Makoto Shinkai English Fan Forum and Site

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

Could be my favorite of all. The story telling is brilliant and the visuals are stunning (can't we say that about all of Mr. Shinkai's movies ^-^ ? )

More to come here.

the_emh · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:19 am Post subject:

tis also my favorite. everyone seems to like the first one they watched the most. apart from you you saw byousuko first right.
I felt that i could have done without the first space battle but its fine with it too. what's your favorite part

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I walked into 5 Cm about half way through the second story and I had no clue what was going on Smile

ha ha ha ...I tried to follow along and I saw the visuals and was sold then Smile

My favorite part of Voices would have to be the end Smile

That both of them are thinking the same thing ... and having the feeling that they will meet again one day.

"I am here" ... that's kind of haunting to me now. Very powerful statement in itself.

Laz

Junpei · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:34 am Post subject:

I've read from somewhere (hell knows...this is the internet) that they both meet again later on because Mikako does not die. But then again like I said, it is the internet...

the_emh · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:36 am Post subject:

WARNING SPOILERS DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO SPOIL THE MANGA VERION OF VOICES.

in the end of the voices manga they do meet again. how ever dew to the speed that they where moving at and Einstein's relativity ect they are different ages. i read an abbreviated version on the web and have the book on order from the usa.

Junpei · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:55 am Post subject:

Yes, time, space and distance are all beyond difficult to fully understand.

Oh and with what admin said, the statement of "I am here" (Koko ni iru) at the end was the most haunting thing to me in that story. That is something I can not forget, simple words of deep meaning.

To be honest, I actually cried after that... I couldn't sleep peacefully the night after I've watched Voices. Those words, so deep and so sad.

This was also one of the reasons I have started my interests in human life, and psychology.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I have been thinking of getting that line, in Japanese as a tattoo. Just one of those things that kind of hits you.

Good stuff Smile

Laz

Junpei · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:47 am Post subject:

Excellent idea. A permanent tattoo with those words. I'll try and make one myself, problem is I dunno where in my body to put it.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

Yeah ... that's the tough question ... where to put it Smile

Laz

Junpei · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:43 am Post subject:

Putting the tattoo on the waist and under seems to pretty rude for such a powerful statement. Somewhere on the head would be kind of weird, Laughing

and I don't think the chest or back would be that nice.

I'm thinking maybe on the upper arm like most people do. Or perhaps a little lower... Dunno.

Then another question comes up, How do I get/make such a tattoo? The words aren't difficult but the substances needed for it to be made into a tattoo is the problem.