SoTrumpBelieve Must See Movie...

Rpgcatech Disapointment

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Yvonne Jodi Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

DCfan This movie is about Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Tera who are both boyfriend and girlfriend. Mikako is sent into space to fight aliens from different galaxies and explore different planets which puts a border between her and her boyfriend (Noboru): he has to wait years to get the messages and calls because of the light years. The animation is very and it boded well with the story. But the only downside to this movie was it is too short and it felt more like an episode. Honestly, I wish it was longer or at least a given sequel to end the story properly but since it is 2018 and this movie was made in 2003 it might be too late for a sequel. If you are planning to watch it just expect an ending which would end at a cliffhanger.I would definitely recommend it especially if you enjoyed 5cm per Second and if you are a fan of the Aldnoah Zero series.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) This is a 25-minute animated short film from Japan. The writer and director and voice actor is Makoto Shinkai (one of Japan's rising stars in animated movies). He made this one 13 years ago before he started shooting full feature films. The story is basically about a young couple who stop seeing each other (physically) when the girl is sent to space to defend Planet Earth. From this moment on, their long-distance relationship only relies on text and video messages. Another problem is that she is so far in space that time runs considerably faster which means when she ages one year he ages 5 years or so. Just an estimate. This aspect reminded me of "Interstellar". It's a tragic love story, but it also made me question if she simply could have refused to go on this mission. Her excellent grades were surely a curse here. This film is a mix of all kinds of genres: romance, drama, animation and science fiction. All in all, it was a good watch, well-written and the animation is fine too. Something was missing to true greatness, maybe a better ending, yet I recommend it.

bcheng93 ...the guy made this short anime from his home by himself on a Mac-book 3 and had his wife do the voice of the girl and he did the voice for the boy. those were the only 2 characters in the short. what he accomplished, major studios with major money could not do.this is the third film i've watched by Shinkai, the first being 5 centimeters per second. right away you see similarities in the artwork, the rain drops falling, trains leaving the station, flowers blooming and all this is done to evoke the feeling of loneliness and works very well. i know that every time i watch 5 centimeters i either cry or get the feeling of loneliness. his most recent movie " children who chase lost voices " is another one that basically deals on the same subjects. i guess all his films deal on the same subject, but the way he does it, nobody in the world can do.the story is about 2 junior high kids about to graduate and go to high school, a boy and a girl. the setting is Japan 2046 and space travel is now possible and we have developed warp technology which can take us anywhere in the universe. there are also aliens that we are fighting with in outer-space. the girl gets recruited to pilot a mechanized robot in outer space to fight aliens. they are both 15 years old at the time. when she goes off to fight and explore in outer space, the only way they can communicate is through text messaging, but the further away her mission takes her the longer it takes for the messages to reach earth. at the furthest distance it takes over 8 light years for the message to reach earth. she longs for him and vice versa, her age stays at 15 but the boy when they are at their furthest distance apart has aged to the age of 24 and he hasn't gotten a message for over a year. he promises to himself to do what he has got to do and not stress himself out thinking to much about her. meanwhile in outer space she is going through life and death battles against aliens in her mechanized suit. every time she gets a chance she thinks about him and planet earth and you really get an over-saturated feeling of loneliness to the point where some viewers cried. i didn't cry but the film did make me feel sad and lonely.if your in a sad and lonely mood, unless you want to cry, don't watch it cause you are going to cry. hey, at least crying lets us know we are alive and only real humans cry, it is a good emotion. might want to make us better humans too.

richrodi Honestly this film is an inspiration to all budding film makers, graphic design artists, and artists alike because the creator of this animated film, wrote, directed, animated, and even voice acted everything in this film. His artwork and computer animation is quite breathtaking especially in the landscapes and skies he paints. This film tells a science fiction/mech anime/love story in a matter of only twenty five minutes while other animes would take over fifty episodes to properly express the relationships between the main characters and the political climates they are submerged in. Because of these elements this film truly surpasses the negative expectations a Japanese animated film might have attached to it. Voices of a Distant Star creates an extraordinary scenario in which the the main character's gender roles are switched. The quiet meek girl joins the air force and is sent off to die valiantly in war while the young man stays home and patiently waits for her phone calls. However these phone calls are delayed due to the fact they are light years apart. The main theme throughout this film is the communication between these two individuals. Even when they are unable to communicate their feelings and thoughts they remain close and eagerly await each other's phone call . Even with the vastness of space and time these two individuals manage to express themselves in a way that can not be contained in this universe. This theme, which simply yet stylistically laid out before us makes this film a truly remarkable and undeniably heartfelt melancholic tale.