Genre: Animation, Romance, Sci-Fi
Release year: 2003
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English (hardsub)
SYNOPSIS:
The story of the high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao. When the alien Tarsians attack, Mikako volunteers to be a pilot in the space force that will protect mankind. The lovers try to remain in contact using cellular telephone text messages, but as each battle takes Mikako further from the Earth, each message takes longer to arrive. Will their love stand the tests of time and distance?
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" Makoto Shinkai's Voices of a Distant Star is truly a work of love--created, produced, and animated all by a single man. Using the focus and cohesiveness that only an individual work can provide, Shinkai has created a masterpiece, blending luscious animation, a tear-jerking story, and beautifully honest dialogue to create one of 2003's very finest releases...
...The plot sounds archetypal: "Two lovers, separated by fate...Will they ever meet again?" But the execution is brilliant. One of creator Shinkai's most impressive skills is that he manages to draw viewers into the story of Noboru and Mikako almost instantly, allowing a full twenty-five minutes to develop their relationship. Perhaps his video game company background helped develop his instant-capture abilities, but whatever the reason, it's clear that Shinkai is a master of hooking--and retaining--interest.
Shinkai's choice and restrained use of dialogue are two other keys to the film's success. Too often do anime series maintain a steady level of speaking, and most of what's said is unimportant. But the dialogue in Voices comes in waves, and every word is meaningful. Characters grow, perspectives change, and shifting dialogue tones accompany each development. Those typically frustrated by lazy and imprecise wording will revel in Shinkai's obsessive attention to detail.
And the animation is breathtaking. Shinkai's backgrounds have very few equals. The character designs look uninspired, but paired with the animator's beautifully realized worlds, the generic appearance fades into the magnificence of the scene. Most arresting is Shinkai's masterful use of lighting. Not only is it incredibly realistic, but it also manages to convey the mood of the characters in each scene, whether the distance of a sparkling star, the cold isolation of space, or the warm reminiscence of days long passed. While the characters are unoriginal, other items like Mikako's full-view cockpit and massive warships blend classic sci-fi with Shinkai's vision to create remarkable designs. It's unfortunate that such innovation is restrained to a 25-minute featurette, as it would have been thrilling to see Shinkai's artwork in a thirteen or 26-episode series.
The significance of setting is not lost on Voices' characters. In one of the film's most sobering moments, Mikako sits in her Tracer on a planet over eight light-years from Noboru, quietly patrolling the land. Silence yields to the cool whispering of a passing rainstorm. Staring up towards a fading sun, Mikako begins to cry, unable to repress her yearning for Noboru. She tears open her cell phone, hurriedly types a short message, and sends the note on its voyage of eight years, 224 days, and eighteen hours. And then, she waits.
Action-craving fans might be left a little unfulfilled; the few space battles aren't exactly Sunrise smooth. But that's no reason to pass up Voices of a Distant Star, because almost everything else is pure perfection. Story, pacing, characterization, focus--it's all perfect. And to complement the elegant animation, Tenmon, one of three others who helped Shinkai realize his vision, offers a wonderfully delicate, understated piano score.
Alas, one aspect of Voices is far from perfect, but it's not Makoto Shinkai's fault. When ADV began the dubbing process, they handed the job to Steven Foster, an anime enthusiast with a reputation for adapting (instead of translating) the script for a series. The trend continues here, as Foster carelessly omits critical details, completely rewrites some scenes, misinterprets emotions, and even adds new dialogue where the original track had silence. It doesn't ruin the show, but it certainly knocks the charm down a few levels. "
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