Tag: Tokyo

Godzilla Minus One

by Derelict Space Sheep on December 23, 2023 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Godzilla Minus One

dir. Takashi Yamazaki (2023) [subtitled]

Well-acted (insofar as subtitled performances can be judged by a monolingual English viewer). The story has a refreshing depth beyond its monster element, emotionally engaging to the extent that Godzilla’s poorly anger-managed on-land demolition stomps can hang in suspended disbelief as allegory.

Weathering With You

by Derelict Space Sheep on September 5, 2021 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Weathering With You

dir. Makoto Shinkai (2019)

Feature-length anime. Writer-director Makoto Shinkai once again proves extremely adept at creating mood (in this instance a gloomy, near-dystopian Tokyo inundated by rain), and at structuring a plot to reflect teenage self-absorption and the feeling of carrying the weight of the world.