Sunday, February 3, 2013

CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES FROM DEEP BELOW (2011)

Makoto Shinkai's next film after the wonderful 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND concerns a young girl, Asuna, who spends her spare time climbing a hill near her house so she can listen to a strange musical sound on her crystal radio.  One day while walking towards the hill she encounters a mysterious creature that kinda looks like a bear.  She's saved my an equally mysterious boy.  They spend the afternoon together and he mentions a place called Agartha.  Stuff happens and before you know it Asuna has traveled to the strange world of Agartha.  All of things that happen there might not be exciting, but they're all beautiful thanks to the animation. 

Not as good as 5CPS, but it's still a nice story and the animation is so breathtaking that honestly I could've watched it with the subtitles turned off and liked it just as well.