This anime movie will make you think on a lot of things after seeing it especially for those people who are in relationships...
Just brace yourself for a lot of spoilers on this review though...
First of all, we see Takaki and Akari together as kids watching the cherry blossoms fall -- talking about how they fall with a speed of 5 centimeter per second. They wanted to watch the cherry blossoms fall the next year but it never happened because Takaki had to move (this is a very essential part in understanding the last part of the movie). Both of them were very close that made a lot of classmates tease on their relationship but it didn't affect their friendship though. They kept on communicating through letters. After a year or so, they agreed to see each other again and a lot of unfortunate events happened to Takaki that delayed him from the agreed time to see Akari. He was already expecting that Akari won't be there any longer but, surprisingly, she was still waiting at the agreed station. They talked and spent the whole cold and snowy night together. They shared a kiss on that night that changed a lot of things between them but they weren't able to say to each other about their feelings. Each had letters to give to the other but neither gave it. After that night, they tried to still keep in touch and as years passed it slowly faded.
Takaki always held on to his memories of Akari and tried to go on with life. He experienced having other women in his life but he never forgot about Akari and his feelings for her. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Akari has moved on and we see her about to get married but she still think of Takaki sometimes. Akari and Takaki made those memories precious to their lives but there's nothing more to it than just memories and, unconsciously, they thought that all they would like to do one more time is to see the cherry blossoms fall again which they never had the chance to do.
*My thought on this movi
e*In this movie, we get to see a pair of people who thought of a lot of "what-ifs" in their lives which is a bad thing especially on Takaki. We witness how he was just living life as it is and hanging on to those memories of him and Akari when they were still young. As years passed, it finally took a toll on him and he just gave up on everything. He never really moved on which is so sad because we see Akari who has moved on and was already engaged. Akari just smiles when she thinks of her childhood memories with Takaki which was opposite with what happened in Takaki's life. Somehow, the story ended with them getting the chance to see the cherry blossoms fall again which never happened. We see the effects of long distance relationships as well. This movie really squeezed my heart because it got me things that a lot of things could've happened in the movie. Well, it turned to the worst part. We can't deny that things like these do happen in reality and somehow we should just look at our past and smile because there's nothing else we can do about it.
I love this movie because it's really rare to see an anime with this kind of theme. You get to understand Takaki when you hear movie's theme song "One more time, one more chance" by Yamazaki Masayoshi. The main part in the movie was when this song played along with scenes that happened in each of Takaki's and Akari's lives from the very start of the movie until the end which I'm gonna post down there. I love this song so much. Here's the lyrics and its english translation.
kore ijyou nani wo ushinaeba kokoro wa yurusareru no
dore hodo no itaminaraba mou ichido kimi ni aeru
One more time kisetsuyo utsurowanaide
One more time fuzakeatta jikan yo
kuichigau toki wa itsumo boku ga saki ni oretane
wagamama na seikaku ga naosara itoshikusaseta
One more chance kioku ni ashi wo torarete
One more chance tsugi no basho wo erabenai
itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
mukai no HOOMU rojiura no mado
konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai noni
negai wa moshimo kanau nara imasugu kimi no moto e
dekinai koto wa mou nani mo nai
subete kakete dakishimete miseru yo
sabishisa magirasu dake nara dare demo ii hazu na noni
hoshi ga ochisouna yoru dakara jibun wo itsuwarenai
One more time kisetsu yo utsurowanaide
One more time fuzakeatta jikan yo
itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
kousaten demo yume no naka demo
konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai noni
kiseki ga moshimo okoru nara ima sugu kimi ni misetai
atarashii asa kore kara no boku
ienakatta "suki" to iu kotoba mo
natsu no omoide ga mawaru
fui ni kieta kodou
itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no sugata wo
akegata no machi sakuragi chou de
konna toko ni kuru hazu mo nai noni
negai ga moshimo kanau nara imasugu kimi no moto e
dekinai koto wa mou nani mo nai
subete kakete dakishimete miseru yo
itsudemo sagashiteiruyo dokka ni kimi no kakera wo
tabisaki no mise shinbun no sumi
konna toko ni aru hazu mo nai noni
kiseki ga moshimo okoru nara ima sugu kimi ni misetai
atarashii asa kore kara no boku
ienakatta "suki" to iu kotoba mo
itsudemo sagashiteshimau dokka ni kimi no egao wo
kyuukou machi no fumikiri atari
konna toko ni iru hazu mo nai noni
inochi ga kurikaesu naraba nandomo kimi no moto e
hoshii mono nado mou nani mo nai
kimi no hoka ni taisetsu na mono nado
English translation:
If I lose any more than this, will my heart be forgiven
How much pain before I can see you again
One more time, please don't change the season
One more time to the time when we fool around
When our path cross each other, I am always the first to turn
Making me indulge more in my selfish way
One more chance tripped by memories
One more chance we cannot choose our next place
I am always searching somewhere for you
Opposite of the house, the other side of the alley's window
Even though I know you won't be here
If my wish is to be granted, please bring me to you right now
Betting and embracing everything
To show you there's nothing else I can do
Anybody should be fine if it was just to ease loneliness
Because the stars in the night sky seems like falling, I cant lie to myself
One more time, please dont' change the season
One more time to the time when we fool around
I am always searching somewhere for you
Even at the intersection and dream
Even though I know you won't be here
If miracle was to happen, I want to show it to you right now
A new morning, myself
and the "I love you" which I couldn't say
Summer's memory is revolving
The sudden disappearance of heart beat
I am always searching somewhere for you
At dawn's town, At Sakuragi street
Even though I know you won't come here
If my wish is to be granted, please bring me to you right now
Betting and embracing everything
To show you there's nothing else I can do
I am always searching somewhere for your fragment
At the destination's shop, At the corner of the newspaper
Even though I know you won't be there
If miracle was to happen, I want to show it to you right now
A new morning, myself
And the "I love you" which I couldn't say
I always end up looking somewhere for your smile
At the railway crossing of the fast pace town
Even though I know you won't be here
If life can be repeated, I'll go to you many times over
There's nothing else that I want
Nothing else is more important than you
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