Film review
A Silent Voice: The Movie 2016
Directed by Naoko Yamada129 minAnimation · Drama · Romance
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
½Watched 25 May 2020
This was my second watch of this film, it’s one of my favourite films just because of how much it effects me every time I watch it, it’s beautifully edited and emotionally devastating, it’s one of the few films where at the time I don’t want it to end.
8.6/10
