![]() The architecture was too detailed and felt like monuments rather than just simple buildings. I loved the fashion styles people wore in it, from clothes to even those vintage glasses. I’m not talking about the story but about the movie as a whole package. I kept focusing on every little detail that was shown. My eyes were glued to the screen for the entirety if its duration. For me, it was probably due to how long ago it aired and the time the characters and events took place. This movie had some kind of alluring aura around it. But as time passed, they grew wiser and matured in that department. They were too caught up in themselves and their worlds to notice what lies beyond them. And that’s exactly what happened to our three leads. But as we grow up, we realize and go through lots of things and experiences that open our eyes and enlarge our small world. As kids and teenagers and even young adults, we usually look at our world in a selfish way and limit our world to the small environment we live in. Because as growing up we realize how small the world, each one of us lives in, is. But there’s where the growing up part comes in. She had an unpleasant personality and was stubborn and plain mean herself. She dealt with her parent’s divorce, her moving to a new town, her mother’s stubbornness, her father starting anew without including her, her transfer to a new school with people who have a weird dialect and just her whole new life. The social cohesion part was on Rikaku’s side mostly. Rikaku had an undeciphered character that puzzled both Taku and Yakata and made them both drawn to her trying to help and understand her at the same time. She had her mood swings when with him and he found himself going back and forth with her from anger to frustration to sometimes sympathy. As for Taku, his and her relationship was an edgy one. Rikaku Seemed reclusive and out of place in the new small town, Yakata being the nice guy that he is approached her first and helped her readjust, she was nice and calm around him. Hence the first love for both of the guys. But like all relationships do, this one got tested as well, and by a girl called Rikaku thrown into the mix. The friendship between Taku and Yakata started off in an unsual way but was very realistic and well established. 12 min || Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older C.Staff, Studio Ghibli || Source: Novel || Genres: Drama, Romance, School, Slice of Life || Duration: 1 hr. Type: Special || Episodes: 1 || Status: Finished Airing || Aired: || Licensors: Gkids || Studios: J. ![]() But rather fits the mood and setting of “Whisper of the Heart”. I’m not much of a comparing person as I like to look at everything individually instead of putting it on the opposite side of something else, but if I were to compare this movie to other Ghibli ones, I’d think it doesn’t fall in the category of “Spirited Away’ or “My Neighbor Totoro” as it lacks fantasy and magical creatures. The movie wasn’t as well received as the Studio’s other productions but it still held a solid place and let its rising producers mark their place. ![]() They deviated from the fantasy genre and carved their own way into the high school romance, first love genres. It was the first movie that wasn’t directed by either Miyazaki or Takahata and their chance to show what they’ve got, and they did so brilliantly. More precisely, by the youngsters of the company. “Ocean Waves” is a television film produced by non-other than Studio Ghibli.
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