Suzume is very much both a very epic and very personal story all at once. This tale of a teen who follows her crush into first releasing and then containing other dimensional "worms" which cause disasters in the human is about personal emotions and world cataclysms and perhaps how those things intermingle.
Writer/director Shinkai has crafted a visually stunning film whose lush backgrounds house simpler yet beautiful character designs which also contribute to this meeting of dichotomies. I watched Suzume on an Imax screen and was floored by how rich and textured this world was. But what pulls you truly into the film is the characters, this oddball mix of dieties and humans interacting so delicately. For me this may be my favourite of Shinkai's films.
Suzume is about opening doors to new worlds and how this child on the brink of womanhood is opening up her life and all the responsibilities and feelings that come with all of that. And it is also just a fun adventure with magical cats and who would want to say no to that?
Suzume
Starring: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura
Writer/Director: Makoto Shinkai
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