Brave Story

There is another world out there which nobody wants to talk about but only the bravest can access it! Life can be really hard on people, let alone children but this movie will teach you, in perfect harmony with Japanese philosophy and beliefs, that nothing in this life happens by chance. If you are brave enough to discover more about yourself, don't miss out on this masterpiece. Bravo!

The only thing I liked about this movie is Aqua Timez songs, there was nothing brave about the story. I don't know, I kinda found it annoying. If you have free time and bored, you can watch this, don't expect much though.

The movie was great. Normally, i'm not the biggest fan of anime, so I did not expected to much of this movie. For that, I am grateful.

There was a bit of "Alice in wonderland" vibe to it. In this story you get pulled away from real life and come to a world with beautiful mix animation that stunned me every time.

There are a few thing in the movie that are not at a high level. Like the story, it starts real slow. When finally the movie got warmed up, the story gets sloppy and it comes at you as a airplane crashing down and before you know it, it is over. You wanted the ending not to start but like most inevitable things, this ending comes to fast.

Therefor i find this movie a great one, not only i was surprised about the mixed animations. Also the moral of the story gets a hold on you.

This movie is Walhalla for every anime lover.

Very enjoyable characters, a great fantasy/adventure story, beautiful animation, talented voice actors (Matsu Takako doing the voice for Wataru was the highlight for me), and everything's topped off with an extremely touching ending.

Brave Story's elements are similar to Miyazaki's Spirited Away - you have an alternate world with fantasy creatures, and a child on a save-the-parents mission. And like the anime film Mind Game, there's an overall message to "Seize the day, take charge of your life" and it's very convincing.

What puts this on a level above the already excellent Spirited Away for me is that the ending isn't as cut and dry as saving the parents. It's a more in-your-face ending that made me do a double-take. Kids are really wonderful, and I often forget that. Brave Story reminds me what children are capable of if you give them a long enough leash and stand behind them.

The best movie I've seen in 2006!

What can I say?

Starts off fine and dandy, the usual story, a BRAVE STORY! Downtrodden hero got some family problems make him want to run and hide and make things better. Kid meets kid, second kid has some problems too and a way of making things better. Cue the fantasy world! Real world is tough, fantasy world is tough too but there you have a goal, a reason for being, people to help, quests to fulfill and dark demons to vanquish. Same old same old but done well enough.

BUT

What were they thinking with the end of this film? What message are they trying to give? Where were they coming from? I was left dumbfounded! My mental ability is not something I brag about so it's possible there are people other than the writers who have a clue about this finale.

On TV they showed people leaving the cinema crying after watching this, I think I know why!