(2016) for the first time after so long. As someone who loves anime and manga, I’ve only seen a handful of Japanese animated films – the bulk of them being the ones by Studio Ghibli. This was my first Shinkai film, and I’m happy to say that I found it very enjoyable. The art and animation were phenomenal, the voice acting was superb, and I loved the chemistry between the film’s two protagonists. It goes without saying that this might be one of the better films I’ve seen this year and I’m really glad I finally got to see it after all of my friends have been hyping it up for so long. Personally, I believe the film’s strongest suit was its use of destiny, and this can be seen most clearly through the recurring images of string, threads, and the diverging meteors representing the separation of Mitsuha and Taki’s bond.
An important aspect of the film was “Musubi” and musubi manifests as the red string of fate that ties Mitsuha and Taki together. This string is musubi, and musubi connects people. Musubi is also the flow of time, and this could possibly be about how Mitsuha and Taki are permanently bound together by this red thread, meaning that no matter where they go or how long it has been, they will always find themselves drawn to one another; this is because they are destined to be with each other. Perhaps this is why the body swapping began – for Mitsuha and Taki to be together, she must survive the meteor strike that devastated Itomori, and in order for her to survive, Taki must find a way to restore the link between himself and Mitsuha and warn her. Before, it was Mitsuha traveling forward into the future and living Taki’s life, and although Taki essentially did the same thing but in reverse, this time his actions could have a serious effect on the timeline.
Taki manages to restore the bond by drinking the kuchikamizake she left behind at the shrine, causing him to reawaken as Mitsuha on the day of the meteor strike. He warns her friends and the rest of the town before running off to meet with Mitsuha who is now inhabiting Taki’s present-day body. Although the two separate once more, Mitsuha is able to convince her father to gather everyone and get to safety, ultimately leading to the survival of Itomori’s residents. Mitsuha and Taki forget each other’s names and move on with their lives, but the red string of fate has not yet broken. Five years later, they reunite and ask for each other’s names – no matter how many times it takes, destiny will bring the two of them back together.
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The film’s emphasis on destiny is what made the film so interesting. Originally, Mitsuha was meant to be dead. That was supposed to be her destiny. However, on the day before the meteor strike, she traveled to Tokyo with the intent to meet up with Taki without realizing that the Taki she knew lived three years in the future. By giving him her red ribbon, she essentially forged an inseverable tie with Taki and changed her own destiny. This is rather peculiar as Mitsuha unwittingly gave herself and the rest of the Itomori residents a shot at surviving what was meant to be their deaths in the first timeline by creating her own bond with Taki – a bond so strong that it transcended space, time, and even death.
Still, this raises another question. How and why exactly did the body swapping begin in the first place? It is established in the film that the women in the Miyamizu family – Mitsuha’s family – experience body swapping at some point in their lives, but because of the Great Fire of Mayuguro, all the documents that could have explained it have been destroyed. Mitsuha’s grandmother experienced it, but only sees them as dreams. This suggests that unlike Mitsuha and Taki, the two were not bound by the red string of fate; perhaps this is why their link was weak enough to get severed completely. It can be interpreted that the body swapping from past to present was a supernatural, precognitive series of happenings that helped predict when the meteor would strike so that all of Itomori could be saved. Seeing as the Miyamizu line was meant to end with Mitsuha and Yotsuha, it would make sense for the body swapping to happen right before their deaths so that they could at least find a way to survive before the meteor strike actually happened. Despite this, nothing is explicitly stated and this is all just speculation.
The ending of the film caught me off-guard. I half-expected the film to end with the two crossing each other on the bridge without acknowledging each other’s existence. I was ready to shout at the screen. Truth be told, I actually prefer that we don’t get to see what happens to Taki and Mitsuha after they ask for each other’s names. It’s perfect. It’s established that the two are destined to become lovers when they meet again, but the tension came from wondering how long it would take for the two to be reunited. Since the film ended with both of them in the same area, talking to one another, one can deduce that they’ve already sealed the deal – they’ve secured their happy ending. Why? Because the red string of fate has them tied together. They’re star-crossed lovers, after all, and it’s high time they were able to finally meet – or rather re-meet – one another. It was also great how the film was able to touch on Tessie and Sayaka’s future as a married couple, as well as Okudera’s and Tsukasa’s. All in all, the film ended on a much higher note than initially expected, and that makes it a total win for me.
Kimi No Na Wa, Cute And Red Thread
Was a film that tugged at the heartstrings like no other, and even though I didn’t cry, I was heavily invested into each and every one of the characters.
The film’s emphasis on destiny is what made the film so interesting. Originally, Mitsuha was meant to be dead. That was supposed to be her destiny. However, on the day before the meteor strike, she traveled to Tokyo with the intent to meet up with Taki without realizing that the Taki she knew lived three years in the future. By giving him her red ribbon, she essentially forged an inseverable tie with Taki and changed her own destiny. This is rather peculiar as Mitsuha unwittingly gave herself and the rest of the Itomori residents a shot at surviving what was meant to be their deaths in the first timeline by creating her own bond with Taki – a bond so strong that it transcended space, time, and even death.
Still, this raises another question. How and why exactly did the body swapping begin in the first place? It is established in the film that the women in the Miyamizu family – Mitsuha’s family – experience body swapping at some point in their lives, but because of the Great Fire of Mayuguro, all the documents that could have explained it have been destroyed. Mitsuha’s grandmother experienced it, but only sees them as dreams. This suggests that unlike Mitsuha and Taki, the two were not bound by the red string of fate; perhaps this is why their link was weak enough to get severed completely. It can be interpreted that the body swapping from past to present was a supernatural, precognitive series of happenings that helped predict when the meteor would strike so that all of Itomori could be saved. Seeing as the Miyamizu line was meant to end with Mitsuha and Yotsuha, it would make sense for the body swapping to happen right before their deaths so that they could at least find a way to survive before the meteor strike actually happened. Despite this, nothing is explicitly stated and this is all just speculation.
The ending of the film caught me off-guard. I half-expected the film to end with the two crossing each other on the bridge without acknowledging each other’s existence. I was ready to shout at the screen. Truth be told, I actually prefer that we don’t get to see what happens to Taki and Mitsuha after they ask for each other’s names. It’s perfect. It’s established that the two are destined to become lovers when they meet again, but the tension came from wondering how long it would take for the two to be reunited. Since the film ended with both of them in the same area, talking to one another, one can deduce that they’ve already sealed the deal – they’ve secured their happy ending. Why? Because the red string of fate has them tied together. They’re star-crossed lovers, after all, and it’s high time they were able to finally meet – or rather re-meet – one another. It was also great how the film was able to touch on Tessie and Sayaka’s future as a married couple, as well as Okudera’s and Tsukasa’s. All in all, the film ended on a much higher note than initially expected, and that makes it a total win for me.
Kimi No Na Wa, Cute And Red Thread
Was a film that tugged at the heartstrings like no other, and even though I didn’t cry, I was heavily invested into each and every one of the characters.
The film’s emphasis on destiny is what made the film so interesting. Originally, Mitsuha was meant to be dead. That was supposed to be her destiny. However, on the day before the meteor strike, she traveled to Tokyo with the intent to meet up with Taki without realizing that the Taki she knew lived three years in the future. By giving him her red ribbon, she essentially forged an inseverable tie with Taki and changed her own destiny. This is rather peculiar as Mitsuha unwittingly gave herself and the rest of the Itomori residents a shot at surviving what was meant to be their deaths in the first timeline by creating her own bond with Taki – a bond so strong that it transcended space, time, and even death.
Still, this raises another question. How and why exactly did the body swapping begin in the first place? It is established in the film that the women in the Miyamizu family – Mitsuha’s family – experience body swapping at some point in their lives, but because of the Great Fire of Mayuguro, all the documents that could have explained it have been destroyed. Mitsuha’s grandmother experienced it, but only sees them as dreams. This suggests that unlike Mitsuha and Taki, the two were not bound by the red string of fate; perhaps this is why their link was weak enough to get severed completely. It can be interpreted that the body swapping from past to present was a supernatural, precognitive series of happenings that helped predict when the meteor would strike so that all of Itomori could be saved. Seeing as the Miyamizu line was meant to end with Mitsuha and Yotsuha, it would make sense for the body swapping to happen right before their deaths so that they could at least find a way to survive before the meteor strike actually happened. Despite this, nothing is explicitly stated and this is all just speculation.
The ending of the film caught me off-guard. I half-expected the film to end with the two crossing each other on the bridge without acknowledging each other’s existence. I was ready to shout at the screen. Truth be told, I actually prefer that we don’t get to see what happens to Taki and Mitsuha after they ask for each other’s names. It’s perfect. It’s established that the two are destined to become lovers when they meet again, but the tension came from wondering how long it would take for the two to be reunited. Since the film ended with both of them in the same area, talking to one another, one can deduce that they’ve already sealed the deal – they’ve secured their happy ending. Why? Because the red string of fate has them tied together. They’re star-crossed lovers, after all, and it’s high time they were able to finally meet – or rather re-meet – one another. It was also great how the film was able to touch on Tessie and Sayaka’s future as a married couple, as well as Okudera’s and Tsukasa’s. All in all, the film ended on a much higher note than initially expected, and that makes it a total win for me.
Kimi No Na Wa, Cute And Red Thread
Was a film that tugged at the heartstrings like no other, and even though I didn’t cry, I was heavily invested into each and every one of the characters.
