(The actual review begins in the next paragraph.) I don't recall ever being this thrilled to see a movie. We Indians never thought we'd be able to see an anime in a theater until now. As you may have heard, the #indiananimemoment and #indiawantsanime petitions to have anime released in our country have all paid off. Thanks to PVR and Vkaao for releasing this movie in India, and thanks to Makoto Shinkai for not disappointing us in the least and making our first anime experience so memorable. The screenplay, like all Makoto Shinkai films, is not an easy one because it has to say something behind it, in this case about climate change, and what we are facing with current changing weather and disasters, which Japanese people understand better than others, really thought-provoking script in the grounded fantasy with the amazing coming of age elements, innocent romantic story, and wonderful comedy. The movie never seemed slowed down or hurried in its two hours, and there were no pace concerns, but in the third act, I hoped for more depth.
