Kara no Kyoukai 1

[22:34]	lpf	so i have watched kara no kyoukai.
[22:35]	lpf	i don't think my feelings have ever been so mixed.
[22:35]	lpf	to start with what i love.
[22:37]	lpf	i love how nearly everything happens at the same time of the day - how everything happens in a VERY restricted number of places with FEW characters, plus how the ending (before the credits) directly connects to the beginning, offering both a satisfying closure and a boundary in time at both ends of the story.
[22:39]	lpf	that's similar to the point santetjan made on to-y. except i found it MUCH more stressed in kara no kyoukai.
[22:41]	lpf	the boundaries in time create a sense of focus, of literal 'slice' of life. the limits in terms of places and characters create a brilliant comfy atmosphere and contribute to the focus.
[22:42]	lpf	(with the aforementioned time of the day to unify the whole in terms of aesthetics)
[22:42]	lpf	however, story-wise...
[22:42]	lpf	there is the issue of the dialogues.
[22:42]	lpf	first of all.
[22:44]	lpf	the entire 'scenery, mixed with the 'soul' stuff was too abstract to connect to actual happenings without resulting in a contrived plotline.
[22:44]	lpf	'scenery'
[22:45]	lpf	a lot of the characters' insights are also simply empty, with much less depth than it tries to make it sound.
[22:46]	lpf	and in that respect, the dialogues were often cringeworthy.
[22:46]	lpf	as for the story, i must say i liked how you don't understand what was happening (whilst the characters do) until the end.
[22:46]	lpf	though it turned out to be contrived.
[22:47]	lpf	meaning that the execution is commendable, the substance isn't.
[22:47]	lpf	a conclusion that also applies to my first remarks.
[22:50]	lpf	as for my opinion, i should say that i loved the 'atmosphere' (which is much more than visuals, a considerable part stems from the writing, and some of it appears AFTER watching the whole thing, while one could assume 'atmosphere' is only the immediate feeling)
[22:50]	lpf	as in, loved.
[22:50]	lpf	but! i hated the dialogues, and found the story an interesting idea, but ridiculously contrived.