CitizenGeek
Guild Member
Watched The Place Promised in Our Early Days last night and, after enjoying Voices of a Distant Star so much, I was very disappointed. The first part of the film was great, but then the pseudo-scientific stuff about alternate universes started and I really lost interest. Perhaps Shinkai's ideas would have better suited to a series, where he could have developed these concepts, but it really didn't work for a movie. It became dull. Still, it was absolutely gorgeous to look at and the music was fantastic, too. I think I may re-watch it again soon, and see if it all makes more sense, but I doubt it.