DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to A SILENT VOICE
Added 2022-09-21 12:45:34 +0000 UTCLicensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright explore the themes of depression, the need for social connections, and more from the anime film A Silent Voice. They talk about the impacts of bullying, healing relationships, and finding forgiveness for ourselves and others.
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Love this review, I joined to find the strengths builder you mentioned. Is there anything similar?
Tyrone Bowditch
2025-06-26 10:25:26 +0000 UTCComing back quite late to this so I don't know if you guys will see it. This movie along with its manga is my favorite piece of media and I really appreciate your perpespective. You kind of nailed it when you said this story could be told in 40 minutes and that its less for entertainment. The director (Naoka Yamada) is repeatedly focused on "illiciting the feeling of her work, purposefully muddying narrative details if it better allows the emotions to come across." There's another film of hers, Liz and the Blue Bird, which is even slower and takes place in 1 high school following 2 people. It's about as small in scale as you can get and I still think its fantastic. (Also a really really interesting film focused on a single unhealthy relationship, but not sure its down your alley) Her films will do what they need to in order to procure a certain experience. That takeaway from these kind of films is absolutely feelings and ideas rather than the story. This may also be why you find the music off in certain moments. There's an uncomfortable mix of emotions when happy music plays in a sad scene or the like that I feel adds some depth and subtext to the feelings of these characters even if it doesn't really match the scene itself. It all adds to the strongest feeling of catharsis at the end of the film. Can't find the strengths builder for this film you mentioned, but appreciate this a ton and your honest opinions!
Shucks
2025-05-15 01:06:59 +0000 UTCThank you for this, really I watch this ever time or most times when I'm really down, I love this movie and this video means so much. Thank you guys for all the good you put into the world. An amazing anime film to review next would be Belle 2021, you won't regret it trust me it's a beautiful film
Jacquie Glen
2023-01-25 14:54:49 +0000 UTC
