I have to say it

Rating: 5/10 (9 January 2020)

I don't think "Your Name" is a bad movie. But for the life of me, I never understood how it has become so popular. As it grew in popularity, it became more and more frustrating for me everytime I say I didn't like it because it felt like I needed to defend my opinion. "How could you not like this movie?" Well I'm not sure, I only saw it once and I couldn't force myself to watch it a second time to better understand the reasons of my dislike. I remember the gist of the story. And I remember my overall feeling of disappointment after seeing it. I thought it was clichÃ©, stereotypical, predictible and sometimes nonsensical (I'm not talking about the fantasy elements, just some of the characters reactions that felt absurd). I remember shaking my head many times throughout the movie. Of course, the animation is gorgeous, but i found nothing really poetic about the story and the jokes didn't land for me. I thought the characters were too one-dimensional (which I think was exactly the opposite of what the movie was going for, especially in terms of gender norms). But in the end, I wouldn't be able to pinpoint and tell you exactly what I didn't like about it, first because I don't remember it that well, and second because I feel like sometimes you just don't like things for no obvious reason.
That said, I don't have anything against it, I just feel left out from everyone who absolutely loved this movie, to the point of crying while watching it. I really enjoy well-done traditional animation too, so I wanted to love this movie. Makoto Shinkai had been sold to me as the "new Miyazaki", which I think is a weird connection to make (and I think even Shinkai agreed in an interview that it was absurd to call him that).
In the end, I hope I'll have the strength to rewatch this movie one day, and maybe either change my opinion of it, or find out more specifically what I didn't like about it.