'Are you enjoying the time of eve?'
3 stars isn't a bad score here
I need to write out my thoughts on this movie/show after a rewatch...
I loved this. It's a great soundtrack backed up with a really raw feeling slice of city life. The story is nothing special, which kept it at an 7/10 on my first watch, but unlike a factory-made rom com, I feel the genuine chemistry between these characters. It's also very funny which isn't always a given in rom coms...
I haven't focused on the animation because obviously…
On first viewing, as much as I loved it, I didn't find it that special. After a second viewing only a couple of days later, I want to watch it again and again and again!
Time of Eve is one of my favourite movies. To me, it's a story about individualism, identity and empathy. I watched the 6-part ONA in my mid-teens and it helped me make sense of a lot of my social anxiety at the time; how I felt about myself and others. Without our halos we're all just humans making the most of this life.
Beyond all that emotional nonsense, it's a brilliant movie. The animation blend of 2d and 3d is…
Watched as part of the Japan Animator Expo without any context of the original. This isn't really for me.