Genre: Comedy, Romance,Supernatural, Drama, Slice of life
Run Time: 117 min
Overall thoughts: Really makes you think about yourself and your life
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| SOURCE: Event Cinemas |
Director Mamoru Hosada takes us on a journey of loss, hardship, comedy and love. Wolf Children is the story of Hana, a university student that falls in love with a wolf man. Their life seems like a fairy tale until an unexpected loss leaves Hana alone to bring up their two wolf children. She must learn, not only to be a mother, but to be the sole provider for her puppies/children.
As the movie progresses (albeit, very slowly) we see the growth of Hana and her children. Not human, not beast. They ultimately must make a decision about which world they would rather live in. For full character bios, click here.
Now, as you guys have probably figured out I cry at the drop of an animated hat. But, I managed to keep it together for this movie (purely because I knew my mascara wasn't waterproof). It's not really emotional, but it's not really comedic either. Although it has it's funny moments. It's a slice of life drama with a bit of the supernatural expertly thrown in. I would highly recommend it to all anime lovers, as long as you're willing to put up with some slightly cliche moments.
While I like to stay positive about anime as I left Wolf Children I felt a little...unsatisfied. While one story has it's lose ends tied up another is pretty much cut in it's prime. I would have preferred a more well rounded conclusion.
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