A saját hangod

This movie is a relatively simple and very moving affair, which in the very end, will probably test how sensitive you are because everything builds up in the concluding part compared to the rest of the movie. It is almost naive to the point of being a completely solid fairy-tale. This is the part which is the litmus test to decide whether you are going to be moved by this production or not. Will the narrative and its point fall on fertile ground, and is it going to be a powerful experience for you? Perhaps you are simply going to just sit back, thinking that this is way too over the top. You are merely going to be pissed off by the over-the-top fairy tale style because you are more of a pragmatist than a dreamer. You, therefore, would be more impressed by an ending like, say, the anime A Place Further Than The Universe. Plus, if you are conservative about the traditional animation art style, you are going to find it hard to get used to the artwork in this movie. The faces are strangely painted, and looking at the features of some of them made me feel like I was looking into the face of our pet tortoise. There is also the distinctive white framing of some of the characters' hair, which I had seen before, although in this movie, sometimes it seemed that the models were just shots of paper cutout figures standing there taken from a distance. Oh, and if you do not like 3D and CGI, then know that you are not going to be comfortable looking at the cars or trams in this movie. You are going to be immediately drawn to one of the first shots of the driver of a passing tram. He looks so lifeless, and combined with the CGI; he looks as if he is just a poster pasted on the inside of the window. What I am saying is that not everyone is going to be able to get used to the original visuals in this movie. I am, however, sure there will be those who appreciate it - I do not). Aside from the criticism, this is a straightforward movie; its subject matter made it somewhat warm, engaging, and likable. However, in the end, it did not strike me as intensely as it should have, or rather as hard as it tried... 6/10. (2018.06.08)