The Garden Of Words
Do you want to watch something different from the classic love, romance, happy/sad ending story? Then you should definitely watch a Makoto Shinkai film. What I admire most in Makoto Shinkai’s works is that, whilst listed as romance stories, they are not developed in a typical fashion. There’s always a complex, endless stream of visual context tangled with deep metaphors and conversations about essential aspects of life like human relationships, growth to adulthood, self-discovery. Japan’s summer rainy season has started. Takao Akizuki skipped class to enjoy the rain and sights in Shinjuku Garden, where he meets a mysterious woman, Yukari Yukino. As the days go by, without arranging time or day but always when it rains, the two still keep meeting in the garden, under the same shed. A strong bond started to develop. The film has a unique perspective and focuses in the relationship between Takao and Yukino, starting with their meeting in the garden. The romantic de...