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Jul 11, 2015Lonlon741 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The film “Wolf Children” by Mamoru Hosoda follows a college girl named Hana. While at school she meets a wolf man, and falls in love. Soon after marrying the wolf man, Hana gives birth to two wolf children; an older sister named Yuki, and a younger brother named Ame. Both Hana and the wolf man live quietly to protect the existence of the wolf children, but suddenly the wolf man dies, and Hana has to take care of the children herself. The children experience conflict between their wolf and human differences, and Hana struggles with taking care of her children alone in order to protect the children. I personally felt that the story was very good, but was not perfect. First, there were many plot points that lead nowhere. For example, the film would bring up many different scenes that seem important but were never mentioned or referred to again. This leads to a lot of confusion and questions from the viewer. Furthermore, I felt the pacing of the story was somewhat rushed. During the beginning of the film everything happened very fast, leaving me very confused as to what the rest of the movie would contain. The confusion made me doubt the importance of what I was watching. The later parts of the film progressed very slowly, and I enjoyed it a lot more as the characters developed slightly better, and a deeper connection to the story. Overall, I feel like the movie was very enjoyable, and I would recommend it to friends, but it does have its flaws.