despite some beautiful animation one of the more mediocre anime movies I've seen in some time (and for a movie that so obviously apes Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli, it was actually far worse than anything Ghibli has created - including Tales from Earthsea, which actually seems coherent and meaningful in comparison).
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spinja446



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:37 am Reply with quote
Man this guy sucks me in every time with such beautiful scenes.
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king 47



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:31 am Reply with quote
I agree with you guys. I love guys work, but his scripts need some work sometimes.
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