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25. Colorful

Inviso: 3
Red: 7
Karo: 15
Charon: 36
Johnbobb: 37
Jona: 38
Genny: 40

Total: 176

Inviso: Holy shit. Thank you, Karo. Thank you for running this list and introducing me to this movie. This was amazing. Absolutely amazing. At first, I wasnt sure what to expect, and I had this dread feeling like I was going to be grossed out for some reason. Dont know why, I just did. But theneverything about this was great. For starters, I figured out the big plot twist very early on, and it made it that much more enjoyable. Like, you have this guy acting like a jackass because he doesnt know what else to do, only for the world to slowly unveil itself, and he starts to learn some lessons, even though he doesnt exactly want to play nice in his home stay body. Really, the message of the film just works SO well. Its a Wonderful Life scenario, except instead of a world where Makoto didnt exist, its a world where the people who care about him know he tried to commit suicide.

Sure, there were some really uncomfortable moments (the near-assault on Shokoand the reveal of thehowever old she is Hiroka, being down with prostitution), but those just served to amplify the positive message of the film, particularly with the scenes towards the end when Makoto is able to comfort both of the above-mentioned girls by just being there for them when they needed someone to help them deal with their pain and fears. Its a REALLY powerful message, and Im SO glad that I got to watch it. However, and I say this having completed the full watch-through as of this sentence, ultimately, Colorful isnt QUITE impactful to maintain the number spot it held for MOST of this list. Its still extremely good, but just misses out on that top spot.

Red: Im not sure if this movie was ever trying to hide its twist that the main character was in his own body, but it was something I pretty much figured was going to be the case immediately. Still, coming to terms with his own life, making friends, and coming to an understanding with his family was an enjoyable ride. There is still one weird scene where Makoto essentially turns near rapist. That was a weird turn of events to take there that probably isnt handled properly with the rest of the film.

Karo: What It Is:
A soul that committed a great sin in his life gets a chance at redemption by inhabiting the body of a teen that committed suicide.

What I Think:
The concept of the film is its strongest point, and the story centers on the wayward soul trying to find out about the person he now is and why he did what he did. The big revelation at the end is both surprising and satisfying and works very well.
It is not without its flaws, the animation feels bland and lacking in that little spark of anime life, but this is still worth checking out.

Score: 73/100

Charon: I called the plot twist out loud as we were watching this one, to which Genny remarked it would be the dumbest direction the story could go in. I forget exactly what triggered my realization that was indeed where they were taking this film, but nevertheless I was correct in my guess. Honestly the film is nice looking and a part of me appreciates some of the nuanced characters but the protagonist is one of the most despicable characters I've come across in a long while, in terms of the lead character of a film. I mean this guy spends the entire film emotionally torturing his mother for something that is frankly not even his fucking business to begin with. At the same time he's obsessed with a girl that basically lives to commit these "sins" that his mother had just a few times, and who regretted it. To top it all off he nearly rapes a poor girl who was legitimately interested in him as a person, while he chastises her for being ugly. He's just deplorable, and rooting for him is literally impossible.

Johnbobb: Man, I was really digging this in the beginning. The lighthearted animation style and voice acting paired with the really heavy themes of depression and suicide caught me off guard and immediately pulled me in. To some extent, the heavy themes are handled pretty well, and the tone balance is impressive. Somewhere along the way though, it lost me. Maybe it was too long spent with Makoto being a nearly irredeemable shit to everyone. Maybe it was the tone shifting to become much sappier and a little preachy. Maybe it was the plot twist so obvious that it's bizarre to think they ever bothered trying to make it into a twist. The story had a lot of potential and just ultimately didn't use it the best they could have.

Jona: This is the movie I hated most on this list. It really tested my patience on how much I can bear with an unlikable main character. It takes far too long for Makoto to develop and I really felt bad for the family who tried their best to change for him and Makotos just ungrateful. Makotos development also feels unearned with that development happening just because he made a friend. Makotos trip with his friend felt like the movie was saying Fuck this. This movies now about trains. While I do feel bad for what happened to Makoto, the movie frames it so that it is someone else in Makotos body so it makes it hard to feel any sympathy for him despite the unsurprising twist. This movie is also far too long and isnt exactly engaging the whole way through. I feel that the themes of the movie were not portrayed well. Theres potential for something great here but the execution was just not there.

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