The Place Promised In Our Early Days
2004
From popular anime director Makoto Shinkai (VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR) comes the beguiling THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS. Set in a futuristic landscape on the brink of global war, three childhood friends race to find a girl who may hold the key to a new world peace. But time is running out as they try to understand how .. Read more
| Director | Makoto Shinkai |
|---|---|
| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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The Place Promised In Our Early Days
From popular anime director Makoto Shinkai (VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR) comes the beguiling THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS. Set in a futuristic landscape on the brink of global war, three childhood friends race to find a girl who may hold the key to a new world peace. But time is running out as they try to understand how her entranced state is somehow linked to a mysterious tower from their past...
| Director | Makoto Shinkai |
|---|---|
| Studio | ADV FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: Japanese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Oct 2006 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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As with “Voices of a Distant Star”, “The Place Promised In Our Early Days” provides a compelling and thoughtful examination of the individualisation and alienation that typifies the world we live in. Though set in a present that is superficially disparate to our own – in which Japan has split in two, one half controlling the connection to parallel universes while the other tries in vain to catch up – this merely provides a backdrop to a story of friends separated, love that wont give-up and a ‘returning home’ storyline the emotional content of which is particularly familiar. Beautifully animated and excellently dubbed, the story flows well and is, in places, subtle enough to hold the viewers’ attention. The ‘philosophy’ has brief poignant moments but is more often pretentious, the characters are far fetched and the narration detracts from, rather than adds to, some excellent imagery in the interludes and asides. This is generally a good film, relevant and worth watching. But no need to rush.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
O.T.T.
As with “Voices of a Distant Star”, “The Place Promised In Our Early Days” provides a compelling and thoughtful examination of the individualisation and alienation that typifies the world we live in. Though set in a present that is superficially disparate to our own – in which Japan has split in two, one half controlling the connection to parallel universes while the other tries in vain to catch up – this merely provides a backdrop to a story of friends separated, love that wont give-up and a ‘returning home’ storyline the emotional content of which is particularly familiar. Beautifully animated and excellently dubbed, the story flows well and is, in places, subtle enough to hold the viewers’ attention. The ‘philosophy’ has brief poignant moments but is more often pretentious, the characters are far fetched and the narration detracts from, rather than adds to, some excellent imagery in the interludes and asides. This is generally a good film, relevant and worth watching. But no need to rush.
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