![]() ![]() We often refer to traditional 2D animation as 2D because it is made up of two-dimensional shapes, consisting of lines and colors. ![]() Shinkai achieves this in a very animation-specific concept of “line.” The line in animation is the foundation of everything. There is a binary, like any film with some sort of a rupture, but Kimi no Na Wa.’s binary is not necessarily irrevocable, but rather merely separated. The stark contrast between beauty (and the wondrous experiences associated with it) and trauma (and the painful experiences associated with it) are often side-by-side, as Shinkai highlights their differences as well as their connections. What interests me the most is how that paradox is visually represented. Such a paradox forms the thematic backbone in the film’s visual and narrative foundation and guides the audience through the story of (fantastic) reclamation. ![]() Shinkai’s signature use of beautiful colors gives the sensational visual pleasure his films are often known for, but they also play a role in juxtaposing beauty with trauma: in this case, the asteroid disaster. ( Your Name., 2016) looks at the collective experience of disasters at the individual level, highlighting the painful interaction of trauma with very medium-specific devices at his disposal.Ībout a young boy (Taki) from the city and a young girl (Mitsuha) from the country inexplicably inhabiting each other’s body after a night’s sleep, this rom-com setup quickly turns into a traumatic experience when Taki discovers that Mitsuha is from the past and already dead, a victim of an asteroid crash on her hometown. It certainly starts serenely enoughĪ decidedly less depressing melodrama feature from Shinkai, the famed director of Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru ( 5 Centimeters per Second, 2007) and Koto no ha no Niwa ( The Garden of Words, 2013), Kimi no Na Wa. ( Your Name., 2016) looks at the collective experience of disasters at the individual level, highlighting the painful interaction of trauma with very medium-specific devices at his disposal. A decidedly less depressing melodrama feature from Makoto Shinkai, the famed director of Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru ( 5 Centimeters per Second, 2007) and Koto no ha no Niwa ( The Garden of Words, 2013), Kimi no Na Wa. ![]()
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