When Marnie Was There is a movie that deals with a very important message (depression, not really liking who you are as a person, and the lack of connection between other people), but sadly it's as deep as a puddle and most of the plot feels... Pointless?
We see the main character, Anna, having to travel to a small village for a while due to a health issue and her having to breathe fresh air. The whole plot revolves around her coming into contact with Marnie, which has a mysterious past and a rough childhood.
Most of the movie consists of fairly harmless scenes about their friendship, which is cool, but doesn't push the plot forwards at all. Near the end of the movie, we finally get the answer to who Marnie is, but it's some of the most underwhelming reveals I've ever seen.
The plot feels like it's leading up to something that's not really there, and the ending feels like a weird "and then everything everyone lived happily ever after" situation that doesn't feel earned at all.
That said, I did kind of enjoy this movie. The animation is gorgeous (VERY gorgeous!), and the scenes were good enough to keep me interested on what'll happen next. It's a decent family movie, but I sadly didn't connect with it as much as others did.
We see the main character, Anna, having to travel to a small village for a while due to a health issue and her having to breathe fresh air. The whole plot revolves around her coming into contact with Marnie, which has a mysterious past and a rough childhood.
Most of the movie consists of fairly harmless scenes about their friendship, which is cool, but doesn't push the plot forwards at all. Near the end of the movie, we finally get the answer to who Marnie is, but it's some of the most underwhelming reveals I've ever seen.
The plot feels like it's leading up to something that's not really there, and the ending feels like a weird "and then everything everyone lived happily ever after" situation that doesn't feel earned at all.
That said, I did kind of enjoy this movie. The animation is gorgeous (VERY gorgeous!), and the scenes were good enough to keep me interested on what'll happen next. It's a decent family movie, but I sadly didn't connect with it as much as others did.