Absolutely love animation, with intended appreciation for all decades and styles, have done since pre school and always will do. People reading my reviews will probably have tired of me talking about having a lot of admiration for anything that revolves around mature and personal themes, which has been a major pattern for some time now, and having interesting characters worth relating to or easy to connect with, but the latter especially is very important to me.
Loved 'Borrowed Time's' concept and it really did sound like one of those animations that would emotionally connect with me on a personal level. Seeing it, it didn't disappoint in this regard. While not one of my favourite animations or one of the ones grown up with, 'Borrowed Time' is still an exceptionally done effort and a must for anybody who loves deep themes handled well, beautiful atmosphere and well written characters.
There is next to nothing to find fault with, but if there was a quibble it would be that the structure is quite slight.
However, everything else is wonderfully done. First and foremost, the visuals are absolutely exquisite. The beautifully textured details in the backgrounds particularly stand out, as do the beautifully varied and atmospheric colours. Also of exceptionally high quality is the music, which is full of atmosphere and beautifully used in a retrospective and poignant way.
'Borrowed Time' also succeeds in having an interesting lead character that is easy to root and feel for in a difficult and heart-wrenching situation. The writing is thought probing and honest, and absolutely loved how 'Borrowed Time' handled one of the deepest and most relatable themes/subjects seen in any animation seen recently with such touching sincerity and intelligence. Standing out in this regard is the edge of the seat and emotionally powerful conclusion.
Overall, wonderful. 9/10.
Loved 'Borrowed Time's' concept and it really did sound like one of those animations that would emotionally connect with me on a personal level. Seeing it, it didn't disappoint in this regard. While not one of my favourite animations or one of the ones grown up with, 'Borrowed Time' is still an exceptionally done effort and a must for anybody who loves deep themes handled well, beautiful atmosphere and well written characters.
There is next to nothing to find fault with, but if there was a quibble it would be that the structure is quite slight.
However, everything else is wonderfully done. First and foremost, the visuals are absolutely exquisite. The beautifully textured details in the backgrounds particularly stand out, as do the beautifully varied and atmospheric colours. Also of exceptionally high quality is the music, which is full of atmosphere and beautifully used in a retrospective and poignant way.
'Borrowed Time' also succeeds in having an interesting lead character that is easy to root and feel for in a difficult and heart-wrenching situation. The writing is thought probing and honest, and absolutely loved how 'Borrowed Time' handled one of the deepest and most relatable themes/subjects seen in any animation seen recently with such touching sincerity and intelligence. Standing out in this regard is the edge of the seat and emotionally powerful conclusion.
Overall, wonderful. 9/10.