Sun, 14 May 2023 08:29:30 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This is still being shown at Cinema Nova in Melbourne
On 14/5/23 06:15, Andrew Pam wrote:
On 14/5/23 06:15, Andrew Pam wrote:
<https://theconversation.com/suzume-builds-on-a-long-line-of-japanese-art-exploring-the-impacts-of-trauma-on-the-individual-and-the-collective-203920>
"Makoto Shinkai has found a winning formula with the release of his newest
anime Suzume, already the fourth-highest-grossing anime film of all time.
Shinkai released his debut animated feature film, The Place Promised in our
Early Days, in 2004. Popularly referred to as the “new Miyazaki”, Shinkai is
known for his detailed and realistic scenery.
His seventh feature film, Your Name (2016), about a pair of teenagers who
have never met but randomly start swapping bodies, became an international
sensation and brought Shinkai to mainstream attention.
In Suzume, the teenage titular character travels across Japan with a cat
and a mysterious young-man-turned-talking-chair, sealing doors between worlds
to prevent natural disasters.
In many ways, Suzume is light-hearted and action-filled, but at its core it
is a tale of courage in the face of trauma.
Themes of disaster, loss and the environment are common across many of
Shinkai’s films. But this film is his clearest exploration yet of the
alignment of collective and personal trauma."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
