I consider whisper of the heart to be really underrated. it's in my top three Ghibli films. I just love how it captures youth and frustration and adolescence.
It’s so sad. You can see a little girl who was doing just fine, but at some moment everthing started to fall appart. Slowly loosing family and feeling alone and stupid that you’re not enough but still you belive you’re right. I find it sad, how adult her is fine with that part of her childhood, cause it was long ago and now it’s just a fading memorie.
For me it is not about those memories fading. It is about an adult who was stuck in her child life, so full of regrets and what ifs. When she flashbacks those moments she may find it reassuring and happy but the reality is she regrets those opportunities like grabbing the play role or the handshaking part hence she always revisit those memories hoping for a different ending. Her trip to the countryside opened up her eyes so when Toshio come after with her in the ending she didn't hesitate a bit to be with him so she will not stuck with her child life asking "what if" i married toshio,she can't live with the thoughts anymore..as you can see in the ending as she and toshio get away from the car her little self was left behind. She doesn't want to live with that baggage anymore
Honestly I had to stop watching and come back to it. It was so depressing. The final scene with the classmates and the boyfriend was the best part. It’s not their best imo.
Watched this movie yesterday and I absolutely loved it. I could relate to her childhood self so much. This movie made me so nostalgic. I am 23 yrs late to watch the movie but it is now my favourite animated film 💕💕
@@ThomasBolt "vote with my wallet" lmao ok bro you'll topple the multimillion dollar franchise by saving your $20 (on the movie that came out five years ago)
I loved this movie. I cried my heart out. I don’t know how it felt . I just saw my whole life right before my eyes. I became obsessed with this movie. Interestingly now my daughter is in 5th grade.
I first watched this film in the fall of 1999, as part of an anime film festival. And I have been waiting for the past *sixteen years* for it to *finally* get a US release. *Finally!!*
As a longtime Ghibli fan who finds Takahata-sensei is too often overlooked, I must say… *_Thank you, GKIDS._* (dub sounds pretty good, by the way) I don't live anywhere close to any cinemas showing this. :( But you can bet I'll be first in line to buy the Blu-Ray when it comes out. I've been waiting literally a decade for this release.
Paul Francis Goneda Weebs always hate dubs, even if they're good (I've yet to hear a _bad_ dub of a Ghibli film). It's what they do. It gives purpose to their pathetic lives.
+Soufriere I can certainly agree that the Ghibli dubs are good. I didn't care for "The Wind Rises" dub, but not because it was a bad dub, it just didn't really click with me. All the others have been good, though, and while I have yet to hear this and "When Marnie Was There" (I DO own it, I just haven't gotten around to watching it yet), I'm hopeful both are of the same quality.
+Paul Francis Goneda Sadly, such people are entitled to hate a dub if they want to, whether their reasons are understandable or not. However, as long as you enjoy the dub that's the real thing that counts. That said, you are not alone in thinking the Ghibli dubs are great. I too am a fan of them.
+Turnajon I have seen the subbed version for this and it was great. I can't wait to hear the dub for this one. I hope its great like the most of the others such as Whisper of the Heart and From up on Poppy Hill. The Japanese version has one of my favorite voices from the subbed versions of Studio Ghibli, Yoko Honna, the Japanese voice of Shizuku. Anyway, Studio Ghibli's dubs are some of the best and I like their Japanese versions very much too.
Takahata ! my most favourite Ghibli director in the world. Not that Mr. Miyazaki is not good , but i always feel he cannot best Takahata. The kind of soul that Mr. Takahata manages to give all of his films I think Miyazaki manages to give something similar in Porco Rosso, My most favourite of Miyazaki films.
watched this movie already a several times years ago, personally i enjoy the movies in their original languaje, im not into waiting 25 years for a dub. Has no sense to me. Still i salute the effor of bringing this pictures to others viewers that may not be into watching this without a proper dub, because this movie is a masterpiece.
So excited for this! It'd be great if GKIDS could license "Ocean Waves" also, another Studio Ghibli production never released in North America (yet...).
+Neoxon - GKIDS (which is owned by Universal), not Disney. Disney _used_ to have rights to this film, but they withheld it from release, only allowing it to air once, subtitled, on Turner Classic Movies about 10 years ago.
+Marko Ouroboros Takahata was asked to join The Academy's voting committee this past year. He declined. I don't think he's interested in receiving an Oscar at this point. Also, Miyazaki has won two Oscars. One for Spirited Away, and the other for his work in animation.
I hate reading sub titles, they make you miss out on most of the show. Besides DVD and Blu-ray gives people a choice as to what language you want to hear the characters speak, so you have nothing to complain about
+Michael McGrath That's not true. At all. Only bad dubs are bad. Good dubs, however, are absolutely fine. And as far as I'm concerned, you can't go wrong with any of the Miyazaki-Ghibli movies in English. Disney and GKids both did a great job with them. Honestly, if you don't like the dubs, don't watch them. But don't go around telling other people that dubs suck and that they shouldn't watch them that way. People can decide for themselves.
In before people start declaring the dub sucks… (you know it's going to happen with ANY Ghibli film.) Speaking for myself this sounds very promising. I like what I hear so far. Then again I've always loved the Disney-GKids-Disney dubs (except for THE WIND RISES, that one was mediocre at best.)
1991, never got released by Disney because the film briefly talks about menstruation and Disney feared that boys would make fun of girls because they watched the film. They couldn't censor it either due to Studio Ghibli's policy of no edits.
+majohnson91 to be fair, it would've happened in real life if they did release it because you know, kids. They aren't very wise about their actions, mainly boys but whatever
Shame we have to wait until July for the English release on DVD...I've seen this film in original Japanese with English subtitles but I have a feeling I'd like this version better :)
nessisasquid well, I think adult taeko has an okay voice but young taeko's voice is atrocious. the guy's voice and accent bothers me too since I don't think he captures the essence of the original Japanese voice
It is a shame the same effort as the dub was not put into the music. Live players would benefit this greatly (unless it is just the trailer that is bad)
+KingOfBritannia Yeah, and sorry but dubbing "ruins everything"? It's not true. At all. Nobody said you have to like the dub at all; if you don't like it, fine. But that doesn't mean that all dubs are inherently bad. There are some that ARE disastrous, true, the first dub of "Nausicaa", WARRIORS OF THE WIND, for instance. But there ARE good dubs as well, and the Disney-Ghibli dubs are among them. Dubbing doesn't ruin anything; if anything, it brings these movies to a wider audience who otherwise wouldn't watch subs. As far as Ghibli is concerned, neither Disney nor GKids have done anything to "ruin" these movies, so there really is no point.
Mixed feelings about this anime. Could I compare this to a master piece like Code Geass? Probably not. Maybe a Clannad clone, not sure. Feels Confused Man
+Viktor Machine Herald Only Yesterday came out in '91 so definitely not a clone. It's not really romanced focused and when it was created, its intended audience were adults of the female persuasion but during its initial run in the theatres it garnered the attention of both genders the male and female audiences. Great thing about this movie is the sole focus is on the adult version of Taeko and has flashbacks of her primary school self. Not a coming of age film as it's more of the protagonist's self reflection and nostalgia through the eyes of a 27 year old.
+AngryMidgetProd Did you even see the whole dub yet? You're using this trailer as an indication that the dub is going to be bad? If so, then how can you know for sure that you'll dislike it?
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