Just another japanimation movie

Rating: 3/10 (21 October 2007)

I was very disappointed with this movie. It falls in line with all the other pitfalls any anime would produce. Poor dialog, poor plot, and very unstable characters. The story is at best the spawn of an elementary school child's imagination. How this movie made the IMDb top 100 is beyond my comprehension. I really think the rating formula is flawed if this movie beat out Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan and Forrest Gump. How did that happen? Flawed rating system maybe? The only thing remotely good about this "movie" was that the animation was good, but if I wanted just the art and no good story or plot, then I'd just go to an art gallery instead. I cant stand it when in ALL Japanimation films, the camera angle will just focus on an inanimate object for like TEN SECONDS! There is a part in this movie were the girl says goodbye to the "River Spirit Boy" and their hands pull away from each other as they part. After their hands leave the frame, the director seams fit to film the ground for another 5 grueling seconds! The whole movie is like this!