Emilie's Media Diary

Yet another movie I see nobody talking about. The story is pretty simple but I did enjoy watching this movie. Not sure if I can call this a love story.. It is more like a teen angst story haha! The main character, Jun Naruse, was a chatty little girl. Like most children, she had a wild imagination and her positive and bubbly attitude made her everyday life into an adventure. One faithful day while exploring outside, she stumbles upon a castle. She is surprised to see her father driving out the castle with a beautiful lady she had never seen before.  She instantly thinks that her father must be a prince since he is coming from the castle with a "princess". Too happy to contain herself she goes home and tells her mother all about her recent discovery. However, her mother's reaction is something she did not expect. Turns out that the castle she saw did not belong to a fairy tale princess and instead the building is a love hotel.  ("A love hotel is...

Mamoru Hosoda's 2012 released film Wolf Children will never stop making me emotional, no matter how many times I see it. And I'm a person who avoids children if possible... I'm not going to reveal much of the plot. This movie is best to experience without knowing about the plot beforehand. The story is about a mother raising her two children, wolf children. Yuki, the older sister of the two kids, is narrating the story. It feels like she is remembering the old times while talking to someone. The story is powerful but the animation and soundtrack really bring it to life. As crazy a story about 2 werewolf children is, the movie feels very real. Like something that could really happen. The animation really pays attention to body language and expression the characters have. Both of the wolf children have some animal-like reactions mixed in. The movie has many long scenes with only the soundtrack and no lines. I wouldn't call them montages since those are ...