Mirai

Audience Reviews

View All (5) audience reviews

Ben D Kun (Jaden Waldman) is a 4-year-old brat who lives in a ridiculously cool house — designed by his architect father (John Cho) — in Yokohama and has a support staff that includes family members, both past and present, that aid him at this tumultuous, emotional age. Kun is an unlikable kid who throws grating temper tantrums for the most minor inconveniences. When his baby sister, Mirai (Victoria Grace), comes home from the hospital, Kun lashes out at the lack of control and attention. The plot explores modern parenting (mother exec, father working from home), manhood, overcoming fear, but most importantly, just being a good family member. Its most touching aspect concerns the serendipitous nature of "the family tree," symbolic and literal here. How one decision can change where a branch begins and where one ends. With these visions, Kun understands that he is not the center of the universe and that everyone in his family has made sacrifices, some large and some small — even the dog, Yukko (Crispin Freeman), has to leave his mother to become the family pet. The animation is top-notch and even the "scary" parts are portrayed in a way that would be scary to a child. The ending makes the top lip quiver. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Mamoru Hosoda, one of the contemporary Japanese anime directors, frequently follows certain patterns in his feature-length anime films. Certain elements are usually linked to each other by bearing symbolic meanings. Different creatures become family members. An object, usually an image, takes us back and forth in time. Tradition plays an important role in shaping modern life. In this review, I will explain these recurring elements in five different anime films that Hosoda produced after the 2000s: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012), The Boy and the Beast (2015), Mirai (2018). We will look at how Mamoru Hosoda reproduces the issues of family ties and childhood, creatures and strangers, traditions and roots, classical master-apprentice relations, country and city, time and space in his unique narrative style. Full review: https://guncesinema.com/en/from-aliens-to-family-from-family-to-roots/ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member beautiful coming of age film Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/21 Full Review Audience Member Though it bogs down a bit in the middle and feels like it has at least five ending, this anime is a very touching and sweet tale. It's honest in it's portrayal of the main character feeling displaced. Trippy moments synonymous with this previous studio's work along with earnest story telling make this an anime worth watching, besides some pacing issues. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Not quite as good as Wolf Children but still very good on its own. The main character is a 4 year old brat who must learn how to deal with his feelings now that he has a little sister. The story has an episodic format so as soon as he learns something he forgets about it the next day. So in other words he acts like a real kid. It’s all from his point of view. I recommend this for families with young kids. It’s a heartfelt slice of life with a little magic. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/20 Full Review Read all reviews

Mirai

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Most Popular at Home Now